Ridden: RadRhino Electric Fat Bike from Rad Power Bikes

The backlit LCD show has cost indicator, speedometer, odometer, journey odometer, pedal help degree, and wattmeter. You get entrance and taillights for max visibility: the entrance with ambient sensor and an built-in taillight with brake mild. You additionally get included entrance and rear fenders, and an built-in rear rack with a payload capability of 27 kg. The bike boasts a complete payload of 125 kg, so I examined it with two adults with a complete weight of 135 kg. It required a better PAS to make up for the additional weight and dealt with like a breeze.

A full cost takes 5 to six hours and is sufficient for an estimated experience of 55 to 88 kilometers, relying on weight and exterior elements reminiscent of terrain and winds. At 52 kilometers with and with out the extra weight of a toddler on the again, I used to be capable of get the battery cost down by one line. The battery is rated for 800 cost cycles, and you’ll at all times get an additional one as backup.

The bike sits excessive on Rad Energy Bikes by Kenda Juggernaut 26″ x 4 tires, with Ok-Defend puncture-resistant liner. This stuff beg you to go wild with them. So I did. Let’s have some enjoyable!
You could get accustomed to your Rad bike, they are saying on the European official web site. My first experience was across the block, to get a great grip of how the Rhino dealt with and see if every thing was so as. Preliminary reactions ranged from “that is smoother than I imagined” to “will these individuals please cease staring?!” The Rhino is a stunner, and other people cannot cease staring.

For a factor this massive, it rides exceptionally and really comfortably, due to good suspensions and a luxurious, extensive saddle. The Rhino eats steep inclines alive and the quantity of effort you’re keen to make is solely as much as you. A steep hill turns into a breeze in PAS 5, or you’ll be able to shift into the bottom gear and the bottom PAS your legs can deal with, and get a correct exercise. Critically, this e-bike isn’t “dishonest.”

Equally, trails and paths are simply as enjoyable to experience on. Sadly, the place I reside, we don’t have the form of scenic routes of us have within the U.S. or Canada, so I needed to make do. The Rhino was made for this type of rides: take it up any path (floor or rock), and it’ll carry you safely to your vacation spot, with out challenge.

The Rhino handles excellently on paved streets, as effectively. You’d assume fats tires would sluggish you down, but it surely’s not the case right here: I used to be capable of attain speeds of 35 kph in common visitors. Simply ensure you and your bike are seen to drivers and that you simply comply with highway laws.

The Rhino is constructed as a purposeful bike, so it’s good for carrying groceries or taking your youngsters for the day by day college drop-off. The pannier luggage are a sensible choice for grocery runs, and Rad offers some options for hauling youngsters as effectively, simply not within the EU. I had my very own youngsters’ bike seat, from the opposite non-electric bike I experience (or, as I name it now, “the Rhino’s poor cousin from out of city”). The Rhino is kid-approved.

In case you’re questioning about driving within the rain, the Rhino comes with water-proof connectors and wiring harness, so a bit bathe gained’t kill it. Nevertheless, it’s not advisable that you simply go away it out within the rain for a full evening, or in any other case uncovered to the weather. The complete Rad expertise
Shopping for a Rad e-bike is a whole expertise, and never simply due to the brand new issues now you can do that you simply couldn’t earlier than. It opens up new prospects for you (experience sooner, experience farther, do extra), but it surely additionally welcomes you right into a neighborhood of different Rad house owners, all of them keen that will help you out or supply suggestions and recommendation.

When you place the order, you might be welcomed into that neighborhood. You get the official supplies and hyperlinks (tutorials and suggestions), however you additionally get entry to the Fb neighborhood, the place Rad house owners from all around the world come collectively to speak, share tales and photographs, and supply improve or customization suggestions.

Fast replies from help and the sensation of belonging improve the expertise of proudly owning a Rad bike. Issues to contemplate earlier than going Rad all the best way
That stated, there are some belongings you merely should think about earlier than going Rad. So long as you’re taking them under consideration earlier than buy, I wouldn’t go so far as to name them downsides.

– Storage

The Rhino is heavy: a complete weight of 32.75 kg, of which the battery alone is 3.5 kg. It’s additionally massive, so even in the event you’re robust sufficient to hold this a lot weight up a flight of stairs, the dimensions alone will make it much more tough.

Due to this, pondering forward of storage is crucial: since you’ll be able to’t go away it outdoors, it’s a must to put it someplace secure. For those who reside in a cramped house, it’s no good. Until you reside in a home with a storage or another storage possibility on the bottom degree, the mere activity of taking it out and bringing it again inside might be sufficient to discourage you from driving it.

– Companionship

There’s a saying within the Rad neighborhood: buddies don’t let buddies not experience Rad. That’s to say, in the event you wish to have firm in your rides and also you’re the one one in your group with a Rad bike, man, you’re about to get bored having to attend for them.

– Security


The Rhino is each quick and massive, which implies an elevated danger of harm in case of a fall or accident. Happening with 32 kg at a pace of at the very least 25 kph means quite a lot of scratches and bruises, so gear up. Make investments first in a great helmet, after which think about defending different areas in your physique, at the very least if your self to be vulnerable to accidents.

– Worth

At €1.599,00 ($1,499 in the U.S.), the Rhino shouldn’t be low-cost. It might be cheaper than different (premium) e-bikes and value this type of cash, but it surely’s not low-cost. For those who solely want a motorcycle for commuting round city and experience in significantly crowded areas, this isn’t for you.

Until you’re outdoorsy and don’t thoughts often driving on the street, select one thing smaller (just like the RadMini). The Rhino is made for adventures, for lengthy rides out of city on again roads, and for locations the place pedestrian visitors is mild to non-existent. Remaining phrase
The RadRhino from Rad Energy Bikes is an efficient selection for the outdoorsy kind and may simply substitute your commute automobile. With 7 gears and 5 ranges of pedal help, it might cater to the biking wants of probably the most avid, conventional bicycle owner, and of these with accidents and situations that forestall them from driving with out help.

It’s a superb solution to get in form and have extra enjoyable, it’s dependable and highly effective, and a great bang for the money. The Rhino is a beast and it’s begging you to go wild, so #RideRad: go sooner, go farther and have extra enjoyable.