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Best Electric Bikes 2025 – Don’t Buy Until You Read This!

Best Electric Bikes 2025
If you want to purchase an electric bike this year, you likely have questions:

  • Which is the best e-bike for 2025?
  • Which is the best e-bike brand?
  • How do I know that the brand will support me if I have problems with my bike?

We receive these questions daily from our readers, which is why we have written this post. We want to make it easy for you to find the best electric bike for your riding style, interests, and needs.

At Electric Bike Report, we have been reviewing e-bikes for over ten years now. In fact, as far as we can tell, we are the oldest website dedicated to testing and reviewing electric bikes.

In the past 12 months, we have tested over 130 e-bikes from almost every major manufacturer. Keep in mind that this number does not include the hundreds of bikes we’ve test-ridden at cycling trade shows like EuroBike, the Sea Otter Classic, and the Electrify Expos.

Our goal with the following list of recommended electric bikes is to help you find a good bike that will last a long time. As you go through this list, you will notice that we have hill-tested, brake-tested, range-tested, and ride-quality-tested each of these bikes at our team’s headquarters.

As such, if you have any questions about the recommendations below, please ask us. We have extensive knowledge and experience with each electric bike here, and we will respond to your questions.

Our picks for the Best Electric Bikes of 2025

Best High-End

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Best Electric Bike Accessories | The Ones I Personally Use

Best Electric Bike Accessories

You probably have a good idea of what to expect from a page titled Best Electric Bike Accessories. The internet is full of listicles, which are usually broken into tidy categories with two to four options per item and minimal commentary, leaving you to skim and click through what looks good.

Nothing wrong with that. But today, I’m taking a different route and making this list a little more personal. Why? Well, after five years of testing and reviewing products for Electric Bike Report, I think it says something when I choose to take a product home.

Does that mean these are the absolute best with no room for debate? Not necessarily. Personal preference always plays a role. But I get asked all the time: “What gear do you actually use?” So here it is—an honest answer from someone who’s spent years putting these accessories to the test.

Quick note: if you’re looking for more specific gear like racks, we’ve got separate deep dives like our Best Bike Racks page.

With that said, here are eight e-bike accessories that I personally use—and use a lot.

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The Best Defense Against Flat Tires, Lectric 2.0 Trike Drop, Bike Stands | TWR Ep 39

Heybike’s New Galaxy Line, Friction Drive’s Kickstarter Success, and More!

Hopefully, you’re into bike releases, because this week’s e-bike news is packed with them.

Leading the charge is the new Lectric XP Trike 2 (okay, technically not a bike, but close enough). As the follow-up to the best-selling electric trike in the U.S., it’s poised to make some serious waves.

Heybike is rolling out a new fleet of mid-drive models in Europe under its Galaxy line, featuring refreshed designs that suggest the brand is finding its identity and stepping up its build quality.

Elsewhere, Oregon just made big changes to its e-bike access rules, expanding where Class 1, 2, and 3 models can legally ride. Upway is teaming up with Orbea on a new trade-in program across much of Europe, giving riders extra incentives to upgrade. And the Kamingo conversion kit—a friction-drive system that electrifies analog bikes—has already pulled in over $1 million in Kickstarter pledges, offering a lightweight and affordable option for DIY e-bike fans.

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Yakima StageTwo Hitch Rack Review | Heavy-Duty & Versatile

The StageTwo can carry e-bikes weighing up to 70 lbs and with wheelbases up to 52”. It can even be expanded to a four-bike carrier.

Yakima StageTwo Hitch Rack Review

The Yakima StageTwo is an industry staple—and for good reason. It’s reliable, easy to use, and offers a few worthwhile accessories that make transporting e-bikes even more convenient.

It was recently updated with some small quality-of-life improvements, but it’s still every bit as dependable as we’ve come to expect from Yakima.

The 2” hitch model accommodates two large e-bikes up to 70 lbs each, while the 1.25” version holds up to 60 lbs per bike. The arm hook secures over the front tire, keeping your bike’s frame free from contact. There’s generous spacing to help prevent bikes from bumping into one another, and the tiered trays are a thoughtful design choice that allows for additional clearance between handlebars and saddles.

It’s heavy-duty enough for RV use, with one of the thickest center spines we’ve seen—something that helps reduce sway noticeably.

Security features are built-in for peace of mind, but Yakima also leaves space for adding your own heavier-duty locks in case you’re parking somewhere more sketchy.

Planning to grow your riding group? This is one of the few racks that can be expanded to carry four bikes (on the 2” model). While that reduces the per-bike weight capacity, the flexibility to adapt the rack over time is a big win and helps future-proof your setup.

