Meridian

Got this on an extra cycle classic just over a month ago. Been riding with two kids (30lbs and 38lbs) and cargo almost daily ever since! Love the ability to customize the pedal assist percentage settings. We ride around on level 0-1 most often (level 1 at 10%) and then kick it up to 3 or 4 for serious hills. We rarely hit level 5 but if we need to it has plenty of power with a full load on the back to power up a decent hill incline.

Looking forward to bike camping with the kids this summer and confident this thing can help haul our kids and gear.

Happy with the bike swift team and customer service. Very friendly and informative people.

I feel like a review at the 1 and 3 year marks (and maybe 6 months too) would be helpful but we haven’t got there yet :). But I’m sure with good bike maintenance and good recharging as needed this system will last for years to come.

I am in love with our new Meridian which Bike Swift installed on our Kona MinUte. It has flattened the city for us, making it possible to bike anywhere in Seattle more quickly and with phenomenal ease. My 5 yo son now weighs 50 lbs and we were using our bike less and less bc I just couldn't get us up the hills. Now I use e-asst when I need it while still being able to ride without it when I want. The investment was a significant one for our 1 car family and has been worth every penny to be able to get outside and ride every day. It's been great for my health, mood, and the environment. We've put 200 miles on it in 1.5 months and plan to continue year round. Given that gas savings, plus the expected resale value years down the road when we outgrow it and we really see no downsides. PS: We considered trading in our MinUte to buy a used e-assist bike but what we'd lose in bike quality we wouldn't make up for with cost savings. Plus we love our MinUte and I'm so glad we chose to convert it with the Meridian vs. start all over with a new bike.

So I have had the meridian on my Kona dew deluxe for about 2 months and have put 250 miles commuting back and forth to school and work which is only about 4 miles a day but I have about 500 feet of elevation gain so I am usually on a hill whether it is going up or down. the meridian works great for making the hills disappear. I'm about 240 pounds and out of shape, and even on the steepest hill it still manages to pull me up at about 9 miles/ hour. While on the flats it's usually a solid 18 mph. without me trying hard at all. I typically leave it in the 5th speed and the power it gives will diminish as I get closer to 20 mph. The only thing that takes some getting use to is there is a slight delay between letting go of the throttle and the motor turning on from peddling, and if the motor is not on there is a noticeable drag from having to spin the motor yourself. Overall I Highly recommend for someone who needs to go up a lot of hills but it isn't so beneficial for those that can pace at close to 20 or flatter commutes.

Took my dead BionX bike in to get a new system installed - BionX apparently went out of business before my warranty expired :(. My wife had worked with Henry a few times in the past and recommended him highly. I like the new system even better than the old BionX: the battery lasts longer, the whole thing seems much lighter, and it's not a proprietary system so I probabaly won't need to replace the entire system the next time a component fails.

Henry converted my Novara Buzz bike into an e-bike. I'd been eyeing electric-assist bikes for a while, after bike commuting for a couple years. The commute was getting tough, with the headwinds and hills on my commute...and me not getting any younger. I considered a couple of types, but after talking with Henry I decided to have him convert my urban bike (which had been downstairs on our bike trainer) into an e-bike. Henry let me test drive a couple models, and I was sold. I've now got over 500 miles on my bike, and I have to say I am really glad I made the switch. There are five levels of assist on my bike, but I keep it mostly on the lowest setting so I still get a good workout. I've been getting at least 66 miles between charges. Henry and Bike Swift did a great job and I know if I ever have an issue with my bike, they'll stand behind it.

Excellent product and smooth purchasing experience! I was tired of driving everywhere and dealing with traffic and parking. I purchased an E-bike from Bike Swift and it is one of the best purchases I have ever made. Henry Kellogg was and continues to be an absolute pleasure to work with. He is flexible and accommodating and extremely knowledgeable. Making the transition to full time biker has been a great experience with the his help and Bike Swift. I love my bike and really enjoy riding it. It makes getting to my destination easy, too. It is comfortable and functional and user friendly. I highly recommend an E-bike and Bike Swift is the way to go. I am now a loyal customer and friend to the business.

Outstanding product! Excellent communications with Henry Kellogg throught out the install process. Bike shop that did the install could have done a little better job in wire/sensor placement, but that is a minor issue and will give me something to do over the winter. I am 65 and live in a very hilly area. I can now handle all hills, and have only had to resort to level 2. No operational issues thus far and I have over 200 miles logged.

Bikeswift put the Meridian on my Tern Cargo Node almost 100 miles ago. We love it! I regularly haul two kids, @ 72 lbs total - up hills without breaking a sweat (unless I want to). It's probably more motor than I really need - I never crank it above 2 on the passenger assist - but I like knowing I have the range and for my bike, the rear hub made more sense. My experience with Henry was great - excellent communication throughout. Top-notch workmanship. I recommend it to all my bikey friends!

