The essential eBike accessories, in order of importance, are a helmet, a phone holder, a lock and a bag. If you buy one thing, buy the helmet. Below is the exact product we use in each slot, why it sits where it does, and four more things we use.
Updated · Kit we use or would buy ourselves · Why this order, in full
1 · Helmet
Why it is number 1: If you buy one thing, buy this. It is the only accessory here that protects you rather than your kit, and an eBike gets you up to speed quickly and keeps you moving briskly among traffic.
Why this one: Well-reviewed for actually doing its job — owners post crash photos where it took the hit and saved their head — plus a USB-rechargeable rear light for riding after dark.
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2 · Phone holder
Why it is number 2: Nobody rides without their phone. A mount keeps the route in view with both hands on the bars, instead of in a pocket or held at a junction.
Why this one: A rock-solid handlebar mount with a quick-lock clamp — follow your route or track your ride and it won’t budge, even over rough ground.
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3 · Lock
Why it is number 3: Every ride ends somewhere, and you will want to walk away from the bike when you get there. A lock is what lets you.
Why this one: The lock we run on both of ours. ART 3 / Sold Secure Gold, folds small enough to live on the frame, and the mount does not rattle.
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4 · Waterproof bag
Why it is number 4: You are going there to do something: shopping, work, kit for a session. A bag carries it, and a waterproof one keeps it dry.
Why this one: Fully waterproof, secure and genuinely big — swallows a day’s kit and then some (we use ours to carry tennis rackets to sessions and back).
See it on Amazon UK| Rank | Accessory | Our pick | Why it sits here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmet | Victgoal LED Helmet | If you buy one thing, buy this. |
| 2 | Phone holder | Lamicall Bike Mount | Nobody rides without their phone. |
| 3 | Lock | FoldyLock Elite | Every ride ends somewhere, and you will want to walk away from the bike when you get there. |
| 4 | Waterproof bag | VAUDE Aqua Back Pannier | You are going there to do something: shopping, work, kit for a session. |
Not essentials, but each one earns its place on longer rides.
Open-ear design so you still hear traffic clearly, with a windshield mic that keeps your voice clean at speed. This is a proper cycling comms headset, not just earphones — get two and they work like walkie-talkies, talking to each other up to 300m with no phone call needed, or pair one to your phone for calls and music. It fixes to your helmet with strong double-sided stick-on clips on each side, and the unit itself attaches to those clips with magnets — so it’s easy to pop off to charge and click straight back on. The sound is what you’d expect at this price — perfectly enjoyable for music on the move — and for the money you’re getting far more than a set of earphones.
A clamp-on cup/bottle holder that fits most handlebars and a wide range of bottle sizes — simple, sturdy, and one less thing to think about on a longer ride.
Made specifically for eBikes — a proper cleaner, a protective spray, and a wet lube, so you’re not using a general bike product on electrical connectors and sealed components.
Somewhere for your garage key and bike lock keys that isn’t loose in a pocket, with a separate compartment for your phone when it’s off the bike mount — so keys can’t scratch the screen.
Not accessories, but the two things we sort alongside the lock.
Specialist UK cycle and eBike insurance covering theft, accidental damage and more. It is what we use ourselves.
Log your frame number on the UK national database the day it arrives. It deters thieves and improves the odds of getting the bike back.
In order of importance: a helmet, a phone holder, a lock and a bag. The helmet protects you, the phone holder keeps your route in view, the lock lets you leave the bike when you arrive, and the bag carries what you went for. Our picks for each are listed above.
A helmet. It is the only item on the list that protects you rather than your kit or your convenience, so if you buy one thing, make it this.
Look for an independent rating. The FoldyLock Elite we use on both of our eBikes is Sold Secure Gold and ART 3, the certification level many insurance policies ask for. Check what your own insurer requires before you buy.
In the UK we would do both the day it arrives. We use Bikmo for specialist cycle and eBike insurance, and logging the frame number on Bike Register, the UK national database, deters thieves and improves the odds of getting it back.
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