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2008 eZip Trailz Women's Electric Comfort Bike (26-Inch Wheels) |  | Brand: Currie Technologies
Category: Sports
Buy New: $499.99
as of 3/12/2010 11:42 PST details
Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 56872
Color: Black
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 0.7 x 0.2 x 0.4
Model: EZ-TRZ8-BK-W
UPC: 694027140827
EAN: 0694027140827
ASIN: B0017K2ZNM
Release Date: April 8, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Women's electric comfort bike with 450-watt DC earth magnet motor | | • | Range of 15 to 22 miles per charge; top speed of 15 miles per hour | | • | Easy-to-use twist throttle and Shimano 7-speed gearing | | • | Currie E-Ride 26-by-2-inch street comfort tires; easy-access charging port | | • | Designed for young adults and adults; 240-pound weight capacity |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Product Description
Bicycles are a terrific mode of transportation, but sometimes you just need a little extra push while getting around town. Enter the iZip Trailz women's electric comfort bike, which is equipped with a 450-watt DC earth magnet motor and a 24-volt rechargeable battery. Far cleaner than gas-powered scooters but zippier than a traditional bike, the Trailz will get you from point A to B in no time at all, but won't guzzle gas or belch pollutants in the process. The battery offers a range of 15 to 22 miles per charge, so you can make it back and forth to the grocery store several times without running low on power. And once you're on the road, the Trailz boasts a top speed of 15 miles per hour (contingent on the rider weight)--plenty fast enough for most bike-friendly city streets. Is your work commute too far to walk but close enough that a car seems wasteful? Turn to the Trailz, which comes with a rear rack to carry groceries and other gear. The Trailz is powered by both the electric motor and good old-fashioned foot power, with an easy-to-use twist throttle helping propel you forward. The bike is also extremely comfortable thanks to the comfort saddle. Other features include Shimano seven-speed gearing, a high-rise handlebar and adjustable rise stem with Kraton grips, Currie E-Ride 26-by-2-inch street comfort tires, an easy-access charging port, and resin/rubber nonslip pedals. Designed for both young adults and fully grown adults, the Trailz weighs 76 pounds and offers a weight capacity of 240 pounds. Specifications: 
The Trailz includes a rear-mounted rechargeable battery pack with an easy-access charging port. | - Motor: 450-watts of power from DC earth magnet motor
- Battery: EV-rated, SLA type, rear-rack mounted 24-volt/10 Ah pack, (2) 12-volt/10 Ah, valve regulated, rechargeable
- Charge system: UL-listed Currie Smart Charger with LED status display
- Controller: Exclusive Currie Electro-Drive 24-volt, fully potted
- Top speed: Up to 15 miles per hour (contingent on rider weight)
- Range: 15 to 22 miles (contingent on rider weight); can be doubled with second optional battery pack
- Drive: Patented Currie Electro-Drive direct-drive system
- Brakes: Alloy linear pull brakes with alloy inhibit lever
- Wheels: Alloy 26 x 2.0 inch rims
- Tires: Currie E-Ride street comfort tires, 26 x 2 inches
- Handlebars: High-rise bar and adjustable rise stem with Kraton grips
- Fork: Suspension
- User controls: Power on/off switch, easy-access charger port in removable battery pack, twist throttle, Shimano 7-speed gearing
- Saddle: Comfort design, Q/R alloy post
- Frame: Exclusive comfort design, women's LSH (low stand-over height), high-tensile steel
- Cranks and pedals: Alloy 44T crankset with PAS+TAG function, double chain guard, resin/rubber nonslip pedals
- Net weight: 76 pounds
- Rider age: Young adult to adult
- Weight limit: 240 pounds
Product Description
The Ezip Trailz (women's) Hybrid Electric bike has easy comfort design with a low step frame. PAS/TAG technology. Use with motor only or with motor assist power. 7-speed geared system with Shimano Acera rear derailleur. Rack mounted SLA battery for easy swapping.Carry groceries, other goods on the rear rack, or add a 2nd battery (sold separately) for added range. Top speed up to 18 mph/ 29km/h and 15 range.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 It is likely to arrive damaged. Well made -- heavy -- potentially could result in spills September 28, 2009
J. C. Miller (Tampa, Florida USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Was I going to make a fool of myself again, by ordering a bicycle from Amazon? No, it is not Amazon being the problem; it is their shipper, UPS. You can almost bet money that any bicycle you order will arrive damaged in some way. In December 2006, I ordered a Columbia Trailhead Disc Men's Mountain Bike (21.5-Inch Frame). It was quite damaged when it arrived; however, Amazon was real good about it and sent a replacement. This required me to take the bike apart and repack it. Don't believe me? Go to the reviews of other bikes; see what people have to say about the shipment being damaged.
However, it was now time to order another bike. This one for my wife, who has knee problems and cannot really pedal a lot. There it was: 2008 eZip Trailz Women's Electric Comfort Bike (26-Inch Wheels). It looks nice! However, UPS was going to be the shipper.
The bike arrived; the box was ripped. I assembled the bike. The tires were flat, so I filled them up a bit. The inner tubes both popped. Pulling them out of the tires, I noted that the wheel rims had cut them, by the bike being dropped.. In addition, the front wheel axel was a bit bent. It was obvious; despite a big orange sticker with bold letters that read : "TEAM LIFT", the bike had been dropped in shipping, causing the damage.
I wrote Amazon Investor Relations (ir@amazon.com) twice, concerning the UPS problem. They never responded to me.
