this is the eskute star this model here as you can see is a fat wheeled e-bike so it's got those four
inch wide tires they're from CST and they do soak up a lot of the bumps and we've got a battery pack
that's located here in the frame now it's really large this is 20 amp hours it will give us a range
of up to 130 kilometers which is about 80 miles now it's a 36 volt system and it is using Samsung
cells the bike comes with two sets of keys so it is locked into place and it's very easy to remove
it so you simply just put the key in there give it a turn the battery pops up and you can lift it out
of the frame then now the charge time of this 25 amp hour battery is around five to six hours so
you can charge it either in the bike or take it out and charge it in the office or in your house
now the shock here is from a company called easing it's their forego model and we do have
50 millimeters of travel it can be locked out and there is adjustable preload too with this shock
the star does come with some hard wired light so our front headlight here has a powerful LED with
in it and it's sufficient enough to light up the road ahead of either path ahead of you so you can
safely ride at night and the rear tail light this is just a single stage so when you brake there is
no secondary light that's more powerful it's got a reflector within it and it's bright enough so
you can see here at the top we do have a bike rack which comes fitted to the bike along with our bike
rack we also do have plastic mud guards now these mud guards and the whole bike and general does
not rattle which is great it gets a big thumbs up from me I'm someone that absolutely hates I
cannot stand bikes that rattle away and this bike does not thankfully so looking at our drivetrain
here we've got a painted silver chain here from KMC so that yes is another known brand of chains
the derelia here this is tourney so we've got a Shimano set up it is seven gears and the rear
hub motor well depends on the version you get with this EU version here this is 250 watts and
it does run off a 36 volt system maximum torque is 45 newton meters now with the other version
It's 500 watts and it can Peak at 750 watts so very powerful seat here does have quite a bit
of padding to it it's very comfortable it's nice and wide covered with a synthetic leather pretty
standard there now for Rider Heights you're looking at 155 centimeters it does use the seat
post a quick release then catering up to right up to a 190 centimeter Rider Heights and I like this
color here it's different this light green the paint finish is excellent this no flaws with it
and we have some really good looking welds and a very strong frame here because of course there's a
lot of tension and pressure on this area right here but I've found zero Flex there's no play
there's no movement in it and the latch mechanism is very strong it gives me a lot of confidence I
don't feel unsafe at all when I'm riding the star here a handlebar can also fold down now it feels
again very strong there's no play no movement in the handlebar at all and this hinge the latch
mechanism is strong of high quality and it gives me confidence when I write it that nothing's going
to happen handlebar height is adjustable and it can be raised right up quite high and we can also
adjust the handlebar itself too with another quick release there you do have lock grips they have no
movement in them whatsoever nice rubber grips too comfortable little palm support here and then I'll
selector the shifter here from Shimano standard so this is to go down the gears and then up the gears
I've had no issues with it the brakes the brake levers do feel very good being a full hydraulic
system for brakes a skew did select some hydraulic disc brakes here they are 160 millimeters and the
brand of them I don't really know they're not familiar to me at least they're X1 brand or they
do state somewhere Mt 800 but that doesn't really matter they work quite well the pads have plenty
of bite and you'll see later on in my braking test that it performs excellent and a really
good stopping power on the left side we've got our little controller here so this is up and down the
pedal assist levels now if you keep holding down this puts it into the walk mode so it will just
slowly move ahead and it helps you when you need to push the bike because it is so heavy about 33
kilos power on button right here we've got a button for the hard wired lights and then this
up here is a mode button to cycle through the trip computer information on the screen now the screen
it's reasonably clear but I do wish in daylight it was a little brighter so yes it looks about this
level when you do see it so we've got at the top our battery gauge our speed pedal assist levels
trip odometer your average in Max speeds you can also see there so if it was a little brighter I
wouldn't be criticizing anything about the screen I do love the size of it it's also backlit so
you'll see it at night time when you're writing now it is a foldable bike so let's see if I can
fit this escute star into a a large estate here so the handlebars you've got the little security you
need to pull up on that you push down the lever it's a little tight but I like it that way so at
least it doesn't feel loose when you're riding along so that drops then the handlebar down to
one side gets it out of the way the seat quick release on that you can drop it down and then
we have the release right here and the frame to fold it in half so that is again a little lever
a little security on that you need to push forward and then you unlatch that once you do that it then
will allow me to flip the bike around here okay so I can flip it around like so but it does weigh 33
kilos so I'll see if I can get this inside my car okay so I got it in there there is a little bit of
room still but bear in mind that I do have a large car here larger state so if you have a car with a
smaller boot or trunk then you may not be able to do this I think most cars you would not be able to
fit it in without having to fold down your seats the good thing about this though that it does fold
down the handlebar and the bike in half is that you're able to store it away into smaller spaces
