The best LEGAL electric bikes for hills and steep commutes

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Күн бұрын

We found the STEEPEST hill around to test out a few of our favourite e-bikes from this year!
Join us as we pit 8 of our best electric bikes against each other in the ULTIMATE hill test!
In true world-cup knock out style, we discover the best brands and components in an e-bike for getting up gradients… SO STOP ASKING FOR HILL CONTENT OKAY?!
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0:00 Welcome to the HILL TEST
0:50 Meet the contenders
2:25 Battle of the folders
3:37 Big vs small
4:31 Switching things up…
5:37 Battle of the belt drive
7:05 Where to buy these bad boys
7:43 The gear off
8:54 The semi finals
11:46 BIG DADDY HILL FINALE...
12:26 So who wins???
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@yeldarleumas1847
@yeldarleumas1847 Жыл бұрын
One of the main reasons people buy an e-bike is to make riding a bike less physically demanding. Therefore, one would have thought that when reviewing ANY e-bike riding a steep hill would be the obvious thing to do.
@rayjay848
@rayjay848 3 ай бұрын
One would think. . .
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Electroheads: *Releases video about a hill* Old blokes from Yorkshire: "THAT'S NOT A HILL, WHERE I LIVE THEY HAVE HILLS AS BIG AS JUPITER, HILLS SO TALL THEY BEND GRAVITY. I CYCLE UP THEM WHILST DRINKING A PINT OF BITTER." Love you guys.
@therealunclevanya
@therealunclevanya Жыл бұрын
To be fair, the hill you went up IS a speed bump compared to the hills around West Yorkshire 😆
@majordelays4909
@majordelays4909 Жыл бұрын
Time stamp for the hill 😂
@decimal1815
@decimal1815 Жыл бұрын
@@therealunclevanya Yeah, that was just a 'normal road' in yorkshire. And listen to them gasping for breath. Not sure if these bikes could cope with 'proper hills'..
@heywhotsgoinon8286
@heywhotsgoinon8286 Жыл бұрын
Rubbish test. If you have to stand out of the saddle to get up the hill in a race, defeats the point of an ebike. Sorry.
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
I stood out of the saddle because we were racing and it was fun. Lighten up!
@markotrieste
@markotrieste Жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking care of people like me who live in hilly areas. I ride every morning up on a 20% incline, towing my son on a tag-along. My suggestions after 8 years of experience: -get a Bosch mid drive motor, either CX or Cargo line -get the lower gear ratio below 1 (eg. 46t cassette, 36t chainring). This usually implies a transmission with at least 11 speed Keep up your cadence, at least 70 RPM. Oh, and don't forget beefy brakes. If it is easy to go uphill, you get plenty of energy to dissipate on the way back. I pay more for brake pads than for electricity (no joke).
@badabing8884
@badabing8884 3 ай бұрын
I got a performance line motor and it’s got 75nm. Plenty for me where I live but then I don’t have 20% inclines. More like 5/6%.
@diarmaidok
@diarmaidok 2 күн бұрын
@@badabing8884 Some of the bosch performance line have 85Nm-with that I think I'd never have to pedal with any effort again! ;)
@simonbean1264
@simonbean1264 Жыл бұрын
The mid drive (Temple) would beat all of them up the 'really steep hill' as the motor drives through the gears. Hub drive bikes are great up to around 10-12 % and will beat mid drives until the hill becomes too steep for the motor torque. A mid drive with decent torque and a good gear range will climb almost any hill you put in front of it. It's very much horses for courses.
@Boodoo4You
@Boodoo4You 9 ай бұрын
Especially if he wasn’t pedaling like a girl.
@longzero
@longzero Жыл бұрын
This was a great video! It's great that Electroheads has different types of video and there's no repeated formula week after week.
@warwickshiremidlandsweathe9067
@warwickshiremidlandsweathe9067 Жыл бұрын
Exactly I love these guys especially Eilis
@longzero
@longzero Жыл бұрын
Video suggestion: How do you brainstorm to figure out what content to put? I feel this could pull in an audience of people in marketing, communications, and other content creators.
