I took the db0 for a test drive and immediately liked it, i liked the cool look of the bike as well as the fact that it folds, the bike has three manual speeds and three automatic speeds, the manual speeds are controlled by turning the right handle up and down, much like the throttle of a motorcycle, its a common speed changer used on three speed manual bikes. The auto function is set on the control panel where you can set either one, two or three depending on how much assistance you need, to engage the electric drive you must pedal the bike, there is an auto over ride function which when engaged you dont have to pedal for the electric motor to operate, the dealer showed me how to engage this once but I forgot, its not in the manual, If you set the auto on three, and the manual transmission on the bike is set at three and you are riding level, you can easily get up to 20 MPH with little effort, ive driven downhill like this at 30 MPH, at a full charge i got about 10 miles, not very impressive on the distance scale but it was fine, full charge takes about 4 hours, when the batteries were 3/4 charged a full charge took about 30 minutes, how many total charges the battery takes is beyond me, I guess I will find out, the biggest reason i bought this good looking bike was the portability, I bought two of them and folding them up and putting them in a car or boat to take them out and explore anywhere is the best thing about them, I also bought green tires and thick gel foam seats for them and they look awesome, bottom line is they are very nice, the website says the manufacturer is coming out with a 750W motor and a more powerful battery, the existing unit has a 250W motor and the 750W would be much better, I read the 750W version will also have a standard auto drive function, Im sure with a 750W motor, electric cruising on this bike would be totally effortless! I would wait for that and prefer it way over the 250W motor that i have, the difference in price is well worth it, especially if your looking to spend the money that this bike commands, you get what you pay for isnt that what they say?
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The bike arrived within less than a week after my purchase, on Friday afternoon. I charged the battery and took it immediately to a test ride on Venice beach at sunset. It did fit in the trunk of my car, and once found a parking spot, I was pedaling in less than a moment. Fun, effortless better than expected! The bike looks small, but appears to be very well built and sturdy, and is actually pretty comfortable, too, even for me (I am 6 feet tall). And what a head-turner; it is definitely much prettier in person a stylish way to live a little greener. Next week I'll start using it for my commute to work one car less on the road in the morning! Cannot wait for more bike lanes, though. L.A., unfortunately, is still not a bike friendly city.
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I purchased the DB0 at a local bike shop at a much higher price, wished i had hold a little longer for Amazon listing on the bike.
Having said that, its still a great bike and i commute it to and fro work of about 25km a day..the battery will last up to 40km on normal road but if you do not pedal on it all the time then its journey will shorten by maybe about 20-30%(batt life last longer if its constantly running/pedaling, dont ask me why), i have also tried to seek for modification if the speed can be increase higher than current 22-24km/h(not 25km/h really) but no bike shop can do that due to the batt is lithium polymor, they claimed its not possible to add extra batt like other lith-ion can.
All in all still a beautiful bike to be on but sucks when another old-looking eletric bike cruises by effortlessly.
At the price its going now, get it if you can afford.
PS: The bike frame is manufactured by Ducati, just FYI.
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I own one of these and its great for short commutes.
I get lots of comment on how great it looks and its really easy to operate.
One word of caution. It is not an electric scooter the electric assist tops out around 20kph. I looked into this and some states have a 20MPH limit that would require licensing past that speed
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bike is every thing that I expected. Fast, quite, battery lasts as long as the description says and it is cute. Battery is a huge plus especially on the way back home.
