2023 Floor 604 Huge Sky Overview

The 2023 Floor 604 Huge Sky is the step-over cousin of the Sunny Day, which I lately reviewed and loved. It’s a close to similar bike, except for the body. Should you’re at present cruiser-curious, each of those bikes must be in your radar.

Floor 604 has been increasing their lineup of late, including a number of new fashions over the previous couple of years. Their 2021 lineup had 4 fashions, whereas 2023 has 11 (although some fashions are variants of one another). 

The Huge Sky is the fifth Floor 604 ebike I’ll have swung my leg over. Additionally take a look at:

The Huge Sky joined me on a number of rides over the course of every week. With stable forks and comparatively skinny tires, I caught to the pavement and some sections of well-groomed gravel and, all in all, loved my time with it. 

Phrases & Pictures: Cameron Martel

Floor 604 loaned us this ebike for every week for the needs of this evaluate. I’d wish to thank Ebikes Calgary for facilitating the mortgage. webBikeWorld doesn’t have a monetary relationship with Floor 604 or Ebikes Calgary.

2023 Floor 604 Huge Sky Specs

• MSRP: $2,199 ($2,999 CAD)
• The place to Purchase: Surface604Bikes.com / CalgaryEBikes.ca
• Guarantee: 1-year
• High Pace: 22 mph / 35 kph
• Vary: Roughly 72 km / 45 miles
• Bike Weight: 59 lbs (26.75 kg) with 20 Ah battery, 56 lbs (25.6 kg) with 14 Ah battery
• Weight capability: 285 lbs (130 kg)
• Motor: Bafang 500 watt rear hub
• PAS: Torque sensor with 5 settings, thumb throttle
• Brakes: Tektro Auriga hydraulic brakes with 180 mm entrance/rear rotors
• Gearing: Shimano Alivio 9-speed
• Battery: 48V 20 Ah or 48V 14 Ah
• Wheels: 27.5” x 2.4”

What’s the Huge Sky Prefer to Experience?

The Huge Sky’s 19” body feels controllable and light-weight on the entrance finish – a minimum of in comparison with different ebikes – partially attributable to its use of stable forks and regular-width tires. Tie that with a clean pedal-assist system, and the Huge Sky excels in its meant use case. 

On sidewalks, pavement, and pathways, the Huge Sky is lots snug. It’s completely satisfied to be ridden quick or gradual, and due to its torque-sensing drivetrain, you’ll be able to completely inch it alongside. Alongside Calgary’s usually busy riverfront pathways, a torque-sensing drivetrain is far most well-liked to the extra binary on/off cadence different.

Aesthetics & Design

Floor 604 spent a while working the body to provide it a definite look, and also you received’t see many different ebikes on the market with a body that stands out fairly like this.

The curved downtube is juxtaposed towards an angular downtube, the place the battery lives. The seat tube is barely tapered and connects to the cut up mid-bar that completes the hardtail body. From sure angles, you get a transparent view of the cut up mid-bar which appears superior.

Floor is pretty understated with their use of graphics, and the Huge Sky isn’t any exception.Presently, the Huge Sky solely comes within the grey and orange livery – and orange is sparingly utilized to the logos and the underside of the fork.

Wiring is tucked neatly into the downtube and hidden behind the chainguard; it’s an organized and incognito package deal, which meshes with the cruiser vibe completely.

Whereas the Huge Sky stands out due to the distinctive design of its body, it doesn’t depend on outrageous graphics or different gimmicks to be seen. It simply appears rattling cool.

It Will get Bumpy Out There

“Skinny” tires and stable forks imply that the Huge Sky’s experience can get bumpy when the terrain stops being clean. Tree roots, cracks, and imperfections within the highway floor are noticeable, although fairly tolerable when the bumps aren’t large. I wouldn’t need to experience this factor off-road although – in any respect.

The tires are solely 2.4” huge as effectively, that are skinny by ebike requirements. There isn’t a lot alternative to run them considerably below strain and use them to cushion the blow. You possibly can slightly bit, and it helps clean the experience considerably, but it surely’s no alternative for a good set of suspension forks.

You can decide up a suspension seatpost, which is able to go a great distance in enhancing rider consolation, however be aware that suspension seatposts add some top to the seat; shorter riders might discover the addition a bit awkward.

