Which bike would you like to get? 🚲

Ebikes are an amazing leveler. At 55 on my Specialized Creo 2, I am able to ride with chaps 20 years younger and keep up. I run the bike quite often in motor off, safe in the knowledge I have a drag me home mode should it be required

If you ride off/on the road, go for the gravel bike. If you ride strictly on road, go for the gravel bike too 😂

At 70yrs old I changed to an e-gravel bike’ best thing I did those hills are no problem now

Another thing to consider when choosing a bike is which motor system you go with. I had a Cube bike with a Bosch motor that failed. The shop I bought from had closed and finding another shop to help me with a warranty repair was very difficult. You can’t just go to any shop, they need to have the expertise with e-bikes. So options are limited and I was also told by 2 shops that they wouldn’t help as I didn’t buy the bike from them. My advice. Don’t just consider which bike you like… think also about the motor brand it runs. Check to see if there are lots of options for service centres where you live. I had to go to a shop that was one hour’s drive away. They didn’t get it right first time so I had 2 trips before it was sorted and my bike was off the road for over a month. The experience was not great. I have a Spez Creo now. I love riding it off road and completed the Coast to Coast ride from Southport to Hornsea over 3 x 120k days. I’d have never done that without the assistance from the motor. E-bikes really do open up new opportunities. 😊

I've never ridden an E-Roadbike or let's say an E-Bike with dropbars. I own an E-MTB with 120mm of travel front and rear and ever since I got it climbing became insanely fun. I used to laugh at E-Bikers until I got one myself, you still push yourself hard on climbs, heartrate up to 160-170 but then you don't need to stop and can just keep pedaling while you slowly recover mid-ride, fantastic. I can only imagine how much fun an E-Roadbike must be, because you can easily go 30 Kph on the flats without a motor, but then on the climbs you get that extra push.

Ebikes are great and got me into cycling . I have a few. I recently bought a Giant Revolt E Pro XR gravel. It's a beast, and the first time Giant has used the Shimano motor in one of it's bikes. It tuned specifically for gravel and offers 85Nm of torque. I love it.

I have an e gravel based on fazua50. These types of systems are great as you get older. A key trick to save battery is u ride with zero assist when u go over 25. I actually leave it in no assist mode and only go to level 1 or higher when the hills appear. The fazua50 has a removable motor and battery so u can ride with a cover but no power.

My wife's got an E gravel bike with a hub motor which I am allowed to ride from time to time. :D It really is great fun and it is certainly better at towing our kids trailer than my non-electric gravel bike.

I have a Ribble CGR, hub motor assist, very natural feel, with adjustable power similar to the TQ app, perfect for me @55

I got a Domane + with 40mm gravel tyres. Perfect mix for road and some gravel. Works great for a commute and a light training session

Happy with my eGravel while living next to plenty of hills, smooth and rough fireroads. With over 12% gradients, the extra power encourages me go out more. I regularly swap between 2.2" x 650b and 28mm x 700 wheelsets. Ocassionally I ride without battery too 😌👌 One important thing that many haters don't consider is that I still use up the same amount of calories and TSS, just more elevation gain and longer distance.

Really enjoyed the video I can certainly see the benefits of an E bike especially as an older rider. It's a shame you didn't show the difference in power on a climb. First attempt no power then do repeats using the different levels to show what can be achieved. Can you please do an update video?!

Something I noticed about the comments is how far e-bikes have come in terms of acceptability. Just a few years ago, the vast majority of comments I read were fully against e-bikes, often labelled as for lazy people, but it seems people really have come round to the huge benefits they have for a vast array of needs and desires. There's been a huge shift in perception. I have only tried one once, funnily enough, I met Blake and Rich from GMBN that day, who suggested I go hell for leather on it as it was a load of fun. My reason for hiring one at that time was that I was on limited time, coming back from my nephew's funeral on the way home (200 miles), and I wanted a trip around Loch Lomond to clear my head. I loved it immediately. I have been encouraging my hubby and daughter to get one - hubby for work and daughter because she has a disability with mobility issues. I have held off getting one because of the weight, but after watching this and doing some searches, I found a few great value bikes. I will personally go with gravel. I already own a gravel, which is my day to day bike and I love it, so it's a no brainer really.

