Took delivery of a Kudos Cheetah on Thursday, bought for a very reasonable £495 (with the £100 discount currently on offer) ... first of all let me say the guys at Kudos are a pleasure to deal with and seem genuinely passionate about their products, which is quite inspiring. First impressions? at 22kg it's nearly twice as heavy as my Dahon D7 and it feels it, so I doubt I'll be taking this on the train(!), but that's not a problem; the bike itself: very nice, seems to be a quality build, an expensive looking machine that belies its price tag. One or two things I wasn't too struck with: the mudguards, I don't like these cutoff style guards, so I have removed them altogether; the handlebar stem: you can't adjust this, so it's one height fits all ... not too happy about this as I like a low ride. However, I have tweaked the handlebars and slapped on some bar ends and it's not too bad. Still not too happy about it though, if this was a way of keeping the cost down, I would have preferred to pay a little extra ... Next, the saddle: I personally don't like the large "comfort" saddles so I have replaced this (nb, this is purely down to personal taste, the saddle supplied is very fine if you like that sort of thing).
Two more minor niggles: the front brakes needed some serious adjusting before the front wheel would spin freely, and the supplied "instruction manual" is next to useless being more of a flat pack assembly manual than an owner's reference. So, there is no information on how to use the motor, something I would have thought was fairly fundamental.
Anyway, minor gripes aside I have taken it for a short spin and it seems remarkably nippy, the engine being much more responsive and fast than I would have expected. The suspension ensures a smooth ride and the bike feels pretty solid, road holding is excellent.
Will report more when I have given it a proper run out.
Meantime here is the "pimped" bike, which I reckon looks pretty cool:
Two more minor niggles: the front brakes needed some serious adjusting before the front wheel would spin freely, and the supplied "instruction manual" is next to useless being more of a flat pack assembly manual than an owner's reference. So, there is no information on how to use the motor, something I would have thought was fairly fundamental.
Anyway, minor gripes aside I have taken it for a short spin and it seems remarkably nippy, the engine being much more responsive and fast than I would have expected. The suspension ensures a smooth ride and the bike feels pretty solid, road holding is excellent.
Will report more when I have given it a proper run out.
Meantime here is the "pimped" bike, which I reckon looks pretty cool:
