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Hey everyone! So, I'm here riding the EZ Transit foldable 750-watt trike, and I really wanted to show you how it handles hills. You know, I'm not the lightest rider at 225 pounds, so I figured this would be a good test! I wanted to show you how easily it can climb. I just held the throttle steady and let the trike do all the work. And guess what? It's seriously powerful! I didn't even have to pedal the motor just took me right up the hill. We made it with absolutely no pedaling! Isn't that amazing? This e-trike is seriously impressive. Now, let's try it with pedal assist. I bet that'll be even easier! Here we go... Okay, wow. That was like, hardly any effort at all! I just had to keep an eye out for the pine cones on the path, and we were up the hill with no problem. Zero exertion! Then, I had Colton take over driving. He's 6'2" and 180 pounds, and I'm 5'10" and 225 pounds, so we had about 400 pounds on the Rickshaw.
I'm usually the one driving in these videos, but today I got to be the passenger. He took me around the neighborhood and up some hills, and I wanted to share what it's like from the back. I have to say, it's pretty comfortable back here. There's enough room for a small child or another smaller adult, but two of me would be a tight squeeze! And I was wearing my seatbelt, of course.We were in level five pedal assist, and we were going about 13 mph. It's such a nice way to get around and feel the breeze! Then, we came to a bigger hill on the left, and Colton took me up. That's the way to ride! We tried to see if we could hit 20 mph. We got to 18, which is pretty good! It felt great. We just took a quick trip around the neighborhood. Honestly, I don't usually get to ride in the back because I'm always steering, but the seatbelt kept me secure, and I never felt off balance. For Colton, with me at 225 pounds, that hill was a bit challenging.
You definitely wouldn't make it up without the motor. But for me, the ride was... honestly, just really comfortable. So, then I hopped on the e-bike Rickshaw from Sixthreezero. It's designed to carry passengers, and I wanted to show you the best way to ride an electric tricycle uphill. These tips apply to any e-trike, whether it's a Rickshaw or something else. I wanted to share some tricks to help you use the assistance effectively and climb hills with ease. We went over to this hill, and the first thing I did was shift my gears down to number one. That's always the easiest for pedaling. If your trike doesn't have gears, no worries! You just have the one setting. I also set my pedal assist to level five because I wanted to get as much speed as possible before reaching the hill.
I wanted to build momentum to carry me up as far as possible and make it easier on my legs. I used the throttle to get started, and then I moved into the curve. I got some momentum going, and when I hit the hill, I was in first gear, and honestly, it was very relaxed and easy. Remember, I'm 225 pounds, so the throttle alone is a bit slow going uphill for me, though it can still get me up. I did run over a pine cone! If you're lighter, you could probably use just the throttle. But keep in mind, using only the throttle on a hill will drain the battery faster. Once I got to the flat ground, I could accelerate easily. It was a breeze!