170 miles of range and Big Upgrades! Lectric XPedition 2.0 Review
all right guys electric is back with their second version of their popular electric cargo bike the Expedition 2.0 this time around it’s got more power more range better components and somehow kept that same 1399 price point and yeah that’s even with today’s crazy tariff market so how did they do that well I have no idea but I do have some thoughts on how it all turned out so let’s do a deep dive on the new Electric Expedition 2.0 [Music] all right guys so this is a class 1 2 and three capable electric bike now it’s priced at $1399 starting but it has incremental price increases based on the range you want so you can get $ 1399 for the base model you can get $1699 for a dual model dual battery model or $19.99 like we have here with two of their long range batteries which are actually larger and heavier batteries which we’ll talk about here in a second because that comes into play when you talk about the weight of the ebike so they say this bike weighs without any batteries 65 lb and then each battery weighs about 9 lb now this one being the dual longrange version without batteries it is 72 lb the reason why it’s a little bit heavier than 65 is because we’ve added all the extra accessories if you go to electric site to buy one of these there’s a lot of upgraded parts and components and accessories to make this more usable every day and so we went ahead and added those for a more realistic number and the way it kits out with the added accessories without any batteries at all and just the um accessories installed it’s about 72 lb you add one long range battery that becomes about 81 lb and then you add the second one and it becomes just shy of 90 lb around 89.8 8 or 89.7 right in that range um just to give you an idea of how much weight you’re working with definitely a twoerson lift not something you’re going to easily pick up and toss around but lots going on for that price and that weight which we’ll talk about especially capability which is really important on a cargo bike now this is UL2849 certified and the batteries are UL2271 certified in terms of colors this is the Stratus white but they also have a raindrop blue color to pick from and it only comes in one frame configuration but the good news is that fits a wide range rider height from 411 all the way to 6’5 and that’s basically because they’ve added some things like adjustable stems and a massive seat post range of 17 in to give you tons of flexibility to make this fit work best for you now when it comes to things like the geo numbers for the frame we’ve got a 21-in standover height we’ve got about 55 in wheelbase we’ve got an adjustable stem up top so that reach can vary between 17 in and 24 in and then like I said that seat post has a 17in um adjustable range so really lots of room to kind of make this fit for you based on your reach and your leg height and things like that now in terms of the bike itself so we’ll start here at the bottom one of the newer upgrades here is this dual-legged kickstand it’s a nice wide footprint it’s got nice stable like um grippy like like basically footprints that stick out at a massive 15 in wide and what that does is that makes this very stable when it’s sitting here but on top of that more stable when you’re loading cargo including precious cargo like kids or pets and baskets and things like that you can get on this bike with it loaded up and just push off and roll forward and you’re good to go instead of having to hold all that weight balance it get off kickstand get back on and go they just made it really user friendly and intuitive where you could just get on push forward and go without worrying about tipping anything over or balancing the bike now in terms of wheels and tires we got 20-in wheels alloy wheels and 2.5 in tires now these tires have puncture resistance they also come pre-installed with slime for puncture protection and they are a nice commuter tread pattern so they’re fairly slick but do have some seeping and ways for water and grip and cornering riding in wet days things like that just no off-road knobbyby terrain which clearly makes sense for a bike like this now when it comes to things like accessories we’ve got not only front to back fenders that are plastic which I always appreciate but they also added these extended shrouds that cover the backs of the wheels which if you think about having precious cargo your kids um you definitely don’t want their fingers going down getting bored and getting stuck in a tire which that was a really smart invention or just addition to the fenders but then it also after these venting places is solid up here to protect you from getting wet when you go through puddles and things like that so it kind of serves a dualpurpose role of giving you fenders on the bike but also keeping your kids fingers and you know feet out of the way of the wheel should they accidentally reach down in there now in terms of lighting we’ve got both a upgraded headlight there which comes free with the bike a brake light and tail light and we got turn signals on this so whether you’re riding this around town or whether you’re riding it in the city commuting doesn’t really matter this bike has all the features you’re going to want to safely get around and let people around you know what you