How to choose the perfect e-bike?

The world of e-bikes is making giant strides in innovation and design, so forget the old heavy and bulky models that perhaps many remember.

Whether you are a sporty type or not, whether you want adventures on difficult routes, whether you need a means of transport to get to work and avoid urban traffic or simply whether you want a quick solution with zero impact for long pedaling surrounded by nature, there is a perfect e-bike for you.

Ecological and functional, the electric bicycle is a valid alternative that allows you to save on tax, insurance and petrol, as well as protecting the environment and allowing you to keep fit by avoiding the stress of traffic and urban jams.

But which is the perfect e-bike for your needs?

Here is a brief overview that can help you in your choice!

• City e-bikes: useful for mainly city travel, on asphalted road surfaces and cycle paths. This type of e-bike offers a range varying between 30 and 60 kilometers;
• E-bike trekking, suitable for city trips and "out of town" trips, on asphalted road surfaces and off-road vehicles such as river banks and dirt country paths. The autonomy can vary between 50 and 90 kilometers;
• Mountain e-bikes: ideal for hilly or mountainous trips and excursions, even on very rough dirt roads. The autonomy of these e-bikes is strongly dependent on the differences in altitude we are going to travel but approximately can vary between 50 and 100 kilometres. Depending on the roughness of the terrain and the differences in height covered, you can opt between front-only or front and rear cushioning;
• Road e-bikes: aimed at road cycling enthusiasts who want to increase the distances traveled and receive a "little help" on the most demanding climbs.

Their autonomy is generally more limited because, in this case, the engine is only used in times of need, leaving the most important task to the cyclist's leg.

• Fat e-bikes: they are bikes a bit’ particular, often foldable, have very wide wheels and tires to allow greater grip on soft ground such as sand, snow and gravel or on rough road surfaces. However, this characteristic significantly increases friction and this is why the electric motor is particularly useful, even with a range that is unlikely to exceed 60 kilometers.

This is a product aimed at an audience that will use it for work reasons and will therefore appreciate its robustness and ductility, or at an audience that loves to be noticed, riding the "SUV of e-bikes".

• the Cargo e-bike, are three-wheeled bicycles particularly suitable for transporting things, people and animals. They are particularly popular bikes in Northern European countries and are useful both for family use, for those with children and animals, and for professional use, for transporting goods, even in historic centers with traffic closed to car traffic.

Their guide is a bit’ particular and requires a certain amount of practice, but once the necessary familiarity has been acquired, they become truly irreplaceable companions.

Nowadays the e-bike increasingly represents the present, all you have to do is choose the one best suited to you!