Before purchasing any e-bike, it is important to consider the size of the frame. If it is even a little too tall for your height, you will find it uncomfortable to mount or dismount unless it is a true step-thru. A true step-thru e-bike should require lifting your foot no more than 16 inches above the ground. That distance is known as the “stand-over height.”
With the huge boom in e-bike sales and the proliferation of e-bike brands, attention to detail is necessary to avoid making a mistake when shopping for an e-bike. This article gives you all the necessary details to help you make an informed decision about this popular fat tire e-bike — the Magicycle Ocelot Pro.
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Five Essential Details for E-bike Shoppers
1. Riding Power
This MAGiCYCLE Ocelot Pro is a 20″ fat tire e-bike, and therefore smaller in size than the big 26″ cruisers –, but it is definitely big in power! The 1100-watt (peak) motor is an upgrade from its
predecessor. It is still the same reliable motor found on the original 26″ Magicycle cruiser, but it has been tweaked just enough to increase the torque by about 12 percent. Now rated at 96 nm (Neuton Meters), its torque is equal to that of an average 800 cc motorcycle. You’ll never have to worry about moving quickly across a crowded intersection. With this kind of torque, you’ll find yourself conquering even the steep hills.
With 1100 watts of peak power (750 watts nominal), the Magicycle Ocelot’s hub motor is a perfect size. If you settle for a 250-watt or even a 500-watt motor, your ESUV will feel underpowered on the steep hills. The Ocelot Pro’s motor also has a heat-resistance feature. Not only do you get more power, you also get longer motor life. The quality and longevity of an e-bike’s motor is very important, as it is a significant part of an e-bike’s total cost.
2. Riding Accommodation
Another “must have” is that the e-bike must accommodate the rider’s height and weight. The big cruisers with 26″ fat tires are not very accommodating for many riders. They are tall and heavy bikes, making them more difficult to mount, dismount, handle, and store. Many e-bike shoppers are looking for a fat tire bike that is more easily ridden.
The Ocelot Pro is very accommodating for riders as small as 4’10’ and yet also accommodates riders as tall as 6’2”. The MAGiCYCLE Design Team has worked long and hard to perfectly meet the demand for such an accommodating e-bike. The 20” fat tire Ocelot Pro is bringing fresh excitement to the world of e-biking!
The long-range Ocelot Pro gives amazing convenience to accommodate most riders…lighter, shorter, closer to the ground, and amazingly nimble. To make it even better, this bike is also very convenient to purchase, ships to your home in about 7 days, and arrives 90% assembled.
3. Riding Range
The third essential for discerning e-bike shoppers is range. Everyone wants longer ranges, and e-bike companies are quick to proclaim themselves as the “king of long-range rides.” In most cases, regardless of what some brands claim, the range is actually very ordinary. Magicycle has actually done something to make the longer range a reality!
You might think the MAGiCYCLE Design Team would simply carry over the fabulous 52-volt battery from the original cruisers. No–they have opted for a freshly designed battery to give riders an expanded range. Even after upping the amp hours from 15 to 20, the new battery is still beautifully integrated into the frame. The 25% boost in amps means you can look forward to a range of up to 75-80 miles. Of course, if you tip the scales at 275 pounds and ride mostly in hilly terrain, that will reduce your range. Wind speed, tire inflation, and the weight of accessories and other gear are also important factors in determining your range capability.
4. Riding Comfort
If you have dreamed of a smaller, stylish, quality cruiser that provides both convenience and comfort, this is it. The Ocelot Pro has a laid-back beach cruiser styling…easy to ride, beautiful, and comfortable. For riders not at ease with the big 26” cruisers, the Ocelot Pro opens up a whole new world of cruising comfort. It is available in your choice of step-over or step-thru models.
A key component of e-bike comfort is frame sizing. Many e-bike manufacturers base the frame sizing on seat tube length. That’s unfortunate because seat tube length is not a key criterion. Far more important are body-hand distance adjustment and seat low-arc sag design so that riders have enough stand-over distance for their leg inseam length.
The Magicycle designers take these key ergonomics as the primary criteria as they work on the design of an e-bike, especially a long-range e-bike like the Ocelot Pro. They know Ocelot riders will take longer rides, and this makes comfort even more important. The frame geometry and quality materials make the Magicycle riding frame triangle the foundation of “the most comfortable ride ever.”
