Retrospec Chatham Rev Plus 2: Everything You Need to Know
The cart prints Chatham Rev+ 2 at $1,499.99, Class 2, a 500W geared hub, and 500Wh at 48V. The list still says about $1,000. A manual prints 9.6Ah and 459.8Wh. The hero says 75 miles. An April review said the page claimed 52.
By SickEBike desk
The short answer
The cart name is Chatham Rev+ 2, at $1,499.99. The list uses the word Plus and still says about $1,000. It calls the bike Class 2: a 500W geared hub, a left thumb, and a 20 mph cap. The pack line is 48 volts and 500Wh. A review prints 10.4Ah. Forty-eight times 10.4 is 499.2. A manual prints 47.9 volts, 9.6Ah, and 459.8Wh. The hero says up to 75 miles.
The product URL prints Chatham Rev+ 2, a beach cruiser, at $1,499.99. The list spells the same row with the word Plus and still says about $1,000. The page calls it Class 2: a 500W planetary geared hub, cadence, a left thumb, and a 20 mph assisted cap. The pack line is 48V and 500Wh, LG 21700 cells, charge on or off the bike. It does not print amp-hours, a peak, or a torque. Payload is 350 lb. Tires are 26 by 3.0. Brakes are Tektro mechanical discs at 180 mm. Gearing is a Shimano Tourney 7-speed. UL 2849 and UL 2271 are both named. The hero says up to 75 miles. The row links here.
500Wh on the cart, 459.8Wh in a booklet, 75 miles and also 52
The live cart, an April 2026 review, a June ride report, a September index, and a hosted manual. Not averaged.
| What is printed | |
|---|---|
| Cart | $1,499.99. Class 2. Motor cell: 48V and 500W, geared. Battery cell: 500Wh at 48V, LG 21700, no amp-hours. Hero distance: up to 75 miles. Charge time about 5 to 6 hours. Cadence. Left thumb and a walk mode. Load 350 lb. The mass sentence says pre-production painted frames and that the final figure may differ. It does not print a number. |
| Review and an index | Electric Bike Report, April 2026: a 770W peak, 65 Nm, 48V, 10.4Ah, 500Wh, Class 2, a 20 mph cap. Scale 62.8 lb complete, 56.4 without the pack, pack 6.4 lb. That write-up says the page it read claimed 52-plus miles, then measured 24.5 in Turbo and 49.1 in Eco. A June 6, 2026 ride report still quotes 75 miles, puts hard rides near 20, ordinary rides at 40 to 50, and prints 62.5 lb. A September 2026 index: step-through claim 75 miles, step-over claim 52, both at $1,499.99 and filed Class 2. |
| Booklet | A hosted copy of the owner’s manual names the model, then prints 47.9V and 500W, 9.6Ah, and 459.8Wh. Forty-seven point nine times 9.6 is 459.84. Forty-eight times 10.4 is 499.2, which is why a review can print 500Wh beside 10.4Ah. Those two products, of two different pairs, are not one pack. |
Do not average 459.8 and 500. Do not average 75, 52, 49.1, 24.5, and a hard ride near 20. The URL this crawl opened said 75. A spring review said the page it opened said 52-plus. A fall index splits the claim by frame. Quote the URL and the frame. Five hundred rated watts sits under the federal line. The 770W peak is the review’s number, and the cart does not print it.
The cart prints 500Wh at 48V and up to 75 miles, and it prints no amp-hours. A booklet prints 9.6Ah and 459.8Wh. A review prints 10.4Ah, a 770W peak, and loops of 24.5 and 49.1 miles.
Who it is for
It is the upright beach cruiser at the $1,499.99 tag, if a cadence hub and mechanical discs are the ride you want. It is not the RooRev XL. That cart is the long cargo bike, with a motor line that will not sit still and a 400 lb system load. A geared hub is still a hub. The hub versus mid-drive page is the difference.
Pedals are on the bike. Class 2, a thumb, and a 20 mph cap match the speed chart. They do not turn a review’s 770W peak into the rated cell. The class chart is the speed side. The watt-hour page is why 47.9 times 9.6 and 48 times 10.4 are both real arithmetic and not the same battery.
Questions people ask
Why does the manual disagree with the 500Wh line?+
A hosted copy names this model, then prints 47.9 volts, 9.6Ah, and 459.8Wh. Forty-seven point nine times 9.6 is 459.84. The product block prints 500Wh at 48 volts and skips amp-hours. A review prints 10.4Ah beside that 500Wh label. Forty-eight times 10.4 is 499.2. Keep the booklet and the cart apart.
Is the distance claim 75 or 52?+
The URL this crawl opened says up to 75 miles. An April 8, 2026 write-up said the page it read claimed 52-plus, then measured 24.5 miles in Turbo and 49.1 in Eco. A June 6 ride report still quotes 75 and describes hard rides near 20 miles and ordinary rides of 40 to 50. A September index gives the step-through 75 and the step-over 52.
Where do 770W and 65 newton-meters come from?+
Not from the product block. That block says 500W, geared, cadence, and it skips both a peak and a torque. The April review prints a 770W peak and 65 newton-meters. Five hundred, as a rated figure, is under 750. Seven hundred seventy is the review’s peak, not a second rated line on the cart.
What did the scale say, since the page will not?+
The page says painted-frame masses are pre-production and may change, and it prints no pound figure. One scale was 62.8 pounds complete, 56.4 without the pack, and 6.4 for the pack. Fifty-six point four plus 6.4 is 62.8. A June write-up says 62.5. The load line is 350 pounds. Brakes are mechanical, 180 mm, with a 7-speed Tourney.
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