Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “An Electric Mountain Bike You Need to Try: Prodigy XC”.
If you like, biking off-road over rough terrain and up and down Hills, but still want all the benefits of an electric motor, then let me tell you about ride. One UPS progeny XC e-bike. This is a really great front. Suspension mountain bike that packs a powerful motor to help. You really take advantage of the outdoors, and I mean just look at this awesome color. The Prodigy XC is a class 3 electric bike. That means it’s a pedal assist bike with a maximum speed of 28 miles per hour.
It does not have a throttle, so you need to Pedal the bicycle in order to get any additional assistance. It also means that in some states you aren’t allowed to ride this bike at full speed on standard bike paths, so make sure you check your local regulations before you challenge someone to a race. The XC, in its name, dictates what type of bike it is and the frame style, XC or cross country means it’s meant to ride nicely off-road like a typical mountain bike, and even though the top bar of the frame does dip down.
It is still a step over bike. This means you’ll need to kick your leg up and around the bike to mount it. If you’re someone who prefers a bike frame that you can swing your leg through the middle, this bar is positioned far too high to make that comfortable to do.
In those cases you might be interested in ride one Up’s progeny St or step through e-bike, but it’s not a mountain bike and that would be a whole other video ride. One up sent me The Prodigy XC to test out after I reviewed their 700 series e-bike earlier this year and I’ll put a link somewhere on the screen right now. If you want to watch that video one of my big issues with the 700 series was how large and heavy it was at 62 pounds.
So I was happy to see that the Prodigy XC weighs in at a much more manageable, 50 pounds personally. 50. Pounds is about my limit in terms of what I want to carry upstairs and store inside my walk-up apartment.
The XC is still a big boy in terms of its size, but that’s just the kind of bike it is. It is a mountain bike. After all, in fact, the bike is 73 inches long.
Another reason this bike is so big is its large 29 inch long handlebar this size is ideal for a mountain bike, since it provides more leverage for steering. It allows for more control over your front wheel, which can make riding on uneven or shifting terrain easier as someone whose bikes have dropped or bull style handlebars. This one takes up a lot more space horizontally. So keep these measurements in mind when you’re figuring out how you might store this riding this bike on or off-road is a real treat.
The large 27 and a half inch tires along with the 120 millimeter air suspension Fork, gives this bike a really smooth, feel potholes and bumps. I would normally steer around on my road bike, are no longer a problem with the progeny and as an added bonus. This is one of the quietest Motors I’ve ever heard on an e-bike of this size that motor, along with a 36 volt battery, give the bike four levels of pedal assist that you control using the one and a half inch LCD handlebar display located. On the left hand, side, instead of your typical numerical indicator for levels of assistance, this display Cycles pun intended between off Eco Tor Sport and boost with Boost providing the highest amount of assistance and my personal favorite, since this bike can really accelerate when using this mode. On the left side of the display is your remaining battery and the large number in the middle is your current speed below that the display also has several modes of information it can toggle between, including your average speed, your max speed and odometer meter.
Your range, the current time, your distance traveled and your trips time. The display also has a pretty decent amount of settings to adjust if you’d like such as changing the display’s, brightness or switching the colors of it around. You can also connect this bike to an app through Bluetooth. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to test that out. Since the app is only available on Android devices. Even then, my rapid ride went up mentioned it’s not available on the Google Play Store and that you have to download the APK directly.
But if you go through all that and get it connected, you’ll get access to functionality like changing the power assist levels, recording rides and more. The Prodigy XC has a 36 volt battery that sits underneath the frame. I’M not a fan of this option. Removing a battery from under a bike’s frame gives you little room to maneuver, since the tire is so close to it. I rode in a lot of dirt with the Prodigy, so I found the battery has a tendency to get quite dirty. That’S why I prefer, when an e-bike releases, its battery upwards, like in my Aspire, chameleon review, but this isn’t a deal breaker by any means. I also want to note for some reason, I’ve consistently struggled to get this specific battery out of the bike. I can’t really think what about the bike would cause this.
So I’m just hoping it’s a specific issue with my unit. However, you don’t have to remove the battery for charging if you don’t want to, since there is a plug-in port located on the frame with all that said, I will say that I love how the battery is hidden right inside the frame instead of sticking out or Looking like it was attached afterward, this is a nice looking bike. It’S also worth noting that ride. One up sells their Prodigy batteries separately in case you need a backup or replacement, and those run between four and five hundred dollars, depending on the sale price. Let’S talk about this incredible color Gridiron up has three options to choose from when it comes to the Prodigy XC. With this one being the chameleon gloss choice, I think it looks awesome.
It’S purple, it’s green! It Sparkles. It’S like something. The Joker rides around gothamon when he’s murdering people. I’Ve had strangers come up to me and compliment this color, but if you prefer a more boring option ride, one up does offer a carbon mat choice that looks like a standard, gray color. The website also shows that there was a third color that I think might be a white color, but I’m not totally sure, since it was out of stock while working on this video, The Prodigy XC comes with a couple of accessories, including a built-in headlight. That turns on when you power up the battery. Curiously, however, there isn’t a way to turn the light off without turning the battery off altogether, but ride. One up tells me this is on purpose, since the light is hardly a drain on the battery.
Of course, the bike has its 120 millimeter air suspension with hydraulic lockout up at the front. It does not have any rear suspension. So keep that in mind when you’re picking out what kind of mountain bike you’d like it does come with a kickstand. So how much is this all going to cost The Prodigy XC retails for just under 2 400? At the time time of this recording it’s actually on sale for a few hundred dollars off, so keep your eyes out for deals When shopping. I think this is a pretty good price, since just over two thousand dollars is pretty average for a bike of this size and capability. The progeny XC is a really fun bike to ride. Between these Massive Tires and the front suspension, getting up to its max speed is quick and enjoyable. It rides over various terrain with ease and the quiet motor was a nice bonus to experience.
If you’re looking for a great mountain bike that includes all of the benefits of being electric, then you should definitely consider The Prodigy XC. That’S all I’ve got for you, but we do have a playlist of even more e-bike goodness. That might be interesting to you. Thanks for watching .