Pedal Electric H/T Review: A Fast, Powerful, Stylish Ebike
Pedal Electric H/T Review: A Fast, Powerful, Stylish Ebike
Pedal Electric H/T 评测：一款快速、强劲且时尚的电动自行车
WIRED Rating: 8/10 WIRED 评分：8/10
Pros: Very comfortable to ride. Solid battery range. Lots of power. Excellent hill-climb power and top speed. Classic styling. Nice selection of accessories. 优点： 骑行非常舒适。电池续航扎实。动力充沛。爬坡能力和最高时速表现出色。经典造型。配件选择丰富。
Cons: Pedal assist is jerky. No rear suspension. No carbon belt drive. 缺点： 踏板助力不够平顺（有顿挫感）。没有后悬挂。没有碳纤维皮带传动。
One of my biggest complaints about a lot of ebikes is how nerdy they look. Pedal Electric’s H/T ebike, however, has the low-slung profile of a classic-chopper motorcycle. A big contributor to that look is the H/T’s stripped-down style. While many ebikes can weigh close to 100 pounds, the minimalist H/T weighs a mere 60. 我对许多电动自行车最大的不满之一就是它们看起来太“书呆子气”了。然而，Pedal Electric 的 H/T 电动自行车拥有经典美式机车（Chopper）那种低趴的轮廓。H/T 极简的风格是造就这种外观的主要原因。许多电动自行车的重量接近 100 磅，而极简主义的 H/T 仅重 60 磅。
That low weight doesn’t mean low power, though. The 750-W rear motor pushes the bike to 20 mph in seconds in Class 2 mode and up to 28 mph in Class 3 “off-road” mode. Even at top speed, the frame geometry delivers nimble handling and excellent control, and the low-slung frame works for riders of any height. I’ve been riding to the grocery store and my barber, and just cruising around town, and my takeaway from my time with the H/T is that it’s not only practical … it’s also just plain fun. 不过，轻量化并不意味着动力不足。其 750 瓦的后置电机在 Class 2 模式下几秒钟内即可将车速推至 20 英里/小时，在 Class 3 “越野”模式下最高可达 28 英里/小时。即使在最高时速下，车架几何结构也能提供灵活的操控和出色的控制力，低趴的车架适合各种身高的骑行者。我经常骑着它去杂货店、理发店，或者只是在城里兜风。我对 H/T 的评价是：它不仅实用，而且纯粹的有趣。
Get Up and Go
说走就走
Setting up the H/T couldn’t have been much easier. I slid it out of the box, put the front tire and pedals on, and I was ready to ride. Unlike Segway’s ebikes, there’s no app required to use the H/T, so there was no downloading or setting up an account to get started. I was able to get the H/T on the road within half an hour of its arrival. H/T 的安装过程非常简单。我把它从盒子里滑出来，装上前轮和踏板，就可以骑行了。与 Segway 的电动自行车不同，使用 H/T 不需要任何应用程序，因此无需下载或设置账户即可开始使用。在它送达后的半小时内，我就能骑着它上路了。
The aircraft-grade aluminum frame is fairly low-slung, kind of like the BMX bike I had growing up. I’m 5’ 8”, so it was the perfect fit for me, but, surprisingly, it worked just as well for my taller friends. I had a friend who was 6’ 2” try it out, and he was just as comfortable on the frame as I was. 航空级铝合金车架位置较低，有点像我小时候骑的 BMX 自行车。我身高 5 英尺 8 英寸（约 173 厘米），它对我来说非常合适，但令人惊讶的是，它对我的高个子朋友同样适用。我让一位身高 6 英尺 2 英寸（约 188 厘米）的朋友试骑了一下，他觉得车架骑起来和我一样舒适。
I live in California, so the bike came in Class 2 mode. In Class 2, it topped out at 20 mph, and the 750-W motor got me there in just under three seconds. The acceleration was perfect for zipping ahead of traffic at stoplights and whipping around corners. Despite its light weight, the bike can haul up to 350 pounds, which meant my wife and I could share the big, cushy seat without the performance taking a hit. 我住在加利福尼亚州，所以这辆车出厂时处于 Class 2 模式。在 Class 2 模式下，最高时速为 20 英里/小时，750 瓦的电机在不到三秒的时间内就能让我达到这个速度。这种加速性能非常适合在红绿灯处快速起步超越车流，并在转弯时灵活穿梭。尽管车身轻便，但它能承载高达 350 磅（约 159 公斤）的重量，这意味着我和妻子可以共用那个宽大舒适的座椅，而不会影响性能。
For such a small bike, the range is good, not great. The stated range is 60 miles, but that’s if you’re using the minimum setting on pedal-assist mode. If you stay under 20 mph using the throttle, you’re more likely to get around 40 miles of range, which is nothing to sneeze at. Riding at 28 mph drops that range down to roughly 20 miles per charge. And since I do love me some speed, I tend to get about 20 miles per full charge, give or take. Pedal Electric reports six hours to a full charge, which was in line with my experience. 对于这样一辆小巧的自行车来说，续航能力不错，但算不上顶尖。官方标称续航为 60 英里，但这仅限于在踏板助力模式的最低档位下。如果你使用油门并将速度保持在 20 英里/小时以下，续航里程大约在 40 英里左右，这已经相当不错了。以 28 英里/小时的速度骑行，续航里程会降至每次充电约 20 英里。由于我喜欢速度，我每次充满电大约能骑 20 英里左右。Pedal Electric 称充满电需要六小时，这与我的实际体验相符。
