VOL. 55 ISSUE 23 JUNE 12, 2018 P85
You know those times when
you get something new, you're
pumped, you experience it, but
you go away feeling like you've
been punched in the gut?
I didn't get that feeling with
the 2018 Zero FX. Because
I didn't buy one. But if I had,
that's how I would feel. Not a
great way to start a bike review,
huh?
There are very few redeem-
ing qualities about the Zero
FX. I have ridden and enjoyed
some of Zero's products in the
past, but I struggle to come
up with something nice to say
about the FX.
The reason being is it does
nothing well and what it doesn't
do awfully, it does mediocre.
It handles like an overgrown
mountain bike on dirt trails,
has an aesthetic derived from
some alternate moto universe,
and the best range I could get
out of it was 41 miles in Eco
mode from a full charge that
took some nine hours to attain.
Electric bikes are not cool.
They never have been, and
for lots of riders, never will be
(some other electric compa-
nies are trying to change this,
namely Alta and lately Curtiss
Motorcycles). It's a shame this
is the case because riding
an electric bike can be good
fun, but I think many riders will
never allow themselves the op-
portunity to experience them.
I'm not going to wax on
about the serene experience of
a silent ride, about how you're
Zero
BY NAME
THIS IS THE ZERO FX. LET'S GO FOR A RIDE.
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT PALMER
