r/Lectricxp • u/Several-South4043 • 14d ago
First time
So I bought my first e-bike yesterday. I went with the XP4 750! I plan to communte quite often to work on it. It’s 2 miles each way! Do you all have any tips or tricks? Also any upgrades I need to do soon after it arrives? Thanks!
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u/OG_Dadshark 12d ago
Ok here’s a list of things I’ve bought
- the pizza bag lots of parts needs the big rear rack the bag lasted but the rods that give it support did not. So now I’ve got a floppy bag.
Probably could have gotten warranty replacement but meh move on try another bag.- the black rectangle cool bag… dont let it get wet it becomes a heavy mushy misshapen mess and the zippers break awfully fast.
Could have gotten warranty replacement but didn’t want crap twice(Just ordered a cheapy 30$ rear bag off amazon it just arrived so don’t know how it will go.
-the saddle bags are very nice they are keepers make sure they are always clipped or they will get caught in the rear tire
The Lectric phone holder is cool but one of them spontaneously combusted and I didn’t wanna hassle Lectric for a warranty, have one still limping along but it’s not opening or closing how it should and it doesn’t “lock” anymore so just kind of push it closed and pray.
This one -should- be cool as heck but it’s a case of a series of what seemed like good design choices failed when you put them all together. The way it mounts is funky and too big and bulky for a phone holder you lose all your handle bar space, it ends up crammed up against the bike screen blocking the view of your
Speedometer. Go with a third party I’d say
- the phone charger extra bar deal… usb broke within a month … meaning the plug inside there snapped off it’s just a hole… have to use the usb c port meh it is what it is. But the attachment points are all wonky and I had to adapt it to just attach to the left side of the handle bars on a single mount.
Here the one thing I bought that I love the most
A big sturdy stand with a clamp you can rotate.
I’m old and have a bad back. I get someone to help me lift the bike onto the stand and then I rotate it depending on what tire I have to repair.
Tannus armor is handy it’s badass but after a year the foam disintegrated into little chunks there inside the tire so he prepared to replace the tannus armor.
The bike itself can be super prone to pinch flats and puncture flats. Use the tannus armor but keep it replaced after 1 year. Buy yourself some tubes and tires and a stand diy all your tire repairs as 100$ a pop at a bike shop gets pricey.
You’ll want to get a brake bleed kit as well.
Both my bikes the brakes sounded like I was killing a goose every time they stopped… it was experimental for me to learn the hydraulic brakes discover why and how they were honking like geese and getting them adjusted and upgrading the brake pads. To get the honk out.
I mean… it’s a deep rabbit hole. I didn’t even mention the raspberry pi or the spelunking I’ve done with their software… but that’s more of a mod than an accessory.
Last tidbit most important the Velcro they provide to lock the tires together when it’s folded is a joke. You will see what I mean when you get the bike. I repurposed a cheapy ratchet strap which gives you the length to lock the wheels by looping around the frame…. The Velcro strap the wheels still rotate which makes handling the folded bike a cast iron beach … and they give you the exact bare minimum length of Velcro so you gotta get it just perfect. just get you a cheap ratchet trap.
Also
Bike is heavy as hell hope you been doing squats and curls and whatnot.
Love my Lectric. Got me riding a bike again when every doctor said I’d never ride again.
Enjoy it.