The Rev One: A Revolutionary E-Bike that Defies Categories

I recently had the chance to try out the Ride One Up Rev One, an e-bike that seems to occupy a unique space between bicycles and mopeds. This bike is so large and heavy that it's hard to ignore its presence, with a massive 52 volt 20 amp hour battery powering a 750 watt geared hub motor. The weight of this beast, weighing in at 93 pounds, makes it a substantial commitment for storage and parking.

One of the most notable features of the Rev One is its unique seating arrangement. The saddle is designed to be adjustable, allowing you to scooch back slightly to straighten your legs more comfortably. However, this means that you'll have to lean over more to reach the handlebars, which can be a bit of a compromise. While there isn't a perfect solution to this problem, Ride One Up claims that it's possible to fit two people on this seat, although I wasn't able to test this claim personally.

The Rev One comes with a range of features that set it apart from more traditional e-bikes. For example, the bike has a couple of different speed options, including an off-road class 3 mode that allows for speeds of over 30 miles per hour. This is one reason why I've had so much fun riding this bike - the ability to zip along at high speeds is exhilarating, and the bike's massive battery ensures that you'll have plenty of power when you need it.

One of the most interesting aspects of the Rev One is its relationship with traditional bike lanes. While the bike is designed for comfort and speed, its large size and powerful motor make it look more like a motorcycle than an e-bike. This means that even if you're riding slowly, you'll still be visible to drivers in the vehicle lane - which can be a bit disorienting at times.

Ride One Up advertises the Rev One as a Class 2 e-bike, with speeds of up to 20 miles per hour. However, this is somewhat misleading, given its ability to reach speeds of over 30 miles per hour in class 3 mode. The bike's top speed is also limited by local regulations and safety considerations.

The Rev One comes with a range of features that are typically found on higher-end e-bikes. For example, the handlebars include a USB port, multiple lights, and a display screen that shows you your speed, battery level, and other vital information. The display screen is particularly impressive, offering a range of data and options that make it easy to customize your ride.

The Rev One also features full suspension, which makes for a much more comfortable ride than a traditional hardtail e-bike. This means that even on rough terrain, the bike will absorb bumps and shocks, making it ideal for commuting or longer rides.

One of the most interesting aspects of the Rev One is its pricing. At $2,400, this bike is certainly not cheap - but Ride One Up claims that you're getting more than just a standard e-bike with this purchase. The Rev One comes in two colors: graphite gray and moss green, and there's also a hardtail variant available for $1,900.

For my money, I'd recommend splurging on the full suspension model of the Rev One. While it may be an investment, I think the extra cost is well worth it - especially if you're already committed to spending upwards of two grand on an e-bike. With its massive battery, comfortable suspension, and impressive display screen, this bike offers a level of quality and features that's hard to match in other e-bikes.

All Things Considered: While I've had a blast riding the Rev One, there are certainly some practical considerations to take into account. For example, the bike is so large and heavy that it's difficult to store inside an apartment - although Ride One Up does offer tips for finding space to park and charge this massive unit.

Another consideration is the potential for people to ride off with the Rev One if they can't be bothered to pedal. While I'm confident in my own ability to use the bike responsibly, I do worry that someone might try to make off with it - especially if it's parked outside and there are no visible locks or chains on display.

Finally, there's the issue of visibility while riding this bike. With its massive size and powerful motor, the Rev One is certainly more noticeable than a traditional e-bike - although it still blends in somewhat with other vehicles on the road. This can make it difficult to ride safely in certain conditions, especially if you're not used to seeing bikes like this on the road.

