🇺🇸 Electric bikes · Amazon.com · prices in USD
US law sorts e-bikes into classes 1, 2 and 3, with a 750 W ceiling. What actually changes from one bike to the next is where the motor sits, how much battery it carries, whether it has a throttle, and where you're allowed to ride it. We dig into every model and put them side by side.
Each one wins at something different. Open them and compare.
$400, 597 reviews and UL2849 certification: the sensible way in.
The fastest and best rated — but legally it isn't a bicycle.
A well-equipped commuter with 110 reviews — and a listing that can't keep its numbers straight.
Amazon's #1 best-selling bicycle. 457 ratings, and one spec that can't be true.
648 Wh and a 400 lb payload in a bike that folds — for $469.
Amazon's #1 best seller, and 2,329 ratings back it up.
This one isn't our call: these are the bikes Amazon flags as #1 in their category. We keep them separate on purpose, because the best seller and the best rated bike are almost never the same bike.
Amazon's #1 best-selling bicycle. 457 ratings, and one spec that can't be true.
Amazon's #1 best seller, and 2,329 ratings back it up.
Amazon's #1 folding best seller, UL 2849 certified, $259.99.
How we work
The 0-to-10 scores you see in the charts are ours, not the manufacturer's. We calculate them with the same rule every time, so two bikes can actually be compared.
How you'll use it matters more than the brand.
Models below their usual price on Amazon.
Amazon's #1 best-selling bicycle. 457 ratings, and one spec that can't be true.
The cheapest fat tire with dual suspension and 84 real reviews behind it.
A known brand, a UL-certified battery and $110 off.
What you need from day one, picked by how many buyers stand behind it.
The one thing you should never buy on price alone, and this one is CPSC certified — the US standard — with 3,259 reviews at 4.6 stars behind it. At $25, there's no reason to ride without one.
Kryptonite is the name in bike security in the US, and this is their standard workhorse. The double-bolted shackle resists twisting and prying, the cable covers your front wheel, and there's a limited lifetime warranty. It's $16 off.
32,673 reviews — by far the biggest sample of anything in this list, and still 4.4 stars. For $17 you get front and rear, both rechargeable, both mounted with a rubber strap in seconds.
If your bike has a rear rack, this turns a grocery run into an ordinary ride. 12 waterproof litres for $26, with a shoulder strap so you can take it with you when you lock up.
What's worth understanding before you spend the money.