E-bike

[turkeymanjim]

Guys with e- bikes for turkey hunting.  What is a good e-bike for turkey hunting under $2000. Something that is good for rough terrain and doesn't need to much maintenance.

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[3bailey3]

Mokwheel Basat St $1699

[ddturkeyhunter1]

Take a look at the Rad power e-bike been holding up very well for me. Use it for everything not just only for turkey hunting sometimes. This is my second one the first one I had was way to much power and a full sized frame. The big thing I changed was still a full sized bike but got a so called walk through, growing up I would have called it a girls bike. Doesn't have the cross bar up top. My bike I got rid of had a cross bar. Had a few harry situation going up hill with it on game trails that I couldn't make, and I  need to jump. A step through helps in them tight spots to get off. And now that I am older was also having a hard time throwing my leg over seat, nice to just step through.


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[Penguin907]

Bikes for turkey hunting?... Are you planning to do a drive by?

[ddturkeyhunter1]

Bikes for turkey hunting?... Are you planning to do a drive by?

Don't think the drive by was the idea, but I sure get a lot of scouting done using mine.I always seem to shoot a bird first when hunting the WY black hills. So while my buddy is still hunting I go for long rides looking and listening. There legal to use behind closed gates on the WY Black Hills side but not in SD side not until after May 15.

[turkeymanjim]

Not trying to do a drive by. Just trying to get in the bush deeper away from people.

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[WV Ridge Reaper]

Stay away from Rambo..Thats about all i can add to this thread..Piss poor customer service...Now if you have a dealer close to you i may take that back because the dealer i have dealt with has been great to me but i bought my bike direct...Also for what its worth said dealer said he was tired of dealing with rambo and all the e bikes was the same nothing but a name...I truly believe this for the most part


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[Sir-diealot]

I have been thinking on a trike myself, partly to use to bring in photography gear both before, during and after the season. Sure wish I could still carry the stuff though.

[Sir-diealot]

E bikes on public land trails that have traditionally been "walk in" areas are causing conflicts.  Enough said. 

The only reason there are conflicts is because of the walkers wanting the trails all to themselves.

[silvestris]

The young turkey chasers will vilify you for using an e-bike...until they get old.  I hate a noisy gasoline vehicle in the woods, but I have little problem with a quite golf cart or an e-bike to get to a hunting area.  I don't have either, but I would like to have an electric golf cart for some conditions.  There are some hunts I just can't make on my feet anymore, and with time and luck, all will be at the same point in the future.

[arkrem870]

E bikes on public land trails that have traditionally been "walk in" areas are causing conflicts.  Enough said. 

ADAPT OR GET LEFT BEHIND!

Seriously speaking.... The high torque mid drives are the way to go if you plan to climb much. They do eat chains up though.

[Jbird22]

Aventon Aventure has been a pretty decent bike for me. I've only used mine on private and yes they are way better than noisy, gas-powered 4 wheelers/SxS's as Silvestris said.

[ddturkeyhunter1]

Doing a test to see if I can post a normal text again. When I try to quote a text I get a mess of number. This is on my phone


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[ddturkeyhunter1]

Joey46 I agree with you a lot of it dose come down to Laziness. I would have just quoted your message but when I quoted a message I get a big mess of number. 
We feel it's laziness, but others look at it as just being more efficient and a big time saver. But it is also a person wanting to spend there money on different toys then others. If you would have own a Ebike for something else in your life, you also maybe would use it once in a while for hunting. You are the lucky one to be able to do all the walking you do and still doing it at 78. There are a lot of healthy people using E-bikes, but there maybe is a lot of them that have some kind of health issues. You don't know, so a person has to be careful with passing judgement on all ebikers. Because another word that could come up is jealousy.


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[CALLM2U]

Lazy bums.  Same as the golf cart to established blinds next to feeders.  Quite the hunting experience.
BTW - I'm 78.  I walk in .

With all due respect, it's not a great idea to paint with a broad brush. 

I don't think many would consider someone who lost a limb defending this country or someone with genetic traits that leave them physically disadvantaged, "lazy".