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Burley Hopper Bike Trailer Review | Convertible & Convenient

A durable, multipurpose trailer and wagon suitable for family trips, weekend adventures, and more!

Burley Hopper Bike Trailer Review

It’s hard to avoid accumulating more stuff. Whether your kids are the recipients of a hoard of gifts every holiday season, your spouse is extra susceptible to targeted marketing campaigns, or you’re simply the kind of person who likes to take advantage of a great sale, the number of items coming in the door is usually larger than the number going back out.

With so many single-purpose items on the market, this trend means that a sparsely populated garage can quickly become cluttered with various gadgets and accessories. If you’re a cyclist looking to get more utility from your e-bike, but you’re feeling the aforementioned squeeze, multipurpose products like the Burley Hopper might present at least a partial solution.

This collapsible, combination bike trailer and wagon can transport cargo and contain children while also compacting enough to fit in a closet or on a storage shelf.

The Hopper is designed primarily for cargo carrying, with its 100-lb weight capacity and 115-liter (4.06 cubic feet) volume capacity. Whether hauling groceries, camping gear, beach supplies, sports equipment, or other sundries, it can be connected to nearly any e-bike on the market when in its trailer mode.

Once at your destination, it can be disconnected from the bike and converted to wagon mode, allowing you to push cargo or up to two children by hand. Burley offers a variety of accessories that can be purchased separately or in two packages: the Family Bundle includes a child seat and sunshade, while the Adventure Bundle includes knobby fat tires and a dry bag.

We tested the Burley Hopper with its weight capacity fully loaded in both trailer mode and wagon mode. See the full review below to see how it performed!

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Aventon Aventure M Review | Testing Numbers Don’t Lie!

The Aventure M blends off-road strength with commuter-ready features—and it’s Aventon’s most capable fat tire e-bike yet.

Aventon Aventure M Review

The Aventure M is a new evolution for one of the most well-known fat tire e-bikes. It takes a new spin on the fat tire experience, opening up new riding potential.

Aventon has equipped their fantastic A100 motor to the Aventure and also includes unique tech such as electronic and automatic shifting, and the ACU, which adds serious security layers to the bike.

The A100 comes from the brand’s eMTB, the Aventon Ramblas, but it feels like a natural pairing with the Aventure M’s mammoth-sized 26 x 4” fat tires. Along with the frame construction, this feels like a much more capable off-roader for XC journeys thanks to the powerful and precise feel of the motor’s engagement.

It’s still a bike that walks… rides?…in two worlds. Aventon equipped the ride with practical inclusions for city/suburban living with integrated turn signals and a 59-lb capacity rear rack (with other add-ons like front baskets available). Its ACU is also 4G enabled, meaning you can remotely lock and track your ride, and set up security layers like motion alarms and geo fencing.

The ride feels surprisingly comfortable, too. That’s thanks in part to the comfort and stability afforded by fat tires, but also a solid suspension fork and the included suspension seatpost.

The Aventure M could be a great option for somebody wanting a more active experience, or somebody needing one bike for their life but wants a more expanded exploring edge, but whatever its intended use, we walked away from the Aventure M review highly impressed, especially in light of the testing data. For all the details, see the testing sections below.

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Best City and Urban Electric Bikes | 11 Light & Zippy Rides

Best City and Urban Electric Bikes 2025

From cruising traffic-clogged city streets to scooting a few blocks to the office and back, our staff of professional testers reviewed many of the best city and urban electric bikes on the market. But what makes a city bike a city bike?

Truthfully, this category of e-bikes is broad, and ultimately, any bike can be a city bike. For example, you could happily ride a full-suspension eMTB around the streets of New York City. You might, however, run into its limitations in that environment when riding through puddles or trying to carry it up a flight of stairs.

Generally speaking, city and urban e-bikes are a part of the larger commuter category, but they have certain characteristics that make them best suited for short-range commutes in densely populated urban environments.

They’re usually a little lighter, a little more nimble, and sometimes have a little less power and range than pure commuter bikes, though they may look extremely similar at first glance.

All of the bikes on this list have been put through the wringer by our team of experienced bike testers on the roads and bike paths of southwest Utah. We consider each to be equally comfortable in a dense urban environment.

If you’re seeking the best city e-bikes on the market, we think these are just too good to ignore.