Glorious Stopping Energy

The two-piston Tektro Auriga hydraulic brakes clamp down on 180 mm rotors on each wheels. This mixture is an efficient setup for many use instances, together with mild downhill mountain biking (not that you just’d be doing that individual sort of experience on the Huge Sky). Lever rigidity is reassuring, and the levers present loads of suggestions.

Meant for a Good Time, Not a Lengthy Time

Whereas the seat and handlebars are lots comfortable, the shortage of headlight or fenders signifies that the Huge Sky is finest loved when it’s sunny and dry. There’s a headlight mount accessible on the forks, although, together with a pre-wired lead from the battery to plug it in.

And although the Huge Sky doesn’t include fenders, you’ve obtained sufficient room to mount them entrance and rear when you really feel so inclined. There are many aftermarket choices that may match this bike.

Blended Feels on the Chainguard

Throughout my experience I wound up dropping a series, which was a ache within the butt to get again on as I uncared for to deliver a screwdriver with me, so I couldn’t take away the chainguard. It took me a bit longer to resolve than regular, but it surely solely took a couple of minutes to get again on my merry method.

A lot to Energy Your Experience, Pedal or In any other case

The Huge Sky is configured with 5 ranges of pedal help; on the greater ranges, you’ll be climbing the city jungle with relative ease, and when you really feel the necessity to pedal, the Shimano Alivio 9-speed groupset is a slick unit to hammer via.

Floor does a superb job tuning their pedal help, and the dropout torque sensor actually is the distinction between magnificent and mediocre. The Bafang 500-watt motor outputs 65 nm of torque, of which 100% of energy is on the market everytime you apply the throttle. 

Construct High quality & Parts

The Huge Sky conforms to Floor 604’s formulation, which pairs a 500-watt hub motor with hydraulic brakes and a 9-speed Shimano or SRAM groupset. They select above-average parts which can be price-appropriate and gratifying to make use of.

Handlebars, Show, & Shifting

Floor 604 makes use of a full-color LCD show. Notice the picture above is definitely of the Sunny Day’s show, which is similar to the Huge Sky (all the photographs of the Huge Sky’s display screen had been blurry, sadly).

The show has a USB port for charging your gadgets. You’ll use the show to regulate settings, refresh the journey odometer, and so on.

The left handlebar is residence to the throttle and show management pad. You utilize the + / – symbols to regulate the pedal help settings and navigate the show menus. The i button is your “enter” button. Should you set up a headlight, the headlight on/off swap can also be right here.

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The correct handlebar has your shifter and bell. I like that the Shimano Alivio has a gear place show, which I discovered straightforward to learn below all circumstances. 

The tapered leather-based handles are snug and barely contoured for a extra pure grip.

Brakes

Floor 604 has outfitted the Huge Sky with Tektro Auriga E350 two-piston hydraulic brakes and 180 mm rotors.

These brakes could be appropriate for mountain biking, which is why Floor 604 additionally makes use of them on their electrical mountain bikes. These brakes chew comparatively arduous and have good longevity. Pads are available, reasonably priced, and straightforward to swap out.

Likewise, the rotors are available and fairly easy to exchange. 

This brake setup must be straightforward to take care of and repair, and because the rotors are mounted and accessible, swapping out components as wanted must be trivial. General, the brakes are a good selection for this bike.

Forks & Tires

There isn’t a lot to say concerning the stable forks (they’re high-quality).

The identical is true for the Innova 27.5” x 2.4” tires, which have tread that extends proper to the sidewall. These on-road tires are high-quality in dry or moist circumstances, however I wouldn’t take them in deep water, mud, sand, or dust.

Paint & Graphics

The gray and orange colorway is accented by a pastel blue on the emblem and iconography. As with different Floor 604’s I’ve reviewed, the paint and graphics are of excellent high quality. I like that Floor hasn’t plastered the Huge Sky with decals all over the place; simply sufficient to be understated, and that works for me.

An Gratifying Cruiser With Good Parts & The Proper Perspective

I’ve few complaints concerning the Huge Sky, although I’d match mine with fenders (I can take or depart the headlight, personally). Its enticing body design fits its vibe effectively, and the general aesthetic is handsome with out begging in your consideration. 

The Huge Sky comes with three 48V battery measurement choices – 12 Ah, 14 Ah, and 20 Ah. Should you plan on utilizing it as a weekend warrior, the 12 or 14 Ah batteries ought to provide sufficient vary. Beginning at $2,199 USD ($2,899 CAD), the Huge Sky is a aggressive alternative within the cruiser section. If it fits your model, you’ll benefit from the experience.