Hyper E-Ride City Mid-Drive

For the price, the Hyper E-Ride City Mid-Drive has a lot going for it. It’s comfortable to ride, and it offers stable handling and decent power for acceleration and hill-climbing. It’s also easy to pedal without electric power, making unassisted cruising and hill-climbing a relative breeze. Best of all, its mid-drive motor—which is mounted at the pedal crank—provides instant response when the motor is engaged. Many other bikes in this price range come with a hub-mounted motor, which tends to kick in after you start pedaling and cut out after you’ve stopped. A mid-drive motor routes power through the bicycle’s gearing, which enables more efficient use of the battery charge. The E-Ride City comes with a large, easy-to-see LCD display, fenders, and a rear luggage rack for groceries and other items. Its major drawbacks, however, are its gearing and brakes. The disc brakes stop the bike adequately, but they’re cable-operated, which means performance will diminish over time as the cables stretch requiring routine adjustments. A lot of other similar e-bikes come with hydraulic brakes, which require less maintenance and typically provide stronger stopping power. And although the bike’s 7-speed gear cassette is adequate for most riding, this model could use another gear or two for more pedal power riding downhill.

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Range

/ 5

Acceleration

/ 5

Control response

/ 5

Braking

/ 5

Hill climb

/ 5

Unassisted hill climb

/ 5

Unassisted cruising

/ 5

Portability

/ 5

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The Hyper E-Ride City Mid-Drive class 1 electric bike is, overall, a very good choice.

Features & Specs

Features

Motor

MidDrive

Trip computer

Yes

Headlight

Battery removable

Yes

Quick-release front wheel

Quick-release rear wheel

Seat type

Sport

Brake type

Cable pull Disc

Specs

Type

Commuter

Weight (lbs.)

Range (Miles)

Watts

250

Battery capacity

10.5Ahrs, 367Whrs

Tire size

700x38

Number of gears

Assist levels

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