It took a little over 2months to get our two Lectric e-bikes. Unlike some new owners on the Lectric XP EBike Owners Facebook group, ours seem to come undamaged and working fine. After unboxing and general checkout, it took ~4hrs to charge each bike’s battery. My Black XP 2.0’s front brake was scrapping slightly which I read isn’t uncommon and should go away after 100 miles of use. But after my 1st short ride, I adjusted the disc brakes open 2 clicks on both front & back as prescribed in YouTube videos that discuss this problem. When looking down on the disc pads, the outside pads were touching the disc when the brake was open. Making this adjustment seems to remedy the problem.
We bought a few accessories from Lectric – the matching comfort packages for the XP & the ST, one set of mirrors, and a cargo package. Using a discount code found on YouTube (changinglanes2.0), accessories were 20% off which made them comparable in price to similar third party parts. The mirrors and cargo package still haven’t arrived – ordered in Jun 26 & today is Aug 26.
I installed the XP comfort package which is a suspension seat post and softer, wider seat. It’s heavier than the stock seat & post, adding probably 2lbs, but installed easily and is definitely more comfortable. I also installed a (Amazon) well-reviewed left handlebar mirror for my XP.
My wife’s ST comfort package has a shorter seat post and weighs close to the standard seat & post. But, in it’s lowest position, is ~two inches higher due to the springy portion of the column. This put her on her tip-toes when stationary so we will hold off on using the suspension seat post for now. I switched the wider, softer seat onto the standard seat post so she can touch the ground while seated. The bike is 63lbs so its handling is quite different than the 24lb Zizzo folding bikes we have been riding. Once she feels more comfortable with the heavier bike. We can consider re-installing the suspension seat post and raise her seat so she has fuller leg extension when peddling.
The other accessories added to my XP are: Abus 6000 folding lock & iPhone mount. A pannier bike bag will be added soon to carry bike tools & other necessities like a first aid kit. Her ST also has an Abus 6000 folding lock (keyed the same). Since her iPhone has a PopSocket, she will need a compatible phone mount.
Settings changed:
P09=1 on both bike to prevent throttle from being active when the bike is not moving. So we’ll have to pedal from a standstill.
P10=0 on the Step-Thru since my wife doesn’t want throttle enabled; P10=2 on my XP, both PAS & Throttle enabled.
P11=4 on the Step-Thru so it takes an extra revolution for the motor-assist to engage.
P21=1 enabling walk mode on both bikes to help push them uphill
Some of these setting will be set differently once we are accustomed to the bike handling. But while learning, we are erring on the side of caution with conservative settings.