Our Best City and Urban Electric Bikes for 2025

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Best Electric Bikes for Women | Top 16 Options We’ve Tested

Best Electric Bikes for Women 2025

Many products in this world don’t need to be gender-specific: TVs. Computers. Baseball caps. However, many other items need to be made to fit the specific proportions of one gender or the other: Clothes. Multivitamins. And, yes, bikes and e-bikes. Human anatomy is a fascinating thing.

Within each gender, there is a wild variation in sizes and even proportions, but themes and trends do emerge. As a (very) general rule, for a given height, women have longer legs than men, as well as shorter torsos and arms. Also, on average, women are shorter than men.

Most bikes and e-bikes are bought by men (what’s up with that?), so the majority of all one-size e-bikes are made for a man’s proportions. This means that, while women can adjust saddle height appropriately, they will likely be left with a long reach from the saddle to the handlebar, resulting in a potentially uncomfortable forward lean.

We’ve selected a collection of e-bikes that cover a variety of uses, ranging from cruisers and commuters to special-use e-bikes such as eMTBs and even a road/gravel e-bike. Almost all of these e-bikes feature step-thru frames to make them easy to mount and dismount, while a few fit with more traditional expectations of woman-centric design.

To be clear, none of the e-bikes on this list were specifically made for women, but we have selected e-bikes with geometry that is suitable for both genders. This is more a reflection of our decision to focus on e-bikes priced in the $1,000-$3,000 range than what is available.

The fact is, the higher your budget range, the more options that exist. That’s sadly sexist, but our job is to point out the best opportunities we see. The options highlighted below will likely satisfy the budget, comfort, and functionality preferences of most women looking for an e-bike. Let’s dig in!

Our Best E-Bikes For Women for 2025

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Public Lands Sale Withdrawn, New Bosch Mid-Drive, and New Blix Bikes Mgmt | TWR Ep 38

Plus Bluetooth Speaker Etiquette, 4th of July Sales, and Lots of E-Bike Recommendations!

This was another busy week in the realm of e-bikes and e-bike news!

Following up on a story from last week, a piece of legislation that proposed the sale of public lands has been withdrawn from the Senate. The areas under threat, many of which are locations hosting bike trails and other recreational sites, are now safe from being lost.

Additionally, Bosch released a new mid-drive motor specifically designed for trekking and other types of off-road adventuring. The motor can provide up to 400% assist, and is compatible with the Bosch Flow app, as well as the brand’s automatic eShift and eBike ABS systems.

In other news, Blix Bikes is under new management! The brand released a statement announcing the changes while prioritizing its commitment to resolving outstanding issues and customer complaints.

Finally, 4th of July sales are on! We identified a few incredible bargains to encourage you to get out and enjoy the summer sun while it lasts.

For more information, continue reading below or check out the audio or video versions of The Weekly Recharge above.

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Trek FX+ 1S Review | Legacy Meets Affordable Lifestyle

This mid-weight city commuter has a fun and easy ride, lots of useful integrated tech for those who want to use it, and a simplified experience for those who don’t.

Trek FX+ 1S Review

The Trek FX+ 1S is a weird bike.

Not because of funny looks or strange behaviors; as lightweight city e-bikes go, the FX+ 1 looks and feels the part. Instead, the bike is unusual due to a single feature that may not immediately stand out when comparing it to similarly equipped models from other brands.

Unlike previous e-bikes from Trek, which were limited to pedal-assist only, the FX+1S (like its somewhat slower sibling, the FX+ 1) comes equipped with a throttle.

Here at Electric Bike Report, we’ve long espoused the virtues of throttles. Whether of the half-twist or thumb variety, they allow riders an easy way to get moving. They also offer the opportunity to take a break from pedaling—or simply relax and enjoy the ride while the motor does all the hard work.

Like similar global bike companies, Trek built its foundation on decades of analog bike production. While it embraced adding batteries and electric motors to its bikes, the company encouraged the traditional experience of active pedaling by previously producing only Class 1 and 3 e-bikes, despite the increasing popularity of throttle-equipped Class 2s.

Thus, the FX+ 1S marks a turning point—but the throttle wasn’t the only uncommon feature we found and appreciated on the bike. It’s decked out with a powerful 500W motor, an uncommonly large battery, and even a tail light with brake lights and integrated turn signals.

Based on our previous experiences with other Trek e-bikes in the FX+, Allant+, Marlin+, and Verve+ lines, we anticipated that the FX+ 1S would be well-constructed. We also expected it would be engineered for comfort, user-friendliness, and responsiveness. We were not disappointed.

We put the bike through our series of standardized Speed, Range, Brake, and Hill Tests to measure its performance against similar city and urban e-bikes we’ve tested. See our full review below to discover how it compares!

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