Now that I'm a 73 y.o. geezer I really appreciate having a resource (The Meridian) that enables me to continue with my 60 mile rides that I've always loved experiencing. I tend to not use the electric power much as I continue to use my bike for cardio-vascular health during which I monitor my heart rate. So, saving the electric power for hills and end-of-trip support really is a plus for me.
If there's any improvement that I'd suggest it would be to offer a tutorial on the ins and outs of operating the system and what the info on the "dashboard" represents - beyond the speedometer feature and the power bar. And, of course I could have reached out and ask for a tutorial and still may do that.

In the future I won't hesitate to purchase the Bike Swift system should the need arise.

Thanks!!

Jack

Adding the Meridian to our Extracycle made biking the easiest and most fun way to get around the city for our family of three. With me pedaling, my spouse sitting behind me and our 1 year-old in the child seat we can pedal together up to Shoreline to visit the grandparents, make our weekly shopping trips to the Co-op and visit friends out in Woodinville and down in the Central District. For Memorial Day weekend we even did a stay-cation on Lake Union and were able to take all of our luggage down by bike - including two baby-gates and a stroller (see photo - spouse and baby rode separately for that trip, on a bike also powered by Bike Swift). Thank you to Henry and Bike Swift for helping make biking the easy choice!

I have put a couple hundred miles on the system and am very satisfied with just a couple exceptions.You need to make sure the locking post on the battery rack is fully engaged. It is possible to turn the locking key without the post being inserted into the receiving hole. I found this out on a steep, bumpy road, when the battery flew off. It just scuffed up the case. The control console is dimly lit and a a little tough to see in bright sunlight. I lost the ability to reset the mileage indicator, just shuts off the computer. Will need to work on that. The assist is great and I only need it for less than half the pedaling time. Makes for a full bike ride with plenty of charge left over. Hardly ever need more than level 1 for the assist. I think I may need to convert a second bike for guests.

We are a bike rental delivery service, and we use the Meridian as our workhorse for delivering bikes to customers. The electric wheel helps us tow 75-125 lbs up Capitol Hill or West Seattle or Fremont Ave with ease. The 5 power levels allow us to use just enough power, and better manage our usage. We have gotten as few as 20 and as many as 40 miles on a charge, depending on towing needs, and we have never run out of juice in the middle of a service day.

Henry is great to work with and was very responsive when we were having detensioning issues with the first wheel we tried to use. Henry swapped it out for a much more robust wheel, and we haven't had any issues since. Smooth, reliable, powerful. Good stuff!

I previously owned an eZee Sprint electric bicycle, which was a transformative experience in Seattle. The hills disappeared! I loved that bike, but then it was stolen. I was looking for a cheaper alternative, and I found an inexpensive "Dutch-style" bike that I liked, but it was just inadequate for the hills. So I bought this kit, after looking around at several alternatives. I'm so glad I did!

The whole package was considerably less money than the Sprint, and much, much lighter (the Sprint is built like a tank). That makes it much easier to handle at slow speeds, starting from a stop at a light, etc. The power system -- motor and battery -- is lighter as well, and rides much more quietly and smoothly. The bike computer that comes with it is a lot more advanced, and easier to read, and integrates the battery meter, which is much more accurate. The power boost took some getting used to -- it's a rear hub system, which pushes you, rather than the pull of the Sprint's front hub -- but it gives a very respectable amount of oomph. I haven't failed out of any hill yet.

It basically transformed a cheap, kind of crappy, commuter bike into a go-anywhere transport monster. I have put folding wire baskets on the back, and I can carry a ridiculous amount of cargo anywhere I want to go -- two completely stuffed heavy bags of groceries, multiple cases of beer or even wine, a huge load of dry cleaning, work tools, you name it. In addition, my favorite thing to do on my day off is ride long distances for pleasure, and this setup will carry me anywhere in the city or region. I had two batteries with my Sprint, which gave me twice the range, and I intend to do the same with this soon. With two batteries, you can go anywhere. The wire baskets weigh a lot on a regular bike, but on the electric you don't care.

Henry was a great guy to deal with, and explained everything perfectly. Workmanship was outstanding. Five stars.

We bought our cargo bike three years ago and at the time wanted it to have eassist but decided to wait it out to save some money, see what cargo/family biking was like, before making the big decision of adding eassist. The last three years have been mostly fine without eassit, but with my daughter now weighing more and we are almost always towing her bike with us, we decided to get serious. We still though couldn't bring out selves to make the $2200 investment that we were quoted at several shops. We have known of Henry (Bike Swift owner) for years and know he is respected in the biking community which helped us in our decision. The Meridian for us gives us everything we wanted at price that worked better for us- 1/2 the price. We have put 100 miles on it so far. It helps us up the hills and we have done much longer rides now knowing i have the extra oopmf and use our bike far more often becuase of how fun it is to ride. Now that we have eassist I could see wanting to have more range on the battery, but for the price I am very happy with it. And the amount of power has been perfect. One note: We did add the throttle which I really didn't think I wanted to. I think I already felt like adding eassist was "cheating" but adding a throttle seemed too much like a moped. But we did add it and I am SO glad we did. Being able to use the throttle to get started when caring a heavy load or to scoot through a intersection has been great to have. Henry has been great to work with and we are very happy purchase.

I had the Meridian system installed on my Cannondale and now it MOVES! So far completely reliable and fantastic performance. Very pleased :)