RIDE REVIEW I GREENGER X HONDA CRF-E2 ELECTRIC MINI BIKE
P90
The brakes feel great and
stopped her, and me, just
fine. (Parents have been
stealing their kids' bikes for-
ever, cut me some slack!)
The Greenger is powered
by a 48V BLDC motor rated
at 1 kw output, max power
of 2.5 kw and 5.5 Nm of
torque. It has a two-stage
power management system
that lets the bike be used by
true beginners in Stage 1 and
more rambunctious kids and
bigger "kids" in Stage 2. The
fuel tank is an easily swap-
pable 20Ah lithium-ion battery
with a handy charge indicator.
Greenger claims the
CRF-E2 will roost around
for two hours in ideal condi-
tions with a full charge. We
put that to the test with a
rain-prepped backyard turn
track and some hefty "kids"
(okay, it was me) trying to
knock down fast lap times.
Under a much more signifi-
cant load than normal and
at about 100 pounds over
the labeled weight limit, the
bike ran for about 30-45
minutes on the fast stage
nearly wide open, before
throwing an error code that
the battery voltage was low.
My daughter couldn't wear
the battery out on her own
before she was too tired/
distracted. Two hours for a
mildly motivated seven-year-
old seems about right.
Charging with the includ-
ed 110V wall charger will
take about four hours to get
up to 100 percent.
On paper and in the
backyard and empty lots
of towns we poached, the
Greenger CRF-E2 is a
pretty sweet ride. It goes
well! But it isn't trying to be
a full-on racer. This is just
what kids need to get ready
to start a lifetime of riding.
But it's not up to the kids;
it's up to the parents. And
there's only one thing we
truly care about. Okay, two
things.
One, we care about how
much things cost. And two,
we care how much time
we'll have to spend working
on/fixing things.
In my time with the
Greenger CRF-E2, I don't
foresee a lot of maintenance
time. I adjusted the bars and
levers and suspension a
few times getting it to fit my
kid, and while I'm not overly
impressed with the fastener
quality and tolerances on
(Above) It has Honda written all
over it. (Right) The dirt biking
lifestyle starts early. With a
nearly silent electric bike like the
Greenger CRF-E2, it can easily
begin in a vacant lot. (Below) You
can pull the battery pack out of the
Greenger in about 30 seconds. A
spare will run you almost $1000, or
200 gallons of gas at $5/gallon.
