Is This Bike worth $2000? [SUPER 73 REVIEW]

do you look cold on its ever do you look like a nerd I think you look like a badass dude [Music] [Music] a lot of people have been asking about my bike so let's talk about my bike [Music] today's tick review cheese never advised me to travel back in time I've always sought means of transportation that are different from likes public transportations subways too noisy and crowded buses are too slow calves are too expensive drying is impractical walking this doesn't cover enough distance now if you've watched this vlog you know that my favorite means of transport are my boosted boards so I have so many of them a couple weeks ago I got one of these bikes it's called the super 73 and it's really really interesting a little history on the super 73 the parent companies called lithium cycles and they launched as a Kickstarter in 2016 they started shipping these bikes I want to say in early 2017 or late 2016 it's a very cool company they work with a lot of youtubers and they sent me two bikes one for Candice and one for me kind of thought I'd be like a joke that would sit in the corner of my office this thing's kind of taken over and it's the first means of transport in New York City in whatever 2 or 3 years that has started to make inroads competing with my boosted board for my favorite way to get around and now a closer look at the bike [Music] right before Dan and I can actually shoot the out in the street version of this I have to have Sam teach me how to use the stabilizer and this all that totally said one secret stabilizer package for mr. nice dad yeah it holds the ATD with like the super small lenses it's really useful you think you can handle it I don't know I'm scared of like riding and shooting but it holds the camera really well yeah sort of like a double tap are you Tuesday you mount it on the bottom here and then there's a bunch of different axes to balance locked and twisted ready to go so it's neat is if you want to get the super low drop down shot you turn it over like this and then you can like really get super low to the ground and this is like ultra ultra stable shots yeah [Music] riding a regular boat gotta watch out for potholes yeah be careful of cars gotta be up guys gotta be mindful of the handlebars sitting in between other car most importantly you have to obey traffic laws [Music] so this thing at three what is this we're just pedaling like a madman it's not bad but it's kind of a heavy bike to just pedal number two number two something called pedal assist and basically what that means is after you pedal the motor are you doing as you pedal the motor picks up and takes off for you it's like you have super muscled superhuman superhero power and your legs like watch I'm totally white already watch me take off later [Music] and in the lifeboat [Music] survive [Music] [Music] one advantage this thing has over other electric bikes and bikes in general is it can handle off-roading like grass dirt gravel really well ready [Music] so there's a lot to like about this and and the reason why I think that this thing is kind of brought bikes back into my life in New York City is just cuz of how dynamic it is I put that milk crate on the back so now I can haul a bunch of things the range on its further than my skateboard it's faster than a regular bicycle I don't get all sweaty I do feel a little bit safer on a bike that I do on a skateboard but there are concerns with riding an electric bike in a city like New York for example up until a month ago electric bikes were completely outlawed did you know that it wasn't like as in January they completely out as of October of last year mayor de Blasio mayor of New York City said no more power-assist no more electric bikes so if cops saw you on a bike like that they immediately take the bike away and they give you an up to a $500 fine now as of April 8th of this year like five weeks yes about a month ago exactly actually to the day a month ago exactly today the mayor announced that that he's pulling that back and now bikes are okay if they're power-assist as in they pedal as well which this does so once again this bike is legal but these are kind of the concerns when you're on something that looks like that instead of a traditional bicycle but there is one factor that the super 73 has and maybe just as new but the fun factor I think is higher on this bike than maybe any other vehicle ever ridden in the city would would you agree it's so much fun it's so much fun [Music] one thing you consider though if you live in a city and you have a bike like this is if you leave it outside it's going to get stolen so you gotta take it in [Music] and that's what's required to get this thing into my office uh it's the last question ever so I guess the last it my overexposed it's just so harsh Oh perfect perfect perfect dude the big question Arizona asked is how much of these things and they are right around two grand they have a couple of different versions to get but they start below two grand they go over two grand that's that's expensive it's a lot of money for an electric bike but if you start to compare them to other high quality electric bikes it's kind of in the sweet spot there are certainly bikes that are more expensive and they're definitely having low quality bikes that are less expensive and that's kind of it on the super 73 one thing that I will say is this company seems you're doing a lot of work with YouTube creators I love that Sam here has done a video Sam here send it wide Sam here has done a video it's super 73 she was subscribed to Sam by the way you helped me make this video Jesse who else is done Jesse's worked with super 73 you work with so they just gave me this bike super 73 if you want to work with me more formally I'd love to do something love your product but it seems like a great company it's an American start-up these things are designed in California and I gotta say for for if you're in the market for an electric bike is non-traditional as this is because most of like they look like regular bikes this is like a your yeah this thing's pretty amazing and I have to say Summer 2018 this is probably gonna be my main ride right I'm with it it's so much better ride alright that's it for our 360 I'll see you tomorrow I rode my bicycle past your window last night I roller skated to your door at daylight [Music]

Channel: CaseyNeistat

Views: 4,293,390

Rating: 4.8929939 out of 5

Keywords: kickstarter, super 73, electric bike, electric bicycle, bike nyc, cycling nyc, illegal bike, jesse wellens, lithium bikes

Id: J02iZ3FvRoc

Length: 10min 31sec (631 seconds)

Published: Wed May 09 2018

Reddit Comments

[u/3141592628]

Betteridge's law of headlines is an adage that states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."

[u/jgould2567]

The Boosted Board guys must really be scrambling in their HQ with Ideas to get Casey to re-proclaim the boosted board as his main ride.

[u/Reimant]

$2000 isn't overly expensive for a bike really. Good mountain or road bikes will easily run you for $3000 plus. And that's ignoring the repair work and maintenance involved in both.

[u/RiRoRa]

Really good vlog. Dan's goofy intro, the montage of bike close-ups synced to music and just general fun. For once Casey actually seems to give a damn. Maybe because he really enjoys the product?

Still, giving $4k worth of products to "influencers" in order to get favorable 'reviews' is a bit sleazy.

Who is this Sam guy? Never heard of him and no link in the description. Sounds chill though, but maybe that's just the accent...

[u/DiaTommy]

'obey traffic laws' while he drives onehanded, without a helmet, fullspeed on a street and looks sideways into the camera. great job casey.

[u/Bonded79]

Anyone know the name of the stabilizer?

[u/FictitiousForce]

That bike seems pretty cheap for an electric bike. Is it considered a good entry into the market for someone interested in a casual electric bike?

[u/Juicydicken]

OBEY TRAFFIC LAWS

Yes run red lights

[u/[deleted]]

There are different types of electric bikes, like road, mountain, cargo and folding; but generally eBikes range from roughly $1,500 to $7,900 with an average cost of about $4,150 I'd say the one Casey is riding is on the cheaper side.