cargo. Built-in lockable hard-side pannier bags. Powerful mid-drive motor. 28 mph top speed. Front suspension fork. Integrated headlight, taillight, and turn signals. Looks like a Vespa.If you're under 5'7", you're out of luck. Short range with single battery. Heavy at 89 pounds. Looks like a Vespa.Civilized's Model 1 electric bike, and it feels like a painfully slow teeter-totter. The rear suspension starts to hiss—.
Before I brought the Model 1 home, I took a test ride around the Brooklyn Navy Yard with Civilized's founder, Zachary Schieffelin, on the back seat. I aimed for every train track crossing and pothole—you know, for testing's sake. The Model 1 soaked them all up, even with 330 pounds of mankind riding on top of it. With its wide tires and powerful electric motor, the Model 1 reminded me more of carrying a passenger on my motorcycle than carrying one on any bicycle I've ridden.
This bike reminds me of something.
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