plan on doing whether that’s breaking or turning all right guys so let’s talk about power on the new Expedition 2.0 so we’ve got a 750 W rear hub motor but it can peak at 1310 watts and it’s got a pretty impressive 85 new m of torque which is what gives it a nice massive 450 lb payload now that payload can be made up of either a 350lb rider or a 300 lb rear rack weight some sort of combination just cannot exceed 450 lbs now this motor has a torque sensor that feels really good thanks to Electric’s PWR Plus programming which is just some clever program programming they’ve done on the back end of the torque sensor that helps know when to just make it feel natural but also that you’re riding a cargo bike and you’re going to need that extra ump when you need it it’s just a nice balance of both worlds and some smart programming on their end now in terms of the riding modes you’ve got PAS levels one through five and you’ve also got selections up in the display to make this class 1 two or three based on whatever you’re looking to do in your rides and I’ll show you that when we get to the display section now when it comes to the battery there’s lots of options here so I’ll just kind of try to make it as easy as I can without getting confused myself or confusing you so the way it comes if you buy the standard version of this bike at $1399 you do get one battery a single battery setup and that can go up to 60 mi now you can go pay 300 more at $1699 and get two of those and that will give you up to 120 mi in theory then they have the dual longrange version which uses two larger batteries these are 840 watt hours a piece and they say between the two of these you should get up to an impressive 170 mi of range on your rides now to remove these it’s very simple they come with a set of keys you put the key in you can pull it right out put it right back in no covers no weird release latches nothing to get in the way it’s super simple and intuitive but when it comes to things like warranty it’s got a one-year warranty on the bike and that includes the batteries and motor as well as well as the components so just kind of a standard one-year warranty and then when we talk about real world range numbers so I took this out we actually got sent two of these we got a blue one and a white one i just went ahead and just rode one of them i rode the blue one for the range test and when I did that I had the dual longrange battery setup so in theory I should get 170 miles so I ran only one battery just to kind of give a middle of the road test and I got on minimum assistance I was able to get 68 miles which in theory if I would have had two of these would have gave me about 136 miles so a little bit shy of the 170 estimation and then on max test so going kind of full blast on one battery I got 38 mi which in theory would give me somewhere around 76 miles i’m not the best at my math off the top of my head but basically really good numbers almost 80 mi on a max full blast and almost 140 mi with two of the batteries set up with this dual longrange setup there’s 840 W hours between each one of these batteries and combined it gives you a total access to 1680 W hours and 140 mi on one charge is pretty wild for a bike granted that’s in PAS1 and pretty ideal conditions like flat terrain um not a lot of stopping but ideally those are really solid numbers with really big range numbers all right guys so let’s talk components on the new Expedition 2.0 so we’ve got starting back here a Shimano Altus 8-speed drivetrain which is up from last version 7-speed drivetrain now this Altus is mated to an 11 to 32 rear cassette with a pretty massive 52 to chain ring up front now as far as pedaling goes obviously this being a cargo bike that weighs almost 90 lbs with this dual range setup it’s not something you’re going to be riding without the batteries i’m sure you could or you definitely can but it’s going to be tough obviously so this gear range with the electric assistance is a very solid setup that lets you tackle hills flats alike without really any issues at all now up front we have 170 mm alloy cranks and on those we have really nice pedals they give us flat pedals that have nice traction studs and reflectors and they’re alloy pedals not plastic ones and in addition they are quick release so you can you don’t have to thread them on and thread them thread them off they have quick release collars you simply slide it back pull it off push it back on really nice setup really easy to use um just be make sure you do put them on and get them firmly on there this is one of their like kind of 1.0 versions of their quick release pedals they have a new version but this older version not older but this version of them does sometimes make it feel like it’s good and if you don’t give it a good jiggle it could kind of pop off so just make sure those are nice and secure when you set them up now when it comes to braking we have hydraulic disc brakes both front and back with 180 mm rotors and two piston calipers now they did beef up the rotors by going 2.2 2 mm thick which is a little bit larger than the typical 1.8 mm we usually see um the braking is sufficient on this but you do feel like in some situations you might be stressing it especially on a quick stop if you’re under load i would prefer to see four piston brakes on here with