TotGuard Electric Bike,26" x4.0 Fat Tire Electric Bike with 500W Motor,48V 10.4Ah Removable Battery, 19.8MPH Foldable Mountain Ebike, Dual Shock Absorbers,21 Speed, SGS Certified to UL 2849

This is an excellent e-bike!! A fantastic value for under $800. Easy to assemble for a guy who has never put one together. It rides well with plenty of power assistance. Now, once you get used to the difference between an old style bicycle and a motorcycle you’re set! No, seriously, I hit the house and crashed before I got off the property. ‘‘Twas a nice flop for an old man.. But.. but.. before long you figure it out and go. It rides great and has plenty of power to get around hills and the mountainous golf course we live on. Important side notes.. as others have mentioned, this is a pretty big bike. I’m 6’-1” and it fits me great. This would be a tough ride for someone under 5’-10” or so.. also this bike is a beast. It’s a heavy dude. Must be careful when folding and loading into your vehicle. Be careful, use help! All in all, an excellent value for the bucks! I’m a happy dude!! **update.. spent the week at Pismo Beach. I rode this thing all over and up and down the beach, in the sand, wet and dry. The bike just gets better every new place I take it. Too much fun.. this is an amazing bang for the bucks!

The bike arrived in a heavily-battered box which was not a good sign. There were no instructions included but I was able to *mostly* figure out how to assemble it. The first problem i noticed was that the front brake was providing resistance to motion despite not being engaged. I tried several things but couldn’t fix it, so I took it in to a local shop to be repaired. Good thing I hadn’t actually ridden it yet. The bike shop technician noticed the derailleur guard was bent—preventing lower gears from being used. They also wanted to do a complete inspection and adjustment. After that unexpectedly expensive repair bill, I contacted the seller for a refund of the repair costs and sent them my receipt. Also unexpectedly: they said they would happily reimburse me. It took a while, but I did end up getting my refund. The bike rides great, looks great, and gets me to work and back just fine. I just wish it went even faster ;) Finding a rear cargo bike rack that would work with this was also a challenge. But I got a Topeak one which I retrofitted to be able to clamp onto the seat post because it couldn’t mount otherwise.

Bang for the buck on this bike is very high. The specs & layout is a good starting point accepting that you are tall and this is a style you want. Immediate upgrades for me personally included: 1. A snap in 3d printed phone holder which also included a DC-DC converter(step down from 48v), circuit for iphone charging, and conventional USB port accessory. 2. A rear light module built into the seat (My intial resin printed verison broke when a big bump caused a collision. I reprinted this is TPU so that it flexes now instead of breaks and all is well). You can also wire this to the brake switch so that brightness adjusts as a brake light. 3. A welded trailer bike for my kid (turns out a rail road spike is a perfect dimension). 4. Adhesive foam bumper pads surrounding the battery to cushion impacts & reduce rattling). 5. A strategically hidden itag for tracking in case of theft. 6. A realization that I just can't handle riding around with a giant "Totguard" banner down the side, and so sand & paint. 7. Removal and remount of speed control which is otherwise just jammed into the frame near the seat with no fasteners whatsoever. I also used a thermally conductive epoxy to more efficiently transfer heat to the aluminum frame. 8. This bike could really use some mirrors. I added one to the right grip which was easy and effective but it does make it a bit wider and a tighter squeeze between cars or other obstacles. 9. (this is a later add/edit) In the highest gear ratio, if your cable adjustment or a random bump allows for your chain to slip off the sprocket, it can lock into the groove between the sprocket & frame which will prevent you from pedaling at all (but you can ride home on all electric provided you have the charge). This happened a few times, and was remedied by turning & installing a thick plastic washer that now occupies that space. The chain can still occasionally move to that position but the washer prevents it from locking in and you can easily just shift back onto the sprocket. Pros: This is a cool bike that I'm getting a lot of mileage on. The battery is adequate for long rides around town without being too heavy. The gearing is good too, and although I had some reservations about the rolling mass of large diameter fat tires, they've proven to be pretty decent if a bit thin. I did get a flat at one point via a simple pointed piece of wood mulch but haven't had trouble since then, and the low inflation pressure helps keep them pretty low maintance. The large diameter tire makes it a bit unwieldly to fold compared to my wife's which also has folding handlebars & pedals but it's nice to get this thing folded into a car without a trailer in a pinch. Bascially useful for impromptu emergency pickups as needed/desired. The display is basic but gets the job done. The one significant issue I've had so far was a screw came out of the main upper shock mount. This meant that I had to find a new fastener and then compress a 1000lb shock to reattach the assembly. This was fairly hard and upon closer inspection made me realize that brake/shift lines are wearing through already near the shock. I've since rerouted and addressed this shortcoming but I will be keeping a close eye on this moving forward as it is very clearly a safety hazard. I actually should write the company about this also as my hardware isn't probably optimal at the moment. Overall though, this bike works for me and I really enjoy it. It gets a lot of compliments as well and people all assume it was much more expensive than it was. I don't know what wheel of randomness was spun in order to name it "Totguard" but while I found it initially hillarious, I have since renamed it. Oh China! Anyway, this is about as good as any other bike coming from China- including those which cost much more. If you're handy and aware of/able to address its shortcomings then this is a great choice for you. I've only had it a few months so can't speak much to its longevity but so far so good! Edit: October '23. Still going strong, I ride this daily and tow my kid to/from gradeschool on her hitched pedal-bike. We both enjoy riding around town on it. The standard mechanical disc brakes were getting to be unreliable and a hassle to keep adjusting, esp. with the trailers' extra mass. I upgraded easily to 4 piston full hydraulics with resin pads. Now everything is great and I can do stoppies it brakes so quick and realiably. The upgrade took maybe an hour, was cheap, and was really well worth it. Just be sure you get a kit that includes the motor cut off switch- they aren't all that common (yet).

