What's up, guys? Hey, Anthony here at InGear, and today again with us
we have the GEN3 groove fat tire folding bike and as in some of our other videos.
We talk a lot about why fat tire folding bikes are the future? Are the best bikes for everyone? And,
so, we want to give you guys a little bit of our first impressions with this bike in particular
because there's some really cool features that we haven't seen yet on some other bikes.
The first one is, it's all-metal which I love. It is this beautiful dark aluminum color.
It's like a brushed gray, I don't know if you can tell the quality of the paint in the camera
but it's beautiful. So, right out of the box, it's gorgeous. Metal fenders which is again
the first time that we've seen. This usually, they come in plastic so other companies got some stiff
competition when it comes to fat tire folding bikes because this one right out of the box
is freaking awesome, it's really great. So, let's start moving our way from
the front of the bike, all the way down to give you our first impressions. All right, so as you
can see, yes, fat tire folding bikes but this one is awesome because you can remove the front tire
which you can't on our other bikes without nuts and bolts. So, I love that this is a quick-release
tire. If you want to make it even smaller, you can because they have included that feature.
Pretty standard light but I like the low profile and has a reflector on the bottom front adjustable
suspension which is a great feature and I think most bikes should have it. Honestly, for the
types of rides that we go on it's really nice to be able to adjust that the folding mechanics are
solid. The first thing I notice is that as soon as I unlock latch these, right when you clip it in.
It's really stiff to clip in but there's no wiggle, there's no rattle whatsoever. So,
I'm confident when we were doing the speed test. I had no doubts that I was going to
be solid in my handlebars placement, they didn't move, they didn't swivel and that is a huge win.
All right. So, we get into the upper half right here as we talked about the handlebars, I like
the thin low profile handlebars that it has, it makes gripping it, I think long term if we were on
a long ride this would be really comfortable. They have a diamond grip which I like if your hands get
sweaty at all, this is, this is a win. Standard shifting, standard controller, it has a thumb
throttle which doesn't tend to be my favorite but this one has a little cup for your thumb which is
kind of unique. It's not a flat thumb lever, it is like a cupped thumb lever. So, it's actually comfy
and it's serrated so that way it's got texture so you're not slipping off the thumb throttle
so that's good. On our way down the frame, it has some pre-drilled brackets right here. So, if we
wanted to mount anything: a water bottle holder, a cup holder, any type of accessories or a bag or
something unique. This is a perfect place to do it and I'm glad they included that on the front end
next, we get into again another level to fold the bike. It doesn't rattle, which gives me so
much confidence in folding, it is very easy and it's light enough to where I'm confident
that if my wife who I think is going to love this bike because it breaks down really small.
Look at that, it is a very small bike but it's light enough, I think my wife could totally get
this in and out of her car no problem win. All right, next thing we're talking about price.
Now, this bike comes in at 13.99 which is a comparable price to other folding e-bikes.
It's not the cheapest e-bike but it's not the most expensive but you get what you pay for bike
man, it's awesome. I think it's totally worth the price. All right, so the battery lives underneath
the seat which is a good placement because it keeps the center of gravity right here and it
doesn't bring extra weight to the top tube and doesn't make it bulky which I like the design so
that's good. So to remove it, it has a key system, you can just turn the key, and then you'll be able
to pull this up and down, you have to remove the seat, there we go which is super easy to do.
I like that, this battery came with a little handle, you can use it as a weapon
if someone's trying to steal your bike but it's good that it has something to grab onto.
All right, there we go. It's a 48-volt battery. It didn't come, it's a 48-volt battery,
it didn't come fully charged right out of the box. So, we're gonna keep it on the charger
for the next few hours to continue to make some videos but it came charged enough to where we were
able to get on it and give it a test, work our way down here it has metal fenders like I said
it also has a bracket here if you wanted to add a rack again pre-drilled. So, it's like they already
thought of these things ahead of time for what the user would want and I’d love to see a long seat
right here. So, I don't know if they make that but gen 3, if you're listening, make a long seat right
here, so my wife can ride on the back that'd be a lot of fun. Work our way down to the motor which
we talked about. It's a 500-watt motor but it's got a peak power at a thousand watts which is
plenty fast enough for a bike like this overall. This is a great option and I think that all the
folding bikes out there got some competition with this bike because it looks really sleek.
So, excited to give you guys our first impression, stay tuned for our next video, and if you're
looking at getting one of these bikes you can. Click the link below and there we go.