City Commuting

 

 

Bob shared a review on 2011.03.20

Ohm Bike Model: XS700

My wife and I have been commuting to work every day (except when it snows) for the past year. My wife rides an XU700 and I have an XS700. Our rides are not long, about 16 km round trip but there are a series of steep hills and often before sunrise and after sunset. These bikes are fantastic! Reliable, high quality components and perhaps one of the safest ebikes on the market with excellent halogen lights and front and rear hydraulic disc brakes. While riding on our city streets being visible and able to stop quickly are important in avoiding interactions with cars. The ride to one of my workplaces takes me from home along the waterfront on a beautiful early morning commute to work. We are both in our mid 50s and If it wasn’t for these bikes we would still be driving our cars to work, adding to our carbon footprint and missing out on 40 minutes of daily exercise. With good quality rain gear the rides in stormy west coast weather are enjoyable and the bikes have had no issues with torrential rain.