Trek’s Newest Commuter Electrical Bike Has a Excessive-Finish Mountain Bike Motor

For years, I’ve had Trek’s on a regular basis commuter, the FX+ 2, as the highest decide in our checklist of the Greatest Electrical Bikes. When you’re new to bikes, $2,500 is an affordable worth for a dependable, on a regular basis commuter which you could count on somebody competent to assemble and restore for you.

I used to be stoked to listen to that Trek was updating the FX+ collection, however I used to be a bit thrown by the transfer to the TQ HPR50 motor, which has a clean pin ring drive—a costlier drivetrain system that we first noticed on Trek’s high-end mountain bikes. The brand new FX+ 7S is silent and extra highly effective, nevertheless it does increase the worth fairly a bit. Nonetheless, as somebody who spent $5,000 on their very own on a regular basis commuter, $4,000 is inside an affordable commuter worth level. And it is much less hassle than getting a motorbike license.

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A number of days in the past, I parked the FX+ 7 in entrance of my mother and father’ home. My dad got here exterior and shouted, “What a beautiful bike!” It’s, identical to its predecessor! I examined the small-size body, which match my 5’2″ self perfectly. (It’s a step-through, so even if you’re shorter it should work.) The frame is aluminum, and all the cables are routed internally, so it has a very clean look to it.

One of the upgrades from the FX+ 2 is that now the bike has a built-in TQ LED display that’s built into the down tube. It’s bright and easy to read, and you can scroll through it to see different stats like battery percentage, how much time you have left to ride (approximately), and what cardinal direction you’re facing (handy!).

When you don’t need to use the show, you may as well join your bike to your telephone by way of the Trek Central app (iOS, Android). There’s a Quad Lock on the ergonomic handlebars so you can use your phone as a display. I didn’t get a Quad Lock case (I should have), but I did like the app a lot. There are several tabs, the first of which is your bike dashboard, a map and navigation, your ride history, and finally settings, which allows you to tinker with all of these things.