maybe 203 rotors or at least a 203 up front but nonetheless four piston excuse me two piston calipers with hydraulic disc brakes is the current setup now up here in the saddle this is their upgraded saddle that they will send you with the upgraded suspension post suspension seat post that gives you a little bit of travel here to absorb some of the impacts while you’re riding that just prevents the road vibrations from going straight up into your lower back and spine and let some of the saddle do some of the absorbing for you now this also has a really massive like 17 in of range to kind of dial in your height it’s nice setup super comfortable and they’ve added kind of a cool little grab handle or at least that’s the way it feels it feels like you can intuitively grab it right here if you need to move it which is also nice now up front they’ve added a Courier 50 front suspension fork so we have front suspension with 50 mm of travel why 50 mm well because this is not an off-road bike it’s not meant to go off-road so you don’t need 120 140 or anything crazy like a mountain bike would need but you do get enough just enough room to absorb those bumps those impacts those changes in pavement that’s where this thing really shines and it does a good job of making the ride just that much more comfortable especially when you pair it with the suspension seat post now this has 50 mm of travel like I said as you can see you just push into it and that will do a good job of just making the bike ride more comfortable now up top here we’ve got a folding um steer tube which will allow you to kind of make a smaller footprint when you’re storing this if you need to and that’s got a quick release lever action on it and then we have an adjustable stem lever so you can adjust the stem based on your reach and how you want to ride you can kind of play with that and get that where you want to go and then lock it back in place the cool thing about this is there’s no tools required you saw that little way I did that it’s firm it’s easy to use and you can change it on the go without having to bring a tool kit or have some Allen wrenches in your pocket to adjust this if you don’t like the feel or the fit while you’re riding pull over change it pop it back you’re good to go no tools required now here in the cockpit we’ve got all of our cables coming off the front end into some cable wraps and they eventually go down into the frame up top here we’ve got an alloy handlebar it’s got a little rise to it for just kind of improving that comfort reach both ends have ergonomic electric branded um rubber grips that are lockon lock- on grips are always going to be nicer than slide-on grips because well they lock on so in other words they’re not going to slide they’re not going to bend they’re not going to over time as the rubber gets worn out they stay right where they should they also have ergonomic pads for kind of resting your hands on they’re really comfortable grips now in the cockpit itself so both ends obviously the grips both ends also have the brake levers for the hydraulic disc brakes on this right side we have the Shimano Altus trigger shifters which is another nice upgrade because last time around we had an over the bar kind of that I say they’re pretty goofy shifters back in the day they had the over the bar kind of non-intuitive shifters these just feel natural they feel easy to use and you can do it without thinking about it over on this side we have our push throttle and our PAS control buttons with our turn signal buttons as well and then in the center here we have the display and there’s a lot going on the display so let’s go and take a look at that display kind of walk you through those features all right so this is the layout of the home screen on the Expedition 2.0 um so right off the bat we have our battery indicator up top along with the output wattage if I was pedaling this real time you’d be seeing the watt numbers go over the screen real time changing while you ride in the center is the speed below that is the PAS and at the bottom is the odometer if you cycle through the power button by tapping it you can get the trip meter as well as the volts and the current time of day or time of ride and then back to your odometer now that’s a pretty simple setup obviously if we do things like hold the plus button we will get the headlight indicator saying the front light is on and if we hold it again that will turn off and if we hold the negative button down PAS that would activate walk mode which is adjustable between 3 mph and 3.7 mph just depending on which speed you prefer more one or the other now speaking of those type of tweaks and settings there’s one area to access settings on this app you hold both the plus and minus buttons at the same time and you see you get these kind of coded menus now the good news is if you go to um just in our review we have a link to the owner’s manual as well as obviously electric itself has a owner’s manual on the website but just going to the owner’s manual has a whole table of what each of these do i’ll cycle through them pretty quick but just some of them that you might want to know about the screen display brightness there is 01P um 02 is going to be the distance units between miles and kilometers um 04 is going to be how long the bike takes to sleep when you