Norman1294

I bought an izip zuma about a month ago and I love it so far. Anybody else own an izip? I live in Santa Monica and the zuma is ideal for this locale.

robertg200

I just got a new 2012 zuma and can't stay off of it! It's amazing. Lots of fun and built solid. Currie has had a questionable reputation, but they got it right on this bike.

Scaliboy62

Good looking bike

robertg200

I got an IZip Zuma a month ago and I love it. It's a great bike. The only thing I would caution you about is making sure you are not too big for it. I think it only comes in one size, and anyone over 6 feet tall will find it too small.

tim961

I purchased a used 2011 Izip Zuma 3 months ago and I absolutely love it! I have some health issues and need the assist to go up steep hills around my house. I average 10-15 miles per ride and I am really impressed with the build quality. I am 6-1 and 270 lbs. so I have to be careful not to over burden the motor. I find that using just the assist up the hills and against strong headwinds really helps me enjoy riding a lot more. I would recommend this bike to anyone!

madmulcher

i have a 2013 izip zuma that unfortunately has spokes breaking. i've been told they have 2.3mm which i presume is 13g or 14g spokes. i've been refused repair by local mechanics who either don't have the spokes or say it needs more work than the spoke repair. thus i'm resolved to repair on my own. does anyone know what length spokes i need and or have handy spoke repair youtube link?

veganbikes

Bikes like that tend to need a lot of work. The older e-bike stuff is usually not worth much and is a pain to fix because parts are hard to come by and with cheaper parts they tend to have more issues especially if not well maintained.

Hub drives are prone to spoke breakage that is why most manufacturers are avoiding that stuff and moving to the more reliable mid-drive motors from Bosch, Brose, Shimano, Etc... You can replace spokes but you are just going to be chasing broken spokes around the wheel which is not a good thing, it is a sign of a poorly built or really in this case designed wheel. Try a motorcycle shop for spokes they may have the thicker gauge stuff and go out and get yourself a truing stand and some wrenches and look at stuff from Jobst Brandt and Gerd Schraner who both have books on building wheels.

Nelson37

I have read some interesting debates on the spoke thickness question. The general consensus is that the main problem is first, cheap Chinese spokes. Building your own wheel is highly recommended, and the savings in shipping for a bare motor over a motor in a wheel almost pays for the parts. Plus you get a much better wheel.

Next, it makes sense that a heavier spoke is better for a heavier load. However, the heavier spoke is usually not and possibly cannot be properly tensioned, on a lightweight wheel, and a lighter, tighter, better quality spoke is actually the real solution to the problem, because it can hold the correct tension and still remain somewhat flexible.

I am not an engineer and do not fully understand all the dynamics involved, but there does seem to be agreement among such folks that thicker spokes are part of the problem, NOT part of the solution. Also that cheap, chinese spokes are really, REALLY bad.