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The huge padded seat is incredibly comfortable. There are tall left and right side view mirrors emerging from the handlebars. And the all-black machine is powered with a mighty 1,000W RetroBlade motor that lets me easily, smoothly and quickly get up to 30 miles per hour.

If you’re looking for a powerful fat tire e-bike for bombing around off-road, the Juiced RipRacer is surefooted, fast, and flat-out fun. While it isn’t built for technical mountain trails, you can have a blast zipping over gravel, dirt, or easy flow trails with surefooted confidence.

Once you’ve started down the road, you’ll quickly realize why the RipCurrent S excels to the head of the pack. Its thumb-controlled throttle is smooth and powerful, capable of propelling you up to 28 MPH with minimal pedaling exertion. The 9-speed cassette gears shift crisply, and as you’re charging ahead you’ll enjoy a supremely smooth ride.

Having compared the Juiced RipCurrent S against over a dozen e-bikes within its relative price segment, I can report that few deliver the same fusion of speed, acceleration, and battery rage. It performs like e-bikes that are twice its price.

What makes the Express great for deliveries, in addition to its exclusive cargo basket and vibrant color, is its powerful motor, solid build quality and security features: key ignition to start the bike, a key battery lock and an alarm with a remote that sounds if someone touches or attempts to move the bicycle.

In my estimation, using the CrossCurrent X has saved me about $2,000. Our gas right now costs $4 per gallon. So I’ve saved north of $200 there. Getting rid of my car also means I unloaded the $1,100 in annual insurance for it. I knocked out the $200 annual registration, as well, plus the maintenance costs — oil changes, new tires, windshield wiper replacements, fresh brakes.

The long seat is cozy for riders of all sizes, with room for a second rider (my speed-demon daughter loves to ride on the front section of the seat) and the high handlebars are pleasing for long rides. I've put more than 500 miles on one and still enjoy riding it every bit as much as I did at the start.

The dual batteries really did wonders for my range anxiety. I test a lot of e-bikes, and I’ve been stuck miles from home with a dead battery more times than I can count. It’s not fun. But the HyperScrambler 2 is one of the longest-range bikes I’ve ever ridden.

The motor is incredibly powerful, with a 1,000W continuous rating and likely north of 1,500 peak watts. You get over 30 mph (48 km/h) of speed. You get turn signals and mirrors and those super grippy street tires.

First of all, it’s fast. I can easily get it to 28 miles per hour and feel completely stable and in control on it. Secondly, it’s just plain powerful with plenty of torque you can feel. In the 85 miles I’ve cruised with it thus far, I’ve taken it up hills that other e-bikes can only make topping out at 12 miles per hour.