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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 — 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.

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№ 02 / The Market

The Markdown Report

82 machines sit below their own list price in Canada today; the deepest cut runs −48%. Read the full story in The Great Markdown.

Full market report

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

Deepest cuts · CAD

01 Stromer ST5 Graphite w/ Wren Suspension Fork −48% $7,499
02 Cannondale Moterra Neo 3 Bosch Smart System −46% $4,999
03 Yeason Commuter −40% $1,199
04 Freesky Cheetah MT-380 — 4000W Dual Motor AWD Electric Motorbike −39% $2,699
05 Vtuvia Tiger Retro Ebike −38% $2,099
06 Biktrix Juggernaut Ultra FS Pro 3 Cruise −36% $3,186

By category · median asking

Commuter 80 $3,099
E-dirt 45 $2,399
Mountain 24 $6,499
E-scooter 22 $2,099
Cargo 11 $3,600
Folding 8 $1,999

№ 03 / The Boards

One number for what a dollar buys

All value boards

Value Score weighs spec density against street price over 152 machines — the same arithmetic for all, no sentiment.

91 № 1 · Value
Mountain

Biktrix Juggernaut Hub Duo Step-Over 2

The full verdict

№ 04 / The Makers

53 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 33 models 91 Cube 23 models 60 Eunorau 16 models 75 Apollo Scooters 10 models 71 Riese & Müller 8 models 35 Devinci 7 models 56

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 Zeus Ebikes House + reseller 96

breadth coverage stock deals

89 models · 20 brands · 81% in stock

The board · 2–5

02 Amego House + reseller 93
03 Redtail eBikes Reseller 90
04 Biktrix House 74
05 Eahora House 74

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№ 06 / The Rulebook

What a motor is allowed to do

56% 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 specified
Ontario	500 W	32 km/h	16	Required for all riders
British Columbia	500 W	32 km/h	16	Required for all riders
Quebec	500 W	32 km/h	18	Required for all riders
Alberta	500 W	32 km/h	12	Mandatory for all riders