Hi all! I’ve been following this thread for a while, but I’m about to pull the trigger and I’m just hoping to get any advice that might deter or inspire me in one direction or the other.

My son is 15 years old and is obsessed with ebikes. He currently has a Rad Rover 6+ and likes it but really wants a motobike. His bike is about two years old and he’s put over 3000 miles on it. he saved up some money and we’re going to contribute a little bit as well and get him a new bike.

We want something that’s great quality and is going to last through the rest of high school and maybe allow him to take it to college. Right now we’re leaning on the ghost cat F3X… but the problem with that is it appears there’s only two settings, the one that lets him go 20 miles an hour and then an unlocked setting that goes 35+. Neither of those are ideal. We want him to go a bit faster than 20 but no faster than 30. Most of his friends have bikes that go around 25 to 28.

We live in an extremely hilly area and so I really like the torque on the ghost cat. I’m just not sure if there are other options that might be better for him. Of course he really wants a talaria or Suron, but that is an absolute no.

Any suggestions?

Oh and before I forget, my son is on the big side. He’s 6’2” and 165 pounds.