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Came home for lunch and found our boy Laszlo had knocked down a cushion so he could sit higher than Stanford.

Long time lurker, first time poster. Instagram is my main social for posting pizza

12 hour counter top Poolish, bulk cold ferment 24 hours, ball then back in the fridge for a 2 day ferment. 400g ball stretched to about 15” into Gozney arc XL. Flame off for 2 minutes, then back on low and rotated consistently for 5 min.

It’s been a week and my review still isn’t on Velotric’s website. Happy to be corrected or have a reality check if anyone sees anything I’m wrong about.

I purchased my GoMad in April 2026 from e-bikes USA in Denver, CO. I have put 500 miles on it. I really wanted to love this bike. This is my first e-bike after test riding 4 other brands with the similar style (step-through fat tire). I loved the overall comfort and ride-feel this bike provided as well as the features it was sold upon. The overall experience post-purchase both from the shop and Velotric has left a bad taste in my mouth and I am severely regretting spending $2,000 on a bike with so many basic quality issues.

What I inherently despise:
-turn your handlebars barely slightly too left or too right? cables unplug. This happens way more than I ever expected, which was pretty close to never.
-paint chips and flakes incredibly easy; I have some bikes that are 30+ years old that don't have anywhere near the chipping this bike has from I don't even know how it happens.
-today 6/17/2026 my taillight decided to snap off on my ride into work??
-I got a flat on my rear and Velotric's factory had that rear wheel so wedged in there because of excess touch up paint that it took an hour to knock it loose (for context I have 7 other bikes and have changed rear flats on other e-bikes)
-the dual center kickstand is only sold as part of the YOUTH passenger kit. This is a CARGO UTILITY BIKE WITH A 500lb payload. Some people want to haul things and don't have youths.
-regardless of YouTube videos and the shops selling you on "you'll be able to unlock this bike with your phone via NFC," that is not true.
-it's extremely difficult to connect via "find my" as the sounds for setup are the opposite of what they should be (sounds like powering up / powering down for connection to your phone, but each time says "success!")
-the overt use of generative AI for marketing on Velotric's website and social media posts, while lacking an inventory of spare parts or al la carte parts.
-my kickstand broke due to a fall (while riding) and it took me reaching out to Veltroic 3 weeks after I sent them payment for them to actually ship the kickstand the next day.

What I love:
-it is overall fun to ride around on and feels very safe and stable
-the bigger and thicker tire wheelset
-the handle bar's style
-all of the different modes, settings, and customization (sans having a center dual kick stand sold separately)
-the payload capacity
-the apple "find my" feature (when it finally connects) and lockability via the NFC cards