Elby Bike 9-Speed Electric Bike

I've ridden a lot of electric bikes in my time and find many of them a collection of parts that make it easier to get around, but that's about it. What separates the Elby is the level of integration and design of all the ebike components into something that truly works together and is a joy to ride.Every inch of the bike is thought through, from how the simple, rugged battery connection to the hydraulic disc brakes to the tire choice, to the adorable little bell. The custom battery shape works aesthetically with the frame and is not some obtrusive piece strapped to the down tube of the bike. By putting it down low, it also adds to the stability of the bike, making it handle like a dream, regardless of speed.I love the active regeneration mode, which automatically recharges the battery every time you brake. If you're going down a big hill, you can turn on the regen mode fully, get off the brakes, and recoup tons of battery power as your speed is controlled on your descent.The adjustability of the bike is huge, allowing my wife and daughter and myself to all use the same bike. With a few turns of a hex key, we've got a great fit regardless of height or age, for riders 5' to 6'5".The range is up to 90 miles, but that's dependent on how you ride and how many hills are in your area. To get that 90 miles, you'll have to keep your pace mellow and stay away from big hills, but with a 4 hr charge time and removable battery, recharging the battery is no problem. I ride my Elby with very little regard for conserving the battery and haven't run into any trouble yet.The only other thing that's important to know is regarding ride feel and motor tune. A lot of ebikes I've ridden have a slight delay in delivering the pedal assist power, so you are a quarter stroke or more through your pedaling before the motor kicks in and gives you the electric boost. It's somewhat jarring, but that's not the case with the Elby. The response of the motor is immediate and highly attuned to your own power output. Soft pedal and a light touch? You'll get a gentle, but immediate, lift from the Elby motor. Stomp on the pedals with a powerful stroke? The motor delivers a quick and consummate push and you fly down the road.The short of it is that this bike is a premium purchase, but you get a premium product. If you really want to make a substantive change in how you get around, if you want to drop a car out of your driveway, this is the way to make that change. You won't be disappointed.

Trying to review this bike for the 3rd time:I bought this bike from a dealer after extensive research on ebikes. The Elby is on par with European commuter ebikes at a better price point, you get a lot for your $ here. Elby is the complete package commuter: lights & a USB charger (for a phone or whatever) are integrated into the motor’s power supply and wired inside the frame. Rugged fenders have heavy-duty cross braces to attach baskets and whatnot. Thick Continental tires make for a comfy ride. The step-through frame is very convenient, built stout enough to carry me (200#) and two loaded baskets down hills and around curves with perfect stability. The motor on this bike is in the rear hub, and having it behind me makes it virtually soundless. The motor (BionX 500 watt) kicks in as soon as you start pedaling, but there is a throttle to add a little zip across intersections. The battery is about 9 pounds and locks into its little compartment over the cranks. It’s super convenient to charge, on or off the bike with a little LED that turns green when it’s charged.I charge it once a week, I usually ride 30 miles or so. I’m heavy, and I carry groceries, plus I am going steeply uphill for half of my rides. The Elby has regenerative braking, which is helpful heading downhill, you can watch the charge numbers go up.The app you use on a phone with this bike has routing that is optimized for biking, which has been very handy.

The bike is wonderful. I am out of shape and not as young as I think I am and it is very hilly where I live. My weight is 250 and it makes it easy to climb fairly steep hills. With the assistance this bike gives it makes it fun to ride again. The delivery is another matter altogether. The box it was shipped in came open somewhere along its journey. The bike seat was sticking up out of the box and had been damaged along with the rear fender. The handlebar had poked a hole in the side of the box also and scuffed up one of the grips. The grip and fender I can deal with but seat makes an expensive bike look like a 3rd generation hand me down. In conclusion I love the bike but the packaging and shipping leave a lot to be desired.

This is an amazing bike! From front to back everything on this bike is high quality. It is surprising how much fun it is to press the throttle on this bike and accelerate up to speed without having to pedal.Although the I find myself using assistance most of the time because I still like to pedal. It has four different levels of assistance to pick from, so I can decide to put in as much effort as I want and then add levels of assistance to go the speed I'd like. It also has four different levels of regeneration which allows me to put resistance on the pedaling and charge the bike.On my old non electric bike my average speed pedaling was around 12 to 14 Mph. When I pedal the Elby at that speed without using any power or assistance it doesn't seem like much if any difference from my old bike. This was surprising to me because of the added weight of the battery.I quickly put over a thousand miles on this bike because I ended up finding it much more useful and fun then my old bike. My initial rides were after work or on the weekends. I then decided to commute to work on it one Friday. Now I ride it to work frequently. I use the throttle on the way to work to avoid getting hot and sweaty by the time I get there. I can then put the bike in to regeneration on the way home if I'd like to get more of a workout.One of the coolest features of this bike is the Elby App. It allows you to sync your phone up to the bike with Bluetooth built into it. The bike comes with a mount to attach your phone to the handlebars and Elby App gives you a lot of neat features. My favorite is that I can pick a point on the map that I would like to ride to and then it automatically calculates if I have enough battery powered to get there.My only problem now is that my girlfriend wants one too!

Is awesome