and what's it like to ride there in the acute star well it's quite a comfortable bike because the
handlebar height is very high I've got it actually in the lower position right here and I find that's
fine for me for my height of 182 centimeters and the seat post you can put that up reasonably high
too as well so it's a very spacious frame and very comfortable the riding position because you are
upright you don't really get a saw back at all you get a little bit better visibility because
you're looking up and here I am in the second gear right now pedal assist level five of course it's
got the five different levels or you can turn it off completely and with a little climb like this
not a problem for the bike this is about 15 degrees or so
and those four inch wide tires of course soaking up a lot of those small little bumps
so it's a super comfortable riding position so no problems with these shifts Shimano Tourney
7 speed I've seen a lot of this but the good thing about it is at least it is a known brand
they haven't just gone with an unknown component there Shimano is well known and
proven too to be pretty reliable so the shifts are good they're spot on no problems with them
so the bike will get me up to 25 kilometers per hour than the motor cuts out that's standard
here that is the EU legal limit for e-bikes their assistance that is will get you up to 25. now in
the seventh gear right now if I pedal a lot I can get up to a top speed of about 31 32 kilometers
per hour possibly a little more on the flat and just rolling downhill now riding as fast as I can
then up to about 37 kilometers per hour with a 20 inch rims isn't too bad at all Now The Handlebar
has no play no movement in it at all it feels very solid the frame also feels really solid and that
gives me a lot of confidence with this bike to go at such speeds of around 38 now kilometers
per hour so here I am at the Columbia Sports about a 20 degree climb here the gradient and I
do have the bike set into a pedal assistant level five I'm going to put it in the first gear here
and see how it does handle this now I've got the EU version so it's 250 Watts it runs off
a 36 volt system and I do have the large 25 amp hour battery with the Samsung sales and
you know what it's doing this climb with absolute ease
no problem I can probably even go up again yes I can so into the second gear now
the more I pedal here the more it seems to give me so that is working well and overall not too
bad now it's not like some of the versions or for example the version of this that has the 500 and
750 watt Peak Motor and 48 volt system that would just rock it up this but still for 250 Watts this
is not bad at all did my braking test so 160 millimeter disc brakes from about 30 kilometers
per hour emergency stop from the White Post here so I'm doing 30 one two three whoop very easy to
lock up the rear but look it made it before this post right here so that is good impressive braking
performance the levers feel really good and I do love the fact that they went with hydraulic even
though it's not a known brand of hydraulic brakes they do seem to work really well
and what about a little bit of the rough stuff so this Paving right here is all over the place
it's up and down you can see as my handlebars Shake around so the front shock does have 15
millimeters of travel and the tires of course been four inches wide quite spongy I'm running around
13 PSI they are soaking up a lot of this too as well so the front shock definitely better than
having no shock and the seat the padding in the seat is really good so even though it looks like
I'm shaking all over the place I am a little it's not too bad it's reasonably comfortable
okay so most importantly the range what kind of range can we get out of that huge Samsung cell
battery here so 25 amp hours a 36 volt system with this EU model does allow me to get some
phenomenal figures because every battery bar I lose I cover around about 18 to 19 kilometers
so I can see this being able to achieve yes 92 even 100 kilometers out of a 20 inch size rim
bike that's really good that's fantastic but mainly because we've got such a large battery
and it is the 36 volt system and not 48 which is more powerful of course but are going to
have a more of a toll and suck up and use more energy from that battery so there's a lot about
this bike that I absolutely love that checks out the mechanism here the latch for both the fold
and The Handlebar super secure nothing moves there's no rattling the frame is really solid
looking yes it's added to the weight but you can see that they've reinforced areas around
here the welds look really good the paint job was really good and okay it's yeah 33 kilos
it's very heavy so if you're going to be folding it up it's probably just for that odd time that
you need to transport it it's not something I'd want to be doing daily not with 33 kilos It'll
Get Fit lifting this thing up especially if you have to go up fly to stairs and you fold it up
or even if you don't it's a heavy bike so that's the downside to it the other for me is the screen
this is very minor thing nitpicking here really is it's a little dull and direct sunlight sure
I can still read it but I just wish it was a bit brighter there so I could see it a little clearer
now the braking performance they're a brand that I don't really recognize Mt or XD I think is a
brand that mt800 or something it is just off the top of my head performs well good bite with those
uh brake pads on the disc there 160 millimeter the front shock from easing the forego model
does work well and we've got 50 millimeters of travel and I think it's sufficient enough you
can lock it out too if you want and it seems a reasonably good quality not bad the plastic
mud guards are okay the lights are good nothing rattles the frame finish everything and we even
get a bike rack to included with it seats very comfortable everything just seems to check out
with this bike apart from the weight of course and the screen that is it so well done a skewed
I think this is their best and highest quality model yet from them out of all the other models
that I have reviewed and covered in the channel so thank you so much for watching this review