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Senada Bikes has their DRIFTER Compact Fat Tire 500W E-Bike (Black) on sale for $679 - $80 with discount code YTB80 in cart = $599. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member xmlwave for finding this deal.

Key Details:
  • 62 Miles Max Range
  • 28 MPH Max Speed
  • 64 Lbs Weight With Battery
  • 330Lbs Payload Capacity
  • 36x19x31 inch (Folded Size)
  • 48V 14Ah Upgraded Lithium Battery
  • 500W Brushless Toothed
  • 20" x 4" Fat Chaoyang Tire

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A compact, cool little fat tire ebike - 500W (750 watt peak) 14AH UL and GCC Certified. Easily store it in any vehicle, you could take it anywhere.

List price $1299; on sale for $679 minus $80 discount (code YTB80).
Total $599 (free shipping and tax for many)

https://senadabikes.com/collectio...ctric-bike


Specification
Battery:48V 14Ah Lithium battery
Battery Life:600-700 Cycles
Charging Time:5-6 Hours
Range:29-62 Miles
Hub Motor:500W Brushless toothed rear motor
Total Payload Capacity:330 lb
Charger:US standard 2.0A smart charger
Controller:48v/20A
Display:LCD display
Brake:Mechanical disc brake
Weight:64 lb
Pedal Assist Intelligent:1-5 Level pedal assist

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Quoting you, but there are others with similar questions.

For the ghost pedaling, you can upgrade to a Litepro 58T crankset [amazon.com]. That crank is nice for 55 bucks, but you can buy it for less than $30 from AliExpress.
All of these bikes use the same square taper bottom bracket and this makes a crankset swap extremely easy, even to non-bike mechanics. A square taper puller [amazon.com] is only $8 on Amazon and I swear it takes 2 minutes to swap each arm. They are simple devices:
1) Unscrew the crank center cap with a Hex wrench.
2) Make sure the wrench supplied sits freely between the silver part and the black part.
3) Use the wrench to screw in the black crank puller part so it becomes tight with the crank arm you are about to remove.
4) Slide the wrench back onto the silver part to start screwing into the black part. As it goes in, it eventually rests upon the bottom bracket. Keep turning to keep screwing it and it will start pulling the crank arm away from the bottom bracket. Lots of YouTube videos if unsure.
5) Pop the crank arm off and unscrew the black part of the puller.
6) Put the new crank arm on and you simply use the center cap you initially removed to install it. You just screw it back in with the same Hex wrench and it will push the new crank arm against the bottom bracket. Use 40nm of force or realistically for those without a torque wrench... just wrench it down pretty hard.
7) Done.

Enjoy not ghost pedaling until about 24mph+. Additionally you'll actually use the low end gears once in awhile as well. Even from Amazon at $65 all-in, it's a no-brainer upgrade.

As for the battery level indicator. I don't own this Seneda bike and unsure on the controller/display, but if it has a Voltage display option that is the true battery level indicator. This chart [google.com] will show you the more realistic numbers to look for. If your bike doesn't have a voltage readout available then you have options still. I would wager most here aren't trying to become junior electricians so I'll skip the tutorial on adding in inline 12v battery monitor, but you'll still need to own a multimeter.

This one is $10 [amazon.com]. Plug the black prod into the center port and the red into the right port then turn the dial counter-clockwise a few steps to the "200v" settings. Here's the cumbersome part...
1) Charge battery to 100%. Feel free to pop it off the bike and look for the pin outs, they should have two labeled for positive (+) and minus (-) on the terminals. Put black to the Neg- and red to the Pos+ and se the reading. Should be 54+ volts.
2) Ride the bike until the first battery bar disappears. and instantly pull over, pull the battery and check the voltage again. Follow the chart I linked. Write that down until you memorize it, but that is what the actual percentage of battery you have left will always be.
3) Do the same for each bar that drops.
4) Put those numbers somewhere you can find or see them easily until you have memorized them. That way you'll have better knowledge on what voltage those battery bars actually mean when they are first discharged.

Note it is essential to take the number when there is no stress on the battery (not being actively used). The bike should cut out around 42v, about 20% usable battery left. If it doesn't, know that 39v, 99.9% of the time is a battery so dead it cannot be recharged and revived. Once you hit 42v, you are on borrowed time. Even thought 42v means you have 20% battery left, every percentage point is more chance your battery is going to suffer permanent damage of some form.

