Juiced Scrambler Full-Suspension Review | Sweet & Smooth
As the higher-priced—and more importantly, the most comfortable—Juiced Scrambler model, the Full-Suspension’s ride quality was excellent. I found the bike generally well put together, extremely fun to ride, and easy to operate, with only a few areas of critique to mention.
One of my biggest takeaways is that the bike balanced safe speeds with thrilling acceleration masterfully. That’s a tough balance to strike when making an e-bike designed to appeal to young riders while also not putting off their parents. To accomplish this goal, the Scrambler meshes quick, forceful acceleration with street-legal speeds. The result was a bike that felt faster than it was—without seeming out of control.
Of course, with both a massive front suspension (140mm of travel) and a cushy rear shock (56mm of stroke), the ride is soft and smooth. But the bike’s comfort factor is more than just its squish factor—it’s also a combination of contact points and geometry.
While moped-style e-bikes are never extremely conducive to pedaling (especially without power), some are better than others. The Scrambler FS is uncommonly roomy, placing it among the most suitable for pedaling that I’ve tested, at least for a rider of my 5’11” height. Juiced recommends the bike for those between 4’10” and 6’3”, though even taller folks may be comfortable when throttling.
The Scrambler’s bench-style saddle complemented its full suspension well; it struck a nice balance of support and softness. Its grips were similarly well-chosen, being comfortable and easy to hold on to. The bike’s tires also added to its comfort factor, providing a bit of extra squish, excellent stability, and solid traction on both paved and unpaved surfaces.
Steering felt predictable, though the bike was somewhat more maneuverable than expected. Of course, its dual-crown fork limits its turning radius, and its weight keeps it stuck to the ground, but it handled relatively small course corrections while moving with agility.
Juiced kept the bike’s features relatively simple and straightforward, making it easy to learn how to use. I’d likely prefer a half-twist throttle to the included thumb throttle, but I appreciate that the thumb lever’s intention was to avoid accidental throttle engagement, as our contact with the brand explained. Additionally, Juiced plans to offer an aftermarket twist throttle for those in my camp.
To add to my earlier critique of the display’s charge readout, I found reading the display while riding somewhat difficult due to its size and placement on the top tube. Additionally, I noticed that there was no indicator to show when the turn signals were engaged, which made it difficult to remember if I had turned them off after use.
Ultimately, the Scrambler’s setup works, but for better readability and user-friendliness, I’d encourage Juiced to switch to a larger handlebar-mounted display with indicators in the future.
One other area to address—more a point to be aware of instead of a firm point of critique—is the Full-Suspension’s weight capacity. While the Hardtail Scrambler can handle a payload of up to 300 lbs, this squishier version is limited to just 225 lbs. While that is likely to be suitable for many young riders, even I am inching perilously close to being unsuitable for its frame.
Otherwise, I liked that the bike had two visual themes for its display, and I appreciated the color-coded aspect of each assist level. It was also nice to see the easy speed and throttle behavior adjustment—plus the fact that parents can set custom speeds for their kids and enable a security PIN requirement to prevent tampering.
All in all, the Scrambler Full-Suspension brings a lot to the table. It’s not a perfect e-bike (no e-bike is) but there’s no doubt that it reaches greatness in most areas.
