today we're checking out the Cobra electric scooter from Falcon pev stylish
comfortable seated and powerful let's check it out I'm Ben from authentech, and
huge thanks to those guys at Falcon for sponsoring today's video starting with a
quick unboxing it was shipped right to my front door and honestly not a lot of
assembly required which I appreciate no one's got time for that
unwrap and take everything out of the box the only two major steps are a to
attach the handlebar stem to the body just a few screws and then again it was
nice they included all the tools needed the other key step is to install the
seat onto the platform and attach the plastic cover that's basically it easy
peasy throw the scooter on the charger I
needed an adapter plug keep that in mind the power brake outputs at about 54
volts 2 amps max and they say to fully charge the battery depending on which
pack you get will take around 4 to 8 hours now consider these two things they
offer it multiple battery pack options a 7 10 or 12 amp hours version and those
offer some gnarly range I received the 10 amp hours model and was able to go
roughly 35 kilometers that's 21 miles before the battery percentage even
dropped below 99% now sure I don't think that battery percentage indicator is
super precise but to go that far on a single charge is pretty impressive and
sweet your mileage will vary but it's nice that they offer multiple battery
pack options they also offer two color options black with titanium or black
with silver I received the titanium version and it looks pretty slick
modern comfortable yet compact simplistic yet functional an electronic
horned backlit LCD dashboard with speed odometer and more clean at cable
management padded seat cushion adjustable rear suspension system
high-quality kickstand front and rear 160 millimeter disc brakes nice and
solid braking power 12 and 1/2 inch inflatable tires with great traction
integrated LED headlights which by the way just look super sweet when riding
around and they help let your path for nighttime riding it's a nice safety and
convenience feature and then you've got to check out this awesome and hilarious
feature the e-scooter comes with not only a key for physical ignition but
also a remote control fob so with the press of a button you can lock into
armed the security system if anyone walks up and gets the sneaky idea of
snatching your scooter the alarm will sound alerting everyone nearby and it
also locks up the rear motor making it a much less desirable steal I've got to
say this is a first for me in all the years of testing electric scooters I
kind of like it and on that note let's talk about the motor in the rear wheel
is a 48 volt 250 watt brushless hub motor they even state it can reach a
peak of 500 watts of power now there's a few things to discuss first the top
speed is limited at fifteen and a half miles per hour or 25 kilometers an hour
this is definitely a compliance issue now on one hand the speed isn't that bad
it's still pretty zippy it's fast off the line and it could definitely be a
great commuter vehicle for a lot of people out there moving you from point A
to point B and a lot faster time than walking jogging maybe you in a taxi or
other East scooters out there and let me say there's a lot of torque and power
potential in that motor we drove up some steep hills and cruised off-roading and
conquer those just fine again a lot of potential I'm just a little bomb that it
couldn't get a little bit faster in speed say 20 miles per hour
it's not a deal-breaker for a lot of people or young ones out there 15 is a
good mark it's still plenty fast and it could be considered a nice built-in
safety feature now moving on they say can carry a max of 220 pounds or 100
kilograms and speaking of weights the scooter itself weighs around 44 pounds
or 20 kilograms depending on your battery model so I've been riding the
Cobra all around for a couple of weeks now and it's been a lot of fun
it's very nimble lightweight feeling with a tight cornering abilities there's
precision in the throttle for high or low speeds it could be a great vehicle
for the last mile or urban commuters or downtown grocery and the errant runs
again lots of torque and power in that rear motor the learning curve is super
easy just about anyone could hop on and drive there's high enough ground
clearance without scraping the bottom yet comfortable riding platform for your
feet quick and easy to mount and dismount there's been just a couple of
small wishlist items I thought of throughout my testing first when we rode
one-handed the left handlebar was shaking a little bit
and I'm not sure if this is a simple alignment issue or maybe just a result
of that asymmetrical front fork design thankfully it's not bad at all and you
can't even feel it when both hands are on the handlebars secondly I also
initially had this wish idea of having a folding design the concept of folding
this ease scooter tossing it into my car taking it down to the park or city or
along trails go cruising for days sounds super fun yet slightly impossible since
it can't really fit inside my cart well then I saw Cobra is purposefully and
quote unashamedly non foldable they say by removing this feature it solves a lot
of issues with folding scooters being worn out at that folding joint and it
reduces maintenance issues down the road well I have to give it to them on this
one as there's some merit to what they're talking about a
of my folding scooters over the years they definitely loosen up right at that
folding joint and if only someone could invent the perfect folding solution well
then we'd have the best of both worlds there you have it that's the Cobra
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