If you’ve been looking for a high-end trekking electric bike that was built with a combination of high-quality parts and the latest technology, look no further than the $4,550 Greyp T5. Full suspension and hydraulic disc brakes make this an e-bike that handles well at any speed, and the bright red paint job looks as aggressive as the e-bike feels. It even comes with footpegs pre-installed so you can carry a passenger with you. The CSC FT1000MD sounds like a motorcycle name because it comes from a company with motorcycle heritage.
For more of a cruiser/city e-bike experience, the $4,800 Specialized Turbo Como SL is a great option. This e-bike offers a much more upright ride for a fun, relaxed vibe. This incredible e-bike is really more of a small electric motorcycle. It uses two high-power motors – one in each wheel – to offer speeds in the mid-30s hyper bike and acceleration that will get you there in the blink of an eye. This is absolutely an e-bike that is worth checking out for anyone that does adventure-style riding and needs big tires combined with high power, and who wants the support and comfort provided by going with North America’s largest e-bike company.
To put it into perspective, it’d be hard to buy the gearbox alone on this bike for under $2,000, and yet that’s the price tag of the entire bike! For just $1,999, you’re getting an e-bike with components normally found on $10,000+ bikes. The company also released a higher power and larger battery capacity version too, which might be good for riders that want to push harder and go farther.
It more or less feels like an electric bike based on its ride geometry. However, the lack of pedals means that it could also be classified as an electric scooter, albeit a large-wheeled e-scooter. The company also has longer-range batteries for the XP 3.0 that add 45% more range. If you’re the kind of person who likes to ride fast, that battery will help you use that power for longer rides at higher speeds. Having come from a road cycling background, “gravel” now is what I had considered “mountain biking” previously, which put me off the idea that I might need a bike like the SRD prototype. I wouldn’t have chosen it from Sour’s lineup had Joergan not pushed me to try it, but now that I have it, I wouldn’t want to return to not having it.
Bikeyoke is relatively obscure outside of Germany but I hope that changes, as everything they specced on the bike looked great and was a joy to use. The SRD was my first experience living with an INGRID drivetrain, which differs from hyper bicycles running one. The RD-1 rear mech is by far the best-looking out there, but more critically, it’s unfussy about what other parts it works with, meshing equally well with 11—or 12-speed SRAM, Shimano, or even Campagnolo shifters.