@longyx321
@longyx321 Жыл бұрын
That's not a hill it's a slope. Come to Wales for hills😅
@craigharkins4669
@craigharkins4669 10 ай бұрын
Lol same. I live in Scotland. My village sits at the top of a hill 800ft up.
@logtothebase2
@logtothebase2 10 ай бұрын
or Sheffield, Bristol, Nottingham, Glasgow where huge commuter belt communities are separated from the CBD and industrial areas by long and steep hills.
@stephenhenderson9535
@stephenhenderson9535 Ай бұрын
Hard to get a test on a proper hill test. Am looking a ebike that can eat hills even at the cost of range
@mcpackard3115
@mcpackard3115 13 күн бұрын
@@stephenhenderson9535 I am looking for the same type it’s bewildering to an older guy like me 🤔
@donaldduck5731
@donaldduck5731 Жыл бұрын
So I’ve just gotten myself an e-bike (cycle to work scheme) and a wonderful thing it is too, Cycling 10 miles to work along the river Cam instead of sitting in my car in traffic (all be it in EV mode) and it only takes 15 minutes longer each way. Best bit Eilis hasn’t mentioned is it’s easy to stop off for a pint of quality beer on the way home from work, like so not possible with a car, cars are super anti-social really. Done a few 50+ mile cycle rides at the weekends too., no problem, E-bikes are the future. Plus because I’m not a moron and haven’t spent £50k+ on an old antiquated ICE SUV and it’s fuel just to impress my neighbours, work colleagues and appear middle class, (which I am not, because I’m intelligent), I have money to do stuff, hobbies and have a life.
@russellprout723
@russellprout723 Жыл бұрын
Your right. I have an electric bike and a van. I can put the bike in the van and go further afield plus park in a free area and cycle in to my destination. The van is useful for carrying those big loads but its normal use is to take the bike long distances so I can explore other areas
@TheBlimpFruit
@TheBlimpFruit Жыл бұрын
Spot on, what bike did you get?
@baconbuttties
@baconbuttties Жыл бұрын
The second steeper hill is more like the average Hills here in South Wales.
@ianferguson3543
@ianferguson3543 Жыл бұрын
Nice video. We took our estarli E20 bikes up a really steep hill nearby. A long steep hill. We both reached the top without a stop using the power assist and the gears. Not a hill we would try on a regular bike.
@SidMercutio
@SidMercutio Жыл бұрын
THANK GOD!! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!! lets see if i get the estarli or not
@ickledotco
@ickledotco Жыл бұрын
Thank you for listening! Not sure how it compares with my hills but certainly a good guide. Think I’m after the Estarli E20.
@2e0bgb
@2e0bgb Жыл бұрын
Excellent test, thoroughly enjoyed it thank you...Safe riding all...Andre.
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Thanks Andre, you absolute legend
@RogerRamjetLips
@RogerRamjetLips 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great vid! One question though, was the Honbike U4 you tested the 250w one or the 350w one?
@peterreece6547
@peterreece6547 Жыл бұрын
Being an old fart of 75yrs and living in Cumbria, I have yet to be beaten by a hill in my immediate vicinity. I have a Raleigh Mutos Grand Tour with Shimano 8 speed hub gears but I don’t try to race up the hills I don’t get up and stand on the pedals I select the right power mode and gear and take my time pedalling up them.
@redrocker1055
@redrocker1055 Жыл бұрын
I love this channel. Great hosts great editing and great bikes. Side note: That Vanture is stunning.
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Thanks! We love you too
@viffer94
@viffer94 Жыл бұрын
“The Vanpowers looks cool, is cool and . . . something else.” 😊 I might leave the presenting to Eilis. Single speed belt drives have many advantages, durability, ease of maintenance, no more chainring leg tattoos. But they do not do steep hills well. Once you lose your momentum it’s all over but the crying. You still need gears to climb long and steep.
@jezlawrence720
@jezlawrence720 Жыл бұрын
You should do the Greenwich hill test for every review. Including the big one. That's honestly vital info.
@narutoshippuden473
@narutoshippuden473 10 ай бұрын
agreed
@FrankieLimes
@FrankieLimes Жыл бұрын
Good video, interesting. I ride a Vanmoof S5, the boost button is a breeze going up hills, no pain, no sweat, no tears, just pure enjoyment.
