A Dece Oasis ADO Air 20S Folding E-Bike Revolution,Electric Bike Equipped with Carbon Belt/Torque Sensor/Hydraulic Disc Brakes/APP city commuting(Shock Absorption Version)

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Get in the saddle and there is much to enjoy about the ADO Air 20, albeit with a couple of potentially major provisos. The Air is however unquestionably built for flat terrain. In a sense that’s fair enough in that it’s clearly being sold as a city bike. But you know what? Some cities have hills in them. Some have very big hills. The Air’s greatest failing is that hills don’t even need to be particularly big to get the better of it. Okay, it’s not a mid-motor e-MTB, it’s a single-speed city bike – but heavier riders in particular might find they’re applying the label ‘challenging’ to rather more terrain than they anticipated.

The only issue on my first trip was the brakes. There was a loud scream that drew my attention each time I pulled both levers. Hopefully, this problem is only the result of the new pads breaking in. Having said that, I’ve used the ADO Air almost every day since it came and I’ve had a good first experience.

Like many inexpensive ebikes in its class, the ADO Air includes a battery metre that provides inaccurate readings when the bike is under heavy load. For instance, the LED display showed that while rising, the battery life was around one segment lower than it had been while lying flat. Even though this typographical issue didn’t cause much of a problem, it’s something to bear in mind if you’re considering buying this product. The torque sensor is great, the driving feels far more naturel then our cadence powered ebikes. With the previous ebikes i would slowly fall behind because of our weight difference (+-30 Kg). No more! We can drive next to each other and keep the same pacing effortlessly.

My test bike also came with peculiar optional mudguards that didn’t look too promising. In the interests of thorough testing, I put them on and rode around in the rain and duly discovered that the rear one in particular had indeed been designed by someone who was not prioritising guarding me from mud.Riders on a short budget who want an exhilarating e-bike ride without the high price tag are lured by ADO Air. As for the actual bike itself, the IPX 5 waterproof rating means it's water-resistant, rainproof, and splashproof... ideal for classic British weather." The three assistance levels are nicely calibrated too. The manual suggests they cut out at different speeds, but I didn’t find that to be the case. Even in level one, the motor contributed all the way up to 25km/h – it just wasn’t doing quite as much as in either of the two higher levels. Here at ebiketips we tend to think that’s a better way of setting up an e-bike than having lower assistance levels that are only there for riding at 15km/h or whatever.