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 enlarge | Brand: Currie Technologies
Category: Sports
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $389.99
You Save: $110.00 (22%)
New (2) from $389.99
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 46816
Color: Black
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 87
Dimensions (in): 0.7 x 0.2 x 0.4
Model: EZ-TRZ8-BK-W
UPC: 694027140827
EAN: 0694027140827
ASIN: B0017K2ZNM
Release Date: April 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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 Don't buy this E-bike (aka the electric bike) July 20, 2008
7 out of 15 found this review helpful
Reason: 1, battery is never big enough for a e-bike cuz of the restriction of the bike frame. Therefore can't expect great performance like those on electric club cars. On the hills it stoped, pedaling won't work, cuz the hill is way high. Doesn't make a difference huh?
2. Let's face it, this country the united states is not designed for bikers, bike lanes are not friendly, routes are very limited for bikes.
3. The very small battery which provides very limited energy exhuasts itself very soon, I live in a mountain area, Pullman, WA to be exact, after less than 2 miles riding, the battery is out, what am I suppose to do with a 87 pounder bike, pedal it will consume triple times energy than a regular bike.
4. This perticular product, 2008 ezip, feels like some refurbished chinese product, you can get a similar product but 10 times better in china for as little as 100 dollars, but this which costs you 400 bucks has major defects, first off, the indicator light of battery next to throttle is a joke, you put the battery in, green and yellow lights are both on, the on-off switch doesn't control the whole circute, since after 5 mins without doing anything, the lights went off, power went off, no matter if your on-off swich is on or off. In riding, it can happen too, so what you gonna do my friend? you gonna lift the battery up and push it back down, to get the whole power on again. Oh and no matter when you have a little bumping on the road, the power automatically went off, so you have to ... yep, like I said, lift teh batter up and push it back down, and wait another 5 mins or another bump, to get the whole process repeat itself again.
5. I'm gonna return it, thats for sure.
6. The front brake is very hard to adjust, and unfortnately you have to deal with it, because thats the only way you can assemble the front wheel as they were only parts and non-assmebled when delivered.
7. What can you do with a e-bike really, commute less than 2 miles round-trip per day? Impossible to carry groceries? Let's face it, folks, gas price is sky high, but to live in this pathetic country the united states, you need a car, even if its a lemmon, doesn't matter, cuz you need a car, the only way to survive your job, your grocery your crazy life.
Too many problems with this bike July 14, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I was very excited to find an electric bike for this price and hoped to ride it to work. The combination of the motor and peddlng would be good exercise, and save on gas as well as help the environment. I was soon very disappointed.
The bike was packaged very well, and easy to assemble, although my son and I never did get the front brake adjusted right. I decided to ride it to the bike shop to get the brake adjusted, using the rear brake. I charged the battery... I know it was charged because I own a izip 500 scooter made by the same company and I have charged that battery many times. But this bike didn't get any power. The lights on the right handlebar wouldn't light up. I inserted the battery according to the instructions and turned the key, still nothing. I took the battery out several times and reinserted it, turned the key following all instructions but still no power. Then I decided to try peddling it so I took it to the road and tried the gears. That was the second problem. The entire gear assembly turned around the handlebar but it wouldn't change gears. I finally got it to change but it took 2 hands. The third problem was the chain skipped as I peddled. So I pulled up to my house and applied the brakes-- oh yeah, they don't work. The rear brakes did work though.
I fooled around with it for a weekend, wondering if I did something wrong, but I'm not so stupid that I can't get a bike together and running. So Sunday night I went on Amazon.com and set up for the package to be picked up. Here is where the bike earns the one star. Amazon has always been great about returns. The next day they had UPS pick it up at my house and Amazon said I will get a full refund.
I don't recommend this bike. But if you do decide to buy this, DO NOT throw away the carton and styrofoam.
Great idea - bad execution July 14, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I was so hopeful that I would be able to commute the five miles to work on this bike since I need a little help with the hills here. The bike does not work. The motor never goes on. I had the battery tested - it's okay. After several tries and 20 minutes on hold I finally got through to Currie Technologies' Customer Service Rep and was curtly told that it sounded like a bad controller (whatever that is). They sent a replacement part - mailed at my expense. It wasn't the problem. I don't want to deal with their so-called Customer Service again so I'm returning the bike.
 Zippy Bike well worth the investment June 14, 2008
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
First off, I will discuss my disappointment with UPS. The bike was delivered to my front door but the top of the box was completely open and styrofoam inside bashed up as well as holes in the box itself. The UPS driver did write down on his sheet as "damaged". This could be remedied simply by taping the top of box so when the stapled areas "blow", the box still remains intact.
My husband then arrived and immediately set to work on putting the bike together (took him 20 minutes) to verify that all components were in the box. All bike components were there. However, because of the shipping, the frame had a small ding on it and the back rear rack was bent down (I have read this happens quite a bit on the rack).
I immediately emailed Amazon about the small ding on frame and rear rack being bent. The bike was temporarily out of stock so they could not replace it. I mentioned that I could live with the small ding and get the rack fixed if they would offer a discount instead of shipping the bike back which Amazon did.
We took the bike to a local bike store and had heavy duty tire tubes with Slime put on so I am not stranded with a flat (we have lots of stickers in the desert).
I have ridden the bike around a couple of times and it is great! I LOVE the electric motor kicking in when I do not wish to pedal. We bought the bike for small trips to the library, Post Office, Karate class, stuff that can be done locally instead of driving. My husband works 1.5 miles from the house and is thinking of purchasing a second bike for his "commute". We can then put both batteries (the bike only comes with one) on one bike if needed for longer distance biking. However, we still have two bikes with their own batteries again for short trips.
The bike is heavy but it is motorized so that does not bother me. As the technology increases on ebikes and prices go down, we may upgrade in the future. Overall, very pleased with investment of bike and Amazon's willingness to make the deal to keep the bike instead of waiting for the next stock to come in.
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