An electric bike that looks and feels like a normal old-school mountain bike. Perfect for giving you a boost when travelling across town.
Easy Assembly Out of the Box
This ebike came almost complete and assembly takes less than an hour. The only tricky part is aligning the front brake, which you might need a bike mechanic for if you don’t know much about tools.
Light Weight Ebike
With a 250 watt motor, you hardly notice the difference between the weight of this bike and a normal mountain bike. Even with the 10 amp hour battery, the Bluelander isn’t heavy.
Riding the ebike feels like riding my normal 26 inch rim mountain bike. It’s really a joy, but the frame is too small for 194cm me (a common problem for us giants) but, a perfect option for a normal-sized person.
Despite being light-weight, it feels well-built, and it can take the rugged roads of La Paz with ease. If you didn’t see the battery and hub motor, you really wouldn’t know you were riding an electric bicycle, which is pretty cool!
Small Motor Means More Exercise
With my 1000 watt ebike, the pedal assist felt jerky and out of sink as all that power kicked in. Not so much with the 250 watt motor on the Bluelander, it performs better if you help it to start up and then maintains the top speed for your power level pretty easy on flat terrain.
Plus, it’s super easy pedalling the Bluelander. In fact, I hardly want to use the motor and pedal it with my legs most of the time without feeling dragged down by the weight.
This is a great choice if you want to maintain your fitness level, but might need a boost up hills or when your late for a meeting (it still goes over 35 km with the motor).
Small But Adequate Battery
I imagined the 10.4 amp hour battery might worry me with a low range, but I found the opposite. I have ebiked across La Paz Centro three times and the battery is still over 50%, which is pretty awesome. I have not charged it yet, but I imagine it will charge fast being so small.
This is probably due to it’s light wieght, which means I pedal more on the Bluelander than with my beefy 1000 watt motor and 23 amp hour battery. With the Bluelander, there is no worry about running out of battery, I can pedal home with my legs without a problem.
The only complaint I have with the battery system is that I have not found a way to see the battery voltage. The built in battery meter is ok, but knowing the voltage gives me a better idea of how much juice I have left.
Great Way To Turn Off Pedal Assist
I found you can still use the throttle when the pedal assist is in 0. This is a great way to get the motor’s power but not worry about the bike taking off when you are making slow moves.
For my main ebike, I had to basically hack into the computer to turn it off so that I could have throttle only. The Bluelander way is much simpler.
A Great Ebike For Urban La Paz
This is an awesome option if you want to ride around in the city. The mountain bike tires give you comfort and confidence to conquer the baches and sandy stretches.
The motor is just enough to give you a boost. I like the idea of pedalling down hill all the way to Coromuel, then getting a ride with the motor to return home up the slow gradual grade to where most people live.
At around 12,000 pesos, this is a solid ebike at an incredible price. Buy yours now before they sell out!
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