Additionally since I don't know what display is used here the general way most run is you are have 20% battery not on the last bar showing, but when the last bar starts flashing. Of course you'd have to test the batter with that multimeter when that happens to know for sure.

Both these steps can take an hour or so the first time, but I highly recommend you just do them. Imagine not knowing how much battery you actually have for the life of the bike compared to just taking the time to figure it out and actually knowing the entire time... not getting stuck on a dead battery once will pay for itself.
Excellent price and highly recommend it to anyone on the fence. I bought the "Austin" model back when it was on sale for $520. Looks like some differences to the two, but the Austin has been a nice little ebike and I like being able to fold it (fits in my small apartment well). Only have three mild negatives to it. The first is the brakes are a tad squeeky/not my favorite but that might just be how disc brakes are. Second is that once you hit 15mph, you're basically ghost pedaling. I wish you could drop to a different gear to still pedal at a quicker speed. Last, battery shows full on the screen even after a 17 mile ride which annoys me (I wish it had a "remaining mileage" estimation instead) - it seems to guess based on pedal amount and may not actually know the capacity but I could be wrong.
I changed the rear freewheel gears to a 11-34t and now there's no ghost pedaling. The freewheel is about $28 on Amazon.

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05-23-2024 at 07:41 PM.
05-23-2024 at 07:41 PM.
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05-23-2024 at 11:36 PM.
05-23-2024 at 11:36 PM.
"We regret to inform you that due to a significant increase in sales of our DRIFTER model across various channels, the sales volume has exceeded the actual inventory.

As a result, we are not able to fulfill your latest purchase of the SENADA DRIFTER. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and would like to offer you the following two options:"
$100 off a full priced bike
Refund

I should have ordered through amazon again dammit! 😭
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05-24-2024 at 02:40 AM.
05-24-2024 at 02:40 AM.
Quote from IndigoRain1983 :
I checked youtube review and it goes 28mph throttle only. Can anyone confirm? Because most ebikes limit at 20mph throttle unless you pedal
I have this exact bike. Bought it a week ago. I haven't confirmed the MPH with my cell phone, but according to the display it does indeed top out at 28MPH with throttle only.

I can give a full review of my thoughts on the bike if you like. But I can say that I quite like it a lot and this is the 2nd Senada I bought in about a month's time.
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05-24-2024 at 02:51 AM.
05-24-2024 at 02:51 AM.
Quote from OnlyFacts :
Quoting you, but there are others with similar questions.

For the ghost pedaling, you can upgrade to a Litepro 58T crankset [amazon.com]. That crank is nice for 55 bucks, but you can buy it for less than $30 from AliExpress.
All of these bikes use the same square taper bottom bracket and this makes a crankset swap extremely easy, even to non-bike mechanics. A square taper puller [amazon.com] is only $8 on Amazon and I swear it takes 2 minutes to swap each arm. They are simple devices:
1) Unscrew the crank center cap with a Hex wrench.
2) Make sure the wrench supplied sits freely between the silver part and the black part.
3) Use the wrench to screw in the black crank puller part so it becomes tight with the crank arm you are about to remove.
4) Slide the wrench back onto the silver part to start screwing into the black part. As it goes in, it eventually rests upon the bottom bracket. Keep turning to keep screwing it and it will start pulling the crank arm away from the bottom bracket. Lots of YouTube videos if unsure.
5) Pop the crank arm off and unscrew the black part of the puller.
6) Put the new crank arm on and you simply use the center cap you initially removed to install it. You just screw it back in with the same Hex wrench and it will push the new crank arm against the bottom bracket. Use 40nm of force or realistically for those without a torque wrench... just wrench it down pretty hard.
7) Done.

Enjoy not ghost pedaling until about 24mph+. Additionally you'll actually use the low end gears once in awhile as well. Even from Amazon at $65 all-in, it's a no-brainer upgrade.

As for the battery level indicator. I don't own this Seneda bike and unsure on the controller/display, but if it has a Voltage display option that is the true battery level indicator. This chart [google.com] will show you the more realistic numbers to look for. If your bike doesn't have a voltage readout available then you have options still. I would wager most here aren't trying to become junior electricians so I'll skip the tutorial on adding in inline 12v battery monitor, but you'll still need to own a multimeter.

