Electric Bike Company Model R e-bike review: ultimate e-bike construction kit MSRP $1,765.00 Score Details “With Electric Bike Company's component quality, finish, and ten-year motor and frame warranty, the Model R is a bargain.” Pros Cons Table of Contents Would you like to design and equip an e-bike exactly as you want it? Electric Bike Company offers more ways to customize your best e-bike than any other company.
You can find cruisers that cost less than EBC’s Model R, but the price differential won’t be much. Given the quality of the e-bike’s parts and finish and the longer-than-usual warranty on the motor and frame — 10 years on both — the Model R is a bargain. EBC assembles and adjusts the bikes in its facility in Southern California, which is also a plus.The standard motor is a 500-watt continuous-power electric rear hub motor that peaks at 750 watts.
Range estimates are always rough. Mileage varies based on rider and cargo weight, speed, incline, air temperature and wind speed, road surface, and more. The jumbo seat and the suspension seat post had a slight downside. Together, they raise the minimum seat height to about 36 inches, up from the standard bike’s 33 inches. I’m 5 feet, 8 inches tall. I soon adapted to the extra height, but during my first rides, I strained to reach the ground with one foot when stopped.
The Model R does not include a mirror as standard equipment, but an optional $39 bar end mirror is available. I strongly believe that bikes ridden on public streets must have mirrors.