walk away and you don’t use it how long it takes to turn off um six is going to be the range used to compute speed and distance travel uh speed limit here you can change between class 2 and class 3 and P8 uh P9 is going to be things like the throttle start whether the throttle is active from a standstill or throttle active only when you’re already moving that’s kind of a nice safety feature as well um you’ve also got things like the light operation in P12 and you’ve got the walk mode you can change in P13 as well as uh P22 you can change assistance level to cap speeds at certain levels so it’s just really kind of you pull out the manual whichever one you want to tweak you can go in here and do it and then when you’re done you can just hold plus and minus and you’ll go back to that home screen but no app for electric they keep things super simple probably part of the way they’re able to keep prices so low no IT you know guys building apps and programming apps all day um nice simple setup with all the basic tweaks you would need to do everything from speed to the creature comforts like how bright your uh lights are your display is um just a nice easy simple system to use but with the only downside being you do have to pull out the manual unless you’re able to remember these which I’m not all right guys we are out here on the electric expedition 2.0 and when you get on this bike the riding position is very comfortable because you got a nice upright uh frame geometry with stem here that just lets you kind of just sit in a very comfortable position you’re not leaning forward it’s not aggressive at all um it’s something you could just casually ride around town run your errands and not feel like you know after an hour of this you’re going to be uncomfortable super comfortable and then that’s complemented by a couple factors um the tires you know they’re wider volume so they’ve got more room to give you a little cushion in the rubber compound soak up small vibrations then you’ve got the Courier 50 50 mil front suspension fork which also can take up some of the impacts on the front end and then on the back end I’m really becoming a fan of the suspension seat posts it just that little bit of travel in your um your sitbones it just does it goes a long way in taking away that felt impact um when you go over a bump on your rear tire so all in all they all really work together for a pretty comfortable ride now the motor you also notice pretty quickly it’s pretty strong um it’s pretty effective and you can tell this thing was made to handle you know to carry a lot and it’s true you know cargo ebike ways but that doesn’t mean that that’s going to happen by default sometimes we see cargo ebikes that feel a little underpowered this one definitely does not let’s do a quick little motor test here so I’ve currently got it in class 3 unlocked so let’s go to PAS5 and I’ll just do a throttle test to 20 and then I’m going to keep going to 28 with the pedals and we’ll see how all that translates so 3 2 1 really quick off the line i love that already at 15 and 20 so now I’ll just keep pedaling and right there we’re at 28 mph so really really quick really nice acceleration nice off the line um throttle response and torque you can really feel that 85 Newton meters go and then being able to peak over 1300 you can just tell it’s kind of built to do a lot and um the other factor there is the torque sensor so we’ve got this nice torque sensor on here keeps the pedaling really smooth and their PWS PWR plus programming um you know all these are just marketing terms and nice ways of saying that they’ve really worked on their programming and their torque sensors and their motors and their throttle and it just equates to a really nice capable ride now I will say of course that’s going to be affected when you do things like um weigh it down right so it can hold a big 450 lb payload but what happens if I fill up that back end with 300 lb and I treat the bike the same way with full blast throttle of course it’s still going to be capable but you’re not going to see the same speeds just like a nice capable pickup truck you attach an RV to it it that it’s rated for and it um you know it’s not going to be the same 0 to 60 so the same logic applies to these ebikes let’s go up this little hill here and I’m just going to hold the throttle i have no doubts it’s going to do very well and so this is just kind of a mild typical climb about 7 6 7% um for about a/4 mile and it’s pegged basically at 20 mph it’s holding at 194 195 and this is the steepest part here coming up this gets a little bit over 7% and we’re holding 198 it just dropped to 194 for a second nope 191 190 188 so we’re losing a little bit here in the Oh wait we’re in PAS3 let’s go back to PAS5 and just like that we immediately climbed right back up to 20 miles an hour or 19.8 where it stops itself but 20 on my app i’m gonna use my turn signal here to turn into the neighborhood you can see the little indicator hopefully on the screen that lets the car behind me know and if you don’t remember to turn it off it will just stay on and you’ll be that person on the road with a turn signal going i’d like to see in future programming them change some bikes do it now like I think I saw a TRE that recently did it but basically just change the programming the code base to