Ocelot Pro owners give great feedback about the ability to take long rides comfortably without tiring.
The Magicycle Design Team has designed the Ocelot Pro’s frame in a way that allows the pedals to be moved forward by 5cm, allowing riders to stretch their legs naturally. Five centimeters doesn’t seem like much at first, but it is enough to help riders with a height of 5’5‘’ to 6‘5’’ to adjust to the most comfortable riding posture. At the same time, riders under 5’5″ remain very comfortable. Magicycle owners pedal comfortably and exert smooth force, making long-distance riding easy and effortless. This helps maximize the comfort, power, and efficiency of every pedal stroke, even for shorter riders.
It may seem counter-intuitive, but aluminum is a more rigid metal than steel, and so the Magicycle frame uses a high-strength aluminum allow. It flexes less under heavy pedal pressure than does a steel frame. The result is that more energy from the effort of pedaling goes directly to turning the wheel, and almost zero energy is wasted in flexing the frame. All this comfort is a result of using the most advanced aluminum frame technology. With the resulting lightweight and strong durability, Magicycle again scores high in rider comfort and safety.
5. Rider Safety
Rider safety is, of course, an absolute essential. The very critical key to rider safety is quality control during the production of an e-bike. Unless quality is assured in every step of manufacturing, neither is rider safety assured.
Most shoppers do not realize that the MAGiCYCLE company has been producing e-bikes for 16 years before introducing any electric bikes to the US market. From the beginning, MAGiCYCLE
has chosen to focus on quality control. Many e-bike brands cannot do this simply because they do not own a factory. How can a company expect to have effective quality control if they don’t even own the factory? The answer is very simple — it cannot.
Magicycle has exemplary quality control over the entire bike-building process, from design to manufacture to shipping. When a Magicycle Ocelot Pro arrives at the doorstep of a new owner, the box contains an e-bike that will last a very long time and is already 90% assembled. It is a streamlined fat tire e-bike designed to give reliable service, long life, and a safe riding experience. Quality matters — don’t settle for an e-bike from a brand that does not own the factory.
If you’re shopping for a new fat tire e-bike with all the advantages of the step-thru design and produced under strict quality control, be sure to look at the Ocelot Pro
Ocelot Pro has the Popular Step-Thru Styling
Readers who have lived beyond the age of 60 will likely recall the term “girl’s bike.” In those long-gone years, it referred to what everyone now calls a step-thru bike. There was a time when most girls and women were expected to wear a skirt or dress in public. Of course, a step-thru frame made it much easier to ride a bike while wearing a dress or skirt. Those days are now buried in history, and men and women alike are enjoying the benefits of the step-thru style.
Step-thru e-bikes are certainly no longer thought of as “girl’s bikes” — in fact, the majority of step-thru models are purchased by men. Step-thru e-bikes are becoming more and more popular among e-bike enthusiasts. Some shoppers just like the looks of the step-thru bike frames, but many fans prefer a step-thru e-bike for the advantages they offer. Even people of average height may find it challenging to swing a leg over a conventional step-over model.
Step-over bikes definitely live up to their name, as it is necessary to swing a leg completely over the back of the bike in order to mount the seat. Certainly, mounting a step-thru e-bike is easier and more convenient for almost everyone. Mounting the step-thru is a simple matter of lifting one leg just enough to step through the frame literally. For people of shorter than average height, a step-thru e-bike style is more than just convenient…it is almost essential for safety in mounting and dismounting.
For people with various physical challenges that make biking difficult, step-thru e-bikes are making it possible to return to biking. Even older senior adults are re-discovering the joy of bike riding. The pedal assists aspect of e-bikes is making life more enjoyable for thousands of those who thought they would never ride a bike again. In addition to the motor, the availability of step-thru e-bikes is very important. Simply put, it is just much easier to get on and off a step-thru e-bike.
Magicycle’s Ocelot Pro perfectly meets all 5 essential details for e-bike shoppers…riding power, accommodation, comfort, range, and safety. These outstanding e-bikes ship from California and can arrive at your doorstep in a week or less. Check here to see which color you like best.