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MKT · CA

MEDIAN $2,699 CAD · 551 OFFERS · 71 CUTS ≥20% · DEEPEST −51% · 292 MODELS · 29 BRANDS · SNAPSHOT 11·01

Cyclist on a fat-tire e-bike pausing on a mountain road above a fog-filled valley at sunrise

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 — Duffey Lake Rd, BC

№ 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 shops, shutters going up

№ 02 / The Market

The Markdown Report

198 machines sit below their own list price in Canada today; the deepest cut runs −51%. Read the full story in The Great Markdown.

Full market report
Hasselblad 503CW · 80mm ƒ/8 — Queen West, Toronto

Deepest cuts · CAD

  1. 01 Eahora Eahora FT-01 Max −51% $2,099
  2. 02 Biktrix Juggernaut Ultra Duo 2 Step-Over −47% $3,349
  3. 03 Freesky Warrior Pro M-530 −47% $2,158
  4. 04 Biktrix Juggernaut Ultra Duo 3 Step-Over −45% $3,599
  5. 05 Freesky Alaska Pro M-520 −43% $2,235
  6. 06 Freesky Swift Horse Ultra X-6E −43% $1,966

By category · median asking

  1. Commuter 103 $2,235
  2. Mountain 42 $4,124
  3. E-dirt 37 $4,149
  4. Fat tire 36 $2,599
  5. Road 32 $2,599
  6. Cargo 24 $2,679

№ 03 / The Boards

One number for what a dollar buys

All value boards

Value Score weighs spec density against street price over 195 machines — the same arithmetic for all, no sentiment.

Ridstar Ridstar Q20 1500W 48V 20AH Fat Tire Ebike
97 № 1 · Value
Fat tire

Ridstar Ridstar Q20 1500W 48V 20AH Fat Tire Ebike

The full verdict
  1. 02 Ridstar Ridstar S29Pro 1000W Motor 48V 21Ah 29'' Electric Bike 94
  2. 03 Ridstar Ridstar H20Pro Folding Electric Bike 94
  3. 04 Ridstar Ridstar CR20 – 1500W All-Terrain Fat Tire E-Bike 93
  4. 05 Freesky Ranger Air M-540 92
  5. 06 Ridstar Ridstar Q20Luxe 1500W Fat Tire Electric Bike for Adults 91
  6. 07 Fucare Fucare Libra Full Suspension Electric Bike 90
  7. 08 Aventon Aventure 3 Ebike 90
  8. 09 Lectric eBikes XP4 Step-Thru Stratus White eBike 89
  9. 10 Lectric eBikes XP4 Tempest Grey - Special Offer 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 81 models 89 Ridstar 20 models 97 Aventon 19 models 90 Eunorau 19 models 86 Lectric eBikes 18 models 89 Velotric 17 models 77
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 — Toronto, ON
1 Fast Ebikes Reseller 94
breadth coverage stock deals

67 models · 9 brands · 97% in stock

The board · 2–5

  1. 02 Zeus Ebikes House + reseller 90
  2. 03 Amego Reseller 81
  3. 04 Biktrix House 78
  4. 05 Eunorau House 76
A lone commuter on an empty six-lane bridge under flat overcast light

№ 06 / The Rulebook

What a motor is allowed to do

63% of tracked machines exceed Canada's 500-watt nominal ceiling in at least one mode. Where every province draws the line.

All regions
Hasselblad 503CW · 80mm ƒ/8 — Bloor Viaduct, Toronto
Region Max power Max assist Min age Helmet
Canada (Federal) 500 W 32 km/h — Not set federally; helmet rules are provincial
Ontario 500 W 32 km/h 16 Approved bicycle or motorcycle helmet required
British Columbia 500 W 32 km/h 16 Bicycle safety helmet required
Quebec 500 W 32 km/h 18 Approved helmet mandatory
Alberta 500 W 32 km/h 12 Bicycle or motorcycle helmet required

№ 07 / Cities

Where the machines actually ride

All city guides
A cyclist on a street in Toronto

Toronto

Ontario · 5 shops

A cyclist on a street in Montreal

Montreal

Quebec · 4 shops · rebate

A cyclist on a street in Vancouver

Vancouver

British Columbia · 4 shops · rebate

A cyclist on a street in Calgary

Calgary

Alberta · 5 shops

№ 08 / 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.

№ 09 / The US Desk

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

508 models tracked in USD

The same index, priced for the United States — 29 brands, median $1,799 USD.

Read the US edition

Departments

400 The Database every row, one table 198 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 14 The Rulebook power caps, helmet rules