In conclusion, I had an absolute blast riding the Ride One Up Rev One. With its massive battery, comfortable suspension, and impressive display screen, this bike offers a level of quality and features that's hard to match in other e-bikes. While there are certainly some practical considerations to take into account, I think the benefits of this bike far outweigh the drawbacks - especially if you're willing to splurge on the full suspension model.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis awesome monster of a bike is the Rev one from ride one up it's an electric bike that's designed to look more like a moped it features front and rear suspension along with a very large and comfortable seat to make riding feel smooth and this bike is just as powerful as you'd expect reaching speeds of over 30 miles per hour the Rev one is a super fun ride but it isn't super practical for everyday use let me tell you why the Rev one is a really fun bike with a ton of cool features it has both front and rear lights that turn on when the battery is engaged and you do that by pressing the power button on the bottom of the left handlebar that rear light even illuminates brighter when either of the brakes are pressed that front light can also be brighter by pressing the same power button from there you can then toggle the lights beam up and down using this switch over on the right side handlebar under that toggle is another switch that controls the turning signals placed at the front and rear of the bike beside the front headlight and part of the rear tail light are two horizontal yellow blinking lights that can be activated by pressing this switch either left or right I haven't tested an e-bike with turning signals so this is pretty unique in my experience under that switch is a horn button that is really loud back on the left handlebar hidden underneath the power button is a secret USB port while the battery is on pressing the M button will push power to this port and let you charge a device this is super useful for those who have a phone mount and want to use Google Maps or Pokemon go while riding ride one up sent me their standard phone mount that kind of vice grips your phone into position and while my phone does feel secure in this the worry wart in me wishes something was holding the top of my phone as well ride one Up's phone mount runs for twenty four dollars now let's talk about that gorgeous two-tone LCD display this is probably the nicest looking display I've seen on an e-bike you turn it on by holding down the power button on the handlebar's left side the large number in the middle is your current speed and the left side shows your current pedal assist you can adjust those by pressing the plus and minus buttons above the power button holding down the minus button will enable the bike's walk mode which helps Propel the bike uphills if you're not riding it under the current speed is a distance section which automatically toggles between an odometer and your trip length next to that is a speed section which toggles between your ride's average and Max speeds the top right corner shows remaining battery this rev1 unit is the full suspension option so it features front and rear suspension 24 by 4 inch e-moped Fat Tires it also comes with front and rear fenders and a kickstand ride run up also sells a separate 100 storage cage that fits into the center gap of the bike this is useful for carrying extra stuff with you since you can't attach a standard bicycle rear rack to the Rev one it attaches to these four screws located on top of the motor these screws are also positioned so that you can fit other accessories like a water bottle holder the biggest question about this bike is how should you ride it the Rev one is a single Gear e-bike with five levels of pedal assist a while back my co-worker Logan reviewed segway's c80 e moped where he figured that the inclusion of pedals allowed the c80 to not require similar restrictions to a gas powered moped and I think that's what's happening here I don't find the pedals on the Rev one very comfortable to use my legs can't extend far enough for me to actually get much power out of them and as a result pedaling feels like I'm riding a bike meant for a kid or one that's too small for me but I know it's not an issue with the bike's frame size because the height range on the Rev one is five foot two to six foot four and I'm six feet exactly with that said I'm glad that the Rev one comes with a throttle and that's pretty much what I use exclusively when riding this bike by twisting the right side handlebar the throttle is engaged and takes off quite smoothly and suddenly so in that regard I'm pretty much treating this bike like a moped however I find the pedals position my feet a little too far back so I'm not as comfortable as I could be if my feet were more forward the bike seat is a special Cafe style saddle so you can scooch back in order to straighten your legs more but then you'll have to lean over more to reach the handlebars there isn't a perfect option I haven't tried it myself but you might even be able to fit two people on this seat just keep in mind that ride one up says this bike's max weight load is 400 pounds All Things Considered even though I don't use the pedals that much they're a nice backup if the battery runs out however pedaling this is kind of rough since you probably won't be able to use the full force of your legs and the bike is so heavy whether you're pedaling and using the assist or just relying on the throttle the bike has a couple different speed options ride one up shifts the Rev one pre-programmed as a Class 2 e-bike allowing for speeds of up to 20 miles per hour however the bike has an off-road class 3 mode that is enabled through the display and unlock speeds of over 30 miles per hour this is one of the reasons this bike is so fun to ride this bike is huge and so is that battery the Rev one has a massive 52 volt 20 amp hour battery powering a 750 watt geared Hub buffang motor ride one up advertises that this will get you around 30 to 60 miles on a single charge but