say you know once the turn turn signal’s on after I don’t know 10 12 seconds just automatically kick it off if the user hasn’t already but that’s a lot of developer talk all right so let’s go and do our left turn signal here and let’s go down this hill and go about let’s just get up to 25 miles an hour and hit the brakes and see how they do so we’ll go here this thing’s fast 15 18 20 turn up the turn signal all right we’re over at 26 mph 3 2 1 so really nice stopping power you guys have heard me say I wish there’s four piston caliper brakes on here and that remains true it’s not that I take back that statement or recant it but I’m thinking about the total use of the bike the person who’s going to buy it and the things they might put it through like we talked about you’ve got this massive payload so what happens when I fill it up what happens when I have you know 150 lb or 200 lb worth of my children on the back of this i’m going to want that same stopping power to be just as confident now I’m not saying it’s not i just don’t have 300 lb to throw on the back of here and do a 25 mph stop it’s just something to think about but the great part is if it bothers you or you really want those upgraded brakes you can simply just go down to your bike shop and they can swap out your calipers and brakes for some beefier ones if you need it i don’t think most people will i think most people will be perfectly happy with these brakes but it’s just a fair observation to point out for you guys who don’t have your hands on the bike um you know at home before you make an order all in all this get through there hi hey guys hi all in all this thing is going to be very solid for a lot of things i think it’s a great daily commuter like if I you know didn’t want a car payment and deal with the gas and expenses and I wanted something that I could rely on getting me around quickly had front to back lighting and turn signals could carry a big load if I grabbed groceries or may want to take the kids to school that’s where these bikes really really shine they’re just super capable and they’re very versatile for how you use them you can have this as a weekend trip just cruise around and have fun or you can make it a workhorse and run it you know run your daily life off it they’re just really that versatile obviously these aren’t going to be off-road machines you’re not going to go jumping these or single track mountain bikes but they’re not made for that and I don’t think too many people think you would but it’s worth throwing it out there when you say things are super capable but yeah the gearing range is nice i’m pedaling at 20 miles an hour in eighth gear or eight you know out of all eight speeds the highest one and even when I get up to 27 28 I still have feedback in these pedals so the gearing ratio they went with was really nice giving you nice topend speed gearing but still having those low climbing speeds for you know the occasion where you have a really steep hill and then you also have the beauty of the motor built into it so just electric did a really good job on this one i’ve enjoyed this 2.0 but let’s go back and look at it and we’ll kind of talk about this from a mechanic standpoint i might harp on the brakes one more time but other than that this thing’s been super solid fun to ride very stable very stiff um really guys not a lot of complaints at all but let’s go back and put it on the rack and talk about it all right guys when we talk about owning the Expedition 2.0 You know there’s some things that you can tell once you get your hands on it like I have and you’ve been able to ride it for a while and put it together you kind of learn some traits about it that you might not see or notice when you’re on a product page and putting it in your shopping cart and just be some things that’d be valuable to know before you make that purchase kind of just helping you out on the back end before you make a decision so I’m going to start with some of the things I like about this and then I’ll touch on some things that I would like to see improved and we’ll kind of leave that up to you so starting back here I like that they moved up to a 8-speed Shimano drivetrain this uh HG cassette with the Altus rear derailer and the chain ring all of these are parts that are easily findable at your local bike shops most shops if they don’t have it in stock can have it in stock within a day or two because it’s just such a common series of parts no proprietary or unheard of thirdparty parts that might leave you wondering or waiting from a bike shop to get those now in addition to that the open frame design so should you need to access controllers right worry about wiring things like that the open frame design has easy access to things like controllers batteries everything in the chain is exposed it’s just really easy to get in and out of here and deal with it if you need to with that said there are still some wires inside this down tube but nonetheless the open frame design just makes life easier should you have to work on the bike now moving up front here I love the quick release pedals now pedals might not seem like a big deal to people as far as installing them and uninstalling them but most pedals most all pedals have a reverse thread based on the side of the bike you’re on it’s confusing for people who don’t do