How is the quality of Ride1up bikes?
Posted by Icy_Career_9299@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 25 comments
I deleted my post to reword it lol. I’m sure many people own a Ride1up and have ridden other brands as well. How do they hold up compared to say the Velotrics or Aventons?
I’m really interested in the Vorsa but it’s so new not many people have ridden them and I don’t trust the YT reviews since they’re paid.
Would love to hear from the Ride1up crowd on how they like them.
CerebralAccountant@reddit
I can't speak for or against other ebike brands, but the only issue I've had with my LMT'D is the classic Ride1Up problem: I wasn't skilled enough to assemble the bike correctly. I took it into a local bike shop, they straightened it out, and it's been nothing but smooth sailing for 1400 miles and counting.
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
Awesome. I wanted the lmtd2 at first but then saw the vorsa
CerebralAccountant@reddit
I agree. If my bike was destroyed today, I would order the Vorsa over the LMT'D. The LMT'D is still a great bike, maybe even better than the Vorsa at simply being a bike, but the Vorsa-tility is just too good to pass up.
If you have a hunch that you'll want certain accessories, I would recommend ordering them sooner rather than later. I've noticed that a lot of Ride1Up's accessories run out of stock for weeks or months, and tariffs will only make those problems worse.
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
Yeah im going to order them with the bike for sure.
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
My LBS is a Ride1up partner to work on them so I could always just have them put it together and even better for any issues they can fix it.
Safe-Spot-4757@reddit
See if you can go in and order the bike through the shop for a similar/same price first if they are a partner. Would be a slap in the face to bring in a bike you bought online that they carry and asking them to build it for you. Likely get benefits like free adjustments for the first year as well as discounts on accessories depending on the shop. We are a dying breed these days
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
Yeah the aventons they sell for $100 more and you get free tune ups for a year and they deal with the company for all warranty issues. I asked them if they sell them and they said no just service them along with many many other brands. They said they’d work on just about any brand. But they only sell aventon and velotric but they’re phasing out to only aventon it seems.
BodSmith54321@reddit
I think this is the most impotent thing you said. You have a local bike shop that CC will work on it. That’s more than half the battle.
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
Absolutely. I just really wish I could ride one first but I can’t see it being that much a difference from the Aventon in terms of quality when all the components are basically the same or better.
Safe-Spot-4757@reddit
See if you can go in and order the bike through the shop for a similar/same price first if they are a partner. Would be a slap in the face to bring in a bike you bought online that they carry and asking them to build it for you
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
I’ve heard the assembly is hard as well.
Bonerjamzooothree@reddit
I’ve put 900 miles on my v2 gravel roadster in a couple months and it’s been a fantastic bike. Zero issues so far.
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
Yea I joined their fb group and have seen many bikes with 7k+ miles on older models with no issues for the most part. I’m really thinking I’ll pull the trigger today. Only thing stopping me is the little chance I’ll chose the AIMA Santa Monica for its top quality build and heard it’s the smoothest riding bike out there.
OddIndustry9@reddit
I bought a 700 ST rode it for a year and gave it to a family member, then bought a Roadster V2 that I’ve ridden for a couple years.
No problems with either bike. I assembled both, it wasn’t that hard. (I’m not particularly handy, but it was pretty straight forward.)
I would absolutely buy another ride1up bike. They’re very good quality for the price point.
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
Awesome glad to hear it. I was 90% sold on it until I was introduced to the AIMA Santa Cruz bikes lol they have an “unlimited” mode for throttle and heard they’re some of the smoothest bikes you can ride at any price point, reviews they seem near silent and have a 750w Bafang motor in them.
Secret_Following3738@reddit
I am not an expert and have not previously owned an bike although I have ridden a few. I was really looking closely at the Velotric Discover 2 when I saw the Vorsa had come out. I made the plunge and bought the Vorsa, it arrived last week and I assembled it by myself. That wasn't bad except for a couple of places, in particular aligning the front wheel and securing it while ensuring it's placed correctly in relation to the brake caliper. Maybe I got lucky but it seems OK without adjustment. Seems pretty good for build quality. Took it for a test ride and happy so far with adjustability and power/torque but will see more during longer ride this weekend. It is pretty dang heavy though.
