So I'm back here with the Urtopia carbon fiber e-bike now this model I reviewed about 11 months
ago but it was a prototype version and now of course I've got the final version of it the retail
model here so this bike ride is really interesting because it has a modern design to it with a lot of
features packed into it a lot of tech so because of the carbon fiber and fiber frame it has it's
only 15 kilos the weight of it which is very good it has a Gates carbon drive system so the gate's
belt on this is low maintenance you don't have to do anything so there's no chain to worry about and
in fact there's no gears to worry about either there's no cassette derailleur any of that and
it's supposed to be maintenance 3 for up to about 30 000 kilometers so the bike has hydraulic brakes
to it they're 160 millimeter we've got a removable battery that you can lock into place that's a 10
amp hour battery and it's good for up to about a hundred kilometers as the maximum range using the
ECO mode so Utopia does clean came here with this bike so the smart features that are built into it
well it's got GPS fingerprint reader we've got lights on there with some projector indicators
too just for added safety front headlight and even an application for the Utopia now the bike's
finished as a big step up from the early prototype that I did cover that had some imperfections with
the frame with the paint job and finish none of that now it is looking really good so there's no
rough marks no poor areas the paint finishes this matte gray with some orange accents and
they do have optional extras that you've got to pay a little bit more for to get a stand and mud
guards if you did need that now I've just got the review unit here that they sent out to me
so it didn't come with that 116 millimeter disc brakes hydraulic hydraulic calipers that do not
have any branding on them so it seems like it's a no brand hydraulic brake system that they've gone
with but it does work well and I'll be testing it out later on in this video the frame size I
have is an owl and we do have a torque sensor and it's really good because when you start to give it
power it just responds instantly and very smooth power delivery much better than the speed sensor
system that can be a little juttery or jerky when you do ride doesn't happen at all the Utopia uses
a vinca motor now this is 250 watts 36 volt system the battery is 10 amp hours or 360 Watt hours
lockable locks into place there so you just clip it in and using the key you can unlock it and it's
very easy to slot it in and out now the charge time is two and a half hours you can charge it in
the bike or out of it the Utopia uses the carbon belt drive system now seen a lot of this now this
is a pretty much zero maintenance system there's no chain to oil there's no chain that's going to
wear out and these carbon belts are supposed to be good for around 30 000 kilometers there's some
people that claim that they can even do about a hundred thousand with them with no maintenance
but it also does mean the bike has an obvious weakness that it is no gear it's just the single
speed which is going to make it a little bit more difficult for climbs and factoring in we
only have a 250 watt motor it's not exactly powerful and Utopia has selected the Kanda K
West for their Tire now they are 300 sea size by 35c 28 inch rims now these are puncture resistant
tires with a street tread to them the bike has a quick release here with the front hub but it
doesn't include one with the rear does come with a little bike bag here with some tools
in it all you need to do really is just add then a inner tube and you're ready to go for lights
we have a rear tail light which is very bright and then it does have these indicators they're
actually little projector lights that project onto the ground now it's only really visible at
night time and that's really when you're going to need it but it depends on the angle you look
at it it can be a little bit difficult to see I do like this concept that we've got
the indicators here that do shine onto the ground however I also wish that they'd win some powerful
daytime indicators some really powerful leads that you could also see and not just at night
the front handlebar does have a built-in headlight and it's bright enough you can see the path ahead
of you clearly at night time and even lights up the surrounding area the front of the bike
which is great for added safety where possible Utopia has routed these cables internally which
does give it a more cleaner look the seat post has a better sponge to it it is comfortable no
complaints about that my complaint is probably the biggest one too of this bike is the seat
post that I cannot lower the seat down any further than where it currently is and to
adjust the position if you're swapping between Riders you're going to need to use an allen key
so the screen doesn't Shimmer like this it's just on camera here at the moment we've got
our battery speed and the pedal assist level you are in so there's four levels there's one two and
three and then the turbo mode the maximum up to 250 Watts 25 kilometers per hour maximum so we
have a power on button that also doubles as a fingerprint reader so you can use that to lock
the bike and there's even voice commands if you hold it down for example I'll turn the lights on
lights on light on and it gives me that feedback and it has turned the lights on
now to use the indicators we have this little joypad here so we've got up and down for the
pedal assist levels and they're left and right for the indicator so just turn on the left indicator
makes a ticking noise like a car and you can see the arrow logo there but of course on camera it's
not coming out so well now this is very bright you can see it during the day and I've improved
the screen definitely from the Prototype that I first looked at and at night time
you can see that too we have lock grips either side and the brake levers they do feel good
now demonstrate the fingerprint radio I'll just turn it off
power off
now that has locked the bike if I move it an alarm is going to go off and so
the fingerprint reader then will unlock it too the fingerprint that I've scanned is
just my thumb that's the easiest when you're riding of course so you just need to press in
it's going to scan it it's a capacitive fingerprint reader
and there we go it has unlocked the bike so great to have this added security that it
has over the air updates too 4G connectivity and GPS function so what is this fantastic
bike like to ride well it is a super smooth bike I really like the look of the frame too