@warwickshiremidlandsweathe9067
@warwickshiremidlandsweathe9067 Жыл бұрын
Always look forward to ur videos!!
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Aww thanks!
@mattus1gig
@mattus1gig Жыл бұрын
As your in London. Go to Archway, by the underground and ride up Highgate hill to the top. 😂
@shaundocherty96
@shaundocherty96 10 ай бұрын
Init these are virtual flat hills 😂my E-bike flies up actual mountains!
@davewalkercartoons
@davewalkercartoons Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video as always Electroheads. And love comments to those who insist their ULTIMATE hill is more ULTIMATE. As a folding bike fan: I'm wondering whether the not quite a top-notch performance by the folding Estarlis is down to wheel size, or some other technological reason. Do they have a less torquey motor than some of the other bikes on test?
@2e0bgb
@2e0bgb Жыл бұрын
Try a Honda Fireblade, it goes up hills quite well😂
@majordelays4909
@majordelays4909 Жыл бұрын
And half the price 😂
@AlexOnABoat
@AlexOnABoat Жыл бұрын
Hang on, if either of you are going over 15.5mph then the assistance will have cut out and it's purely a race between which human can pedal up the hill faster. Go and do it all again, but stay seated and pedal no faster than 15mph.
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
It's all subjective really
@AlexOnABoat
@AlexOnABoat Жыл бұрын
@@Electroheads no no, off you go, get yourself to Greenwich again, watching you two pedal up hill is the closest thing I'm getting to a workout 😉
@ThatMarkGilroy
@ThatMarkGilroy Жыл бұрын
Just picked up the City Vanture- it’s SO quick. Great for city riding.
@SidMercutio
@SidMercutio Жыл бұрын
How did i miss that the Honbike was tested here? LOL...... I have to say, you guys have done a splendid job covering these bikes. I keep coming bike.. I guess its official that y'all are the defacto online source for e-bikes...Kudos Now lemme watch this honbike again...
@fazerstorm-oap
@fazerstorm-oap Жыл бұрын
My wife and I both have Halfords own make carrera crossfuse bikes. Bosch mid drive motors and not too heavy. Also under £2000. We have ridden all over exmoor, including 25% hills. Last ride was 40 miles, with 1250 metres of ascent and still some battery left. Thoroughly recommended.
@majordelays4909
@majordelays4909 Жыл бұрын
Decathalon stilus has been perfection. Albeit ‘unlocked’ for off-road use
@ArnauViaM
@ArnauViaM Жыл бұрын
So either I am an idiot, or there is no way to know if the estarli is better than the ampere. I honestly value a lot design but I have at least 2 sections which I think are around the same steep gradient on my way back home. Taking into account that I consider the ampere horrible looking and love the estarli, would you still consider the ampere a better option? Cheers!
@adamosman2142
@adamosman2142 Жыл бұрын
Something I'd love to see, cargo bike price and functionality comparisons! I'd love to see a week of using a cargo bike for a family!
@michaelmartin4383
@michaelmartin4383 8 ай бұрын
Mostly if you have a good bike you don't need a motor for cycling on the straight or going downhill, but it sure helps when going uphill, but most e-bike manufactures are shy to show e-bikes climbing hills. 10% is an angle of, 5.7 degrees or 10:1 hill. 15% is an angle of 8.5 degrees. This is impressive for 250 watt e-bike motors.
@ayasolaris4971
@ayasolaris4971 Жыл бұрын
im really impressed by the estarli e20! It was just a couple seconds behind the winner
@misterthegeoff9767
@misterthegeoff9767 Жыл бұрын
Even though it lost early on I was surprised how good my estarli e20 is at hills when I tried it out. I am a big bloke and have arthritis so can barely ride a non electric bike on the flat but the e20 can get my overweight self to the top of the steepest hill in my town even though I weigh more than its rated maximum weight. I certainly feel it by the time I get to the top but this is a hill where actual fit cyclists without electric assist get off and walk. I definitely made sure to get a bike with gears because I knew I needed to handle hills.
