If you live or hunt on flat terrain, you can do a lot with just a regular mountain bike. But for hilly terrain, seems like the electric bike would really shine. The best place for a lights is on your helmet. When you go over small hills on asphalt, an automobile driver can see you much more quickly the higher your lights are. Having two sets of lights, one on your helmet and one on your bike can make for safer travel on public roads. A lot of cyclist here also use flashing beacons to be seen because they are so much more visible and use less battery.
5-10-23 Illinois Hi Sue, I had to laugh ha ha ha ha when you said need el. bike for the "older folks" meaning you guys ha ha ha. Hey girl I wish I was your age !! Have fun 👍👍🚲🚲
Diversity on this channel is wonderful. Thanks for sharing this treat. My like 👍 is in. Happy subscriber 😊! Wow, 21 mph, then 28 mph with pedal assistance. 😂
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My brother&wife have electric bikes and they do 50 miles on them, my sister uses hers for pootling around town. I’ve still got a manual MTB but I’ll definitely be getting an electric one when I get older. Great for camping too, drive out to a trail and whizz around. They do a full suspension version with fat tyres which might be more suitable for your land, not bad on price either.
Ebikes are super useful and fun. Ive evolved into a dual wheel drive fat tire bike(heavy loads)... I will never fish/hunt or travel offroad again with out it :) When people say it reduces exercise- It dramatically increases your range, if you assist it. And the first time you break down- OH youll get exercise! lol The primary reason I now use 2 independent front/rear systems.
Looks like your neighbor was kind of impressed with the bike. That bike would definitely be cheaper to operate than my Ford F-150. The worst aspect of any bike or motorcycle are the inattentive drivers who are texting while driving and never notice what’s going on around them until it’s too late. The positives far outweigh the negatives.
Nice bike! However keep the battery and charger out in a shed…a shed you don’t mind losing to fire. Damn things are not ironed out yet. 76 fires in NYC attributed to E bikes..they are this year!
Personally I like it,,,the quality has definitely improved of the last few years,,,especially the batteries....only thing missing is some camouflage on that thing lol...🤓🐄
I was honestly skeptical for a long time. I had seen them on TH-cam, but erik kept insisting he wanted one for hunting, and when he's worked a long day and he's tired, hiking far out back isn't very appealing. This really throws the animals off you too, the turkeys could care less, they walk right past me and ignore me flying by them. It's a bit sketchy going across fields (don't want to hit the wrong bump) but it's soooo much better than running back and forth on foot!
@@This1LifeWeLive another good thing about it,,,if there's an emergency at the house god forbid of course,,,will definitely come in handy..js,,seconds count..
3:04 I’ve never seen a “cable operated disc brake”, what’s he on about? Disc brakes are all hydraulic. Unless he’s thinking of road bikes, but nobody has used rim pads on a MTB for 10 years. I’m not sure I’d worry too much about a chain breaking either, nobody is pedalling hard up hills on these things, that’s for teenagers
@@ruralridez6165 I've got a really cheap Boardman and it's got hydraulic brakes? You are right though, they apparently do exist, I've just never seen them in the UK
Mixed feelings on these. First, they're cool, very cool, but - and your neighbor mentioned this right off the bat - they kind of defeat the purpose of bikes. To me, the whole point of a mountain/off road type of bike is for the exercise. They are very cool, though.
@@This1LifeWeLive Scorpa Trials Quad prototype Never marketed, for 15 years and theres a market since, in WD elec & top fun-secure (probably top efficient on snow with caterpilar).
Susan, this might get my fat fanny out of the house and moving around some. I can't walk without a pair of crutches yet think this is a easy way for me to go the mile or so to get my mail or just a fresh breath of air... and exercise my dog who is ... well he does have a shape, a very round shape as he knows where every treat on this homestead is at... looking really good young lady... and hubby hasn't lost any weight so maybe your doing more home cooked pasta meals/LOL and who can pass on good meat loaf
Ebikes will take away what's left that's good about hunting: getting out in the woods under your own steam and hiking around, actually studying where the deer are and putting yourself in the best position to get one. I see ebikes as another example of pure laziness.
Well when you are on your feet all day and get home at 5:30 and dont have 20 minutes to walk out back the bike will be nice to have to get you to your blind in 5 minutes. with the time change in the fall it gets dark very early.
