Reviews

Well, I think I was too ambitious to assume that riding a half bike would be as easy as it was portrayed. After a couple of falls, one in which I jammed my shoulder - my stubborn “I can do this” met the sincere disappointment that at 42 I don’t bounce back from falls the way I did in my 20’s. I’m bummed. I did try for several hours on multiple occasions with bruises to show for each attempt.

Nothing for beginners. First time on it fell off and ripped a tendon. Thankfully afriend bought it off of me since returning would haven gibe me a net loss of 30€ on trying this thing out.

Not as easy as riding a regular bike with a seat. I’m reading that it takes a few intends to get used to it. I might be doing something wrong. I follow all the videos on YouTube and the recommendations for beginners and it is really hard to stay on the half bike without crashing on the floor or keeping the balance.

I really wanted the Halfbike to work for me. I read all the guides and watched all the training videos...twice. I patiently, yes, patiently worked at gaining balance towards speed, which I know is the key towards acclimating yourself on the Halfbike. But this never happened. After consulting the FAQ and Help articles, I adjusted weight distribution several times to no avail. This simply became another $1000 lesson in misguided optimism. I`ve since sold this to a nearby bike store for $100 and after 2 months, they are unable to sell it. I do NOT recommend this device.

I don`t like it and I don`t recommend it to anyone.

Incredibly difficult to ride even for experienced users. Customer service only replied to my multiple emails once I started posting on social media. If you buy a refurbished one there is no way to return.

Great packaging, fun to try, tried to return with their ‘month try’ however they wouldn’t get back to me so I couldn’t return it..

To difficult to learn. Not easy to manage on the city streets...

The Halfbike took me about 10 days to learn how to ride properly. You should inform those who purchase a Halfbike that it is very dangerous until you get the hang of it, to the point of putting one’s life at risk. Its use is highly limited because it requires perfectly flat and undamaged surfaces, even the slightest slope or imperfection can lead to severe falls. No city in the world has infrastructure suitable for using a Halfbike. Even for short distances, it causes heavy sweating, making it impossible to use as a regular mode of transport. Any incline, no matter how small, makes it unusable. You can’t use it for climbing or in crowded areas, as it’s not maneuverable. In other words, its usability is very restricted. The honest conclusion is that I wouldn’t recommend anyone to buy it, as it’s impractical. Had I received a message like mine, completely sincere and clear, I don’t think I would have decided to purchase it. It is challenging and interesting, but these aspects are not enough given the risks and limitations associated with using a Halfbike. Ultimately, it’s not worth buying.

Not worth the money. Very disappointed.

If there is anyone who would like to buy it from me, I would like to sell it. My son had a terrible accident and I almost hurt myself as well. We managed to ride it but the fun factor never came. There should be a warning because accidents can happen very easily. By the way, we are an extremely sporty family.

sooo difficult to ride - felt like a waste of money tbh - normally i don't like to leave bad reviews, but i feel like it's my civic duty to warn ppl that this bike is so hard to ride lol

We are sorry but we don’t use it at all… it’s not our kind of bike after all. So if someone is interested to buy it, please let me know ????????

NOT AS IT IS HYPED TO BE ALL THE COOL ADVERTISEMENTS. I FINALLY ACCUMULATED AND GOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH RIDING IT. BUT The FUN OF IT IS LIMITED.

The bike is not worth of that price. Charging the premium price but with rather cheap components. And riding the half bike is actually like standing to bike the normal bike, which actually hurt the knee a lot, but not as what advertised. Not mentioning you have to use the comparative high gear ratio to maintain the stability (momentum), would that means more hurting your knee on that.

I wonder why there are no back brakes. The design puts the center of gravity in an awkward place and if a very gradual stopping isn't possible, accidents can occur. I took it easy and learned how to ride the Halfbike over a period of time. I got good enough to leave the long driveway and ride at the end of my quiet street. Then one day, I hit the brakes and went right over the handlebars. It was a pretty hard fall and it cooled my enthusiasm. I wanted to try a Halfbike, so I bought one, so I'm not complaining now. But I was asked for a review and so here it is.

Very difficult to drive…don’t see a future with current design

Bike never rode properly. I turns to the right but not to the left. Tried to have spring replaced but didn't help. Only thing that would satisfy me is a full refund. Just seating in the garage, unusable.

Unusable, not possible to assemble the jumble of parts.

I had my chilli red HB3 delivered in October 2021. I love my Halfbike, I really love my Halfbike. It developed a problem changing gears beyond gear no.2. The issue resulted in a false gear position which meant no pedal resistance at all. This is dangerous on a Halfbike, it creates huge instability and could result in a fatality if riding in traffic. I had several email interactions with Halfbike, who were helpful with suggestions, to try to resolve but nothing worked. They eventually said to return the bike to them for their engineers to assess it in January 2022. Because I didn’t keep the original delivery box, they refused to cover return shipping costs from UK. Cost to ship would be approx 20% of the total cost of purchase. They do not tell you to keep your shipping packaging! I can’t trust a company that doesn’t honour it’s 12 month guarantee and costs associated with it. So the learning is: HB3 is a fantastic concept and brilliant when it works, reliability is a significant issue, keep the box, I can’t trust a company that penny pinches when dealing with a significant product safety issue.