Super nice bike with surprising level of quality and reliability. Will bulldoze through anything. No more watching out for soft sand, cracks on the road, potholes etc., just aim and go. Youtube "can I break a Sondors Ebike" to see a rough test drive. These bikes are bulletproof. This was a Kickstarter project and I had to pay $200 for delivery and wait 6 months to get it then took another 2 months upgrading it to what it "needed" to be. Here is your chance to own one now in the very best color, gloss black!! It looks much better in person than in pictures and you will get compliments every ride. It looks lean, mean and stunning from every angle. Has test miles only. Sure you can save a few hundred if you order one and wait 6 months, then do all the upgrades yourself but if you want one now, here it is. Similar quality electric Fat bikes with similar upgrades are going now between $3800 to $7500, some even more. Will consider interesting vehicle trades. Upgrades were done tastefully without turning the bike into an ugly motorcycle wannabe, most people still think it's just a high end regular fat bike with stunning looks. Upgrades: $480 Panasonic 36V 12.8 AH lithium battery for %50 more range than stock (stock battery sucks) LCD Display with multiple functions including assist levels and derestricted top speed 20 amp controller upgrade for more torque 600 watts instead of 350 with charger w. cooler. Sport seat Red, Blue stop lights with 4 ground flashing laser guides 2 high intensity pulsing head lights Tools,air pump hidden in battery box Engine wire guard 7 sound high decibel horn Bike pouch with cell phone holderRick Broida's short article in "Fortune" magazine (Not my bs story as some of you claimed):After a seemingly endless 3.5-hour wait to fully charge the battery, I hopped on the saddle and gave the throttle switch a little nudge.I learned to pedal a bike at age 4, but I've never experienced as much joy riding one as I did during my first trip around the block. Take the inherently freewheeling fun of a bicycle, then goose it with a motor. A virtually silent motor, one that delivers a glorious zero-to-20 kick in the pants. It's not that the Sondors bike is fast; it's that it's faster. To hit 20 mph on a regular bike, you'd have to really pump the pedals and keep pumping them. Here, it's effortless.My next trip was a six-mile journey to my mother-in-law's farmhouse, a route that mixes pavement, dirt road, and wooded trails. Mostly I pedaled, occasionally I coasted, but always I zipped along at what felt like cheat speed. And loved every moment of it.Once I got over the thrill of zooming along without pedaling, I settled into a pleasant groove with pedaling. The motor still kicks in when you do this (though it cuts out when you hit 20 mph, ostensibly the bike's maximum speed), but only as "pedal assistance." And that's where the Sondors eBike becomes a commuter's dream, whisking you to the office on light aerobics instead of a sweaty-mess workout.I found that if I pedaled steadily I could travel a mile in almost exactly four minutes. Of course, that was on a reasonably flat surface. The steeper the hill, the less help you're going to get from the bike's modest 350-watt motor. As for overall range, it's difficult to gauge because of variances in speed, rider weight, pedal assistance, and other factors. I wasn't able to conduct any detailed testing, but after a couple local miles and 12 round trip miles to the farm, the three-LED power gauge on the throttle showed yellow--meaning the battery was somewhere in the middle between full and empty. You've heard the expression, "your mileage may vary"? Never been truer.I also can't comment on long-term durability, but nearly everything about the Sondors eBike looks and feels remarkably solid. And speaking of looks, it's a dazzling, gold-accented beauty. Riders should fully expect to be stopped, questioned, and envied on a regular basis.I'm happy (and relieved) to report that the Sondors eBike is absolutely worth the wait. Sorry, naysayers: This is the real deal, and a real steal, too.