@MrPstapleton
@MrPstapleton Жыл бұрын
The e20 lost by a small distance to the overall winner so pretty impressive! I'm torn between the e20 and ADO Air
@misterthegeoff9767
@misterthegeoff9767 Жыл бұрын
@@MrPstapleton One thing I like about the gearing on the e20 is in the highest gear you are pedalling pretty fast to hit 15mph so the gearing is really designed to complement the motor. There's no higher gears to allow you to pedal much faster than the motor assists at but a ton of lower gears to get you up steep hills without getting off and walking.
@mandalorian1310
@mandalorian1310 6 ай бұрын
Gutted the ADO Air 20 wasn’t in this test as I’m torn between getting this or not purely for its ability up a steep hill near mine
@mandalorian1310
@mandalorian1310 6 ай бұрын
@@MrPstapletonwhat bike did you get in the end?
@MrPstapleton
@MrPstapleton 6 ай бұрын
I did get the ADO air :) it's a nice bike, and zero maintenance ...getting up the hills is fine (you do require some effort) the Estarli will be better for hills
@hawthornselitelevel1220
@hawthornselitelevel1220 Жыл бұрын
chap in orange spot on with that advice re gears, My 1000w 700c 27 spd Raleigh Hybrid flies up steep hills!
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
That's probably because it's 1000 bloody watts!
@MrPstapleton
@MrPstapleton Жыл бұрын
Great video! :)
@itsjustme9578
@itsjustme9578 Жыл бұрын
Any chance of testing the Tenways 600 pro on a hill ?
@edtuckerartist
@edtuckerartist Жыл бұрын
Some of the hills around Cardiff are up to 20% gradient, wonder if any of those bikes would manage that?
@stanley3647
@stanley3647 Жыл бұрын
Living on the edge of Peak District - 20% is not steepest I've been ;) Curvy downhill, can burn brakes as well :P
@chipkhalifa4138
@chipkhalifa4138 Жыл бұрын
Only the mid drive motor can eat steep hills for breakfast
@bonzobanana1
@bonzobanana1 Жыл бұрын
@@chipkhalifa4138 Only some mid-drives though as some more road/casual models have low power motors and not very low gearing. Bosch motors start at 40Nm and they lose power through the chain a bit plus those models don't have very low gearing. Those models are typically weaker up hills than most hub motors. Hub motors range from about 30-65Nm plus they don't restrict the use of 2x or 3x cranksets for a wider gear range. It's really the mid-drive e-mountain bikes that deliver the best hill climbing ability they have more powerful motors and lower gearing. I think the only hub motors that can compete with that are hub motors with windings for torque fitted to a 20" wheel and those can get up to about 95Nm effective torque. You get about a 50% torque boost fitting the same hub motor in a 20" wheel compared to a 700c/29" wheel because of the smaller circumference but of course you lose speed with it.
@Simcore999
@Simcore999 Жыл бұрын
Your needs are either range or hill, if you can walk hills it's much more efficient above 5% when considering what type to take!
@steveaustin6219
@steveaustin6219 Жыл бұрын
Wanna test hills. Try cycling in plymouth lol. Cheers guys. Great vid. ❤
@Monahmed2086
@Monahmed2086 4 ай бұрын
Great video, please visit Oldham they have just spent/wasted £3million on a cycle lane on top of a hill near the Civic Centre.
@iantullie
@iantullie Жыл бұрын
Great video, but it would have been a better comparison doing it with only one person, and setting some ground rules like no standing. I would personally want to see how each did by barely putting any effort onto the pedals.
@aldod8167
@aldod8167 Жыл бұрын
The Honbike looks amazing but I would prefer the handlebars from the classic.
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
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@alastairpullan
@alastairpullan Жыл бұрын
Next on the list will be bikes that are allowed on the trains … found out today that as of June 1st that are banning all E-Bikes, E-Skateboards and all e-Scooters on all trains. This is coming from National rail and the London fire brigade. Guess my nice MATEcity bike will be left in the shed now.
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
More knee-jerk reactionism from those in charge. 10 years ago the Daily Mail was making out that phone batteries were going to set fire to the whole of London, now it's e-bikes, in 5 years it'll be something else.
