The Avenue is a medium/large commuter bike that does a great job disguising the fact that it’s an e-bike. Featuring a 17” aluminum frame, with 28” wheels,and two frame sizes: the Step-thru (good for riders 5’1 – 5’8”), and a 19” Classic frame (good for riders 5’4” to 6’1”). Weighing in at a little over 52 lbs. (including motor and battery), the Avenue is lighter than most e-bikes when it comes to loading it onto your bike rack, or wheeling it up the stairs to your apartment. It features a 500-watt gear driven motor, a 10.4-amp hour battery (a 14-amp hour battery is available for an additional $250), 28” (700 cm) wheels, rigid suspension, and mechanical disc brakes.
Coming in at right around $2000, this bike costs a little more than competitive brands, but you’re also getting a solid 5-year warranty and support from over 200 dealerships nationwide – something most other e-bike manufacturers don’t offer. Additionally, they offer fairly quick turnaround times on service, and their mechanics are trained specifically to fix Pedego bikes.
The company recently sent us their high-step and step-through Avenue models to test and evaluate. As we have found in testing hundreds of other e-bikes over the years, no e-bike can do it all, but Pedego’s Avenue has a lot going for it.
The following is our Pedego Avenue review, based on the independent tests and analysis we conducted on the e-bike’s motor performance, hill-climbing abilities, distance range, braking capabilities, safety, its handling and ride comfort, and a final summary that can help you decide if this is the commuter bike for you.
