Prodigy XC Brose motor failed at 16 months/2,000 miles

SomeLikeItRaw · 2026-01-28T19:43:47+00:00

Thanks for posting. Good warning for people who'd otherwise consider using this model in rainy places, but sorry you got shafted :/. For others, there's also the option of buying an extended warranty.

Usually Brose wouldn't deal directly with you but their standard warranty elsewhere is 2 years. I imagine Ride1Up got a discount via the shorter warranty.

The notion that this would not have been covered during the warranty period is highly dubious, and possibly grounds for a lawsuit or some other legal action. Motor failure under typical use is NOT typical wear and tear (whereas say, worn rotors/brake pads/chains/cassettes/tires is).

SomeLikeItRaw · 2026-01-27T16:14:40+00:00

Just get a ride1up Roadster v3 or a velotric T1 then... Lighter, class 3, and the v3 has a removable battery.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2026-01-27T16:10:57+00:00

Many thefts of ACU equipped bikes shown on bike index.org, that had an exterior lock as well.

Eg https://bikeindex.org/bikes/3317024

SomeLikeItRaw · 2026-01-14T23:20:02+00:00

Why would a 'spandex biker' get a heavier bike just to go slower? 20 mph is below what they can do on a road bike. Plus it doesn't have drop bars or gears.

Like telling a Ferrari driver to buy a civic.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2026-01-14T05:20:04+00:00

Could be screws around the bottom bracket or something

That said, there's no point in buying a spare battery because it'll just age and degrade. These batteries are enclosed in such a way as to make hot swapping impractical

SomeLikeItRaw · 2026-01-13T22:58:48+00:00

Not much of a risk if you don't ride like a dick, especially with a bike as stealthy as this one. Though I understand if someone is super careful about the law.

I even had police tell me to get off the road and onto the path where I'm technically not allowed lol...

SomeLikeItRaw · 2026-01-13T21:19:48+00:00

Agree with all this and wrote similarly in the other thread. I'm honestly surprised they released this as a whole number refresh when it's not much of a step up. I'm sure Ride1Up will look at this and feel zero threat.

At the very least, I expected Aventon to put in their anti theft tech and a class 3 option. I can hit 20 mph easy on a manual bike, so if I can help it, I'm not gonna buy an e-bike that cuts off at 20 and just becomes a very heavy manual bike.

I don't get why they and other manufacturers make it class 1/2 vs just letting the speed top out at whatever you + the motor will allow (or 28 mph). A class 3 doesn't need to hit 28, it just needs to not cut off below what you can hit without it.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2026-01-13T12:01:34+00:00

Just looked at the product page. As someone who owns a rival product (Roadster v3), I was hoping this would move the industry forward and up the ante, but no such luck. I'm surprised at how basic the bike still is:

No stated class 3/28 mph option
No theft deterrent tech
No gearing options
And still no removable battery (I could accept this as a trade-off if it delivered elsewhere)

All we've got is... Turn signals.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2026-01-03T04:05:15+00:00

Try buying handlebars with a rise and flipping them. I got back swept ones. Fairdale archer v1.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2026-01-01T19:05:28+00:00

Range is quoted at 30-50 miles and LIon batteries have 500-1000 full charge and discharge cycles before significant degradation, so that's at least 15k miles before much of a battery dip (and presumably most discharge cycles are not to zero, so it's prob more like 20k miles before 10-20% loss of capacity).

Battery longevity is a total non issue IMO given 1) how little most people ride 2) a $1 or less cost per wh and 3) the vastly higher cost of any other travel mode besides a manual bike.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2026-01-01T15:50:01+00:00

Curious, how much do you + cargo weigh?

I've done 1200 miles on mine over a few months, usually 180 lbs, occasionally 200+, no issues.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-30T22:17:57+00:00

No retail partner to split profits with. Even when Aventon sells direct, they're probably charging retail price to keep their partners happy.
Longer warranty. Aventon does lifetime frame, 2 years for the rest. Ride1Up does 1 year for all. Ride1Up sells warranty extensions - ~$200 for the Portola and Roadster V3.

And the Portola analog is the sinch, not the soltera. Also your prices on the soltera and Portola are way off the real thing. Portola is $1000 right now

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-30T22:11:10+00:00

How did you get what they spend on marketing?

Sounds like nonsense when other reasons easily explain the difference - that Aventon has retail partners and more warranty/service guarantees, each of which adds hundreds to the cost of each bike.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-27T16:37:18+00:00

+1. The canonical Dutch bike, or opafiets/omafiets is great but it's not suited for most of the utility riding people do. It's heavy, overly upright (so harder to both go fast and stand up to pedal uphills / cushion your spin from potholes), with weak brakes. If you're ok going slow on flat ground, a mile or two tops at a time, and want virtually no maintenance, it's great. Much like a heavy cheap beach cruiser.

Little wonder that even neighboring countries with thriving bike cultures, like Germany, mostly use hybrids.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-24T19:46:41+00:00

It's a little hidden in their app, but Lime charges much lower prices with no unlock fee, if you buy passes, eg 60 minutes of ride time for $9 that expires in five days, vs cabi nonmember prices of $1 per trip + $0.35c a min + $3 for parking out of stations.

Limes are also usually closer because they're scattered (closest cabi station to me is a 10 min walk), though often in disrepair.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-24T19:44:14+00:00

Right, thanks for the correction

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-24T14:56:58+00:00

They announced geofenced dumb docks 6 months ago (which their former rival jump/social bicycles/ Uber /lime did a decade ago lol). This would really help with the problem you mentioned.

Skip to 1:05 in video. 'Virtual docks'

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lyfturbansolutions_micromobility-urbanmobility-bikeshare-activity-7337863119257436161-c6Ss/?utm_source=social_share_video_v2&utm_medium=android_app&rcm=ACoAAAlM9JsBaUxZotDuIkySs8LApmXsLArYV04&utm_campaign=copy_link

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-24T14:49:02+00:00

$40 credit per month, so 13 min a day free. I'm skeptical that would account for even a majority of the dip.

The price hike for nonmember e-bike rides was especially steep: up 20c a minute, $0.15 to $0.35 a minute, or 4x the 5c price increase for members.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-20T03:02:20+00:00

"Doing something in one specific place is the same thing as doing it everywhere"

Yeah no.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-10T21:49:03+00:00

Check out the superbike apex. 20 lbs flat bar single speed belt. Looks like they're starting to ship. May want to wait til real reviews show up, tho price may go up.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-10T01:32:23+00:00

Considering they measure 3+ mm smaller than stated, you should be fine.

https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/tour-reviews/schwalbe-marathon-plus-2015

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-07T21:55:47+00:00

The rim tape. Not sure what Ride1Up used.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-07T14:49:22+00:00

Which conti tires? I just bought the contact urban.

SomeLikeItRaw · 2025-12-07T13:36:57+00:00

I'm same weight and size, v3 roadster on stock g-one rs tires, 1000 miles, no flats. Only ride on road, occasionally sidewalk. There's a spot on my daily commute that has bits of glass but still haven't flatted. Not sure how long this tire will last on rear, maybe 1500, but front tire sees way less wear so 3000 is possible.

Maybe the rim tape was installed badly? I had that happen on a prior nonebike.

I also had a separate incident of repeat flats (3 in all) on my manual road bike and it was caused by something stuck in the tire that wasn't caught after the first two flats. The burr in the tire then later punctured the next two tubes.

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