the range varies based on how much assist you're using in my case this is the longest running battery I've experienced while riding since I don't normally use the throttle as often as I do with the Rev one but it's not surprising since this is also the biggest and heaviest e-bike battery I've spent time with you charge that battery by flipping up this cap on the side and plugging it in on the other side is the keyhole to unlock the battery from the bike the and you can slide off this huge unit if you want to charge it elsewhere or store it separately near the front of that side is a battery level indicator foreign the Rev one sits in a weird Middle Ground between bike and moped it weighs 93 pounds which is very heavy if you live in a tiny walk up like me and you have to store your bike inside your apartment this is a tough sell with the amount of space this guy took up while I made this review it probably owes me a month's worth of rent however since it is technically still a bicycle with pedals you can't just leave it outside without chaining it to something a standard moped won't work without the key in the ignition so you have more options on where to park it but someone could just pedal away with the Rev one whether the battery is attached or not the size also makes locking it to standard bike stands a bit more Awkward since it won't fit everywhere and takes up so much space on top of that the speed you can achieve on this thing almost makes using bike Lanes feel unwanted since you're moving so fast to them even if you were riding slowly the bike still looks like a motorcycle which should be on the road with the cars and this all gets accentuated since pedaling this bike is uncomfortable and I prefer to just use the throttle everywhere I go this leads to a funny visual where I try to ride Main in the vehicle Lane but I can only go around 30 miles an hour yet I'm riding something that looks like it should be as fast as a motorcycle now let's talk about pricing the Rev one retails for twenty four hundred dollars which is around the higher end of standard e-bikes but I feel like you're getting more than standard features with this bike it comes in the graphite gray I have or a moss green option as mentioned before my model has full suspension but ride one up also sells a hardtail variant that one retails for nineteen hundred dollars and doesn't have the rear suspension it also has slightly different tires and a slightly smaller battery I personally feel if you're already thinking of dropping 2 Grand on an e-bike they use Splurge a bit and get the full suspension model I've had a ton of fun riding around on the Rev one and reaching speeds I've never hit on a bike or e-bike before it has a ton of cool features in that handlebar including the USB port all the different lights and that gorgeous display screen it's hard to compare this to a typical e-bike since it's so much closer to an electric moped but even then it falls short of some of the features you'd expect from something in that category I'm very happy I got to try this thing out and had a lot of fun zooming around but I don't know how practical it actually is if you're interested in more e-bike coverage there's a playlist full of it and it's somewhere on the screen right now thanks so much for watchingthis awesome monster of a bike is the Rev one from ride one up it's an electric bike that's designed to look more like a moped it features front and rear suspension along with a very large and comfortable seat to make riding feel smooth and this bike is just as powerful as you'd expect reaching speeds of over 30 miles per hour the Rev one is a super fun ride but it isn't super practical for everyday use let me tell you why the Rev one is a really fun bike with a ton of cool features it has both front and rear lights that turn on when the battery is engaged and you do that by pressing the power button on the bottom of the left handlebar that rear light even illuminates brighter when either of the brakes are pressed that front light can also be brighter by pressing the same power button from there you can then toggle the lights beam up and down using this switch over on the right side handlebar under that toggle is another switch that controls the turning signals placed at the front and rear of the bike beside the front headlight and part of the rear tail light are two horizontal yellow blinking lights that can be activated by pressing this switch either left or right I haven't tested an e-bike with turning signals so this is pretty unique in my experience under that switch is a horn button that is really loud back on the left handlebar hidden underneath the power button is a secret USB port while the battery is on pressing the M button will push power to this port and let you charge a device this is super useful for those who have a phone mount and want to use Google Maps or Pokemon go while riding ride one up sent me their standard phone mount that kind of vice grips your phone into position and while my phone does feel secure in this the worry wart in me wishes something was holding the top of my phone as well ride one Up's phone mount runs for twenty four dollars now let's talk about that gorgeous two-tone LCD display this is probably the nicest looking display I've seen on an e-bike you turn it on by holding down the power button on the handlebar's left side the large number in the middle is your current speed and the left side shows your current pedal assist you can adjust those by pressing the plus and minus buttons above the power button holding down the minus button will enable the bike's walk mode which helps Propel the bike uphills if you're not riding it under the current speed is a distance section which automatically toggles between an odometer and your trip length next to that is a speed section which toggles between your ride's average and Max speeds the top right corner shows remaining battery this rev1 unit is the full suspension option so it features front and rear suspension 24 by 4 inch e-moped Fat Tires it also comes with front and rear fenders and a