Month: April 2023
Vitilan i7 Pro – Urban Ride
The snow has melted and it’s time to hit the streets! You can see what it is like to drive this bike in traffic. Vitilan i7 Pro urban ride. See the bike in traffic. I ride throttle only, top speed around 26-27 m.p.h. Used to get top speed of 28 m.p.h. until I added Flat Out and the bag. The acceleration is good off the line and the top speed is good. Can handle a hill too. I am wearing my full-faced motorcycle helmet, felt appropriate on the street. Also helps keep my head warm when it’s cold out.
I’ve put around 80 miles on the bike up to this point. It’s great. It’s easy to load into my SUV, I don’t fold the bike, just the handlebars. I strap it down and it is easy in and out. I’ve taken it on the train, no problem. I’ve been using it on a work shoot this week where parking is extremely limited. I park a little bit away, then pop out my bike and head to the site. I work as a photographer, so I use the bike to move around the site that I’m shooting and it was fantastic.
Still wish it had a twist throttle, my first attempt failed, but I’ll find one. I’m going to replace the shock and see if I can’t get a better ride.
Be careful out there. Stop talkin’ and ride!
#vitilan #vitilani7pro #insta360
Bike: Vitilan i7 Pro https://www.vitilanebike.com/products…
Flat Out: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08X6JSXB8?…
Camera: Insta 360 https://www.insta360.com/product/inst…
Bag: Rock Bros 35L https://tinyurl.com/4rdep7ea
Bag on Aliexpress tinyurl.com/4k3nt2fc
Hafny E13 Mirror https://tinyurl.com/uh9d8bun
Schwinn Comfort Bike Seat https://tinyurl.com/aw7wdu25
Vitilan i7 Pro Desert Trail Ride
Vitilan i7 Pro on a single track dirt trail ride in the desert foothills. This is a stock Vitilan i7 Pro out of the box.
I found the bike capable and ready-to-go out of the box.This bike has more than enough speed and power for any casual rider. It’s potent. I took it out and rode it hard in tough conditions and it came through. I didn’t crash and it didn’t break! I wouldn’t recommend a ride like this for an inexperienced rider, but if you know how to ride, this bike is good fun off-road.
I lowered the tire air pressure to around 8 PSI and put on a Schwinn comfort seat (big improvement). I changed the settings to allow full throttle all the time and moved the throttle control to the right side. Also added Rock Bros bag which stayed secure throughout the ride. You can see my GoPro on my helmet, had to improvise because the handlebars are too thin for my mount. You can also see the shadow of my 360 camera that I used to shoot this video.
As an over 60 rider, my joints aren’t good, and as you can see in the video, stepping over the frame on this bike is right at my limit. I’ve found some tricks to getting on and off, but it’s a bit of a challenge. I have an ebike with a step-thru frame and it’s much easier to get on and off. Aside from that, I do pay a substantial price in pain after a ride like this. I can only ride like this occasionally, not every day. I got an ebike with suspension because I want a softer ride. But when I’m feeling it, I can also put that suspension to work on the trail.
The Vitilan or Rock Bros 35L bag is a perfect fit for this bike. I got the Rock Bros version because I liked the muted logo, but it’s essentially the same bag. Very convenient for taking things along on the ride. It can be removed quickly and easily.
Be careful out there.
#vitilan #vitilanebike #vitilani7pro
Vitilan i7 Pro: https://www.vitilanebike.com/products…
Schwinn Comfort Seat: https://www.amazon.com/Schwinn-Comfor…
Vitilan Bike Bag: https://www.vitilanebike.com/products…
Rock Bros Bike Bag: https://www.amazon.com/RockBros-Water…
HafnyE13 Mirror: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BJDYCXG?…
Vitilan i7 Pro Snow Ride
Got a new ebike, the Vitilan i7 Pro. It’s 48v 750W 16aH, which keeps it legal on the trails and as a bike in my state and many others. It has an impressive set of features for an entry-level bike. But calling this entry-level isn’t fair. This ebike will get a lot done. I’ve only had it for a short time, and this is one of the first rides I took. It has been snowing and I got tired of waiting so I took it out for a ride in the snow to see what it could do. Overall, I was impressed. It seemed to be able to handle the snow without much trouble. When you combine snow, ice and mud it gets sketchy, but it’s sketchy for any two-wheeled vehicle. The first part is just snow on a grass field, the second part is trail riding. This is the ride I took to the place where I took this photograph.
I’ve since ridden it off-road on dirt trails, I’ve got another video coming with that, but thumbs up for the Vitilan i7 Pro off-road! More later.