it every day this is super easy they’re stamped with right and left and then you don’t have to worry about which way you’re threading it because they have that nice quick release collar then up front here we have the foldable uh steer tube now this is really nice because this bike already has a long wheelbase but if you need to pack it up put it in storage somewhere and you don’t want this giant part sticking up you can always just fold that down lower it out of the way and it’s good to go last thing up front here we have the um we have a through axle up front with the suspension fork a through axle just makes it really easy with a quick release lever to unscrew it but it’s a nice beefy rod instead of a thin QR skewer we get a nice full through axle that provides a better support connection for the front fork to the front tire so some things I would change about this or just don’t like about this um I should say from the beginning there’s no crazy proprietary parts on here that you’re not going to be able to get dealt with except for things like specific to maybe electric’s branded um adjustable stem but your components your braking your drivetrain components things that might fail or need servicing everything on here is going to be serviceable and easy to fix at your local bike shop or yourself if you do your own maintenance so some things I would improve i’m going to start with the display yes the display is clean simple to use and easy at a glance but there’s certain things that people might want to access on a more regular basis say the grandkids want to take it for a ride say you’re new and you want to adjust the speed controls you don’t always want to break out a manual when it’s time to make a change to an adjustment setting so I’d like to see some plain English languages on the manuals or excuse me on the displays so you could manage those a lot easier without needing a manual in your back pocket now like I said we have the manual links on our website in the review as well as electric’s website i would recommend just downloading it to your phone that way you can pull that manual out on the side of the road if you are out and about and need to make an adjustment and then also I really like the fact I didn’t bring it up a second ago but this pulley support here for the longer chain is excellent and then on top because there’s still going to be some chain slap from time to time they did a really nice beefed up version of this um chain stay protector here that should last quite a while it’s not a thin film it’s a pretty durable rubber or kind of a rubber pad um and that’s going to go a long way in protecting this frame and then only other complaint from this is kind of still related to the braking this is a big bike it weighs 90 lbs it’s going to require two people to lift it it’s going to be it can store your kids and cargo braking power is super important now it does stop sufficiently it’s not unsafe to break with but in the event you’re loaded up with all your gear you’re close to max capacity and you need to do a short stop this two piston caliper brake setup could struggle in that situation and so if I owned this the one thing I’d probably look to do is just swap the two pistons to a four piston caliper setup for some solid braking potential but other than that pretty well done and not not anything else to complain about all right guys so there you have it the new Expedition 2.0 from Electric as you can see quite capable 450 lb payload class 3 speeds lots of adjustability tons of accessories and items you can add to it it’s definitely a cargo bike worth your attention and again in today’s wild eBike prices somehow they kept the starting price of that 60 mile range version still at $1399 like I said in the intro I don’t know how they do it but they’ve done it pretty well now if you want to add other accessories and gear for it just go check out their website not only do they include lots of extra freebies right now like the suspension seat post the upgraded headlights and running boards but lots of other things as well as other optional things from everything from it ships with a 2 amp charger but you could upgrade to a 5 amp charger that would increase charging times by up to 250% now if I missed something that you want to know about this bike just drop a comment down below i’ll figure it out i’ll find out and I will get back to you in the comments and if you don’t have any other questions I’ll see you guys next time with another review
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XPedition 2.0 Stratus White eBike
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In this video, we take an in-depth look at the Lectric XPedition 2.0, a versatile cargo e-bike built for commuting, hauling, and more! Join us as we explore its upgraded features, including the powerful motor, advanced torque sensor, and flexible battery options.
We’ll cover our real-world range tests, ride experience, and key performance aspects, highlighting the pros and cons to help you decide if this e-bike fits your needs. From its design to its practicality, this review has you covered!
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00:00 – Intro
00:42 – Overview
04:52 – Motor & Battery
07:57 – Components
12:35 – Display
15:09 – Ride Quality
23:21 – Mechanic’s Take
27:35 – Conclusion
