{"id":11367,"date":"2024-06-08T09:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T09:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11367"},"modified":"2024-06-08T09:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T09:35:48","slug":"aventon-ramblas-review-an-affordable-rugged-commuter-electric-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11367","title":{"rendered":"Aventon Ramblas Review: An Affordable, Rugged Commuter Electric Bike"},"content":{"rendered":"


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When I saw<\/span> the price tag for the Ramblas, Aventon\u2019s first electric mountain bike, I scratched my head and wondered, \u201cHow did they do<\/em> this?\u201d OK, so $2,699 isn\u2019t exactly cheap. But most top-of-the-line, full-suspension e-MTBs are pushing $15,000. That\u2019s a difference of more than $12,000, which can\u2019t be explained away by the lack of a rear shock.<\/p>\n

The company has been around since 2013, the year it started manufacturing fixies in Long Beach, California. In 2015 Aventon\u2019s women\u2019s Factory Team won the Red Hook Crit in Barcelona, a 20-lap race around a 1.2-kilometer course at speeds upwards of 35 km an hour. Despite a devoted fixie following, Aventon pivoted into the commuter ebike space<\/a> in 2017. Seven years later, the e-MTB Ramblas was born.<\/p>\n

Now based in Ontario, California, the company does almost everything in-house, from engineering and development to assembling small parts and manufacturing its own frames. On the Ramblas, Aventon even designed its own mid-drive motor. As a result, the maker can take out the middleman and do higher volume than competitors, which means lower prices to the consumer.<\/p>\n

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Aventon works with more than 1,500 bike shops nationwide but also sells direct to consumers, so I had the company ship a demo Ramblas directly to me. My partner built the bike in under an hour, thanks to his mechanic skills and the easy-to-follow instructions accessed by the QR code on the box.<\/p>\n

At first glance, I was impressed with the bike\u2019s nicely specced components, which include a Rockshox 35 suspension fork with 130 mm of travel, a Sram NX 12-speed drivetrain, and Sram DB-8 mineral four-piston hydraulic disc brakes. In less technical jargon, that means more brake fluid is distributed across a larger surface area, making it easier to stop. Plus, the Ramblas comes with a dropper seat post and built-in front and rear lights.<\/p>\n

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As for e-components, the Ramblas uses an Aventon 708-watt-hour, rechargeable lithium-ion battery and the brand-new Aventon-designed A100 mid-drive 36-volt motor with 250 watts of sustained power and 750 watts of peak power that\u2019s customizable via the companion app. I had never ridden an e-MTB that wasn\u2019t powered by Brose, Bosch, or Specialized, so I was curious to see how the A100 would compare.<\/p>\n

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