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MEDIAN $1,799 USD · 618 OFFERS · 137 CUTS ≥20% · DEEPEST −54% · 335 MODELS · 29 BRANDS · SNAPSHOT 11·01

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Field Report — Range

The Range Lie

The number on the product page is a best case wearing a lab coat. We computed the real figure for every machine in the index.

Read the field report

α7R V · 16–35mm ƒ/2.8 @ ƒ/8 — Marin Headlands, CA

№ 01 / Features

The desk that explains the numbers

All features
Close-up of a rear hub motor on a fat-tire e-bike leaning against a workshop bench

The rulebook

The 750-Watt Question

Canada draws the legal line at 500 watts. The United States draws it at 750. Of the 407 machines on this index that publish a motor rating, the median is exactly 750 — and more than half the shelf is past the Canadian cap before it leaves the box.

Rows of e-bikes on a shop floor, orange sale tags hanging from the handlebars

The market

The Great Markdown

Of 714 live offers on the board this week, 314 carry a genuine markdown — a struck price above the asking price at the retailer's own till. The median cut is 20%. Here is where the money actually moved.
First light over a row of American storefronts, an independent bike shop's gate half raised

№ 02 / The Market

The Markdown Report

285 machines sit below their own list price in the United States today; the deepest cut runs −54%. Read the full story in The Great Markdown.

Full market report
105mm ƒ/2.5 @ ƒ/4 — Brooklyn, NY

Deepest cuts · USD

  1. 01 Mokwheel Obsidian ST 2.0 Ebike −54% $2,100
  2. 02 Mokwheel Basalt ST 2.0 Ebike −53% $1,700
  3. 03 Mokwheel Basalt 2.0 Ebike −53% $1,600
  4. 04 Mokwheel Obsidian 2.0 Ebike −52% $2,100
  5. 05 Ridstar Ridstar E Bike E26 Pro Dual Motor 2000W 48V 23AH −51% $827
  6. 06 Himiway A3 / Urban Electric Commuter Bike ST −44% $999

By category · median asking

  1. Commuter 123 $1,599
  2. Fat tire 53 $1,999
  3. E-dirt 40 $3,499
  4. Mountain 39 $1,700
  5. Cargo 30 $1,899
  6. Road 27 $1,799

№ 03 / The Boards

One number for what a dollar buys

All value boards

Value Score weighs spec density against street price over 229 machines — the same arithmetic for all, no sentiment.

Ridstar Ridstar Q20Luxe 1500W Fat Tire Electric Bike for Adults
99 № 1 · Value
Fat tire

Ridstar Ridstar Q20Luxe 1500W Fat Tire Electric Bike for Adults

The full verdict
  1. 02 Ridstar Ridstar Q20 1500W 48V 20AH Fat Tire Ebike 96
  2. 03 Ridstar Ridstar E Bike E26 Pro Dual Motor 2000W 48V 23AH 95
  3. 04 Mokwheel Basalt ST Ebike 93
  4. 05 Heybike [Heybike] Jackery 1000 Plus 92
  5. 06 Fucare Fucare Libra Full Suspension Electric Bike 91
  6. 07 Lectric eBikes XP4 Step-Thru Stratus White - Special Offer 90
  7. 08 Lectric eBikes XP4 Tempest Grey - Special Offer 90
  8. 09 Freesky Ranger Air M-540 90
  9. 10 Lectric eBikes XP4 Step-Thru Stratus White eBike 89

№ 04 / The Makers

42 brands, one arithmetic

All makers

Every maker in the index is measured by the same formula — house brands included, and disclosed.

A field editor standing with an e-bike among rows of frames in a workshop
Biktrix 76 models 87 Eunorau 27 models 87 Mokwheel 23 models 93 Aventon 18 models 87 Himiway 18 models 83 Lectric eBikes 18 models 90
A shop floor, rows of bikes, a mechanic mid-conversation

№ 05 / The Merchants

Who actually sells the machines

Brands make them. These floors sell them — some their own marque, some everyone's, a rare few both.

The merchants
105mm ƒ/2.5 @ ƒ/4 — Denver, CO
1 Redtail eBikes Reseller 92
breadth coverage stock deals

120 models · 8 brands · 73% in stock

The board · 2–5

  1. 02 Biktrix House 78
  2. 03 Eunorau House 76
  3. 04 Lectric eBikes House 74
  4. 05 Samebike House 73
A lone commuter on an e-bike crossing the Brooklyn Bridge walkway with the Manhattan skyline behind

№ 06 / The Rulebook

What a motor is allowed to do

31% of machines in the US pool exceed 750 watts nominal in at least one mode. Three classes, fifty states — where the line sits.

All states
Hasselblad 503CW · 80mm ƒ/8 — Brooklyn Bridge, NY
Class Assist Top speed Throttle
Class 1 Pedal-assist only 20 mph No
Class 2 Throttle + pedal-assist 20 mph Yes
Class 3 Pedal-assist only 28 mph No

The three-class model most US states adopt; state specifics (helmet, age, trail access) vary. See the 750-watt question for the power data.

№ 07 / The Journal

All journal
A high-power electric bike parked on a gravel trail away from public roads

Classes & Power

1000 Watt Ebike: Power, Legality, and the Top 26%

A 1000 watt ebike sits above the low-speed class in most of Canada and the US. What the rating buys, what it costs you legally, and where you can ride it.
A rear hub motor built into an e-bike wheel

Classes & Power

750 Watt Ebike: Power, Legality, and What It Really Means

A 750 watt ebike is the median motor we track: what the rating means, what it is legal to do in Canada and the US, and where the number gets slippery.
A row of electric bikes on a shop floor with price tags

Deals

Best Time to Buy an Ebike: What the Deal Data Says

The best time to buy an ebike is when a genuine markdown lands, not a named season. Here is what live offer data shows.

№ 08 / The Canada Desk

A cyclist on an e-bike in a Canadian city at golden hour

400 models tracked in CAD

The same index, priced for Canada — 29 brands, median $2,699 CAD.

Read the Canada edition

Departments

508 The Database every row, one table 285 The Market every genuine markdown 8 The Boards value scored, by class 42 The Makers one arithmetic for all 51 The Merchants every storefront read 50 The Rulebook three classes, fifty states