Matt from Oregon E-Bikes here.
I'm out in front of Jodie Gates' garage.
Why?
Because I want to know what Jodie Gates rides
to work.
She is a co-owner of Oregon E-Bikes.
She can choose any e-bike she wants.
She has been to a lot of e-bike shows and
has tried just about every bike out there.
Let's see what Jodie rides.
Oh, good morning, Jodie.
It's the Faraday Cortland!
Good morning, Matt.
Look at this beauty.
Oh yeah, isn't she?
Now why did you choose the Faraday Cortland
as your bike of choice.
Good question.
For me, it really came down to three things.
The first thing I noticed of course was the
look.
The design elements in here are just really
cool.
You have the steam bent bamboo fenders.
You have the pretty color.
They kept everything really simple in the
design so you have kind of an analog version
versus some of the other digital control screens.
Yeah, no control screens to clutter it up.
No screen.
So I really just felt like this was such a
beautiful, simple, elegant bike.
The second thing that I really liked was the
technology on it.
So a lot of people look at this and have to
do a triple take to know that it's even an
e-bike.
But they see this and they think this is the
battery when in reality they actually have
the battery down here in the down tube.
So it keeps it really compact.
It's actually the most powerful battery given
its size in the market.
So it still can boost uphills as well, it
just is really sleek.
Then right here you've got the controller,
which offers three different assist levels.
You can boost up the hills.
You can throttle it back.
Then the other things that are super cool
about the Cortland in particular versus the
Cortland S model is it's got the Gates carbon
belt here and the internal shifting hub, which
leads to super smooth ride and also takes
away that maintenance factor of having to
lube a chain or worry about a chain falling
off sort of thing.
And you can shift standing still.
And you can shift standing still!
So if you're at a stop sign needing to get
out in front of traffic - it's a nice safety
feature as well.
I remember the front hub motor just rides
so smooth.
I know!
We fell in love with it our very first ride.
Then the last thing I love about the Faradays
in general is their weight.
They are the lightest e-bike that we've got
in the shop.
They ride just a like a normal bike.
So even if you don't have the assist on you
can still have a blast cruising around.
Super easy to put on racks.
Well, we don't want to keep you.
You have to get off to work.
Thank you so much!
Faraday Cortland here at Oregon E-Bikes.
Check them out.
Give us a call with any questions.
[Heavy breathing] On your right, Matt.
[bell dings]