I absolutely love my Specialized Creo, E-Bikes are so much fun. 🚴⚡️

Ive always thought that the ebike riders where I ride are having a lot of fun! We have a lot of hills and dirt here and I would want an e gravel, along with the ecargo bike that Si rode for bikepacking.

I have had an e-gravel bike for a few years now and love it. Mostly run in ECO but when you need that extra boost up a climb, the added assist levels make a good ride into a great ride!! Love the content. Well done Ollie and Alex.

E-Gravel for the win. There is a lot of body parts I would give up to own one 😂

Thanks for giving feedback on the TQ mid drive motors. My current bike uses the Mahle X35 System, there wasn't a lot of options for mid drive road bikes when I bought it. If the Mavic X-Tend never releases I'll look at other mid drive options like the TQ motor when I buy a new E-bike

Being a gal in my mid sixties I'm enjoying my Specialized 2024 Creo 2. It's given me the joy back in riding the hills. Love my 2008 Trek Madone but using it on flat rides as I don't have the strength I used to a few years ago. My partner and I are enjoying our rides together on our solo bikes. We do ride tandem style too. Team work! Plus another benefit the Creo 2 has it can be used for touring as you can put on racks and panniers. Great info guys!

Excellent video lads. Can’t wait to get the gravel e-bike

The problem with gravel bike is their versatility , once you own a gravel bike you stop needing all the other ones

I have the BMC Alpenchallenge even is was a older shimano motor, it is such a beast, while you can turn the motor on when you really needed the battery can last well over 250km for 1 ride

My wife and I have loved riding our road bikes for years, but we usually only rode together when we were on flatter routes. After a year of research we bought her a 2023 Trek Domane+ AL. It looks like a "normal" road bike, has a 250w hub motor, aluminum frame, room for at least 40mm wide tires for gravel when desired, it weighs under 31 lbs in size 54. Trek uses a torque sensor in the bottom bracket that makes the assistance proportional to rider effort. Even if you are on max assist, if you aren’t pedaling hard, the assist will be little to none. (Not all hub motor equipped e-bikes employ this technology) This bike cost $3500, less than half some carbon fiber E-Bikes that weigh only a few lbs less. She loves this bike, and frankly so do I. Now we can ride in the hills together, and while she is having fun, and getting a workout still, I ride as hard as I like, sometimes scoring some PR’s which I seldom could do when we were riding together unless I wanted to double back or wait for her. The range on my wife’s e-bike has so far been very impressive. We recently did a 63 mile ride with over 2,000 ft of climbing, and because she only turns on assist when she needs it, and rides exclusively by her own power as often as possible she still had 2 out of 5 bars of battery left when we were done. Not everything that calls itself an E-bike is created equal. I believe we need to view bicycles that require the rider to pedal, and only offer assist to the rider’s effort in a more friendly way than the many “bikes” I see appearing on our roads and bike paths where the rider does not even have to pedal. These are in my opinion, clearly electric motorcycles and belong on roads with license plates, operator licenses etc with the rest of the motorcycles. I strongly agree with Strava designating E-Bike rides distinctly from our “analog” rides, but I also think some better policing of this is needed.

I sell BMC bikes and that Roadmachine X is not a gravel bike but an allroad bike. It was created to give a road bike feel but a choice with wider, perhaps gravel tires. If you wanted a gravel bike with a different geometry, then it would be the URS. I personally ride both Roadmachine and URS

Can someone explain to me why the "road version" has a GRX groupset and the "gravel version" has a SRAM Force? As far as I know, a GRX is considered a gravel groupset and the Froce is a road groupset. I'm not saying it doesn't work, but wouldn't the opposite make more sense?

I have a BMC Roadmachine AMP with the Mahle X20 hub drive (not the bike featured in the video above) and have been very happy with it. Longest ride so far wa 165km with 2500m of climbing. Plenty of battery life left too (was using the extender battery). The Mahle system has quite a bit more range it seems. I

Thank you very much both. Super informativ!

