Anybody ever convert their belt drive to a 7 speed?
I know the v3 is a 8 speed or whatever but I don’t want to buy a new bike since I just got a lectric xpress 750 and I like the cadence sensor on the roadster but hate the belt drive.
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Hey everyone, I’m considering the Ride1Up Roadster V3 with suspension and would love to hear from people who actually own or ride one.
My use case is commuting by train plus a last‑mile ride on each end. I have one hill on my route that’s about an 8% grade, and I’m wondering how realistic it is for this bike.
From your experience:
•Can the Roadster V3 handle steep hills like that?
•Do you need to put in a lot of effort, or does the motor manage it reasonably well?
•Any regrets or things I should know before buying it for commuting?
I’m mainly looking for something lightweight and easy to bring on the train, but I don’t want to be completely gassed every day getting up that hill.
Thanks in advance!
What’s up guys, first time E-Bike owner here. I went with the Roadster V3 with suspension and absolutely love it. Put 60+ miles on it this weekend and I’m very happy with my purchase. My only issue so far is some sort of clicking noise coming from the stem of the bike.
I do have some questions that may be very basic but I’d like to get clarification on.
Can I take this bike on rough but flat dirt roads? I know this isn’t made for mountain biking trails but I live near a somewhat rural area with a lot of gravel/dirt paths and don’t know if I should avoid them.
Regarding the gears, how often are you guys charging gears? I find myself pretty much staying in the same gear, one of the highest gears.
Also a very rookie question but if I’m in the highest gear and try to shift higher, will that mess with the bike at all? Having trouble knowing what gear I’m in exactly
Is removing the back fender as easy as flattening the tire, removing the screw in the fender, and removing the two small screws in the center of the wheel?
New Bike. Is this sound a spoke? Rear wheel only, doesn’t matter if I pedal or coast, stand or am seated. It only happens when I am riding.
The T1 st plus and the soltera feel too boat-like! I like the sportiness of the cadence sensor of the V2, I bought it used and while I like it the battery kind of sucks.
How does the V3 ride compared to the others? I know it's a torque sensor, the same as the others, but how does the geometry compare? Is there more kick to the V3?
I'm trying to find a faster charger to charge my battery for my ride1up vorsa.
Anyone know how to find a 3A charger that will fit my 48V battery?
Also what do I need to do to make sure it's safe to use? Im kinda sketch using 3rd party chargers cuz I'm not sure if in the long run it's safe.
I’m interested in the CF Racer1 but am hesitant to splash out all that money without having had a chance to touch and ride the bike in person.
Any chance anyone in the Arlington/DC area has a size large CF Racer1 that they be willing to let me take a look at and ride around the block?
Context: I ride 4-7 days a week across Road, Gravel and MTB disciplines. In a given year, I ride >3,000 miles. A lot of my life revolves around bikes. This is my first e-bike, and in researching bikes I found that there was very little content about the Roadster from the POV of a more experienced cyclist. Most reviews felt very surface-level and overly promotional. Almost like propaganda. So, I'm writing up my first impressions in the hopes that they help someone like me.
TL;DR, I'm pretty happy!
Due to a change in commute patterns, I now have a substantial hill to tackle on my daily commute. I have other bikes that I could ride up this hill, but the commuter I've had for (gulp) 19 years is a fixie because, you know, those were the hot thing in 2007. The hill is about 0.5 miles but has a stretch that is 15%+ grade for 200m or so. Given that, I decided I should check out the ebike scene. I found that most ebikes are, from my POV, horrendously ugly. Or very expensive. I work on bikes a lot and usually build my bikes from a bare frameset into whatever I want. I take pride in building great bikes, but the downside is I end up caring about them a lot, and I don't want them to get stolen (I live in Oakland, CA so... that's a challenge). For my first foray into a commuter ebike I wanted to prioritize the following attributes:
I didn't particularly care about carrying capacity, offroad capability, or integration. I would have loved to buy from an LBS if a bike met my needs.
