Trek FX+ 7S Evaluate: Great Upgrades, Excessive Worth

For years, I’ve had Trek’s on a regular basis commuter, the FX+ 2, as the highest choose in our listing of the Greatest Electrical Bikes. If you happen to’re new to bikes, $2,500 is an affordable worth for a dependable, on a regular basis commuter that you would be able to anticipate somebody competent to assemble and restore for you.

I used to be stoked to listen to that Trek was updating the FX+ sequence, 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, but it surely does increase the value 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 bike license.

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A number of days in the past, I parked the FX+ 7 in entrance of my dad and mom’ home. My dad got here outdoors and shouted, “What a wonderful bike!” It’s, similar to its predecessor! I examined the small-size body, which match my 5’2″ self completely. (It’s a step-through, so even should you’re shorter it ought to work.) The body is aluminum, and all of the cables are routed internally, so it has a really clear look to it.

One of many upgrades from the FX+ 2 is that now the bike has a built-in TQ LED show that’s constructed into the down tube. It’s brilliant and simple to learn, and you may scroll by it to see completely different stats like battery share, how a lot time you have got left to experience (roughly), and what cardinal path you’re going through (helpful!).

If you happen to don’t wish to use the show, you too can join your bike to your cellphone by way of the Trek Central app (iOS, Android). There’s a Quad Lock on the ergonomic handlebars so you should use your cellphone as a show. I didn’t get a Quad Lock case (I ought to have), however I did just like the app loads. There are a number of tabs, the primary of which is your bike dashboard, a map and navigation, your experience historical past, and at last settings, which lets you tinker with all of this stuff.

Screenshots courtesy of Adrienne So