Great review and thorough demo!Friendly piece of advice for riding fat tire bikes in Arizona desert terrain (sand, rocks, cactus): Air down to 7-10psi (trailer, too). No bounce, less worry about picking your line, just float. Put Tannus Armour liners in there, and you won’t get cactus flats either
Thanks for the comment and suggestion! Do you feel that airing down to 7-10psi (trailer, too) would sustain the weights being transported in this film? We admittedly did not verify the tire air pressures prior or after this film. Really good mention there, thank you. - Forest
As an avid Fat Bike rider, there have been others mentioning the lower tire pressure, but also, use pedal assist vs the throttle. Mountain biking is not motorbiking, timing and balance requires pedaling to navigate technical trails, meaning you also have to stand up better handling obstacles and corners. Great video though! keep it up 🍻
Thanks for the comment and suggestion! The BAKCOU too has the walk assist mode. We admit that we were not entirely familiar with its usage at the time of this film, but then again we imagine there are quite a few others like us who would simply "hop on and send it". Appreciate ya!
Great review fellas. I wonder if the results would have been better with a two-wheel trailer? I know the trails may have not allowed it. Still, awesome applications when you know how/where to use an e-bike.
Hi Craig. We very much agree. Each of the (2) two-wheel trailers from BAKCOU offer a 150-200# load capacity, which is significantly higher than the 90# load capacity of their single-wheel trailer. Not only do they offer additional load carrying capacity, but they also offer added stability. If the trail permits their usage, these e-Bikes are incredible. - Forest
I agree. The single wheel looks nice, but you have proven how unstable it can become with heavy weight & rough terrain. Have used my 2 wheel trailer (20x 4 tires) for 5 years of year hunting over hills, rocks & dry and wet conditions. Air on trailer set at 6 to 8. Trailer will bounce with lite or no cargo, & flip at times I’ve uneven terrain but never caused bike to lay down. Loaded with whole deer slow and steady works best. Thanks for the review.
You dont mention what distances you were able to go under the two load conditions. I'm curious how far that first hill was and what elevation gain you saw, and how far the bike went with the trailer loaded before it died.
I had a quietkat apex 1000 with the two wheel cart, it hauled a full white tail plus me (190 lbs) like it was nothing. Also put my 260lb dad on the cart and pulled him around but you could feel it.
any chance you guys can do a review for the best "non hunting" branded eBike? Seems like hunting branded bikes are so much more expensive than the non hunting branded.
Thanks for the question! The increased cost of a hunting-branded eBike is likely due to the higher quality components (i.e. drive motors, rim strength, quality of battery even perhaps to name a few). Even within the spectrum of a hunting-branded eBike there is a vast spread with concern to cost, which is also due to the components themselves and sometimes suspension complexity. Perhaps we could look at doing a review of various "entry level" hunting-branded eBikes, and we certainly will consider it, but a non-hunting eBike simply wouldn't cut it in the backcountry. Hope this helps! - Forest
Hi Paul. What you hear in the video is a fair representation of the electric motor when in use under a heavy load, and with minimal pedaling being applied by the rider. - Forest
finally a review of someone loading a single track trailer lol
A weighted single track trailer definitely changes the way the bike handles !
Great review and thorough demo!Friendly piece of advice for riding fat tire bikes in Arizona desert terrain (sand, rocks, cactus): Air down to 7-10psi (trailer, too). No bounce, less worry about picking your line, just float. Put Tannus Armour liners in there, and you won’t get cactus flats either
Thanks for the comment and suggestion! Do you feel that airing down to 7-10psi (trailer, too) would sustain the weights being transported in this film? We admittedly did not verify the tire air pressures prior or after this film. Really good mention there, thank you. - Forest
As an avid Fat Bike rider, there have been others mentioning the lower tire pressure, but also, use pedal assist vs the throttle. Mountain biking is not motorbiking, timing and balance requires pedaling to navigate technical trails, meaning you also have to stand up better handling obstacles and corners. Great video though! keep it up 🍻
Technical trails not sure if you had your seat lowered down but it really helps on that type trail
Yes it does, we had it pretty low, especially with weight.
Great test guys !!
I believe Quietkat had the walk assist mode which would really help out in some of these situations.
Thanks for the comment and suggestion! The BAKCOU too has the walk assist mode. We admit that we were not entirely familiar with its usage at the time of this film, but then again we imagine there are quite a few others like us who would simply "hop on and send it". Appreciate ya!
I've been searching to get this setup.. I really want a e dirt bike made for hauling some weight. Thank you for the video!!!!
Great review fellas. I wonder if the results would have been better with a two-wheel trailer? I know the trails may have not allowed it. Still, awesome applications when you know how/where to use an e-bike.
Hi Craig. We very much agree. Each of the (2) two-wheel trailers from BAKCOU offer a 150-200# load capacity, which is significantly higher than the 90# load capacity of their single-wheel trailer. Not only do they offer additional load carrying capacity, but they also offer added stability. If the trail permits their usage, these e-Bikes are incredible. - Forest
I agree. The single wheel looks nice, but you have proven how unstable it can become with heavy weight & rough terrain. Have used my 2 wheel trailer (20x 4 tires) for 5 years of year hunting over hills, rocks & dry and wet conditions. Air on trailer set at 6 to 8. Trailer will bounce with lite or no cargo, & flip at times I’ve uneven terrain but never caused bike to lay down. Loaded with whole deer slow and steady works best. Thanks for the review.
Panniers on the front to equalize weight distribution. Maybe take some air out of tires.
You dont mention what distances you were able to go under the two load conditions. I'm curious how far that first hill was and what elevation gain you saw, and how far the bike went with the trailer loaded before it died.
We made a separate video to discuss range, check it out below.
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I had a quietkat apex 1000 with the two wheel cart, it hauled a full white tail plus me (190 lbs) like it was nothing. Also put my 260lb dad on the cart and pulled him around but you could feel it.
any chance you guys can do a review for the best "non hunting" branded eBike? Seems like hunting branded bikes are so much more expensive than the non hunting branded.
Thanks for the question! The increased cost of a hunting-branded eBike is likely due to the higher quality components (i.e. drive motors, rim strength, quality of battery even perhaps to name a few). Even within the spectrum of a hunting-branded eBike there is a vast spread with concern to cost, which is also due to the components themselves and sometimes suspension complexity. Perhaps we could look at doing a review of various "entry level" hunting-branded eBikes, and we certainly will consider it, but a non-hunting eBike simply wouldn't cut it in the backcountry. Hope this helps! - Forest
depends on what your torque is on a e bike and tire's
Absolutely. There are so many variables that can contribute to an e-Bike's performance.
Is it really that noisy or is your mic that sensitive. A very loud electric motor sound.
Hi Paul. What you hear in the video is a fair representation of the electric motor when in use under a heavy load, and with minimal pedaling being applied by the rider. - Forest
Did the components get hot
The single wheel trailers seem to be that point of more hassle than its worth
Awesome!
Personally I couldn't afford any of this...
Personally, I can't either, and my boots are upset about that. -Brady
Wow. This bike will barely carry a full sized man. (275 pounds)