Package was quite robust and sturdy; protected the product quite well. Assembly was quite easy, and there were no issues, other than minor rubbing of the frame paint on some of the packing materials. You will definitely need to air up the tires. Mine came inflated around 10 psi. My tire say no more than 20 psi max. The derailer in cassette gears we’re all perfectly set up and the brakes seem to be set up near perfect as well, right out of the box. The bike is powerful enough to go faster than 21.6 mph, but it is electronically limited. It takes about one second to start assisting you with peddling, so from a dead stop you might want to twist the throttle to get going, because it is such a tall bike if you are under 6 feet tall. The instructions say it can handle 300 pounds, but the advertisement online says 330 pounds load. Right out of the box I only had to charge it for about an hour and a half to get it to fully charged, which is when the charger light turns from red to green. The bike is overall hard to beat. It’s a pain in the butt to fold up for storage or transport, and unfold back out to the riding configuration… set removing the seat before you do this makes it just a little bit easier and mark out packed and taken off the front wheel with a quick release might make it easier yet. Both the seat in the front will have a quick removal levers for tool-free removal in just a second or two. If you transport it on a bike rack that hooks into your hitch receiver on the back of your vehicle, be careful not to let the bike’s weight rest on the electrical wires! The wires could get pinched and then you would have a major problem yes the wires were damaged during all of the bounces and bumps of road travel. I fashioned a piece of dense foam from the packing materials that came in the box to have a channel where the wires would sit in and then the rest of the weight of the bike would be put on the frame. Even in an expensive, upscale destination like Lake Tahoe…she was a head-turner, and a lot of people were amazed that I paid under $850 before tax and shipping. It performed quite well on hills, hardpacked off road conditions, but likely would not be well suited for extremely challenging mountain biking conditions, and was not powerful enough to go through beach sand. Honestly most bikes can’t go through beach sand anyway. You need a powerful motorcycle to get through sand when your tires are only 4” wide or less. Like I said, it’s a great bike for the price and I am not wanting to spend thousands of dollars on some high-end bike it likely won’t last much longer than this one. I don’t think you could be regretful of buying this bike unless you had something that showed up damaged already. From all the reviews it seems like that is not going to happen.

Nice Bike but had an electronics problem out of the box, so we wanted to return it. I am old and have no truck, so I couldn't take it (big box, 87#) to the post office and have no idea what the postage would cost. Tried to go through FedEx ( as originating shipper) and instead of $90, the lowest it would cost is if I shipped it to Amazon using FedEx as the originator of the order, it would cost me anywhere from about $550 to 2000+. Seller wanted us to fix rather than take the bike back and we got no help from Amazon on this. If you are tall (Over 5'10") and willing to do field fixes on a new item, this might be a good value for you as it is a nice riding bike when it works. I am really disappointed with Amazon's lack of support. Due to this experience and hours of wrangling, I gave it bad value for the money.

Was listed as used mint, but I did not realize it was used until after I bought it, but it was as I hoped, it may have been a return because it was still in original packaging. It seems like very good quality. Once I have it put together, I will be able to see if it has enough power for me. Heavy, strong, construction and professional quality.

I put 1200 miles on it and had no problems whatsoever the pedals on it were a little cheap so I got some nicer aluminum pedals to put on it other than that it is exactly what it says it is

Took the bike out yesterday for a short 5 mile ride, and it seems sturdy. I still haven’t quite figured out exactly how the gears and assist work and the directions were less than helpful. Once you get the bike out of the box, you realize there is a couple of things you have to put together. If you had proper directions, this would’ve been a 15 minute job, but since the directions were written by somebody with a limited grasp of English and the photos look like they were taken on a low contrast cell phone, it took about an hour. My advice to you is chuck the assembly instructions and just go on instinct. Here’s a couple of tips to get you started. First assemble the handlebars before you assemble the front wheel, then lay down a blanket or towel on your work surface and flip the bike over before you put the wheel on so you don’t scratch up the paint.