r/Lectricxp

XP4 - ONE YEAR REVIEW

Just hit over 1k on the odometer. Bought this bike in July but since I just hit 1k I thought I'd do a review and give my 2 cents.

The Good:

  1. The 750w gets amazing mileage even on PAS 5 (turbo) even when caring a 40lb child on the back.

  2. The step thru design makes it easy to get on and off the bike even for shorter riders like my wife.

  3. Pretty much can replace a car depending on your cargo space needs (front & rear baskets).

4: The price - Respectively for all the bells and whistles the price is worth it. Lectric website has deals almost all the time for every occasion lol

The bad:

  1. The folding mechanism could be better (65lbs) imo is too much/heavy to fold. Barely fits in the truck of my suv.

  2. Charging - my god the 750w bike takes hours to charge. Even if its at %80-90 it could take up to hours to top the battery off.

This is pretty much my summary. I love this bike! Its created so many awesome memories and even is better alternative than a car at times. I have three 300w-500w and 750w

Feel free to ask me anything ☺️

u/theg00dsheperd — 10 days ago
▲ 15 r/Lectricxp+2 crossposts

Rod 32 miles today.

Went to Rochester, Mi for lunch.

u/zoomwego — 10 days ago

XP4 suddenly turned off while going up hill, won’t turn back on

I got my XP4 two months ago, and have put about 500 miles on the bike. Today, I was going up a pretty steep hill on Turbo peddle assist, and the motor suddenly cut off and the display turned off at once.

The battery was fully charged and voltage looked fine before it cut out, it was at around 51 ish.

Now, the display won’t turn on, and the PAS/throttle don’t work. I’ve tried turning off/on the battery itself, and unplugging and re plugging in the cables near the display.

What should i do?

u/Apprehensive-Yam47 — 12 days ago

1000 miles

I love my xp4. Commute 8 miles round trip. Warranty is awesome, but, what happens when it runs out? I’ve had a new motor sent to me, two sets of brakes, a paint pen. Just ordered a long range battery. The battery is at 50% only after 8 miles. I use sport +, never use the throttle.

u/Suberdave0130 — 11 days ago

PSA: XPedition 2.0 + Front Basket + Elite Headlight requires an additional mounting bracket that Lectric does not document.

https://preview.redd.it/m56r42so2nth1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a35a5b3e877435e0c6f7ddb16477b97a0f45a213

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Posting this because I just burned a bunch of time figuring it out, and Reddit ultimately had the answer when Lectric’s own product page and installation documentation did not.

We recently bought an XPedition 2.0 and added Lectric’s Front Basket. The basket came with a headlight extension cable, clearly intended to let you relocate the headlight to the basket.

Problem: there is physically no way to mount the XPedition 2.0’s Elite Headlight to the basket with the hardware provided.

The headlight’s mounting bolt runs side-to-side/perpendicular to the bike. The mounting hole on the front basket runs front-to-back/parallel with the bike. You need an additional offset/90-degree adapter bracket between them.

That bracket did not come with our XPedition 2.0, and it did not come with the Front Basket.

After assuming I must be missing something and searching around, I found multiple older posts here from other XPedition 2.0 owners with the exact same problem. Apparently Lectric makes the required bracket, and multiple owners have reported that support mailed it to them for free after they contacted Lectric and asked for it.

So, for anyone finding this later:

If you have an XPedition 2.0 with the Elite Headlight and install the Lectric Front Basket, you may need to contact Lectric support and request the additional Elite Headlight/front-basket mounting bracket.

I’ve contacted Lectric support for ours and will update this post when I hear back.

The frustrating part is that this has apparently been happening since at least spring/summer 2025, yet as of October 2026 I can’t find any explanation of it in Lectric’s own documentation.

Their Front Basket page lists the XPedition 2.0 as compatible. The basket even includes the electrical extension cable necessary to relocate the light. But neither the product page nor the basket installation instructions tell XPedition 2.0 owners that an additional mechanical bracket may be required, show the bracket, list it as included/not included, or explain how to obtain one.

That’s not a great customer experience. If a Lectric accessory requires an additional Lectric-specific component to install correctly on a current Lectric bike, customers shouldn’t have to discover that through Reddit.

I’m posting photos showing the two incompatible mounting orientations so hopefully the next person searching for this can immediately tell that they aren’t crazy and aren’t simply overlooking a bolt.

I’ll also link the previous threads below because those owners are the reason I was finally able to figure this out.

If Lectric sees this: please add this information to the Front Basket product page and installation instructions, and ideally just include the required bracket with baskets going to XPedition 2.0 owners.

April 2025 Reddit thread — XPedition 2 + small front basket + Elite light⁠ — particularly useful because the OP later confirmed Lectric mailed the missing bracket. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lectricxp/s/UVGxkyrqn0

July 2025 Reddit thread — Elite headlight/front cargo basket issue⁠ — essentially the exact same discovery we made. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lectricxp/s/DnllGfg9XI

July 2025 Reddit thread — XPedition 2.0 + Elite Light + Front Basket⁠ — includes the later answer that Lectric makes the additional bracket and will send it. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lectricxp/s/olCCK7DRc5

And then Lectric’s own current pages:

Front Basket product page⁠: https://lectricebikes.com/products/front-basket

Basket Installation instructions⁠: https://help.lectricebikes.com/l/en/article/2an9fl9gwh-basket-installation

Elite Headlight product page⁠. Shows the bracket in the product page, but was not included with my XPedition 2.0 purchase. Perhaps it comes with the light if you buy it solo, but not when buying it with the XPedition 2.0 package: https://lectricebikes.com/products/elite-headlight

As of October 4, 2026, those pages establish the compatibility but don’t explain the extra bracket requirement. 

I’ll add updates I get from their support once o hear back from them

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u/chrismulr — 10 days ago

Just Hit 1600 miles yey!

10 months and 1600 miles on my Lectric XP Lite 2.0! So far, so good honestly, I have nothing to complain about. I’ve already replaced my brake pads 3 times and the rear tire once, which I think is pretty reasonable considering how much I ride. What really stands out to me is Lectric’s customer service. They’ve been topnotch every time I’ve needed help. The only advice I can give is,have about 18 minutes of patience while waiting on the phone lol, but once you get through, they take care of you. Overall, Imstill very happy with my XP Lite 2.0 Here’s to many more miles!

u/XiaoIsBack — 11 days ago