@coder543
@coder543 Жыл бұрын
In the "meet the contenders" section with all the specs on screen, it would have been really nice to have the name of the bike also written out. Otherwise, a fun video!
@JasonTaylor-po5xc
@JasonTaylor-po5xc Ай бұрын
LOL, I'm considering riding up Pikes Peak (Colorado) - perhaps I'll look at a bike with 100 nm of torque instead of these. Not your typical use case. Granted, the entire point of e-bikes is for the pedal assist on uphills.
@darrenquinn007
@darrenquinn007 Жыл бұрын
It would be good if you could test higher quality E-Bikes like Riese & Muller or Gocycle?
@kevinwilliams8502
@kevinwilliams8502 9 ай бұрын
I got a tsdz2 conversion kit on a planet x fat baz, no problems going up any hill inc 25% devil's staircase in wales
@unitedstaites
@unitedstaites 11 ай бұрын
i hope the silver shiny one wins because it looks so cool. fingers crossed!
@muzwot9603
@muzwot9603 Жыл бұрын
Is the Aventon Pace 350 poor on hills?
@sraxler
@sraxler Жыл бұрын
Is the estarli e16 no good? 2:31
@howardcornwell9841
@howardcornwell9841 Жыл бұрын
UK laws on power is ridiculous 😠
@terrybater5241
@terrybater5241 Жыл бұрын
When your comparing 250w motors is really bout what bout you the faster up a hill or that left feeling less breathless at the end of the the if you was doing a track there all doing 15mile so really it should be about how light it feels in the pedals
@JohnS.Kourouvacilis09
@JohnS.Kourouvacilis09 Жыл бұрын
The Van Powers(Crome) is a real looker.
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
It really is. I hope it proves to be reliable over our full testing period
@MrCreative3
@MrCreative3 Жыл бұрын
MiRider 1 vs Mirider Gb3 and other folders in a hill test?
@seanweirdbeard
@seanweirdbeard Жыл бұрын
For me The Estarli 28 looks best as its the lightest...
@MrCreative3
@MrCreative3 Жыл бұрын
I just hook a test ride on a Pedibal Navigata CitE, fantastic value and performance at £1,000. Nothing to touch it at this price. Please Eilis do review it.
@alistairbarclay3116
@alistairbarclay3116 Жыл бұрын
With the greatest of respect that is not a hill, more like along gentle slope. You need to come to Bristol and try your bikes on some real hills.😮
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Nah we're ok
@keving4081
@keving4081 16 күн бұрын
😅What am I missing? If you want to see how well it climbs you don't peddle. Like "Happytails" does on all of his test rides. This comparison is about the peddler's not the bikes. Please correct me if I am wrong. If the drive won't engage without peddling then one person should test each bike.
@michevanessen
@michevanessen Жыл бұрын
Now I’m curious if the honbike can breeze up the monster hill slower but easier
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Looks like we're going to have to go back to Greenwich...
@Joseph-jy5lz
@Joseph-jy5lz Жыл бұрын
when did km become a usable distance for the UK?
@markotrieste
@markotrieste Жыл бұрын
Since 1965
@Joseph-jy5lz
@Joseph-jy5lz 21 күн бұрын
@@markotriestemiles in the UK not km, no road signs use km in the UK
@MegaStrl
@MegaStrl 11 ай бұрын
Guys can anyone help me to make final decision im interesting in Vanpowers City Vanture EU version but im not sure if its very big problem with up hills with this model? can someone share their experience?
@Liquid_Eagle
@Liquid_Eagle 8 ай бұрын
Hi, I have this bike and its amazing on flats and slight inclines. If you live in a very hilly area like me, you probably should go for a mid motor ebike. The city vanture can take you up the hill but as its single geared, it requires effort, albeit, less then a normal bike. Other than that, its very fast on flats (22ish mph if you reprogram the speed limit) and around 15mph on slight inclines if you ghost pedal.
