So far, lots of fun with my Frey Beast.

[khaoskosmos]

Hey Frey folk, I made an introduction post in the at subforum, but figured it would be create a thread here if anyone has any questions. There wasn't much material or videos available when I purchased mine.

It has been such a blast. I live in a rural area, so there are so many places to ride, including my property. I find that I rarely need much petal assist, this thing has so much torque!

I've gotten it pretty filthy a few times. I am also new to mountain biking in general. I haven't had any issues, but I'll try to add my experiences to this thread. I also plan to make a couple videos eventually since there isn't much on YouTube.

 

[DavidRvR]

I had one problem with my BEAST so far.. check the fingers on the battery receiver on the bike, the blades that stick up... Mine sank in the plastic housing and I lost all power.. when I pulled the battery I finally found the blades had been pushed down so they did not contact the battery at all... Fun part was it happened while I was riding and pulling the kids in a cart. Emergency pick up.. We still had a great ride of to that point.
The epoxy that holds the blades in had come loose under the housing.. Talked to frey and she told me to use some kind of Potting epoxy to pour over it again.. I stiffed it with hard foam for now.. The epoxy takes a few days to totally cure so I havnt done it yet but you need to keep an eye on it. Only time I remove my battery is to replace with a fully charged one so not much swapping...

I did an 18 mile ride yesterday towing the Thule cart with my grand daughter Some hills and some wind in your face... 76% battery left I havnt really tracked total Miles yet but It does well.

 

[khaoskosmos]

Looking good.
What range are you getting from the Ridiculously Fat Battery? @Stefan Mikes.
SUV?

I'll have to look at the estimate on my next ride. I'm pretty sure I've gone about 50 miles on one ride and still had range left. Zero range anxiety... But I'll check.

 

[khaoskosmos]

I was able to sneak a short ride in today. It rained recently, so I didn't venture far since I'm much too tired to scrub a mud mohawk off.

 

[greeno]

Nice lookin ride.
What does the bike weigh ready to ride?
What’s the ahr rating of your battery’s?
48 or 52v system?
And lastly can you run the bike with a single battery installed to reduce some weight?
Gracias

 

[smorgasbord]

It's great seeing more full-suspension eBikes with rear racks.
What's the rear rack weight limit, and how does loading it up affect handling?

 

[khaoskosmos]

Nice lookin ride.
What does the bike weigh ready to ride?
What’s the ahr rating of your battery’s?
48 or 52v system?
And lastly can you run the bike with a single battery installed to reduce some weight?
Gracias

60V system 24.5AH single battery. I think the max is 25 lbs on the rack, bike is like 70lbs (33.5kgs). I only have a few tools carried so far.

 

[Tom@WashDC]

Sweet, just picked up a Frey Savannah CC for my wife. They make a nice bike.

 

[RAB63]

Thank you for your posts. How’s the acceleration both while pedaling and with the throttle? That is a heavy bike with a lot of power. Do you feel like you can control the bike well? Is it jerky or smooth? Am also new to mountain biking so safety (i.e. Staying on the bike) is a top priority?

 

[Marko]

Is it possible to install longer mudguards on it

 

[Marko]

How loud is the motor?

 

[khaoskosmos]

Thank you for your posts. How’s the acceleration both while pedaling and with the throttle? That is a heavy bike with a lot of power. Do you feel like you can control the bike well? Is it jerky or smooth? Am also new to mountain biking so safety (i.e. Staying on the bike) is a top priority?

I'm almost always using pedal assist... The acceleration is fantastic to me. The power is very smooth too, matched to pedal effort. I can cruise right up steep hills on pedal assist 5 without much effort.

 

[khaoskosmos]

How loud is the motor?

How loud is the motor?

It's noticable... If I pedal gently, you can barely hear it. If I'm in pedal assist 5 and pedalling hard, it sounds just like a nice electric RC car.

I'm not sure about the mid guards... I don't see why not though. You have to figure out the mounting points.

 

[Marko]

Thanks for your replies. I´ve been considering getting this bike, but the possible lack of mudguard mounting points (I live in Finland where mud is constantly present) and possibly annoying motor whine have made me reconsider. I know you´ve had yours only a short while so you probably can´t comment but another thing that I wonder is how does the drivetrain take all that massive amount of torque ( was it 160 nM). I mean would I need to change the chain and the cassette every 1000 km