This one is $10 [amazon.com]. Plug the black prod into the center port and the red into the right port then turn the dial counter-clockwise a few steps to the "200v" settings. Here's the cumbersome part...
1) Charge battery to 100%. Feel free to pop it off the bike and look for the pin outs, they should have two labeled for positive (+) and minus (-) on the terminals. Put black to the Neg- and red to the Pos+ and se the reading. Should be 54+ volts.
2) Ride the bike until the first battery bar disappears. and instantly pull over, pull the battery and check the voltage again. Follow the chart I linked. Write that down until you memorize it, but that is what the actual percentage of battery you have left will always be.
3) Do the same for each bar that drops.
4) Put those numbers somewhere you can find or see them easily until you have memorized them. That way you'll have better knowledge on what voltage those battery bars actually mean when they are first discharged.

Note it is essential to take the number when there is no stress on the battery (not being actively used). The bike should cut out around 42v, about 20% usable battery left. If it doesn't, know that 39v, 99.9% of the time is a battery so dead it cannot be recharged and revived. Once you hit 42v, you are on borrowed time. Even thought 42v means you have 20% battery left, every percentage point is more chance your battery is going to suffer permanent damage of some form.

Additionally since I don't know what display is used here the general way most run is you are have 20% battery not on the last bar showing, but when the last bar starts flashing. Of course you'd have to test the batter with that multimeter when that happens to know for sure.

Both these steps can take an hour or so the first time, but I highly recommend you just do them. Imagine not knowing how much battery you actually have for the life of the bike compared to just taking the time to figure it out and actually knowing the entire time... not getting stuck on a dead battery once will pay for itself.

Do you also need a longer chain?
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05-24-2024 at 03:05 AM.
05-24-2024 at 03:05 AM.
If anyone cares, Walmart has it at the $679 price point . I for one do not care, I was locked in at the $599 price, however, if someone cares, it's available 🤣.

Anyways, has anyone heard when they might restock this?
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05-24-2024 at 07:45 AM.
05-24-2024 at 07:45 AM.
Quote from test_subj :
"We regret to inform you that due to a significant increase in sales of our DRIFTER model across various channels, the sales volume has exceeded the actual inventory.

As a result, we are not able to fulfill your latest purchase of the SENADA DRIFTER. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and would like to offer you the following two options:"
$100 off a full priced bike
Refund

I should have ordered through amazon again dammit! 😭
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Quote from siddmon :
Could you share a link, name or image of the seat post?
https://www.amazon.com/BICYCGEAR-...th=1&psc=1 As an example. there are a bunch on amazon and Ali Express
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Whew.. mine shipped today
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Quote from weatherbox :
If anyone cares, Walmart has it at the $679 price point . I for one do not care, I was locked in at the $599 price, however, if someone cares, it's available 🤣.

Anyways, has anyone heard when they might restock this?
OOS at Walmart and Amazon.. and since the Austin was never restocked afte the last SD
(and is no longer listed on their website) a restock does not seem likely.

I think they are getting out of the sub-$999 market
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Quote from Valdar :
Do you also need a longer chain?
Potentially.

On my Emerald Fold it needed a full, 116 link standard 6/7/8 speed chain.
On my BagiBike TRX Street Plus it worked with the chain it came with, but that chain was already 122 links.
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https://www.amazon.com/BICYCGEAR-...th=1&psc=1 [amazon.com] As an example. there are a bunch on amazon and Ali Express
I highly suggest buying a Suntour NCX or Safort USS suspension sast post for $55 off AliExpress. I get it's almost double the cost, but they are real suspension posts that counter bouncing, which these simple piston designs do not.
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Don't worry NO one got anything during the Amazon fiasco.
what was the Amazon fiasco about?
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what was the Amazon fiasco about?

Bunch of e-bikes on Amazon that were on sale that never shipped. Amazon said they were going to ship and then told everyone their shipment was lost and gave everyone a refund. Was an interesting time!
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Bunch of e-bikes on Amazon that were on sale that never shipped. Amazon said they were going to ship and then told everyone their shipment was lost and gave everyone a refund. Was an interesting time!
thank you so much.
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