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
Also I now remember it was a fat tire bike that I read was incredibly hard to build bc there was barely any clearance between the brakes and the rotor so you’d get the brakes rubbing unless perfectly aligned. I confused that for this bike so I’m sure I can put it together myself. Was a torque wrench needed at all?
Secret_Following3738@reddit
While not exactly a fat tire, it's true that there's very little clearance. I think I read that the disc itself is thicker than typical? That's why I said maybe I got lucky that it seems aligned, but I will be listening and looking for the need to adjust. It came with a tool kit (and a nice beanie for some reason) and instructions I followed mention torque but these are just Allen wrenches and a couple of basic wrenches so I just tightened things to what I felt was appropriate. Ha
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
I’ve read others got a beanie too lol. And I think it was the Aventure 2 that had the tough clearance.
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
Nope it was the Vorsa you’re completely right. It’s very hard to get it aligned correctly and lots of brake rubbing if it’s not set correctly.
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
Awesome and I just rode an aventon level 3 which is 67 pounds and the vorsa is 70 pounds with the fenders and rack. I really liked the aventon so I don’t see why I wouldn’t like the vorsa it has better components and is faster with more torque and more customizable including more PAS modes that you can tweak.
No_Adhesiveness5784@reddit
I have had a gravel roadster v2 for 10 months and put 950 miles on it. It has been great. I bought it because all of my friends also have the roadster. I actually have a Revv1 up awaiting delivery that I purchased before the price increases May 1st. As far as I can tell all of my friends love their roadsters and none of us have had serious issues.
dldeff@reddit
Thanks for asking the question, hopefully we get some good feedback here as I'm in the same boat as you.
I went to a local Aventon dealer and he was pretty much trashing every other brand as being "glorified drop shippers" and specifically name dropped Ride1Up and a couple other brands. I know everything is made in China but I'm not sure how they could be classified as drop shippers when they're seemingly having unique frame designs. Neither of them employ mechanical or electrical engineers according to LinkedIn, perhaps that's not a requirement for designing ebikes but I thought it would be.
Seems like the main concerns are around having that local support vs dealing with Ride1Up communication. I can fix my own bike if needed so my main concern would be not being able to get replacement parts unique to the Vorsa.
I also haven't found a bike that really compares with the Vorsa's feature set from Aventon or others as well.
I was reading another thread that linked to this company that facilitates ebike companies simply marketing pre-designed bikes (https://hd-ebike.com/https://hd-ebike.com/) Many of them are similar (but none identical) to both Ride1Up and Aventon so I'm not really sure who designs the bikes at this point.
Seems like most of the bike components are standard bike components so I'm really not sure the big difficulty you would have purchasing a bike from an online seller.
I agree though it's difficult to trust anyone's opinion as the only resources are reviewers with affiliate programs that got free bikes at this point.
Icy_Career_9299@reddit (OP)
Yea totally correct here. The features on the vorsa are really nice though, better than the level 3 on almost every aspect. Better derailleur, cassette, brakes have motor cutoff where level does not, option to switch between cadence and torque sensor, it also can go much faster on throttle only and they’re close to the same weight.
Given that I just test rode the level 3 and I thought the 500w motor wouldn’t be enough but it was completely fine and a lot of fun and comfortable to ride. The one thing I didn’t like is it only had 3 PAS options, eco, tour, and sport I think they were called. Ride1up has 3x5 pas settings fully customizable.
I really think I’m going to get the Vorsa and just take the chance.
dldeff@reddit
I also rode the level 3 recently (although the bike shop's test ride was only on the sidewalk which was annoying/dangerous and I couldn't really test it out completely) and was impressed by the power of the 500W motor. It felt like a nice bike.
The Vorsa is a little heavier I believe which is a slight concern not being able to test it out but the passenger accessory and higher weight capacity means I can play around with the power more into the future.
I rode a mid drive (the REI CTY e3.1 Electric Bike) yesterday and the feel of that bike was really incredible. I noticed a lag on the Level 3 where the motor would delay after I started pedaling and then would continue for a second after I stopped. It was fine and I suppose you would get used to it but I was surprised at how noticeable it was. That was non existent with the (much more expensive) mid drive bike. Makes the decision that much harder but I want to make a choice before prices rise on the 1st (in the US).
I agree with you, I think I'm gonna chance it with the Vorsa. If it's not perfect oh well because I already know I'll be wanting something else in the future. Perhaps a mid drive conversion of a belt drive internally geared hub...