@dugfriendly
@dugfriendly Жыл бұрын
Scully & Mulder 😜
@paulbry754
@paulbry754 Жыл бұрын
Love your videos but I honestly thought that was the road to the hill not the hill pretty sure they'd blow up on the hills I live around the quantocks some of them are 30% I struggle on a mid drive
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Wow, very cool!
@jasonkrantz8946
@jasonkrantz8946 Ай бұрын
When the hill part?
@SteveL11
@SteveL11 Жыл бұрын
Is the Honbike a reliable e-bike?
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
We've only had it for a few weeks, so hard to tell at this stage. But we'll have full videos coming soon, and if it does prove to be reliable, we'll sell it on our shop.
@mark-1rc502
@mark-1rc502 Жыл бұрын
Why didn’t you put the E28 against the Tourer .
@KeithMadden-cp1xp
@KeithMadden-cp1xp Ай бұрын
Keep on blowing my controller with the hill I got to get up every day
@silbernersurfer8264
@silbernersurfer8264 Жыл бұрын
I like Eilis!
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Harsh on Rich
@silbernersurfer8264
@silbernersurfer8264 Жыл бұрын
@@Electroheads Well, I like Rich too!😍
@diarmaidok
@diarmaidok 3 күн бұрын
No mountain bikes? Decent mountain bikes have really good gearing for hills and 85Nm of torque like the bosch performance line.
@JahBlessd
@JahBlessd 11 ай бұрын
Was this a men's event or women's?
@soundwave6769
@soundwave6769 Жыл бұрын
with a 10kw mid drive motor you can climb a dam spill way going 45mph 😀
@MegaStrl
@MegaStrl 11 ай бұрын
all bikes was gear off?
@richardajoy79
@richardajoy79 Жыл бұрын
The hills in my town in Kent would prob kill the motors of those bikes and even with gears, i'd prob die.
@The1trueDave
@The1trueDave Жыл бұрын
3:14 that saddle looks way too low for Rich! Also, I'd assumed you would take turns on each bike and average out the times or something. Unless you are both very evenly matched this test is quite prone to the 'luck of the draw', literally!
@T77489
@T77489 Жыл бұрын
I’ve noticed a lot of e-bikes on KZfaq are ridden with the seats low meaning they are losing the full power of their legs
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Hey - Rich here. I typically have my seating position very high, which annoys everybody in the office, because we all ride all of the bikes often. A bugbear I have with e-bikes v.s. classic bikes is that the seat posts are often only adjustable via allen key, which means you need to have a tool on your person to change seat height. That said, I do think the saddle height on an e-bike matters way less than on a normal bike. The bike is doing the vast majority of the work for you, especially on a bike with a cadence sensor. So the need for 100% physical efficiency is reduced. That said TAKE 2. I do find it mad that my colleagues want to have the seat low, sit bolt upright and barely extend their legs, they're all idiots.
@The1trueDave
@The1trueDave Жыл бұрын
@@Electroheads Thanks for replying! Practically all my bikes have allen key seat clamps since some bastard nicked my saddle, post and saddlebag some 20 years ago 😞 I suppose you could keep a bunch of QR seat collars around the office for when you do multi-rider test days. Or just carry a 5mm allen key :-) I can see the point about physical efficiency perhaps not being paramount on an ebike but you can risk knee injury having your saddle too low. I would definitely take the time to set my own saddle height if I had to share a bike with other riders but then I'm quite long in the leg at a 34" - no way am I putting up with the saddle height of someone who's a 29" 🙂
@T77489
@T77489 Жыл бұрын
@@The1trueDave Yep I got my front wheel nicked from the car park of the factory I used to work in , I lived miles away and finished work at 10 at night
@The1trueDave
@The1trueDave Жыл бұрын
@@T77489 Aw, that sucks! I suppose it depends how you use your bike. If you just ride for leisure, from your front door or loading in and out of a van, I guess QRs are pretty convenient if you puncture. If you're leaving them anywhere public then they're not worth the risk IMO...
@rhiantaylor3446
@rhiantaylor3446 Жыл бұрын
Must admit, I thought the mid-drive would win
@keithdeley7236
@keithdeley7236 Жыл бұрын
All manufacturers claim how far these bikes go take no notice it all depends on how heavy the rider is how many hills you go up if you're on tarmac or rough ground and don't forget the wind factor and tyre pressure basically when the manufacturer tells you the bike that you have bought does so many miles on a fully charged battery take it with a pinch of salt.
