I just posted a 200-mile review of the Rad City 5 Plus: https://youtu.be/xHpDAADV81o

The punch line is that I find this to be a very comfortable commuter machine that takes me about the same to ride to work as driving.

I put together an assembly video. I have had the Rad City 5 for about a month and a half and love it. https://youtu.be/pg4POKsHqVw

Can you remove the cardboard spacer, or is it stuck? Supposedly Rad can talk you through problems on the phone.

I put together my new Rad City 5 this past weekend. I made a video of the assembly and will post it on youtube when I have finished editing. It took me about 3 hours to put the bike together and of course it did not go as smoothly as the video! Still, it was fun and an enjoyable way to spend Saturday morning, coffee cup in hand.

One of the first things I noticed is a change of shifter and derailleur.  Instead of the Shimano Altus, it came with a Microshift Mezzu (see photos). I actually like this shifter better than the Shimano because you don't have to reach as far as on the Shimano (I test rode a Rad city 4).

On my first real ride, I went out for 17 miles and it was almost effortless. I kept it mainly on PAS 3, otherwise the pedaling seems just performative. I did unlock it to the top speed of 25mph. It feels a little scary riding at that speed, but it might just take some getting used to. I did order a new ebike helmet (Bern Hudson) to account for the higher speeds.

I ordered a Rad City 5 on Oct 8 with an estimated shipping date of Oct 15. The bike shipped from Tacoma on Oct 11 and it arrived this morning, Oct 14, from UPS. I live in Arizona.