A LEGAL Ebike that EASILY Reaches 30mph? HOW? Heybike EC1 Review

The easiest solution to saddle discomfort is to change the handlebar to a drop bar not change the saddle. Yes you will need to change out brakes and gears. Changing the saddle to a more comfortable one prolongs the ride, but drop bars eliminate saddle discomfort by shifting your body weight to not directly on your ass.
Road bike don't have the softest saddles but ride the longest distance and don't leave you feeling crippled.

have you done a review on the fafrees f20 ebike

your foot is hitting the mud guard because your pedaling with the middle of your foot and not the ball of your foot. The ball of your foot is what you should be using.

Shame it doesn't have a throttle. They are so useful when pulling away and getting moving at low speed. Battery is lowish capacity, Cant see it getting 100KM

Where's the follow up video on the Lankeleisi X3000 Max you said you were going to produce??

The reason your toes are catching the mudguard is twofold: Firstly the rake of the front forks is steep rather than slack which shortens the wheelbase by bringing the front wheel closer to the bottom bracket and secondly, the positioning of your feet on the peddles is wrong and I've noticed this in many of your videos. The correct position is not with the peddle under the tarsal bones of your feet (The centres or arches of your feet). Doing this robs you of both the strength and the inbuilt suspension available in your feet – it's a bit like having flat feet. You need to move your feet rearwards so that the metatarsal bones of your feet are pressing on the pedal (The pads between the toes and the arches of your feet). This will add back strength through the suspension you can apply through your feet by using them as levers, in the same way you use your feet as levers to lift onto your toes – which occurs naturally when walking and causes you to be able to propel yourself forward and push off from your toes when walking. There's one other adjustment you should make and that is to raise your saddle slightly. Currently your knees are too bent when your legs are extended (Pedal in the lowest part of it's rotation). Again that robs both strength and leverage from each rotation, will tire you out earlier especially on long rides and ultimately will lead to joint pain in the knees and possibly in the hips. If you want to pop over two doors, I'd be very happy to help you really set up a bike properly. Weekend of the 10th/11th February?

You use miles per hour in the UK,how daft!

Your style of review gives people a much better idea of the information that people want to know about ebikes than most reviews. Thanks.

Still illegal if it can assist above 15.5mph, still illegal if the speed limit can be adjusted, so this is not a legal ebike

What size frame did you have? And what would you suggest for someone 5ft9

Great to see some more reviews coming for this bike. I got one at the start of February and it's currently in a bike shop to get a new brake lever fitted that won't leak. Sadly customer service (which seems to be in China) misunderstood the issue and hasn't helped, so I just wanted to be able to ride properly (not with just one brake) and will pay out of my own pocket.

That problem aside, I noticed that my bike was derestricted out of the box. Unless you install the app and set it up, you'll be set to go all the way to around 28mph. You can select 15.5mph, but as the bike ships from Europe (with a European 2 pin plug also) I guess they didn't see fit to change.

I also have a third cable capped off, an orange one, which has nothing to plug in to. I have to wonder if that's for a throttle that we didn't get but might be an option on newer builds? There's nothing in the manual that just says to connect the TWO plugs – but I absolutely have three. I don't think a throttle is needed because, as you say, the motor kicks in immediately. This was one thing I was worried about as my other e-bike (a MiRider) is slow to kick in, making the throttle essential.

I am happy with the bike even though I am without it right now, but I do think if you do a follow up video you need to mention the customer service or lack of – because it does feel like a company that isn't really set up in the UK properly. Sell from China, ship from Europe, and if you have a problem it can take days to reply and they don't seem particularly helpful or understanding.

Early days I'm sure, but hopefully as long as the motor and battery don't fail, I can get any other issues fixed locally. Bike warranties are always a bit of a minefield.

Finally, great video and another happy subscriber!

You are right – your feet are much too far forward on the pedals. So not a surprise that you were catching the front mudguard!

Don't pedal with your insteps, put the ball of your foot over the pedal axle. Then not only will you be able to pedal far stronger for far longer but your shoe will not engage the front mudguard. I think that you may be instepping because your saddle is set way too low and you are unconsciously trying to dispose of excess leg length. A real cyclist will not be able to touch the ground with more than a tiptoe if they stay in the saddle when they stop, and not even that if the road is cambered. Always look for a kerb to put your foot on when you stop, or come down in front of the saddle when you stop.

If you haul on the back brake full force with hydraulic brakes you can lock up the wheel very easily, especially in the gutter where there is often loose material and more moisture that rolls under your tyre and allows it to lock up. Don't blame the tyres, although they may be Chinese not German, learn to use hydraulic brakes. The tyres were so new, you may not have worn off any moulding glaze. If the arse end breaks away immediately release the brake a little and re-apply. Be wary of overuse of the front brake as that can send you over the handlebar, but about 40% of your braking effort should be on the front. The important thing is not to snatch the front brake, feed it in progressively if you can, by practice you develop a very good feel for what you can do when a myriad of potential SMIDSYs come a calling.