Speaking of top speed, I reached out to Pedal Electric to see how to unlock Class 3 mode. Since it’s illegal in California to ride an electric bike faster than 20 miles per hour, I had to sign a waiver acknowledging that I understood the safety risks and that the mode was specifically for off-road use. To avoid incriminating myself, let’s assume that I spent all my time in Class 3 in off-road situations. 说到最高时速，我联系了 Pedal Electric 询问如何解锁 Class 3 模式。由于在加州骑行电动自行车超过 20 英里/小时属于违法，我必须签署一份免责声明，确认我了解安全风险，并且该模式仅供越野使用。为了避免自证其罪，我们假设我所有使用 Class 3 模式的时间都是在越野环境下进行的。
The handling at that top speed was excellent. Thanks to the comfortable upright position and frame geometry, cruising along at 28 miles per hour felt smooth and comfortable. Turning at speed and quickly adjusting to avoid a pothole was also easy and smooth, even when I was gunning the throttle. The thrill of riding fast on the H/T comes from the exhilaration of speed, not the fear of losing control. 在最高时速下的操控表现非常出色。得益于舒适的直立骑行姿势和车架几何结构，以 28 英里/小时的速度巡航感觉平稳舒适。即使在全速油门的情况下，高速转弯和快速避让坑洼也显得轻松顺滑。骑着 H/T 飞驰的快感源于速度带来的兴奋，而不是对失控的恐惧。
I appreciate that there’s no app to go along with the H/T. It makes hopping on the bike and going for a ride feel much more natural than it does with the app-controlled bikes I’ve tested. The handlebar-mounted screen is also very intuitive and easy to use, and it has a personal passcode for added security. There’s also a USB-C charging port if you decide to get a handlebar mount for your phone. The bike has a front daytime running light that automatically brightens when the sun goes down, two front- and rear-turn signal lights, and a brake light. The front and rear hydraulic disc brakes are responsive and have excellent stopping power. 我很欣赏 H/T 不需要配套应用程序。与我测试过的那些需要 App 控制的自行车相比，这种“跳上车就走”的感觉自然得多。车把上的屏幕非常直观且易于使用，并配有个人密码以增加安全性。如果你打算安装手机支架，车上还有一个 USB-C 充电接口。这辆车配备了前日间行车灯（天黑时会自动变亮）、前后转向灯以及刹车灯。前后液压盘式制动器反应灵敏，制动力极佳。
Add Ons
配件扩展
It’s easy to customize the bike and add utility. Pedal offers a range of accessories, but my favorite is the dual-battery system. This $850 system isn’t cheap, but it adds another battery to the frame, which ups the range by another 40 miles. If you’re not taking this bike on long rides, it may not be worth the expense, but I appreciated the chance to maximize its range. 定制这辆车并增加实用性非常容易。Pedal 提供了一系列配件，但我最喜欢的是双电池系统。这套 850 美元的系统并不便宜，但它在车架上增加了一块电池，使续航里程增加了 40 英里。如果你不打算进行长途骑行，这笔开销可能不值得，但我很欣赏这种能将续航最大化的选择。
The rest of the accessory line focuses on storage. These include a cool in-frame rack, front and rear racks and boxes, and, for the beach bums, a very cool surfboard rack that mounts your board on the side of the bike. 其余的配件系列主要集中在储物方面。包括一个很酷的车架内置货架、前后货架和储物箱，对于海滩爱好者来说，还有一个非常酷的冲浪板架，可以将冲浪板安装在自行车侧面。
Rough Ride
颠簸的骑行
The H/T comes with five levels of pedal assist, but I mostly used the throttle, partly because I’m lazy and partly because the pedal-assist response could be wildly inconsistent. For levels 1 through 3, the pedal assist was smooth; it just felt like a little boost to my pedaling. On levels 4 and 5, however, the bike seemed to jerk forward every time I pressed down on the pedal. It felt more like my bike was leaping forward rather than assisting, to the point that I almost wobbled off the bike the first time I tried level 5. If you’re a chronic pedaler who’s looking for a more traditional cycling experience, this may not be the bike for you. H/T 配备了五级踏板助力，但我大部分时间都在使用油门，部分原因是我比较懒，另一部分原因是踏板助力的响应有时非常不稳定。在 1 到 3 档，助力很平顺，感觉就像在踩踏时获得了一点推力。然而，在 4 和 5 档时，每当我踩下踏板，车子似乎就会猛地向前窜。这感觉更像是车子在向前跳跃而不是辅助，以至于我第一次尝试 5 档时差点从车上晃下来。如果你是一个习惯踩踏、追求更传统骑行体验的人，这辆车可能不适合你。
Also, while the adjustable front suspension is useful for soaking up curb drops and bumps, there’s no rear suspension on the bike. This definitely reduces weight, but it can also make the ride bumpy on dirt or rough roads. It wasn’t a deal-breaker for me, but I can see how it might be an issue for people with more sensitive backsides. 此外，虽然可调前悬挂对于缓冲路缘石落差和颠簸很有用，但该车没有后悬挂。这确实减轻了重量，但也可能导致在泥土路或崎岖路面上骑行时感到颠簸。对我来说这不算什么大问题，但我能理解这对那些对舒适度更敏感的人来说可能是一个困扰。
Bottom Line
总结
Overall, riding the Pedal Electric H/T delivers some excellent playground vibes. The light frame and responsive handling make it a breeze… 总的来说，骑行 Pedal Electric H/T 能带来极佳的“游乐场”氛围。轻盈的车架和灵敏的操控让它骑起来非常轻松……