Ride1Up has been producing affordable, good looking electric bikes for years. This year they’re back with the Portola, a sleek lightweight folding electric bike that’s sure to find its way into many homes, RVs, boats, and apartments around the world. Ride1Up sent us the Portola to run it through its … [continued]
Do research before buying. I almost pulled the trigger on one before hearing from a bike mechanic that Ride1Up uses proprietary wheel spokes on some models and has poor customer support. Some dude’s bike was in the shop for a month while they fought to get spokes to ship.
Direct to Consumer can be dicy. If you are going to do a direct to consumer bike, make sure it is simple to work on as many shops won’t service electric bikes for liability reasons.