Why is This the Best Electric Bike for a 60-Year-Old Woman?!

The Simple step-through electric bike from Sixthreezero. This is the lowest step-through e-bike to hit the market. And I am excited to bring this to the public because this is gonna be not only the lowest step-through but one of the safest e-bikes to mount and dismount because of how low the step-through frame is. You can see on the frame, what we've done here is we've brought the tube for the step-through lower than the crank. Typically, the crank, the lowest point of the frame, is going to be even to the crank here. But in this situation, we've dipped it even lower to make this step-through height ten and a half inches so you can easily get your foot over and onto the bike. Simple step through. Why we've moved these pedals up is so when you turn, you're still going to have ample clearance for that pedal to get over the ground. If you don't have those pedals up, you're going to hit the ground when you make a sharp turn. So in this situation, we've lowered the step-through and we've raised the pedals to create a very safe riding situation for this e-bike. In addition to the step-through, this also has an ergonomic riding position. So mount like this, get on. You can see I'm in a perfect upright riding position. The handlebars swoop into your body, so you're nice and relaxed, and there's no tension on your back, your upper back, your lower back, your shoulders, your elbows. I can be super relaxed as I'm riding. Now let's circle back down this hill just to show you the braking power. Now it has front and rear disc brakes as well. Okay, right now I'm up to 10 miles an hour. I'm up to 12 and I'm just going to demonstrate to you. Okay, we need to stop. And I come to a complete stop.

So there's definitely ample stop-stopping power. And I'm 215 pounds on a downward slope here, so if it can stop me, it can stop a lot of riders on this decline. It's got a 500-watt rear hub motor, which is going to be very powerful to get you up hills, around town, up to speeds of 20 miles an hour with a throttle only and 28 miles an hour in pedal assist. You have a thumb throttle here that you can use if you don't want a pedal, and you have five levels of pedal assist that you can adjust up and down right here on the display. In addition to that, you have front and rear disc brakes that can stop great on a dime. And you have your battery here, your 10.4 amp hour battery, which can take you up to 50 miles on a single charge. Now I'm going to walk you through all the electronics. So right here we have our display. The bottom button is your minus, the top button is your plus. This will raise and lower your pedal assist levels. And if this is zero, your throttle will not work at all. If you have your pedal assist level at one, the throttle will work at its fullest power. The throttle operates like a gas pedal on a car. The harder you push it, the faster it goes. The throttle, like I said, is a gas pedal. The harder you push it, the faster it goes. So, start to just get familiar with giving it a little bit while you ride. And then over time, you can give it a little bit more.

But if this is in level one, your throttle will be capable of giving you its maximum power. Unlike the pedal assist levels, you will not get your max pedal assist level unless you have it in level five. Okay. Makes sense. And right here, you've got two bolts to bolt on a water bottle holder. Now, on this side, you have seven speeds. These seven speeds are not linked to the motor in any way, shape, or form. These gears right here are like the gears on a standard bicycle. You would twist this shifter right here to shift your gears up or down. You have seven speeds on the simple step-through. This is your derailleur right here, okay? So the gears operate completely independently of the pedal assist levels or anything to do with the motor. Now, you wanna try to match up the gears on the bike to the assistance of the pedal assist. As an example, if you're in pedal assist five, you're probably going to want to be in at least gear five, if not gear seven. If you're in pedal assist one, you probably would want to be in gear one, two, or three. So there's no direct correlation, and you can use the gears on the bike without using the motor. If you so choose to have the motor off, you can still use your gears and ride it like a normal bicycle.