Good Morning,
I spent my weekend trying to find my wife an Electric bike the fit her needs. The sales people were very nice but had no answers to somewhat simple questions. Her list seems reasonable, soft seat, sooth acceleration and a comfortable meeting position. I ride a motorcycle,but I am happy to purchase a second until. Can you help us? Thank you,
Randy

We update this page regularly so as to avoid starting from scratch every time a new bike makes the list.

I recently got a Magicycle Ocelot Pro and am very happy with it so far. It can go upto 30mph and is very stable.

We request that all brands leave a bike with us for continued testing throughout the year. Most do, a small handful take them back.

MARK!! You get it. This silly list popped up again in April 23, with what looks like the same old crap from the same old “heavy advertisers.” There is nothing in that list of bikes I would ever buy. None of them are the “best” in any way. I’m disappointed about what this publisher has become. It looks just like car ads and sories in the newspaper that has the unwritten…Dont talk bad about our product or we will cancel the advertising budget that keeps you afloat!

I was hoping for better.

Why are we still promoting heavy front suspensions as a comfort feature? All listed were poorly designed for off road control. They failed even at that in The 90’s. If tuned to absorb road irregularities they would dive dangerously and encourage squirm in handling. That’s dangerous!

Look at any traditional touring bike, from the cheapest to the most expensive. They are designed for long hours in the saddle and for days on end. Not one has a suspension fork. Good geometry, materials and components make a bike comfy, reliable and efficient, not gimmicks.

Today, not one of the hub drive models listed cannot be gotten with a mid-drive for the same or less money. Hub drives and cadence sensors are The 90’s. A best of list needs to at least be from the current century.

I get it. Some can get by just fine with a hub drive. They have few and small hills or don’t care if they have to slow. They may not even need the additional range of a torque sensing mid-drive. They are still a huge pain on which to change a flat and heavy as heck to lift or handle in tight situations. It is time to change. What a shame that a quality product like The Aventon is still saddled with this antiquated technology.

Every bike listed uses heavy, dull and buzzy straight gauge aluminum. That is even in the few that have better hydroformed tubes! Why, we have had more responsive, less buzzy, butted and hydroformed tubing on almost all traditional bikes since the turn of the century. Weight kills range. It makes a good bike hard for a smaller person to handle.

Some even have square tubing. This takes a rough ride to a whole new level. What sense is there, for on-road riding, to having a comfort fork, bars and seat, with an extra stiff rear triangle? The same xan be said for the square tube necessary to accommodate the proprietary battery in the down tube.

I don’t want to be negative. I want to promote great alternatives. Good enough just isn’t good enough anymore. These good enough bikes should be at least half their price and available only through places like department stores. We can do better and without breaking the bank. I do it daily in my tiny shop. I am no one special and am not particularly talented. I just have 50 years cycling experience. If I can do it, mfg’s can do it too. Let’s start demanding more for our money.

Amen

to reply to your comment that you’ve obviously have not looked into the reviews of this bike or anything about it says a lot. For
a $1999.00 “troll” bike it in my opinion looks badass compare to others. And decided to get one anyway because it’s a new version 2022 asomtom Q7 mountain bike with A 6061 aluminum frame 1000 W brushless gear hub bafang motor up to 28mph 85nm of torque 48 v 15a lithium battery that’ll take you 45-60 miles per charge 7 speed shimano gear shift which is leagal to go on or off roads , snow , beach &
Tug a fat ass up to 400 lbs
So I’m very happy I got it. The ride is awesome and pedal assist is great for hills which in its type 3 road rating it performs really great. So don’t be to judge mental on things you know little about.

This appears to be a troll question about a bike that is not legal on public roads and paths.

The description sounds like just another cheap fat tire bike with no redeeming value.

Haven’t heard of it before. We’ll have to do some research!

Hi I would like to see your reviews of the asomtom mountain bike 26” 4” tires bangfang 1000w w hydronic brakes and tork front suspension
It’s a head turner and a beast Fast and rock solid.

We haven’t tested very many and wanted to make a list comprised of things we’ve gotten to know well. We’re working on getting more eMTB coverage though!

I am currently waiting for the arrival of a “MagiCycle”. Having some issues getting it here it seems but would be interested in reading a review by you at some time in the future. All the videos I’ve seen of it are very positive.

Thanks!

Okay cool guy. That is reading an e bike article. Hmm.

Unless you’ve spent your entire life riding bikes, and loving it, almost more than anything and then got lung damage from Covid and the only way to keep riding is an electric bike

The two bikes I’m looking at are as follows (Please don’t curse me out if you’re an avid rider who has invested thousands of dollars! We’re talking “baby steps” here):
~ Veltoric Discover 1 Class 2 Step-through
~ Heybike Ranger Step-through

Any help/advice you would be willing to offer would be greatly appreciated!
Linda

Replying to counselors rude comment, not to Groucho. Groucho is cool and having a good time on his e-bike.

uninformed troll.

Some of us are old and feeble, but we still need to get out and get the shopping…

Your comment appears to be from someone who has never ridden a mid drive bike. Mid drives are superior in smoothness and get to actually use the mechanical advantage of gears on a hill.

I’m guessing you dont know about downshifting when you come to a stop either.

I also have to say that I wouldn’t consider any ebike without a throttle! You shouldn’t have to stand up on the peddles to get the motor to kick in. And if you’re stuck in a high gear (and have cadence sensors) this can be awkward if you want to make a quick get-away. This is certainly a common occurrence, but I don’t want to deal with it after spending thousands of dollars.

I agree, Rich. These bikes sound great. I would buy a Specialized Turbo Vado this afternoon if I could.

BUT I CAN’T. What about the part where few if any of these bikes can actually be purchased? And won’t be available this year, and maybe not even in 2023.

It might be helpful if these lust-inducing reviews included helpful information like wait times.

I think it all depends on what you are ordering and from who. I placed my order online with free delivery and had it at my doorstep 29 hours later.

I’m glad I’m not the only one with this outlook!

It’s Pete’s job to be Switzerland, (neutral) where his personal opinions are concerned.

Thank you so much, this is what I’m looking for!
Now I need a ramp that I can use to get the trike onto a truck bed, any suggestions?

We reviewed this one earlier this year
https://electricbikereport.com/evelo-compass-review/

Electric Pete, which brand electric fat bike do you like?

You keep writing articles on thebbn products and innovation. But meanwhile Ive had an ebike on order for a year, there is no word on when it will be available, and when it is finally ready no one can tell me if it will be a 2020, a 2021 or a 2022 model !!! That, is absurd and a disaster no one is talking about in these articles and reviews.

Lastly, the dirty little secret… bike companies stop talking about new stuff, and start by fixing lack of parts and interchangeability in the bike designs. Ok when you had a $300 schwinn and you needed stuff for it, you maybe fixed it, or often. simply bought a new bike. .Now? The bike is worth several grand. And the bike companies are laying back and running the same old sloppy business, taking our money but not giving us flexibility to extend life, reduce long term cost, ensured Parts avail, and fix the asset.
Lastly related to the above, it took me 12 months to get a shimano part… really??? Turns out they were playing favorites. This shits gotta change or the lower end of scooters, motorcycle mfgs, etc are going to eat your lunch, just watch… they can do it because they already do, only needs new products and we know bv now that product is the simple piece.