I would definitely get the e-gravel bike, more versatility in the terrain you can cover. Also, at 13kg., its only a little heavier than my alloy frame winter bike!

You forgot to mention the advantages of aerodynamic on range. Even on my wife's heavy and very low powered e-cruiser I gain 2mph, with the same effort, just laying out over the handle bars. That isn't just speed, but range, especially at the higher speeds of a road bike pr in to headwinds.

Last week i have found the brand Tern, and started looking at their cargo bikes, Then a day or two later you have released the Tern Winter Adventure bike video. Yesterday I have started looking at some gravel eBikes, and now you release an eBike video ... How the hell are you doing it? Awesome content as usual.

E-BIKES ARE FANTASTIC! E-BIKES ARE BRILLIANT! E-BIKES ARE OUR NEW SPONSORS! 😂

I am still debating about getting a E road bike. As my health has deteriorated over the last few years. I have 4 normal road bikes but I feel I could use some help especially on hills. My concern is how long will the battery last and will it degrade over time....I am tempted to wait a bit longer.......

Do the motors cut out at 25kmh? That's required by law in Australia and it makes for a strange experience if you are used to being able to cruise at 30+kmh as you have to go significantly slower to be able access the assistance from the motor. I'm not sure i would want an e-gravel or e-road bike that basically turned into a very heavy bike as soon as you went over 25kmh. However for a mtb where speeds are generally lower this doesnt seem to be as much of an issue as most of the time you are cruising under 25kmh anyway.

I always think Ollie's gonna say e-bike-gum

5:30 I appreciate the use of the local foraged stick in the absence of a kickstand...!

I definitely want a e-road e-bike. I’m 65 and I’m having real difficulty pushing my aero. I do 100-150km so I need extended batteries. Also need a 42 T cassette for when the battery is dead. And definitely electronic gears.

I didn't know that motor system and was very impressed by it. However, I was also curious to learn how it compares to the Bosch system and was expecting you to mention the torque and the battery capacity of those beauties you were riding...

For me all I need is a full power emtb. I can go anywhere on that. If necessary I carry a spare battery. I can then do 100 miles plus in a day if I want. On any terrain.

I'm 45 years old and was considering buying an e-gravel bike, but thankfully, I didn't buy one. The difference is that before I finished my first 1,000 kilometres, I was dying on tracks, small slopes or speeds near 28km/h. My speed goes over 35km/h this season, and I started climbing a bit. My heart rate dropped, I breathed better, slept better, felt better and lost my belly somewhere on track. With an e-bike, I probably never get a chance to push myself so much because the hunger for the great Alps road will be within reach from begging. I was forced to build form and endurance to fit enough to be ready to go, and I'm still not prepared. That is why I push even harder and harder. The real-life difference is that you choose between getting yourself in great shape or not. And that is a real-life game changer to me.

There are no roads in Scotland, only off-road. A gravel bike would be more suitable, it seems.

Would love to see a video comparing the specialized turbo Creo 2 Vs the grizl:on

Now there’s some nice e-bikes

Today we switch to e-bikes, and tomorrow we'll be sitting on a seat post without a saddle!

A motor makes more sense with a gravel bike as you'll spend more time under 25kmh. It's why they're so popular on MTBs

I'm considering getting an e road bike later this year. The bracket motor sounds nice, but i don't know if it's literally thousands of $$$ better than a hub motor.

I wish the settings were like „only help me above 7% gradient“ or „only help if I am going below x kph for y watts“ (headwind compensation). Would be nice to keep the low intensity rides low at all time.

I'm not in the market for an e-bike in hopefully a long time but if I would buy one it's for sure a gravel version, yes I ride mostly on the road but with a motor the gap between a gravel and roadbike is just not that big (by that I mean the effort you need to do).

Road bike, 2x gear set up & gravel tyres with dropper seat post.

I think the folks at MAHLE would argue with your premise. But of course they're not paying you like TQ is? I chose hub motor as bikes with (MAHLE at least) those feel like a normal bike when the assist is not working. I ride mine (gravel) on paved and unpaved surfaces as a normal bike, only activating the assist when needed - stiff headwind, steep climb or on a long ride when I'm worn-out with kilometers still to go. It's NOT an electric motorcycle, just a normal-looking gravel bike with a gentle push in the back when I want/need it. Maybe next time borrow a couple of bikes with MAHLE's X20 system, one road, one gravel?