@Zim___
@Zim___ Жыл бұрын
Can you ship ebike to any SE Asian countries?
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not at the moment Zim, but we are working on it!
@Wabbit0789
@Wabbit0789 6 ай бұрын
BHT has threatened me with eviction if I want to keep my E-bike on the property
@mai-deum3731
@mai-deum3731 10 ай бұрын
U should test throttle bikes on hills
@roberttruman8444
@roberttruman8444 6 ай бұрын
Are e-bike conversion kits any good at hill climbs? I've been getting popup adds for the 'Switch' conversion kit which looks good and saves me from having to ditch my very capable Ridgeback that I've travelled thousands of miles in over the past decade and is still in remarkable condition. However I have just moved to North London in between Muswell Hill, Hampstead Heath, Primrose Hill etc and I'm going to lose my sh%t Basil Fawlty style and I really don't wish to subject the local residents to the sight of a middle aged man shouting insults at gravity and the wind.
@eBoard3R
@eBoard3R Жыл бұрын
⚡👏🏼👏🏼⚡
@robertsmme
@robertsmme Жыл бұрын
Good video, but Eilis needs to fix the way she where a helmet. She would hit her forehead before the helmet would hit.
@unclejohn11
@unclejohn11 Жыл бұрын
💚⚡
@richardcrouch356
@richardcrouch356 Жыл бұрын
surely they all should start of in the same gear
@robbyroyalinstagramsoundcl160
@robbyroyalinstagramsoundcl160 Жыл бұрын
Are ebikes and scooters still illegal with throttle's 250 watt etc...me and Greta would like to know has its really going to help the environment but no one wants to ride because of the police etc 🔋🌞🔋🌞🔌🌏🌎🌍
@majordelays4909
@majordelays4909 Жыл бұрын
7:28 how much security was needed for that gaggle of bikes to not be taken by a road man
@SidMercutio
@SidMercutio Жыл бұрын
Nah!! Do this again.. Try the hill in South london... Brockley Park.....Anything conquers that gets my wallet
@E6MND
@E6MND Жыл бұрын
BMW Active Hybrid eBike has 90nm of Torque
@papalegba6796
@papalegba6796 8 ай бұрын
No Bosch performance line? Not a good test.
@westscape2
@westscape2 Жыл бұрын
Probably the least scientific test you could have devised.
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jackfield991
@jackfield991 Жыл бұрын
'In true world-cup knock out style' You picked the finalists hardly a knock out competition. Good watch though😃
@Electroheads
@Electroheads Жыл бұрын
Don't live up to your username Ian, you've been warned
@flitsies
@flitsies Жыл бұрын
Degrees you can have a percentage of a degree but from what you said it's Degrees.
@ConradWilliams400m
@ConradWilliams400m Жыл бұрын
My KOM 😅😅
@LordBikealot
@LordBikealot 7 ай бұрын
Either way, to stay legal 250watts is underpowered
@Travellingwithnoplan
@Travellingwithnoplan Жыл бұрын
You need to go somewhere with a truely steep long hill to test
@sethvoll
@sethvoll 6 ай бұрын
Why would the heavier person ride the smaller bike. A better comparison would havbe been to have her ride the smaller one instead.
@Nial_Q
@Nial_Q Жыл бұрын
I can’t use my hair as earmuffs because it disappeared down the sink many years ago. 😳😳
@GeorgeSmith-ib4mi
@GeorgeSmith-ib4mi 8 ай бұрын
Show me an ebike that will go up the hill from llanddona beach, Anglesey
@papalegba6796
@papalegba6796 8 ай бұрын
An 11 speed e-mountain bike with an 85nm Bosch performance line motor would do it easy.
@TheAegisClaw
@TheAegisClaw 14 күн бұрын
Completely wrong outcome because you didnt take the only mid drive bike up the steeper hill.
@shahan1465
@shahan1465 Жыл бұрын
Delivery rider full throttles the ebike in london and cops don’t care
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