kickstand ride run up also sells a separate 100 storage cage that fits into the center gap of the bike this is useful for carrying extra stuff with you since you can't attach a standard bicycle rear rack to the Rev one it attaches to these four screws located on top of the motor these screws are also positioned so that you can fit other accessories like a water bottle holder the biggest question about this bike is how should you ride it the Rev one is a single Gear e-bike with five levels of pedal assist a while back my co-worker Logan reviewed segway's c80 e moped where he figured that the inclusion of pedals allowed the c80 to not require similar restrictions to a gas powered moped and I think that's what's happening here I don't find the pedals on the Rev one very comfortable to use my legs can't extend far enough for me to actually get much power out of them and as a result pedaling feels like I'm riding a bike meant for a kid or one that's too small for me but I know it's not an issue with the bike's frame size because the height range on the Rev one is five foot two to six foot four and I'm six feet exactly with that said I'm glad that the Rev one comes with a throttle and that's pretty much what I use exclusively when riding this bike by twisting the right side handlebar the throttle is engaged and takes off quite smoothly and suddenly so in that regard I'm pretty much treating this bike like a moped however I find the pedals position my feet a little too far back so I'm not as comfortable as I could be if my feet were more forward the bike seat is a special Cafe style saddle so you can scooch back in order to straighten your legs more but then you'll have to lean over more to reach the handlebars there isn't a perfect option I haven't tried it myself but you might even be able to fit two people on this seat just keep in mind that ride one up says this bike's max weight load is 400 pounds All Things Considered even though I don't use the pedals that much they're a nice backup if the battery runs out however pedaling this is kind of rough since you probably won't be able to use the full force of your legs and the bike is so heavy whether you're pedaling and using the assist or just relying on the throttle the bike has a couple different speed options ride one up shifts the Rev one pre-programmed as a Class 2 e-bike allowing for speeds of up to 20 miles per hour however the bike has an off-road class 3 mode that is enabled through the display and unlock speeds of over 30 miles per hour this is one of the reasons this bike is so fun to ride this bike is huge and so is that battery the Rev one has a massive 52 volt 20 amp hour battery powering a 750 watt geared Hub buffang motor ride one up advertises that this will get you around 30 to 60 miles on a single charge but the range varies based on how much assist you're using in my case this is the longest running battery I've experienced while riding since I don't normally use the throttle as often as I do with the Rev one but it's not surprising since this is also the biggest and heaviest e-bike battery I've spent time with you charge that battery by flipping up this cap on the side and plugging it in on the other side is the keyhole to unlock the battery from the bike the and you can slide off this huge unit if you want to charge it elsewhere or store it separately near the front of that side is a battery level indicator foreign the Rev one sits in a weird Middle Ground between bike and moped it weighs 93 pounds which is very heavy if you live in a tiny walk up like me and you have to store your bike inside your apartment this is a tough sell with the amount of space this guy took up while I made this review it probably owes me a month's worth of rent however since it is technically still a bicycle with pedals you can't just leave it outside without chaining it to something a standard moped won't work without the key in the ignition so you have more options on where to park it but someone could just pedal away with the Rev one whether the battery is attached or not the size also makes locking it to standard bike stands a bit more Awkward since it won't fit everywhere and takes up so much space on top of that the speed you can achieve on this thing almost makes using bike Lanes feel unwanted since you're moving so fast to them even if you were riding slowly the bike still looks like a motorcycle which should be on the road with the cars and this all gets accentuated since pedaling this bike is uncomfortable and I prefer to just use the throttle everywhere I go this leads to a funny visual where I try to ride Main in the vehicle Lane but I can only go around 30 miles an hour yet I'm riding something that looks like it should be as fast as a motorcycle now let's talk about pricing the Rev one retails for twenty four hundred dollars which is around the higher end of standard e-bikes but I feel like you're getting more than standard features with this bike it comes in the graphite gray I have or a moss green option as mentioned before my model has full suspension but ride one up also sells a hardtail variant that one retails for nineteen hundred dollars and doesn't have the rear suspension it also has slightly different tires and a slightly smaller battery I personally feel if you're already thinking of dropping 2 Grand on an e-bike they use Splurge a bit and get the full suspension model I've had a ton of fun riding around on the Rev one and reaching speeds I've never hit on a bike or e-bike before it has a ton of cool features in that handlebar including the USB port all the different lights and that gorgeous display screen it's hard to compare this to a typical e-bike since it's so much closer to an electric moped but even then it falls short of some of the features you'd expect from something in that category I'm very happy I got to try this thing out and had a lot of fun zooming around but I don't know how practical it actually is if you're interested in more e-bike coverage there's a playlist full of it and it's somewhere on the screen right now thanks so much for watching\n"