About that eGravel bike. Who makes this direct mount spider for Rotor cranks that would fit the Sram 12s chainring (presumably 107mm bolt circle?)?

Middle mounted motors transfer all their torque through bike chain making it last usually less then 1000 km. New chain every 1000 km? No thanks. I'll take rear-mounted one ;)

I'd love to see a Kawasaki Ninja on the channel! Coming soon?😉

E-Gravel in winter with much snow is a real nice emotion ❣️🚴💨

What is like to pedal. When the speed restrictions kick in and the motor stops on the mahle hub you can't feel it curious for the motor on the bmc

What e-bike? Trek rail7. 85 Nm of torque, 625w battery - and about 30+ miles of all surface use in each charge (on eco!)😊 lots of steep off road will cut the range down by about 20%!

Why does a slick tire have ‘less rolling resistance’ than a gravel tire when the slick has more contact patch and more grip on a road surface?

From the quick read of the comments I see the ebike haters are still harping on that ebikes are not real bikes, ebike haters please actually grow up and smell the shite attitude you's have got. Ebikes are still bikes like non-ebikes, mopeds, motorbikes, cargo bikes, mountain bikes and so forth etc etc , all of them that have two or three wheels in contact the ground are bloody bikes! They all of just different purpose & need to the rider using that vehicle, so fecking what the the bike has a motor helping the rider getting from one point to another. Been riding pushbikes as well as motorbikes for basically all my life from a toddlers trike as a toddler all the way up to the latest generation of carbon fibre hyper specialized purpose pushbikes that cost a stagering amount even without a helpful motor to justify the cost of them. Of all the bikes I have ridden over the 50 plus years of my life, the most profound humbling experience bike wise has been my dad's old roadster pushbike which was a hand-me-down from his dad who used to race it in local club racing, for all of you's who have never actually ridden such a bike - that bike is a right proper lesson in how much pushbikes have EVOLVED thru out the last 100 years.

E-bikes are great for training. I mean, whenever I see people on e-bikes, I just must overtake them all.

Which color is the best

I have an orbea E gravel carbon frame. I converted it to flat bars, my reason is on steep descents I found it difficult to get to the brakes on the dropped bars possibility because I'm an old guy of 74. My best mileage according to komoot was 91.8 miles and had 20% of the battery left. I put the ride onto my utube channel the old guy of whinlatter, the proof is there

Ride1Up has these for $2300

I am in my 60’s and live in the Ozark Highlands of SW Missouri. I will want an eBike to be safer riding steep hills in the countryside solo. I had a scary dog incident recently.

I'm holding my breath! Which will they decide is best! 😂

Choosing an e bike is harder than people think only due to the laws in place per state

I know e-bikes are great when it comes to access to the sport. However, I have seen it translate to laziness in some cases. I have always considered fitness as a big part of the sport. I train on Zwift all winter long so I can get on fast rides immediately when the snow melts. Last year, I heard a fellow rider seriously say that he no longer needs Zwift because he has an e-bike, leaving me wondering... I guess goals are different for everyone, but still makes me wonder. Not a rant against e-bikes, as I find they have their place, but more against people who use them as fitness shortcuts.

I tried some cheap e-bikes and with the motor off or ran out of juice, it was nearly impossible to ride it. I felt like it did a motor brake, and also when I drove faster than the 25 km/h motor limit. Is it the same with these bikes or do they just act like a normal bike to pedal?

The bike I own is the best bike for me. Type 1, 36 lbs., $1000.

If you go off road You’d be better off with a hard tail emtb over a gravel bike. But then you might as well get a full suspension and accept the 27kg total weight

The reason I would not buy one of these bikes is because the battery can't be removed for charging. If like me you don't have a garage/bike shed where you can charge it, you would have to lug it indoors every day to charge. That said I surpose most people that can afford these bikes have a garage to store it.

Do BMC still sell into the UK? I am looking at their ebikes but can't find any!

