27 Ebikes VS ONE STEEP Hill!

This is every electric bike I've reviewed attempting to climb the 20% grade hill at the start of my ebike review. If you want to find a good hill climbing ebike at an affordable price this video should help you see which ebikes are good hill climbers and which are not. I measured this hill with a good old tape measure and the hill percent grade formula. Grade is not the same as angle in degrees, they're slightly different. Rest assured this is a relatively steep hill for any electric bike to climb and it's a good indicator of the ebikes torque from a stop.

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[courtneykachur]

Dude, you need a chart or spread sheet. The data you probided was so scattered i have NO IDEA which ones passed or failed

[SS-lndg]

Hill climbing ability is a super important aspect for many. Wow!!!! Incredible to see the wide array of results. I love this, thank you so much for organizing these for us! :)

[SeekingFindBalance]

I appreciate your video's! They are very helpful in deciding on an e-bile. A chart at the end of the video showing the stats on all the bikes would be fantastic.

[chompchompfood]

Here's a summary of the bikes in the video that actually made it uphill without any issues or resistance-easy-peasy (not in any particular order). Several other bikes made it uphill in the video but definitely struggled so those don't count in my book. Enjoy. You're welcome.
Himiway cruiser
Magicycle cruiser pro
Velotric Nomad 1

[petehart]

This is an excellent channel. I love the way you test ebikes & do so many! Thanks!

[Commoncents]

Just took the 2024 Wired Freedom up a 21% gravel pipeline road grade. 300 feet elevation in 1/3 mile. PAS 5, and I was pedaling moderately. It ripped me up the hill. Motor did get to 280 degrees, warning indicator started flashing, but made it. Cooled down fairly well once i hit the top.

[jsailfun]

I just went to REI to look at e-bikes and they had the Cannondale Tesoro open box on sale for $2k. The bike checked all the boxes. Good equipment including a Bosch mid drive with torque sensor, hydraulic brakes and shemano derailleurs.

But I live in a very hilly area and right away I was very disappointed I can’t even ride the bike around my block.

Since we can’t count on the power rating, how can we tell which ones climb hills? I’d much rather have a bike that can help me climb hills even if the range and max speed were low.

[ginginthing]

All your reviews are helpful to me, a first time ebike buyer. I would have liked to have seen two of the most powerful lower cost ebikes on the market now, the Ariel Rider Kepler 52v, and the WIRED Freedom Ebike 60v. Hope some day u could do a comparison review on the hill climb ability of these 2 bikes. The reason I need power is that I live in a area full of small steep hills of 20 degree inclines 50 to 100 yards long or more. 30 years ago when I moved here I brought my peddle 12 speeds and didn't have the strength to ride around here or get out of this subdivision and come back through it to get to my home. Now I'm 76, 200 lb and 6'2" and still want to ride a comfortable and powerful new tech ebike that can get me out of here and back with low effort.

[stephenfalkiner]

A summary of the results from best to worst with prices would be helpful. am the same height but a little heavier than you so some more comments on sizing/comfort would also be appreciated. Keep up the good work!

[vanana]

how in rainy days which is the best for commuting to work?

[jeremypresgrave]

any suggestions on what bike will be best for me to use on mountain trails. with semi steep hills.

[nos]

I'm looking at purchasing my first ebike .Very informative video

[Billy-cscc]

Hi. The bike @ 45 sec, can you tell me the seat name if possible plz and thank you.

[formattester]

i was a bit lost for awhile in this video as to what bike was the hill test but eventually got it. i appreciate these very basic test challenges for each bike. some of the time the specs are and indicator of how well it would climb your 20% grade but not all the time. i have a Lectric EXPedition with a 750w motor, 1310 peak watts and 85nm torque. some of your bike with similar torque failed the hill test. so i ask what is the biggest contributing factor on successfully going up a hill? peak power? torque "nm"? its not clear to me that simply judging the specs that we can predict which ones will climb the hill. thanks for you reviews!!!

[jamesquinn]

I own a Qualisports Nemo. The reason being weight as I live in an old converted into apartments school building. So long wide stairs to climb. Still I’d like to see it tested on hills given it’s smallish motor 250w. I’d like to hear your opinion if you get a chance.

[cumminsdieseljeep]

Finally an honest ebike review!! So nice to see real results

[charleswhitewolf]

Love the vid, almost got josen q7 but I'm in a hilly area. So you can only imagine what you saved from. I did notice you don't have a review on the fucare Gemini X. If you do happen to get one and do a review would you mind tagging me in it?

[Crozzo]

I need a bike that can handle a monster hill, there and back for at least 3 days a week… any recommendations???

[texanusa]

Great review can you start to include stopping on a hill then restarting. I got a belt and not a rear derailer wish I had now. I cannot restart on a hill

[CarlosAlejandro.-kegr]

This video is gold for me because i live in a zigzaging 600 meter hill with a inclination of about 15 degrees, to worsen all im pretty tall an heavy so i guess i need AT LEAST a 750 watt e bike if not a 1000 one.