modern looking carbon fiber only 15 kilos now the annoying thing is is that seat post I can't drop
it down anymore I would have to cut something off there but there's a cable in it that goes to the
light at the back so it could be a bit complicated to do that so make sure you get the right size for
you I'm just writing here the L size so that's the large frame but there is a medium now it's
got the torque sensor as soon as you get on it and you start to Pedal it will give you that power and
the power delivery is very smooth and nice and you can hear the motor just it's not a very loud motor
now riding position is quite upright The Handlebar could be maybe possibly a little higher for me but
there's no way to adjust that handlebar at all and my knees are nowhere near those handlebars so with
this large frame I've got plenty of room so very smooth here I'm just doing pedal assist level one
and it's so nice just cruising along here barely any effort very easy the more you
give it the more it will give you back in return with that torque sensor so the top speed of the
bike the assist top speed is 25 kilometers per hour so right now depending as hard as I can
the flat and up to about 35 kilometers per hour top speed climb test now this is a 25 30 degree
gradient here and it's going up at just fine in pedal assist level three however now it's getting
a little steeper I'm having to put quite a bit more effort in I'd say it's about a 50 50 mix
now of the motor and my own energy oh getting a little more difficult probably might have to start
yet standing up to power through this so very steep climbs you will definitely get fit because
it's not the best climb at this bike because of the 250 watts and the fixed single speed so an
expensive bike just as this one should have good brakes right 30 kilometers per hour from this post
oh very good it's a great braking performance thanks to the hydraulic disc brakes 160
millimeter I have no complaints with them I can break when I need to safely and they've got
plenty of bite to them they did require about 15 kilometers of bedding them in however these pads
so it's been an absolute blast with the Utopia here very smooth ride the torque
sensor the power delivery is excellent it's smooth it's there when you need it just a
climbing performance I wish was a little better but I really feel that that is unfortunately
a result of the EU law that you can't exceed 250 Watts average for what the motor can pull
and here's a quick look at the application so you get your writing stats you can see your total
kilometers there calories and then the bike itself so you've got settings where you can adjust the
the light the controls the power vibration from the haptics speaker and even the sounds you've
got over there updates unbind it if you are going to be selling the bike perhaps later on and there
are other options too as well if you go into the users field you see here that you can see others
rides that they have shared so that's interesting and then home you can see your own stats so it's
listing all of my rides thanks to the built-in GPS so every time you power it on it will be recording
those rides you can see my rides at the top and it just goes on and on lots of little rides
and the GPS accuracy I do find to be quite good I don't see it being off at all it seems
to be following the roads where I was riding so that's great now the range of the bike remains
unchanged really from what I was reviewing in the Prototype model because it's still got the
same battery capacity 10 amp hours so you can get at least around 60 kilometers out of it
maybe even up to 80 if you're using the lower pedal assist levels now the fingerprint reader
is working really well I couldn't test that out in the version I had because it wasn't a final
model and just the finishing quality of it is a step up from the Prototype that I reviewed
earlier we still have the same cons though that I had before and that was that the motor output
250 Watts with some of the climbs the fact that we've got no gears can be difficult if you have
steep climbs that you need to go up often then you will be getting fit riding this particular
bike because you still need to put quite a bit of effort in with the lack of Gears there and the
fact that motor is only 250 Watts other things about the bike well the frame it looks great I
love how modern it is the brake performance is excellent it's very light for an e-bike 15 kilos
and yes it is an expensive bike there's also a couple of areas that I hope that Utopia can
improve upon I've noticed a couple of times that the battery has popped out on me just clipped out
just a little bit here at the top I don't know why it's doing that maybe it's a little bit of
flex in the frame when I've been riding that's caused it to do that which is annoying I've had
to push it back in and I'll be worried about the battery coming out but because of the angle of the
frame the way it where it sits in there doesn't look like it's going to happen at all at least
the seat post is one thing too as well that the seat post is at its lowest point which is very
high for some reason they've got quite a bit of a stem to the seat post and because of the design of
it the seat cannot go any lower either so that's a bit of a design flaw with the particular bike
here the other is their battery packs standby is not very good so if you're not riding the bike
you leave the battery plugged into it you turn it on and you'll find that it's already dropped
down about 30 battery after a week of just sitting there which is not idea I hope with the firmware
updates that's another area that Utopia can just consider this feedback here and improve upon it I
hope but I think it's got something to do with that always on GPS that it does have for the
anti-theft you can lock it the fingerprint readers mentioned is there and the application with the
GPS it's probably transmitting that signal all the time and it's supposed to have built in 4G
as well too with it so maybe it's part of that is why I'm losing the battery there because it's
connecting up to the cell towers constantly it's just one of the characteristics of it overall
it's an excellent bike it is an expensive bike it looks to be a quality unit here and I really do
like the improvements I've seen with it that the build quality especially just so much better than
the early prototype they honestly should have not really have been sending out those first prototype
units for us to review because it doesn't reflect now the final build quality which is just so
much better so thank you so much for watching my review here of the Utopia carbon fiber City e-bike