Given we can only dream of pothole free smooth tarmac like Ollie is riding on, I'll take the gravel bike with road and a set of off road tyres please.

Go eRoad so I have more opportunities to shout “ON YOUR LEFT” at you.

Opens up the world 🌎 to ride everywhere but what is the deal when it comes to transporting it on planes ✈️ to ride the world??? Accepted or not?

I Really Really think you need to educate people more on the topic. A big percentage of the negative comments,seem to come from urban myths, misunderstandings of what they actually are and how they work. I.E. pedal assist, doesn't mean you don't pedal and you've brought a motorcycle. Or the laws on the speed limit and when the motor cuts out. Talking figures for a 60kg rider is just pointless. The target user/rider is probably going to exceed those figures. Without proper education of your audience your blowing snot rockets on yourself 😂 For the people who know and have actually rode/own one,they can smile and laugh of people's blinkered ignorance. if it offends,tough. Every day's a school day, never too late to learn about anything new 😉👍

neither for me but I definitely would have a MTB ebike

The husband rides a gravel bike on the road because then he’s always ready for off-road

I want to see Hank prscticing a wheelie in every video he's in going forward.

7:58 Excuse me, what kind of testing is that? 60kg rider, really? I'd rather see test results using 90kg rider or else they might as well put a cat on their bikes and show that.

Ride1up CF racer 1 is an egravel or eroad bike full carbon weighing only 13 kg with some good parts and costing only 2300 $ YEAH I KNOW best value ebike out there by a long margin

Are u interested to test our ebike?

I find it so sad that some people get wound up so much just because someone has an e bike - do they whine and whinge while walking along and someone rides past or drives past them quicker or if they see a 1x with super low hill climbing gears ? Live and let live - I love my regular bikes and e-bike and ride both with grin on my face - just get out and ride and ENJOY being on 2 wheels I say

I reckon Ollie on a BMC Roadmachine 01 Amp will finally drop Andrew Feather up Cheddar Gorge! Re-match methinks?

Their ebikes are the same weight as my normal bike 😭

Ollie's knees are acting weird with that bigger Q factor..

E-gravel because it would be my commuting bike and the temporary bike paths are brutal. If I buy a pure road bike, no motor please.

i'd go for a motorcycle than buy an e-bike

Strange that BMC equips their E-road bike with GRX which is a Gravel specific group set??

Jeeeeese, two mins in and this sounds like your are literally reading the PR teams script!

They look like loads of fun! But (and I don’t mean to be a kill joy here) I have a have a genuine question. Are they not illegal for use on UK or EU roads where the maximum rated power for an e-bike motor has to be no more than 250 watts? These are 300watt motors. It would be a shame to spend all of that money and then not be able to ride it legally.

Theres no reason not to pick the gravel all the time, just swap the tires and u got a fast road since it has a motor 😆. Next video grab lots of e bikes, road gravel urbans and test them including some real amateurs, cos u all are monsters 😂. Edit: Of course Im talking about a NON sponsored video.

now this is less apples to oranges but more like granny smith to golden delicious... same bike with slightly different components....

I own several bikes that I use for exercise and to test myself and show what my body is capable of. I also own a motorcycle for the pleasure of a machine pushing me. Completely different purposes. Having a motor push my bike completely missed the point for me. I truly don’t get why you’d want an ebike unless it’s for commuting. If someone comes up with running shoes that pushing you forward, would we celebrate that?? People can do way they want, but I don’t watch GCN for e-Bike content and I wish they’d stop.

Sound effects were annoying

Can´t see the point of an e-road bike. I mean it´s basically the same as an e-gravel bike but without the option of off-road. Specially for the population that could benefit from the electric motor. I´m not part of those that need and electric motor and I routinely pass e-bikes on flat terrain on my regular road bike (25kmh limit for legal e-bikes).

None of them..

over 13´ and never mention torque/hp of those tiny motors

I mean… do they go faster than 25km/h on the flat (assisted) ? Because if not you can’t even argue pro road bike… 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

More low e-ffort content. Give this stuff its own channel.

I don't like the idea restricting the speed of E bikes.