I wanted a quality Fat Ebike with quality components but not a 70-90 pound cow that i see flooding the market. Ive been looking for 8 months and kept only seeing either a thousand dollar POS made of Chinezium or a fine unit six times the cost. I was about to settle for a 67 pound unit when I landed on Borealis, Keystone and their holiday sale sealed the deal. High quality drivetrain, breaks, electronic shifting and when I called to ask a few questions found myself talking to the business owner. when does that ever happen. So add good people and an American business from Colorado and whats not to love. Loving this unit and its place in my stable of a carbon Trek road-bike & Specialized MTB. and with its 5" tires it can float me through sand & snow where my BMW and KTM get me stuck.
Customer Reviews
These are my first set of HED rims. So far they were really easy to mount tires on (Gnarwall's) and look like they're holding pressure (Tubeless). The free hub has a nice dull ratchet sound and feels like a very narrow engagement. So far I'm really happy with them. My one and only complaint was the use of chrome (Brass) nipples and 2.0 gauge spokes. I'll replace them later with some Competition DT Swiss spokes and alloy nipples. It's still a great deal!
I would have given this a 5 star but I was surprised the spokes were silver. I did not see an option for spokes which I would have go for black colored to compliment the overall scheme of the rims. I am not returning them just for that but I wish there was a warning or an option in the page.
Lightweight , tubeless ready wheels for an affordable price !
Purchased the HED aluminum wheelset to upgrade an older bike that didn’t have tubeless compatible rims, the design of the rims made mounting and inflating tires easy (this is only the second time I’ve set up tubeless tires and it went much better with these wheels) I don’t know how much rotating weight was saved by going to these lighter wheels and eliminating the tubes but it definitely feels better and takes a few less pedal strokes to get up to speed. I’m very happy with improvement