Aventon’s latest take on a city cruiser feels fresh and youthful while hosting an impressive suite of 4G-enabled security and ride customization features.
Historically, the Pace city cruiser has been one of Aventon’s most iconic rides; it’s the original model that many other brands imitated but never quite matched. Now, having received the same treatment as many of the brand’s latest releases, the Pace 4 widens the gap even more with a refreshed look and feel—and some big upgrades in technology.
The Pace 4 features a largely weld-free gravity cast frame, giving it a smooth and streamlined appearance. It also traded the model’s previously curved Dutch cruiser handlebars for straighter BMX-style bars, resulting in a sporty-yet-comfortable style.
The bike is equipped with Aventon’s 4G-enabled ACU module (short for Aventon Control Unit). Through the brand’s mobile app, the ACU allows users to monitor the bike’s location, set up security features such as a wheel lock and motion detection/alarm system, activate geofencing boundaries, and even remotely disable the bike in the event of theft.
While Aventon dropped the “500” portion of the Pace’s moniker (a change that makes it much easier to number each bike’s generation), the new-and-improved model still hosts a 500W rear hub motor paired with a torque sensor. We noticed quickly that the bike’s updated programming, however, made it feel more responsive and natural than ever.
Having thoroughly tested each previous version of the Pace, we were faced with one question: Is this the best version of the Pace to date? Continue to our full review below to find out how it fared in our series of standardized performance tests!
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