The included charger is a slower 2A version, but with the 400-Wh battery, it should still fully charge in three to four hours and can be charged on or off the bike. The Purion display is an all-in-one unit that shows speed, battery level and assist mode (i.e., Off, Eco, Tour, Sport and Turbo). While this was an industry-standard capacity a few years ago, now it’s offered as a lower-cost solution to keep the cost of the overall bike lower and still offer the reliability of a Bosch system. The battery on this bike is a 400-Wh Bosch PowerPack. It has 40 N/m of torque and can add support of up to 250 percent of It has a plastic gear wheel internally to help cut motor noise and a torque sensor that tells it how much support to offer you when pedaling (it actually takes over 1000 measurements per second, including torque input, cadence and wheel speed). It’s the lower end for Bosch, but still provides plenty of oomph to get you going. The E3 Path+ uses a Bosch Active Line motor. The handlebars have a nice sweep and ergonomic grips, providing an upright riding position. The Izip Ergo Comfort saddle is generously sized and well-padded for those who want comfort while riding. It also has a kickstand mounted right by the left rear dropout, which is our favorite mounting spot because it stays out of the way when riding. There are bosses for a rear rack, and it comes with plastic fenders that are good for keeping you clean. The SR Suntour NEX fork offers 63mm of travel, enough to take the edge off of small bumps. The drivetrain has a 38T front sprocket, and the rear cassette is a Shimano HG200 7-speed with 12-32T and a display at the shifter to show you what gear you’re in at a glance. The small fits people 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-5, medium fits 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-7, and large fits 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-10 (so taller riders need not apply).įor a value-oriented bike, the Path+ has some solid components, all name-brand stuff, like the Shimano Altus drivetrain, Alex rims, KMC e-bike-specific chain and Tektro brakes. Both come with a SR Suntour NEX fork that offers a modicum of travel to smooth out bumps in the road. In the diamond-shaped version, the battery is mounted on the downtube, and in the low-step version, it’s smartly mounted to the front of the seat tube to allow better clearance for stepping through. The Path+ is available in both diamond-shaped or a low step-through model. Izip is their brand devoted to reliability and value.Īlthough the Izip E3 Path+ has been around for over six years now, it definitely has evolved with the times by being updated in appearance and geometry and has gone from using a Bafang rear-hub drive to a Shimano Steps mid-drive motor to its current configuration using a Bosch Active Line mid-drive. Izip is part of Alta Cycles, a group that also offers brands including Diamondback, Raleigh, Redline, Haibike and Ghost for the North American market. Let us know what you do and how it works out.IZIP E3 PATH+ COMMUTER BIKE Photo: Pat Carrigan No suspension but specs are for a 27.2 mm seatpost, thus a suspension seatpost would be inexpensive and would take the edge off shocks through the seat. In this case the controller could be changed to a standard type, maybe it wouldn't need to b changed.Īnyway, this looks like a very good ebike design. If there are three wires, in the wiring diagrams for another Izip bike there were 3, then they may be trying to lock the bike into using a non standard type battery from Izip. Some soldering may be involved, but it's easy to do. If there are two wires from the controller to the battery, you just use those through the connector set that comes with the new battery. Chances are the controller can be removed from the box and mounted on the rack, then it's just a matter of mounting a new battery on the rack too.
A new battery may not fit in the battery box, but the controller has to be reused. Pics don't show where the controller is, but it's probably in the battery box. A battery from Amazon should come with a bike side connector and a charger. One came from China, so it took around 30 days to get it. I bought the last two batteries from Amazon, that was easy and reliable. 8.8 Ah is a pretty low capacity, higher capacity would be somewhat larger and heavier but more useful because of increased range, or the same range and easier on the battery. A new one could be mounted on the rack or in the triangle. Specs from the 2014 indicate a 48 V, 8.8 Ah battery Lion type. Looks like Izip made changes from year to year.
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