TH-cam hasn't been paying like they used to. at the moment I put about 12-15 hours into editing a video (not including shooting it), but am lucky if I make $30 on that video. That's about $2/hr pay, hardly worth doing when there are so many other things needing to be done. However, I feel continuing to do videos adds valuable feedback and advice I wouldn't normally receive with farming (since we ARE a first gen farm and have no one to get advice or help from). And I would like to document the growth of the christmas tree farm from the beginning since we were unable to do that when we started this farm 10 years ago and didn't have internet. While I don't receive money for any product I show, I only accept products that I would normally be interested in buying, and therefore it saves me from spending that money. There have only been a handful of products I accepted and ended up not liking. One was a game camera years ago. Everything else has been amazing, including the Truewerk clothing and Brunt workboots. Additionally, we have found that we buy MORE products from what we see on TH-cam than any other place. Watching what others say about certain items or certain brands affects what we decide to buy. That's how we ended up buying a 10 wheel hayrake with a kicker wheel. It wasn't because the guys at new holland told us about it, it was from watching TH-cam Videos and listening to what others had to say about it. So yes, while product demo videos are not everyone's favorite thing to watch, not everyone likes watching repair videos either, and I also do those as well ;)
If you live or hunt on flat terrain, you can do a lot with just a regular mountain bike. But for hilly terrain, seems like the electric bike would really shine. The best place for a lights is on your helmet. When you go over small hills on asphalt, an automobile driver can see you much more quickly the higher your lights are. Having two sets of lights, one on your helmet and one on your bike can make for safer travel on public roads. A lot of cyclist here also use flashing beacons to be seen because they are so much more visible and use less battery.
Thank you both for the review on the bike!!
Looks like so much fun to ride in the field 🤩 Thank you for the review! Glad to see our HovRanger can help you in so many ways
She was going so fast it was hard to keep up with the drone.
@@ruralridez6165 Next video title: even faster than a drone!🤣🤣
5-10-23 Illinois Hi Sue, I had to laugh ha ha ha ha when you said need el. bike for the "older folks" meaning you guys ha ha ha. Hey girl I wish I was your age !! Have fun 👍👍🚲🚲
Great stuff Suzanne and Erik,great review, cool bike, very very nice💯👌👍🙏🙂
Diversity on this channel is wonderful. Thanks for sharing this treat. My like 👍 is in. Happy subscriber 😊! Wow, 21 mph, then 28 mph with pedal assistance. 😂
It looks good, but I use a golf cart so my dog can jump on, and he can run along side on a leash.
I need one! COOL!!!
They are a great option if you are worried about being tired on the way home, or just want to buzz out to the back 40 quick 😊
I wonder if this could drag a deer out of the woods??? What would YOU use it for?
Check them out here: www.hovsco.com/?ref=WTFarmGirlVideos
****Save $100 using discount code "farmgirl"
My brother&wife have electric bikes and they do 50 miles on them, my sister uses hers for pootling around town. I’ve still got a manual MTB but I’ll definitely be getting an electric one when I get older. Great for camping too, drive out to a trail and whizz around. They do a full suspension version with fat tyres which might be more suitable for your land, not bad on price either.
If you want a commuter non electric bike look at the SE fast ripper. I love it for paved trails. I have a Trek EX8 for the off road single tracks.
@@ruralridez6165 That Trek EX8 is really nice
Ebikes are super useful and fun. Ive evolved into a dual wheel drive fat tire bike(heavy loads)... I will never fish/hunt or travel offroad again with out it :) When people say it reduces exercise- It dramatically increases your range, if you assist it. And the first time you break down- OH youll get exercise! lol The primary reason I now use 2 independent front/rear systems.
I've used it to run back and forth to check the hayfields . . . doing hay more exercise is the LAST thing I want, lol!
Love mine
Do you use it for hunting??
@@This1LifeWeLive hunting, checking trail cameras, trimming fallen trees...etc.
@@FarmallFanatic nice!
I like riding my bicycle it keeps me in shape I always do 18 miles
Fun bike I think Earen needs one too.
Cool bike
Looks like your neighbor was kind of impressed with the bike. That bike would definitely be cheaper to operate than my Ford F-150.
The worst aspect of any bike or motorcycle are the inattentive drivers who are texting while driving and never notice what’s going on around them until it’s too late.
The positives far outweigh the negatives.
Nice bike!
However keep the battery and charger out in a shed…a shed you don’t mind losing to fire.
Damn things are not ironed out yet. 76 fires in NYC attributed to E bikes..they are this year!
ohh wow. do you remember when them balance boards were catching fire and they wouldnt let them on airplanes.
@@ruralridez6165
Yup I do.
Thankyou for the tip!