This led to a short list of two: the Aventon Soltera 3 ADV and the Ride1Up Roadster V3. I test rode a Soltera 2.5 (the 3 wasn't in stock at my LBS), and I was pretty underwhelmed. I found the geometry a bit off for me, the tire clearance lower than I wanted, and the LED interface was hard to read. I was also annoyed that the shop confirmed they had the 3 available before I came in, but when I arrived, that was not actually the case.
So, despite wanting something from a LBS, I took a risk on the fit and finish of the Ride1UP Roadster V3
Unboxing + Build:
The bike was well packaged from the factory. I had to fiddle around to get it out of the box due to how some of the padding was attached to the side of the box, but overall, I was happy with how it was bundled up. One cool aspect is the platform they use for the front fork, which lets the bike balance on the ground as you cut the countless heavy duty zip ties holding everything together.
The build was straightforward. The bike was 90% put together. Other than dealing with all the zip ties, you just need to put on the handlebars, seat post, front fender, front wheel, and pedals.
I had one minor gripe and one major gripe with the build.
Minor: the quality of the fasteners is pretty low. Even with high-quality tools ( PB Swiss, Park Tool and PrestaCycle), I felt like I was on the edge of camming out of the boltheads. The thread quality was also pretty low and I felt like I should go in and chase a lot of the threads with a tap and die set. In general, all the hardware feels low quality. But, I call this minor because it's a bike built to a price point. I'd gladly pay $50 more for higher-quality hardware, but I know not everyone would.
Major: The derailleur hanger was totally borked on the bike. Like, the most bent I've ever seen one without it being broken. It was so bent that it was contacting the chain on the cassette. Luckily, I have a Hanger Alignment Gauge (HAG tool). I was able to work it back into place with about 10 minutes of fine-tuning. But most buyers who built the bike themselves would have been stuck at this point and had to bring the bike to a shop or wait for a new part to arrive. On the plus side, I emailed support, and they replied within 20 minutes saying they'd send a new hanger to me free of charge.
Other notes on the build: I had to fiddle around with the front fender for a bit to get it looking right and not rubbing the tire. Also, getting the handlebars centered was annoying because there was no center mark on them, as you get with higher-quality bike components. I also had to align the stem with the front wheel... I have no idea why the stem wasn't aligned from the factory- easy to do and wouldn't have affected how it was packaged.
After that, I was good to go!
Ride impressions
My test ride route was 15 miles and 1600 ft of climbing, including a 5+ mile climb. I got some flats, lots of climbing and descending, as well as a mix of quiet roads and traffic. Overall, I was very impressed with the bike. The shifting was crisp, the power delivery smooth, and the handling was exemplary. The bike felt planted while remaining agile through corners. The tires suit the bike well; they roll nicely and have a good amount of grip on different surfaces. I rode on both new and utterly destroyed pavement (Oakland!), and on a little bit of dirt. The Schwalbe G-One RS Pro tires were really good.
I was particularly happy with how composed the ride was, feeling firm and planted. A lot of people mention suspension seatposts or stems or forks, but I don't really think it's necessary. I ran 40 psi in the tires, and everything felt just right to me.
What would I change?
Saddle: I'm not sure about the saddle. I rode with bike shorts on, and the saddle felt way too wide and cushioned for me. I'll need to do some commuter reps in my jeans to see how it works, but I expect I'll switch to one of my preferred saddles in the near future.
Bell: It's nice that they include a bell on the bike, but it is CHEAP and flimsy. I'll replace it with a Spurcycle bell. For now I just took it off the bike.
Pedals: The pedals are fine but not the greatest. I will likely swap them out for something of higher quality.
Conclusion
I'm satisfied with my purchase. Of course, the jury is out on reliability long term, but Day 1 is really positive. I got exactly what I was looking for and hoping for. I'd love to see higher quality hardware on the bike, and the derailleur hanger damage was a BIG bummer, but beyond that, Ride1Up really delivered. Good on them.
