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Huffy Oslo Electric Folding Bike (E4890) on sale for $339 - $50.85 when you apply discount code
OSLO15 at checkout =
$288.15.
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Specs:
- Tire Dimensions: 20" x 1.95"
- Brakes: Steel V
- Crank: Alloy 3-piece
- Seat: Huffy touring
- Max Range: 20-25 miles with pedal assistance
- Max Speed: 20 MPH
- Max Weight: 250 lbs
- Motor: 250W Rear Hub Motor
- Battery: 36V
- Pedal Assistance Levels: Electric Pedal Assist up to 20 MPH
- Shifting: 7-speed, Shimano Revoshift
- Derailleur: Shimano 7-Speed index
- Frame: Folding, Aluminum
- Fork: Steel unicrown
- Rims: Machines Alloy
- Includes:
- Huffy Oslo Electric Folding Bike
- Battery Charger
- Battery
- Steel Kickstand
- 1 x Bell
- 1 x Owner's Manual
- 2-year limited warranty on electrical components, 10-year limited warranty on aluminum frame.
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Hi, specs are listed on the product page and in OP.
*Edit: Theres a tab for specs on product page that may be easy to miss
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The OEM controller is super basic. There is a long lag between motor assistance and pedaling (slow to start, slow to stop). You're also not able to control the level of motor assistance - it's full-blast, 100% power once the assistence kicks in. Sounds okay in theory, but this make going and stopping very unpredictable.
One of my batteries died already. Owned it for less than a year.
Everything is fairly low quality - I've been caught in the rain a couple times and there is rust everywhere. Most other bikes are made of materials that are a lot more resistent to corrosion.
You're able to connect a throttle to the OEM controller. I did this to mine and it basically makes it into a sit down scooter. The controller does accept analog throttles, so you're able to control how much power it gives - a huge improvement over the problem stated earlier regarding 100% assistance all the time. I basically use throttle to start - transition to pedaling - then transition to throttle near a stop. There is no lag when using the throttle.
You're able to upgrade various parts to make it into a nicer eBike...
But I don't think this eBike is practicularly worth the cost or effort to do so.
$300 for this bike was a decent deal last year (when I bought it for around this price), but with today's saturated market, I would spend a little more for something a lot more decent. I like my stand up scooter more than I like this eBike.
As context, my fleet of eBikes consists of a few Rad Power eBikes, Serial 1s, and Terns. Huffy were by far the cheapest, and they are by far the worst eBiking experience.
I do not recommend if you can afford better.
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One of my batteries died already. Owned it for less than a year.
experience.
I do not recommend if you can afford better.
Also, agree that if you can afford something better, do NOT get this POS. I got mine last year for closer to $220ish from a Kohls deal, and still regret it at that low price.
Had to be persistent, but Huffy customer service did eventually replace the battery. Batteries have 1 year warranty from Huffy. I wouldn't want to buy a new replacement battery from Huffy- about the same price as the bike!
Still use the bike when RVing. A little on the heavy side for a folding bike.
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Also 20-25 miles is really rather bad. The Buzz [Which is a Huffy brand] bike I got earlier this year is about the same size, just no fenders and I added my own rack, goes 40 miles in warm riding. This only goes after that.
But swinging back to the original point - you might not want an eBike for slow rides because eBikes are far more of a nuisance to transport and care for. These Huffy bikes are heavy and a pain in the ass to transport. Most eBikes will start at 50LB. My RadRover is and Tern is 70LB. If I'm not going far or fast, I pull out my 20LB regular bike more often.
They did help me with a defected seat.
They sent a new one right away.
I will sell it for 450 once assembled
My kids are older so our situations may differ. My concern was that my kids would want to ride further than I was capable of riding. I thought that having an ebike would give me a boost until I got used to riding a bike again as it has been over 20 years.
In that area the Huffy bike has been a complete success. We've been riding around 10-15 miles at a time which is fairly short I know. By the time I park the bike the battery is down one bar if any. The motor is a bit jumpy. When it kicks in you're going too fast but the controller does have some options to help with that.
People mentioning their batteries dying quickly might be leaving them on charge too long. The book specifically says to not charge them more than 12 hrs. I get the impression the battery may not have a robust charge controller in it so is susceptible to overcharging. Just a guess. I charge mine about an hour or two for every bar of battery it's down.
PM me if you have any more questions. Again mine isn't this specific model but i imagine the ebike internals are similar.
The bike is fairly low quality but for $300 I think its a win. We've only rode a couple of times but it's fun and it gives us something to look forward to and do together.
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