Electric Bike Company Model Y Electric Bike Review

Electric Bike Company Model Y

An retro-style cruiser with an attractive leather seat and handlebar grips, the Model Y is, a comfortable, smooth-riding bike. Unfortunately, the version CR tested had a single-speed setup with high gearing that was great for fast downhill pedaling, but made the bike very difficult to pedal even on flat ground. Anyone interested in this model should consider spending the approximately $200 extra to order a seven-speed gearset. There are other upgrades available—a torque sensing motor controller, a bigger battery, front suspension, seat suspension, bright colors etc.—that would undoubtedly make this a really nice bike to use and ride, but they can easily push its overall price past the $4,000 mark. There are five levels of assist that probably work well with the seven-speed setup, but only the strongest level did much to get the single-speed model moving.

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Highs

Excels at removing embedded dirt from carpets

Lows

You must bend to adjust the pile height

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The Electric Bike Company Model Y is part of the Electric Bikes test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Electric Bikes models like the Model Y are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Range The relative distance that the bike covers with similar use.

Acceleration How quickly a bike can reach its top speed.

Control response How quickly the motor responds to rider input.

Features & Specs

Features

Motor

Hub

Trip computer

Yes

Headlight

Yes

Battery removable

Quick-release front wheel

Yes

Quick-release rear wheel

Seat type

Comfort

Brake type

Hydraulic Disc

Specs

Weight

Watts

750

Battery capacity

18 AHrs, 864 WHrs

Tire size

26X2.35

Number of gears

Assist levels

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