Read the messages before: they have a reputation as being unreliable.I feel better about delaying my VanMoof purchase for this long. Might be time to buy now.
Why would this function be any different.
Read the messages before: they have a reputation as being unreliable.I feel better about delaying my VanMoof purchase for this long. Might be time to buy now.
And the battery would last how long ?
Vanmoof bikes already have a gps with cellular functionality built into them. Even the old smart bike, which wasn’t an electric bike, had that built in. That’s the one i have.And the battery would last how long ?
I was thing about getting a van moof bike, why are you going a different way?I’ve owned two van moof bikes. Next time I’m going a different way, “find my” or not.
I was thing about getting a van moof bike, why are you going a different way?
If only the Van Moof's weren't so damn heavy.
I really like the name, VanMoof. I'd probably drop $2k just so I could tell my friends that I ride something called a VanMoof
Hard to have one without the other, though.Volts don’t kill you. Amps do.
I had the original S, and the second version. Neither was an e-bike. The second version (which I still ride) is a “smart bike,” with GPS for loss prevention, etc. One problem I’ve had with both is fit. I’m 6’3”, and I had to install stem risers on both just to get them reasonably comfortable. This caused a problem with the smart bike, because the break cables and shifter cable were too short, so I had to replace one and reroute a couple to get everything to fit.
Then the smartbike stopped charging via the USB port (in theory, riding it should be enough to keep it charged, but you’d have to ride it 20 miles a week, in my experience). To get it repaired I’d have to take it to a van moof store (and there are, I think, only two in the USA?), and I just gave up on the smart features.
It’s a very cool looking bike, but I’m planning on going with something like the Priority Current when upgrading to an e-bike in the next few months.
There's no perfect product. Also that dude is using his VanMoof troubles as a daily vlog vehicle.I was one of the people that was super excited about VanMoof. Glad never bought one.
Read the reviews posted on Google Maps and check this video too.
Yeah I'm not sure how this helps. I'm supposed to personally track down some thieves and threaten them? With my bike missing?"and will be trackable should the bike go missing"
Unless it was stolen, and then this is utterly useless because the police don't care even a little bit if you can track something with your phone. If you happen to misplace your bike for some reason... say, between the couch cushions... then this feature would work fine.
Most stolen items get sold online or pawned. Thieves rarely keep stolen items.Yeah I'm not sure how this helps. I'm supposed to personally track down some thieves and threaten them? With my bike missing?
Even the current tech is awesome, with decent sub $600 E-bikes plenty capable of doing 40-50km on battery power alone. So as long as you charge them every couple of days, your gravy.I lived a half mile up a mountain a few years back, and had some desire to get an e-bike to help with that last 7-10% grade half mile coming back from work each day... but a 45 lb bike just seemed counter-intuitive if/when that battery/motor gave out. Given the usual culprits with bikes... invariably at some point, popped tubes, the odd broken chain, derailleur tweaks, I had no real interest in fighting with a few other bits like a 'smart' gear select, etc. Buddy who got one swears by it though. Tells me he easily gets to and from work each day zipping by cars stuck in gridlock.
I'm certain these bikes will get better, but for now, a $1000 21 speed mountain bike does the job.
"and will be trackable should the bike go missing"
Unless it was stolen, and then this is utterly useless because the police don't care even a little bit if you can track something with your phone. If you happen to misplace your bike for some reason... say, between the couch cushions... then this feature would work fine.
This is the problem with the direct ship model that a few bike companies like Canyon. Your Local Bike Shop should be the one assembling and fitting the bike for you at purchase to avoid having to replace brand new cables and parts. Also, your issues are pretty common among bikes designed with integrated cables.I had the original S, and the second version. Neither was an e-bike. The second version (which I still ride) is a “smart bike,” with GPS for loss prevention, etc. One problem I’ve had with both is fit. I’m 6’3”, and I had to install stem risers on both just to get them reasonably comfortable. This caused a problem with the smart bike, because the break cables and shifter cable were too short, so I had to replace one and reroute a couple to get everything to fit.
Then the smartbike stopped charging via the USB port (in theory, riding it should be enough to keep it charged, but you’d have to ride it 20 miles a week, in my experience). To get it repaired I’d have to take it to a van moof store (and there are, I think, only two in the USA?), and I just gave up on the smart features.
It’s a very cool looking bike, but I’m planning on going with something like the Priority Current when upgrading to an e-bike in the next few months.
This is the problem with the direct ship model that a few bike companies like Canyon. Your Local Bike Shop should be the one assembling and fitting the bike for you at purchase to avoid having to replace brand new cables and parts. Also, your issues are pretty common among bikes designed with integrated cables.
I am not the guy you have referred it to, but I currently own two Vanmoof S3 bikes (black and blue). Bought also because of the design and features. I am very happy with them so far and don't regret my decision a bit.Care to elaborate? Which problems did you have? I am in the market for an e-bike and had considered Vanmoof as I like the design a lot.
After returning five of them, I eventually gave up. If the case were different - if the issues that exist in, seemingly, an overwhelming majority of the current S3 and X3 models (and I don't mean the bikes that get ridden once every few weeks for an Instagram post) weren't present, I would have had a conversation with higher-ups in the company who told me they "unfortunately could not guarantee that a bike would be received without the current issues at this time."Same here: I’ve been riding my S2 for one and a half years. It’s fine strictly as an electric bike for adults, but all the smart features are horribly buggy. They don’t lock safely. Their software constantly gets into weird in-between states. It doesn’t connect properly to iOS due to Apple’s Bluetooth power management, to the point where VanMoof tell you to rather use Android, or else the ride tracking and hands free unlock won’t work. They have an alarm that is easy to circumvent etc. etc..
And take note: S2/X2 shipped with integrated SIM cards for years, but VanMoof never got them to work for location services. There’s a map in the app that shows you where you left your bike (or nothing), but there’s no tracking even though the hardware should have been there. Telling me to just buy a new bike if I want that feature to work feels like a slap in the face right now.