Video Summary

Unboxing and Assembly

• The Truxus Explorer comes with various components including a battery charger, multi-tool, pedals, reflectors, wrench, bike grease, and an instruction manual.
• The assembly of the bike seems to be straightforward and does not require extensive assembly.
• The bike comes with all the necessary tools for assembly.

“It doesn’t look like there’s going to be a whole lot of assembly to this bike which is great, and it does come with all the tools that you would need to put it together.”

Bike Specifications

• The Truxus Explorer is available in two models: a step-over model and a step-through model.
• The bike comes in two colors: satin polished blue and black for the step-over model, and black and fiery red for the step-through model.
• The bike is designed to accommodate individuals ranging from 5’4″ to 6’10” in height.
• The weight of the bike is 84 pounds, with a maximum payload capacity of 353 pounds.
• The Truxus Explorer can reach a maximum speed of 20 miles per hour in Class 2 mode, and it can be unlocked to Class 3 mode, allowing it to reach 28 miles per hour.

“The Truxus Explorer comes in two different models…Both of those models only come in one size…This bike does come in two colors…The bike is shipped to you as a Class 2…but it can be unlocked to a Class 3…”

Battery and Range

• The battery of the Truxus Explorer is located in the large black panel on the frame, and it is a 48-volt, 20-amp, 960-watt-hour battery.
• The battery can be easily removed for charging, but it is not necessary to remove the battery from the bike to charge it.
• Charging times for the battery range between six to eight hours.
• The bike can travel up to 36 miles using only the throttle, and up to 60 miles using pedal assist.

“This big black panel right here is actually the battery…it’s a 48-volt, 20-amp, 960-watt-hour battery…you don’t have to take the battery out to charge the bike…it comes with a 54-volt, 3-amp hour battery charger…The bike can do up to 36 miles just by using the throttle and up to 60 miles using pedal assist.”

Motor and Transmission

• The Truxus Explorer is equipped with a rear motor made by Buffang, which is a 750-watt motor with a peak power of 1130 watts.
• The motor has 80 Newton meters of torque.
• The bike features an 8-speed Shimano transmission along with a Shimano Acera derailleur and trigger shifters.

“The rear motor is made by Buffang…it has 80 Newton meters of torque…It has an 8-speed Shimano transmission along with the Shimano Acera derailleur and Trigger shifters.”

Bike dimensions and height

• The seat height of the Troxus Explorer is shown, and it appears to be a reasonable height.
• The host also demonstrates how tall the bike is when standing up, which is slightly taller than him.
• He mentions that he has reviewed bikes that are much taller than him.

“That looks reasonable now let’s go ahead and see how tall it is when I stand it up because this is how I get it in and out of the garage.”

Testing the bike on a hill

• The host takes the Troxus Explorer to a hill in Humble Park to test its climbing ability.
• He starts in pedal assist mode 5 and uses the throttle only.
• He is impressed by the bike’s performance and manages to climb the hill easily.

“I think we’re gonna make it just by throttle only and this is a heavy bike… you almost got it… nice yeah! I think I’m gonna use that hill more often on all these bikes from here on out.”

Comparing the Troxus Explorer with other bikes

• The host plans to do a comparison video between the Troxus Explorer, the Traxxas Explorer, the Abington Adventure, and the Velo Trek nomad.
• He believes these three bikes are very similar in terms of features, quality, and price.

“I’m gonna end up doing a comparison video between the trusted the Traxxas Explorer, my Abington Adventure, the number one version without the torque sensor, and I think my Velo Trek nomad. I think these three bikes are very similar in features, quality, and price.”

Mileage and battery performance

• The host fully charged the Troxus Explorer before the ride, but after 9.6 miles, one bar on the battery has dropped.
• He mentions that the cold weather may affect the battery performance and the estimated mileage.
• He also notes that using throttle and pedal assist level 5, along with his weight and tire pressure, can all impact the number of miles the bike can go.

“I did fully charge this bike before taking off and we’ve done about 9.6 miles, it has dropped a bar but it is 42 degrees, it’s pretty cold here in Chicago today… plus I’m using a lot of throttle, I have 22 pounds of pressure… all those things will play a factor into how many miles you can get out of a bike.”

Testing the speedometer accuracy

• The host tests the accuracy of the speedometer on the Troxus Explorer compared to his phone.
• He finds that the speedometer on the bike is accurate.

“I broke out the phone holder so we can see how accurate the speedometer is on this bike compared to how it is on the phone here… and as you can see, the speedometer is accurate.”

Testing the bike’s speed and torque

• The host tests how quickly the Troxus Explorer can reach 20 miles per hour using throttle only.
• It takes about 20 seconds to hit 19 miles per hour.
• He also tests how fast the bike can go with pedal assist only, and it takes just 9 seconds to reach 20 miles per hour.

“Nine seconds to hit 20 miles an hour… this thing has some torque, baby! I wonder how long it would take for us to hit full power.”

Braking performance

• The host tests the braking performance of the Troxus Explorer by going as fast as possible and then hitting the brakes.
• He finds that the bike brakes well, even at high speeds.

“Brake test time… we’re just going to go as fast as we possibly can and hit on the brakes, and I’ll be able to tell you how well it does… 24, 26… foreign… I like this bridge.”

Battery performance in cold weather

• The host mentions that the cold weather may affect the battery performance and the distance the bike can travel.
• He expects to get less mileage than what is advertised due to the cold weather and his riding conditions.

“Hopefully, cold weather affects how well a battery performs and how long you can go… so with this being cold, I expected to have the less amount of miles than what they have advertised.”

Reviewing the bike’s range

• The reviewer typically reviews bikes in the 700s range, so he’s not as worried about making it back home.
• He currently has two bars left on the battery and has traveled 23.9 miles.
• The battery drops down to one bar and starts flashing as he approaches the house.
• The bike starts losing power and he realizes he won’t have enough to make it back.
• He ends up pedaling the 80 pound bike for over two miles without power and mentions that it gives a good workout.

“There are a lot of things about this bike that I like…This one is the king when it comes to distance in cold weather.”