Personally I like it,,,the quality has definitely improved of the last few years,,,especially the batteries....only thing missing is some camouflage on that thing lol...🤓🐄
I was honestly skeptical for a long time. I had seen them on TH-cam, but erik kept insisting he wanted one for hunting, and when he's worked a long day and he's tired, hiking far out back isn't very appealing. This really throws the animals off you too, the turkeys could care less, they walk right past me and ignore me flying by them. It's a bit sketchy going across fields (don't want to hit the wrong bump) but it's soooo much better than running back and forth on foot!
@@This1LifeWeLive another good thing about it,,,if there's an emergency at the house god forbid of course,,,will definitely come in handy..js,,seconds count..
Nice vid! Helen wheels!
Fenders first for driving through puddles. For the cost of gas for cars the electric bike could be the answer.
Certainly if you don't have far to go!
we have fenders and are definetly going to put them on especially for off roading.
3:04 I’ve never seen a “cable operated disc brake”, what’s he on about? Disc brakes are all hydraulic. Unless he’s thinking of road bikes, but nobody has used rim pads on a MTB for 10 years. I’m not sure I’d worry too much about a chain breaking either, nobody is pedalling hard up hills on these things, that’s for teenagers
the cheap mountain bikes use a cable pull disk break. My trek EX8 has hydrolic disk.
@@ruralridez6165 I've got a really cheap Boardman and it's got hydraulic brakes? You are right though, they apparently do exist, I've just never seen them in the UK
I ve used my e bike for 8000 miles around ohio bike trails and roads. If you use them its worth the $$
Oh wow! That's a lot of miles!
wow 8000 miles thats alot of riding. how is the battery holding up?
Mixed feelings on these. First, they're cool, very cool, but - and your neighbor mentioned this right off the bat - they kind of defeat the purpose of bikes. To me, the whole point of a mountain/off road type of bike is for the exercise. They are very cool, though.
For sure! And certainly for biking to the ice cream store 😂. But it's a good option for quick errands!
Ultralight 4WD quad
top secure-efficient, but $$$
( Wesll Prototype Leaning Vehicle on YT).
As far as costs goes, they are on the lower end of engine powered vehicles 😉
@@This1LifeWeLive
Scorpa Trials Quad prototype
Never marketed, for 15 years
and theres a market since, in WD elec
& top fun-secure (probably top efficient on snow with caterpilar).
Susan, this might get my fat fanny out of the house and moving around some. I can't walk without a pair of crutches yet think this is a easy way for me to go the mile or so to get my mail or just a fresh breath of air... and exercise my dog who is ... well he does have a shape, a very round shape as he knows where every treat on this homestead is at... looking really good young lady... and hubby hasn't lost any weight so maybe your doing more home cooked pasta meals/LOL and who can pass on good meat loaf
It's a good option with the pedal assist to allow you some work but less pressure on your joints ❤
I love how they try to justify buying themselves a toy lol
It's ok to have fun.
Not WTFG. More Ad.
Ebikes will take away what's left that's good about hunting: getting out in the woods under your own steam and hiking around, actually studying where the deer are and putting yourself in the best position to get one. I see ebikes as another example of pure laziness.
Well when you are on your feet all day and get home at 5:30 and dont have 20 minutes to walk out back the bike will be nice to have to get you to your blind in 5 minutes. with the time change in the fall it gets dark very early.
@@ruralridez6165 Why would anyone go out that late...at dusk???
@@andyrobinson339 if you can make it to your blind 30min before last light every hunter knows that's when the deer come out to play.
So now you are marking money doing Commercials for products? Boring!
TH-cam hasn't been paying like they used to. at the moment I put about 12-15 hours into editing a video (not including shooting it), but am lucky if I make $30 on that video. That's about $2/hr pay, hardly worth doing when there are so many other things needing to be done.
However, I feel continuing to do videos adds valuable feedback and advice I wouldn't normally receive with farming (since we ARE a first gen farm and have no one to get advice or help from). And I would like to document the growth of the christmas tree farm from the beginning since we were unable to do that when we started this farm 10 years ago and didn't have internet.
While I don't receive money for any product I show, I only accept products that I would normally be interested in buying, and therefore it saves me from spending that money. There have only been a handful of products I accepted and ended up not liking. One was a game camera years ago. Everything else has been amazing, including the Truewerk clothing and Brunt workboots.
Additionally, we have found that we buy MORE products from what we see on TH-cam than any other place. Watching what others say about certain items or certain brands affects what we decide to buy. That's how we ended up buying a 10 wheel hayrake with a kicker wheel. It wasn't because the guys at new holland told us about it, it was from watching TH-cam Videos and listening to what others had to say about it.
So yes, while product demo videos are not everyone's favorite thing to watch, not everyone likes watching repair videos either, and I also do those as well ;)
Tires to small !!!!
They do make fat tire verions too!