If you get one of these Sondors hardtails (like the Cruiser or LX hardtails listed here), I highly recommend a suspension seat-post.
Other than the smaller chainring, my favorite additions have been a Suntour NCX suspension seat-post, which really smooths-out any potholes in my local streets. I put a smaller 36T chainring from Luna on it and the 1500W BBSHD can climb any hill I have ever tried it on, without overheating…It is a climbing beast. Its a $700 aluminum Electra Lux fat frame, and the 7D means it has a common derailler with 7-speed freewheel. The bike above is what I have been riding the most for the past five years. Electra Lux Fat 7D, with a BBSHD and battery from Luna Cycles Since the motor has 7-speeds to choose from, even with a top-speed of 28-MPH it also means it will still have great hill-climbing when it’s in the lowest gear…Īvailable in Black and gray with white-wall tires, Platinum white and black with white-wall tires, and the two-tone red shown with black-wall tires. Since the frame is aluminum, these integrated mid-drives can actually use the frame as a heat-sink, so using a modest 750W means they should never overheat. I also have a long history of encouraging the use of 48V / 52V packs because in an emergency, you can use these to run a 120V AC inverter. It can be handy to have all of your ebikes using the same voltage (all three of these are 48V), so if one charger goes out, you can use the other charger while you wait for the warranty claim on the bad unit. All three of these can run at the recent US rules of 28-MPH. They are clearly going for the USA street-legal market with these 750W motors, but they do admit that these can be set to run as high as 1150W 25 amps (I assume for offroad use only). I’m going to start with the $2,000 step-through “Cruiser” model (The website says its $1,999…LOL) It uses 3.0 inch wide street tires, which are in fact my favorite street-tire size for a commuter.Īll three of these mid-drives have an aluminum frame.Īll three use 48V and a 21-Ah battery pack.Īll three use a well developed Bafang mid drive. He now has credibility with customers and manufacturers, so he has a certain amount of “brand credit” when he says he is going to do something. Their business model is to wait and see what types of ebikes are on a steady sales curve, and then jump in with a high volume commitment. Once hundreds of people bought a less-expensive Sondors, they soon bought a more powerful ebike for a higher price from someone else. Sondors provided a huge service to the ebike community, because many people who were interested in ebikes were also uncomfortable risking $2,000 for something that they might not even like. It was no hot rod, but an entire industry has sprung up around upgrading them.
#SONDORS ROCKSTAR PLUS#
Their first ebike was under $1,000 which is pretty nuts, since thats the price of many ebike kits, not including the bike, plus the kit assembly. Sondors was an early adopter of shipping ebikes directly to the customers house, to avoid the cost of a brick-and-mortar store, and they were aggressive at passing the savings on to the customers. Their first product was a simple rear hub fatbike, and once they got on their feet, everyone who ordered one got their product. Sondors started out with a couple of stumbles a few years ago.
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