Currie Electronics, the manufacturer, was quite responsive, supplying me with replacement inner tubes. However, I had to pay for the shipping. Amazon reimbursed that cost. Currie supplied detailed instructions on how to change the rear tire; however, it is very time consuming and requires a fair amount of mechanical skill and a lot of patience. I decided that I did not want to pack everything again, just because of a little front wheel wobble, so my wife started using it.
Here are some cautionary comments concerning the 2008 eZipT railz Women's Electric Comfort Bike: (1) If you have long shoes on (mine are size 10), be careful with quick circular turns. A shoe will clip the front tire and you could fall over. (2) The bike is very heavy and difficult to load onto a rack attached to the back of your car or truck (you have to have a lot of upper body strength to life it (I do, my wife doesn't). (3) Always plan your path on the street or bike trail; Going off the hard surface and into the dirt or loose sand can be quite hazardous (my wife has fallen twice, with horrible bruises, due to the instability of the bike, its heavy weight on the rear tires due to the battery). (4) Be careful with the throttle. My wife has had trouble; it is so responsive ... the bike just takes off too fast. And, part of the problem with one of her falls is that she wanted to stop the bike when it went into the sand, so she grabbed the right brake handle ... with the result being that she also twisted the throttle, causing the bike to rapidly lurch forward.
My wife really likes the bike. It runs quite well --- about 18 miles before recharging (with some active pedaling). However, if you are older and do not have good balance or reaction to situations, this is not the bicycle for you.
 Making going to work fun! September 16, 2009
C. Cruz (Madison, WI)
I purchased this bike about 2 weeks ago. I work about 8 miles from home and wanted to be able to bike everyday without dreading the hills.
This bike arrived in great shape.
I have been able to ride for the past 10 days, and still have battery power. I have tested the TAG (twist and go) and have been able to go 8 miles home w/o pedaling at all, it does work. I'm smiling all the way.
I love going to and from work even with head winds and hills.
I still pedal all the way there and back, I just don't poop out so soon, or at all.
I recommend you bike this one and skip the expensive ones until you know you will like it.
Caution: I have been known to twist at red light when I should have been breaking. The bike will want to take off w/o you.
I look forward to biking all Fall.
 No quality control July 30, 2009
MarkusR (Spokane, WA USA)
No factory quality control. My bike did not work. Tried out everything with Tech support. They "think" the controller is bad. They will ship a new controller for me to install. Shipping costs for the controller is my responsibility. :(
All this could be alleviated if they had quality control at their factory.
Returning the bike!
Great technology June 25, 2009
John C. Bendheim (Verbank, NY)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This women's bike is the fourth I have bought from Currie Electronics. The first three were pretty much plug and play. There were some minor problems with the last one but Currie quickly sent me parts and I could not be happier. These bikes are a good answer to short to intermediate range transportation problems.
 A nice solid bike June 24, 2009
Wesha (Chicago, IL USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Have just received it and writing about my first impressions. Didn't ride yet, only took it out of the box and assembled. I will update this review later with more details as I get to ride it.
* The box top was sorta torn open, but generally the box was all intact, no damage to the contents, no scratches; nothing was lost, either. Not a bad job, UPS.
* Taking the bike out of the box was a little clumsy as all parts are zip-tied together, and that makes it a rather heavy chunk of metal to lift out of the box.
* It requires very little assembly: need to attach front wheel, handlebar post, handlebars, and pedals.
* The tools to assemble it (wrench and Allen wrench) were included in the box.
The general impression is very favorable: despite being made in China, it seems pretty well built and painted, sturdy.
You certainly MUST look the bike over and make adjustments prior to riding it:
* Out of the box, the rear brakes were already squeezing on the rim of the wheel quite tightly, so I had to loosen them some just to let the wheel rotate at all.
* The derailleur was also improperly calibrated out of the box (too much travel), so when I tried to switch to the top gear, the chain got pulled off the rear gears entirely. Well, nothing that cannot be fixed by proper adjustment either.
UPDATE:
I charged the battery overnight and took it out for the ride. My commute is about 8 miles one way, mostly along the bike trail, which nevertheless has a bunch of significant bumps where the road repairs were made. The battery is seated pretty tight when battery locks are engaged; I didn't have any issues with power being lost due to battery detaching. I would assume people who complained it in the comments simply failed to engage the battery locks. The bike, interestingly enough, is sufficiently easy to pedal in "cruise mode" even without the motor engaged -- just don't expect to beat any speed records like that. I made it to work and I guess it was about halfway through the battery (these "full/half/empty" lights cause more confusion that provide any useful information, really, and it's a common problem, not limited to this specific bike).
The motor makes a rather audible whine when it's engaged, nothing too terrible though. It has two modes controlled by the switch on the handlebar; in one mode (TAG, "Twist-and-go") it turns the bike into electric scooter (engages as you twist the throttle), in the other (PAS, "Pedal assist"), motor assist bike (engages after you turn the throttle, but only stays on if you keep pedaling, otherwise shuts off after a bit). In the assist mode, it doesn't show any "intellect", i.e. it doesn't tell apart whether you're not pedaling because you're just being lazy, or because you have trouble climbing this hill; if you need help in a situation like that, you'll have to switch it to the scooter mode and twist the throttle. Also, motor engages in "all-or-nothing" fashion, so if you don't want to go top speed, you'll have to turn it off and on manually (although that's somewhat remedied in the assist mode).
UPDATE2:
There *is* a single intermediate "slow cruise" position of the throttle, but it's somewhat hard to maintain. And it only works in the "TAG" mode.
The rubbery handlebar grips have a tendency to gradually slip off the handlebar. You need to pay attention to that and routinely push them back into place; otherwise, you're risking them, your hands and yourself suddenly going one way, and the bike, another.
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