If anyone has specific questions to ask, just let me know, happy to expand on my experience.
Looking to buy a Roadster, I think.
TLDR; I do 30-50mi (50-80km) gravel rides, with 1700-2400ft elevation. Being a big guy, I absolutely shred the down hills and could rip past the group of featherweights gently floating down. ...but I try to be a good group rider and grind my brakes to stay in the pack. Then we hit the next hill and all the featherweights float right over like it's nothing. Meanwhile, I'm snapping chains, breaking crank arms and still getting left in the dust trying to power up the hill.... partially because all my momentum is wafting away as heat from the last downhill brake grind. So I was hoping a small boost of electric power would even out the hill climbs a bit. ...and maybe offset my 'barn door' shape when it comes to fierce headwinds.
I'd love to get the CF Racer, but I'd be right at the weight limit and a few inches over the height range. Plus, at least on paper, it has a smaller battery and a slightly lower power motor. The lighter weight won't offset that.
The Roadster seems like a slightly larger frame, I'd easily be in the weight range, bigger battery, a bit more motor torque, 42c tires are pretty much what I run right now, and with daytime gravel riding, I'd delete the fenders, lights, kickstand, etc. I have a carbon front wheel, seat post, handlebars, etc. I could swap over. So at least claw back some of the weight penalty between the racer and roadster. ...though I realize that will be 10's of watts in savings vs 100's of watts in motor boost. I actually ride a flat bar right now, but have been looking into a drop bar. Seems like that would be a pretty big change for the Roadster - but maybe some clip-on drops?
Anyway, any big/tall rider experience or expertise to share, especially on Roadster and/or Racer comparo?
Many thanks!!
Bought the black variant about a week and just curious if anyone has heard any word on ship out dates.
Thanks!
Update: Bikes are shipping! Just got my confirmation email today.
Located in the IE, I just bought it but I don’t like the belt drive I want something with gears. The original owner bought it two years ago and barely rode it.
Everything works perfectly. I can likely get the original receipt from them.
Priced for a quick sell.
Hit me up!!
Saw this on the https://ride1up.com/about-us/ page. It says to take the pledge by entering your email below to subscribe and get $40 coupon. But I can't find where to enter my email. Has anyone done this?
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I'm considering a Portola to replace my wife's Engwe with a cadence sensor which she hates. The sensor is very jerky and unnatural feeling. The write up on the Portola sensor sounds good but I'm leery. There is no dealer within 100 miles that I can do a test ride. How do existing Portola owners feel about the cadence sensor. I have a Vorsa that I have set to a torque sensor that she has ridden but doesn't like. She likes to ghost pedal. I'm looking for a cadence sensor that responds more naturally.
Any feedback is appreciated.
I'm trying to install an axle with a trailer hitch but I'm intimidated to take the whole rear wheel off and hoping against hope that I might be able to just slide the axle out without disassembling everything back there. Does anyone know if this is possible?
Scored a good deal on one for $600 to try out whether it's time to move to ebikes. This is the "gravel" edition of the V2 and has some bit worn out WTB Riddler (40mm) tires. I have some 37mm Riddlers that I ran tubeless on another gravel (acoustic) that I just cleaned up.
I've been reading that going tubeless on an ebike can be less than optimal, probably because of the weight I'm assuming. I've see a couple posts that Ride1Up rims are not tubeless ready, but just about any rim can be tubeless with some good taping (not all, just most).
So anyone out there with the V2 gravel edition with some experience? Or should I stick to tubes? This is going to be a mostly commute bike, about 80% pavement and 20% light packed gravel.
Just got my portola. First time ebike rider so please excuse my lack of knowledge. Everything looks and sounds great. While I am on lower gear like 3 or less it seems like the chain is rubbing against the tire. The bike came without the chain in place, it was easy for me to put it. But I am now scared to put it on the road if gear 3 will rub the chains the tire. Higher gear the problem isnt there. The tire seems centered. Anyone can give suggestion ? Was so excited but now scared to ride it
