ebikes

You just knew it was coming. After releasing the bare-bones, modular RadRunner utility e-bike at a terrific entry price of US$1,199, Rad Power Bikes has followed-up with a higher-sped RadRunner Plus that takes things up a few notches.

If you're on the hunt for a pedal-assist e-bike with retro-cool charm, you'll likely already have stumbled across Vintage Electric. The new 2020 Cafe model brings some new tech to the party, including something called the 2020 Vintorque Drivetrain.

Poland's Avionics has created a limited edition e-bike for MB&F's MAD Gallery that's instilled with 1930s moto spirit. Like the V1 before it, the VM is a marriage of wood and metal, and comes with a 5-kW motor.

Finnish company Revonte has given us a glimpse into the future of e-bikes with a new compact drive system that integrates a motor, automatic stepless transmission and a bunch of electronics into a single tight unit with open control software.

The Model 1 from Civilized Cycles combines scooter, moped, electric bike and cargo bike into one funky-looking ride. Those integrated panniers lock up to haul 20 liters of cargo inside, or pull out to offer 80 liters of extended carrying capacity.

North Carolina company M2S (or Mountain 2 Sea) has upgraded its most popular machine, the All Terrain e-bike, with affordable, well-specified and well-accessorized options tailored to offroaders, commuters and folks who prefer a step-thru frame.

This mud-flinging off-road monster is a prototype by an Italian company, SEM, that's looking to do some business in the USA. With its massive grunt and interesting double drive system, it would be an absolute brute on the trails.

When it comes to e-bikes, there are some that make a point of looking like high-tech electric bicycles, and others that try to look as normal as possible. The Platzhirsch occupies a sort of middle ground, as it's sleek yet also very eye-catching.

Two years after a very successful Indiegogo campaign for its first e-bike, Nireeka is back with its second design. The Nireeka Prime evolves the sexy carbon frame to take a 1,000W mid-drive, and ditches the suspension for an even fatter set of tires.

Don't wait for electric cars to get cheaper; e-bikes are here, now. They're good for you, they'll take you further than you think, and some of them are even getting surprisingly affordable. Here are the e-bikes that impressed us in 2019.

Yes, this giant, bare-aluminum tank of a thing is available as a street-legal ebike. Stuffed to the gills with top-shelf components, including an automatic CVT and a switchable ABS system, meet the eye-bleedingly expensive Trefecta RDR.

Earlier this year, Delfast announced the powerful Top 2.0 e-bike, and has now designed a special edition for US police departments called the Top Cop, with 174 miles of range and a top speed of 50 mph.