Assembly

• Assembling the bike is easy, as the only required assembly is attaching the pedals and handlebars.

“Assembling the go TRX F2 was incredibly easy… I just had to add the pedals and put the handlebars into the stem.”

Features and Specifications

• The F2 is a Class 2 ebike that allows speeds up to 20 mph through a half-twist throttle or pedal assist with five levels.
• It has a Cadence Sensor and a maximum payload capacity of 265 lbs.
• The bike comes in black and white colors, and is recommended for riders with heights of 5’2″ to 6’2″.
• The website claims a range of 22 miles using throttle only or 40 miles using pedal assist, although the reviewer mentions a lower range of 17 miles.
• The current price of the F2 is $799.

“The F2 is a Class 2 ebike that allows speeds up to 20 mph… It has a Cadence Sensor and a maximum payload capacity of 265 lbs. The website claims a range of 22 miles, 40 miles using pedal assist. The current price of the F2 is $799.”

Design and Components

• The bike has a 500-watt rear hub motor, Shimano 7-speed transmission, and Shimano turny derailer with a thumb shifter.
• It features a Wuxing mechanical brake system with 180 mm rotors, adjustable front fork with 57 mm of travel and various preload settings.
• The F2 comes with 20×3 inch Chaoyang tires that are puncture-resistant and have a medium off-road tread.
• Additional features include a rear rack with a 55 lb capacity, integrated front headlight, and rear tail and brake lights.
• The battery is a 48V 10.4 amp hours with 499.00 watts of power, hidden in the frame.

“The F2 has a 500-watt rear hub motor, Shimano 7-speed transmission, and Shimano turny derailer. It comes with 20×3 inch puncture-resistant tires and an adjustable front fork… The battery is a 48V 10.4 amp hours with 499.00 watts of power, hidden in the frame.”

Folding and Portability

• The bike can easily be folded by unlatching the stem, folding it down, and then folding the bike towards yourself.
• When folded, the bike measures 34.6 inches in length.

“Folding this bike is simple… unlatch the stem, fold it down, and then fold the bike towards yourself. When folded, the bike measures 34.6 inches in length.”

Control Panel and Operation

• The left-hand side of the bike features a front brake lever, control panel, and bell.
• The control panel displays battery power, speed, pedal assist levels, trip information, and max speed.
• The bike has a half-twist throttle, rear brake lever, and a thumb shifter for adjusting speeds.

“The left-hand side has a front brake lever, control panel, and bell. The control panel displays battery power, speed, pedal assist levels, trip information, and max speed. The bike has a half-twist throttle, rear brake lever, and a thumb shifter.”

Riding Experience

• The bike can be ridden without power and still maintain a decent speed.
• Pedal assist levels provide various speeds, with level 5 reaching the maximum speed of 20 mph.

“The bike can be ridden without power and still maintain a decent speed… Pedal assist levels provide various speeds, with level 5 reaching the maximum speed of 20 mph.”

Safety Features

• The bike has a key that needs to be turned on for it to power on.
• Folding pedals, metal fenders, an adjustable seat post with quick release, and an adjustable handlebar stem are included.

“The bike has a key that needs to be turned on for it to power on… Folding pedals, metal fenders, an adjustable seat post, and an adjustable handlebar stem are included.”

Testing the speedometer

• The speaker mentions wanting to test the accuracy of the speedometer.
• They mention the speedometer check involves getting the bike up to 20 miles per hour.
• They confirm that the bike does indeed reach 20 miles per hour, as indicated by the speedometer.

“I want to get it up to 20 M hour and see if that is correct… this bike does 20 M an hour confirmed by our speedometer.”

Throttle only acceleration

• The speaker performs a 0 to 20 throttle only acceleration test.
• They note that the bike takes off quickly and reaches 20 miles per hour in about 13 seconds.

“This bike does take off quickly… not bad about 13 seconds.”

Pedal assist only acceleration

• The speaker switches to pedal assist mode and performs a 0 to 20 acceleration test.
• They mention setting the gear to 4 for an easier start.
• The bike reaches 20 miles per hour fairly quickly, in approximately 9 seconds.

“Let’s see how quick we can get from 0 to 20 using pedal assist only… like 9 seconds.”

Climbing a steep hill

• The speaker mentions heading up a steep hill with the bike.
• They express uncertainty about the bike’s ability to climb the hill using throttle only.
• Despite their doubt, the bike successfully climbs the hill with only throttle assistance.

“We’re going to see if we can do it throttle only… we are creeping but we’re going steadily actually… this bike’s doing pretty good.”

Comfort and battery performance

• The speaker comments on the comfort of the bike’s seat and hand grips.
• They mention being pleasantly surprised by how comfortable the bike is to ride.
• They note a significant drop in battery power after only 2 miles of riding, but acknowledge that they may not have started with a full charge.
• Despite this, they express satisfaction with the bike’s performance.

“So far I have found the seat very comfortable… it’s actually really decent… we did drop a lot of battery real quick… either way, we’re going to get a good idea of what it can do… this bike’s doing pretty good.”

Brake test

• The speaker decides to test the braking capability of the bike.
• They measure the distance it takes for the bike to come to a stop when the brakes are applied.
• In the second round of testing, they try to achieve a higher speed before braking.

“Round two of the brake test… let’s see how fast I can get this thing going… come on, come on, come on, come on… I didn’t even look down to see how fast I was going but I had to be going a little bit faster… 27, 27 ft… we’ll take it.”

Mileage and off-road riding

• The speaker discusses the mileage achieved by the bike and mentions starting with one mile already on it.
• They remark on the bike’s ability to handle off-road terrain.
• They express satisfaction with the bike’s performance and distance covered.

“One thing I can tell you is that so far I haven’t heard anything coming from the battery… no battery rattling which is a pleasant surprise… this bike’s doing pretty good.”

Overall performance and range

• The speaker shares their positive impression of the bike’s performance given its cost.
• They highlight the bike’s ability to maintain speeds over 20 miles per hour.
• They note that the seat becomes less comfortable at higher speeds.
• They express satisfaction with the bike’s overall range.

“I’ve I’m pretty impressed… some bikes will throttle you back once you hit like their maximum speed well this one does not and that is a nice feature… I definitely feel it [seat discomfort]… this is going to be a good one for you… this bike’s doing pretty good.”

Performance on hills

• The rider tests the bike’s ability to climb a hill, commenting that it seems like a good hill for hill climbing.
• The bike can make it up the hill, although slow, and the rider expresses surprise at its performance.
• The rider mentions that the bike has performed well on hills in their area, but acknowledges that it may not handle steeper hills in other locations.

“Now I’m sure for those people live in Colorado and you know different places like that, yeah you can find a hill definitely that this thing will not make it up. But here in Southern Michigan Northern Indiana in my little area here, it’s been handling the hills just fine.”