![]() ![]() Hydraulic disc brakes will be a nice upgrade for new Lectric XP 3.0 riders, but what about anyone who bought a Lectric XP 3.0 last week, last month, or even last year?įortunately, Lectric eBikes has announced that they’ll be providing a free hydraulic disc brake upgrade kit for any current XP3.0 owners who want one. The downside to these running product upgrades that occur in the middle of a product cycle like this is that they tend to leave out early adopters. For example, when Rad Power Bikes launched their popular “Plus” line a couple years ago with the RadCity 5 Plus and RadRover 6 Plus, hydraulic disc brakes were one of the major upgraded features. It’s not just that they improve the quality and performance of the ebike, but they also demonstrate that the manufacturer cares about providing an upgraded experience for the rider. Hydraulic disc brakes are often seen as one major delineator between cheaper and nicer e-bikes. That honor goes to the higher end Lectric XPremium, though the lower cost Lectric XPedition cargo bike also launched with hydraulic brakes earlier this year, as did the popular three-wheeled Lectric XP Trike. This isn’t the first e-bike from Lectric eBikes to come with hydraulic disc brakes. That allows for one-finger braking for many riders, meaning more fingers can be left on the handlebars for control. ![]() Without making those adjustments on mechanical brakes, stopping force becomes progressively weaker.Īnother major benefit of hydraulic disc brakes on e-bikes is the greater stopping power with less finger strength. That’s a major advantage over mechanical brakes, which tend to need position adjustments over time as the mechanical cable stretches. That’s because the hydraulic fluid keeps the brake pads in the proper position all the time. Unlike mechanical disc brakes, hydraulic disc brakes require little to no maintenance, at least until the pads are depleted and need to be replaced. Hydraulic disc brakes (as seen on the existing Lectric XPedition cargo bike) So to add even more value and convenience to the e-bike, Phoenix-based Lectric eBikes has now announced that the XP 3.0 will immediately switch over to hydraulic disc brakes and will maintain the same $999 price tag. And for first time e-bike owners, which represent a large portion of Lectric’s ridership, routinely tuning brakes is not an easily formed habit. Like all mechanical disc brakes, they require fairly regular tuning to maintain good braking performance. They stop the bike fine, but they’re quite basic. One of the few major drawbacks to the Lectric XP 3.0, and one of the most common requests from its rider community, was related to its mechanical disc brakes. It has made a few compromises to offer incredible pricing and get more folks on e-bikes than ever before. It’s not going to unseat a Tern, but it’s also not meant to. The bike is good enough for most riders, and that is what counts for most people. It’s what I call “good, not great.” And that makes sense, since most e-bikes cost considerably more than the XP 3.0. I ride one myself and have long espoused its high-value offering, getting new e-bike riders out the door with a fast, powerful e-bike for under $1,000.īut I’ll be the first to say it’s not an amazing-quality bike. And now it is getting better than ever with the inclusion of hydraulic disc brakes. The $999 e-bike has been the go-to electric bike for bang-for-your-buck riders since it launched last year. Out came the new state of the art products, new website and brand strategy, great endorsements and media coverage.The Lectric XP 3.0 is the best-selling electric bike model in the US for one simple reason: value. He went to the white board and out came some highly successful works of pure engineering! He founded Watt Wagons and got working on securing design and vendor relationships after getting great feedback from a lot of enthusiasts! He went for the holy grail to prove the reliability of Watt Wagons – a Guinness World Record! Of course, along with kudos, it resulted in many opportunities to expand Watt Wagons.Īmit, Pushkar’s friend from undergrad, had been working with Pushkar on a bunch of other things, including another company, when they decided to collaborate and take Watt Wagons to the next level. Toying around with ideas, he noticed that while there were many products in the market, there were hardly any that qualified as reliable, or well designed. ![]() He realized he was onto something when someone at a traffic stop asked him about his bike and whether he could build the same for them. ![]() Pushkar built his first e-bike just to solve his commuting problem. ![]()
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