The bikes we actually ride

Every other page here is measurement — specs, prices, stock checks, all dated and sourced. This one is opinion: the bikes we rate most, why, and the one purchase we would make differently. Where we own the bike ourselves it says so on the card, because “we ride this one” and “we rate this one” are not the same claim.

The annoyances are on this page too. The numbers below are read live from the catalogue, so they always match the bike pages.

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  1. The one we ride most We own this one

    Engwe L20 3.0 Pro

    £1,399 RRP £1,599

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    Our own code: 10% off at the official Engwe UK store, and it credits this site as the referrer. Our Buy buttons apply it for you. Verified at checkout, 31 August 2026.

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    Our own code: 10% off at the official Engwe UK store, and it credits this site as the referrer. Our Buy buttons apply it for you. Verified at checkout, 31 August 2026.

    Motor
    Mivice Mid-Drive
    Torque
    100 Nm
    Battery
    720 Wh
    Weight
    32.8 kg
    Sensor
    Torque
    Derestrictable
    Yes

    This has quietly become the daily bike, and the reason is the suspension. It is the most comfortable thing we own by a distance — the kind of comfort that decides which bike you actually reach for, even though it is the slowest of the four. On paper it is also the strongest: a mid-drive motor with the most torque on this page, driving through the gears rather than the hub, which is why it climbs better than anything else here.

    The catch It is the heaviest bike on this page at 33 kg, which you feel lifting it into a car or up a step, and a mid-drive puts more wear through the chain and cassette than a hub motor does — budget for that upkeep. Still the bike that gets ridden most: comfort wins.

    Check £1,399 at Engwe Full specs

  2. The light one We own this one

    ADO Air 28 Pro

    £1,299 RRP £1,599

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    Our own ADO code: £50 off at the official ADO UK store, and it credits this site as the referrer. Our Buy buttons apply it for you — you should see it come off in the basket before you pay. Verified at checkout, 8 September 2026 (£1,599.00 to £1,549.00).

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    Our own ADO code: £50 off at the official ADO UK store, and it credits this site as the referrer. Our Buy buttons apply it for you — you should see it come off in the basket before you pay. Verified at checkout, 8 September 2026 (£1,599.00 to £1,549.00).

    Motor
    Bafang Hub
    Torque
    40 Nm
    Battery
    360 Wh
    Weight
    18.5 kg
    Sensor
    Torque
    Derestrictable
    Yes

    This was the bike that got bought after a long shortlist, and the reason is weight: at well under 20 kg it is the only one here you can carry up a flight of stairs without resenting it. The torque sensor and the automatic gearbox mean you push the pedals and it simply goes — no lag, no hunting for the right gear at a junction.

    The catch Two things. The battery is the smallest here, so it is a commuter rather than a tourer. And it is rigid: ours caught a pothole hard enough to knock the front brake out of alignment, and the wheel has squeaked once per revolution since. That is a British road rather than a design fault, and it is a workshop job rather than a serious one — but it is exactly the hit the suspension bike above shrugs off, and it is why that one now gets ridden more.

    Check £1,299 at ADO Full specs

  3. The one we rave about

    Cyrusher Kommoda Pro

    £1,399 RRP £1,899

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    £50 off at the official Cyrusher UK store. Our Buy buttons apply it for you — you should see it come off in the basket before you pay. Verified at checkout, 31 August 2026.

    £50 off — applied for you

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    £50 off at the official Cyrusher UK store. Our Buy buttons apply it for you — you should see it come off in the basket before you pay. Verified at checkout, 31 August 2026.

    Motor
    Cyrusher Hub
    Torque
    85 Nm
    Battery
    1040 Wh
    Weight
    39 kg
    Sensor
    Cadence + torque
    Derestrictable
    No — locked

    The sensor setup is the thing. Most eBikes give you a cadence sensor (power arrives when the pedals turn) or a torque sensor (power scales with how hard you push). This runs both and lets you choose, and it is genuinely hard to go back from — it reads what you are asking for instead of guessing. It is also the newest bike on this page and carries the biggest battery of the four.

    The catch It is heavy — more than twice the ADO. Wonderful to ride, no fun at all to lift onto a rack or carry through a hallway.

    Check £1,399 at Cyrusher Full specs

  4. The sensible-value pick

    Engwe L20 3.0 Boost

    £1,049 RRP £1,299

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    Our own code: 10% off at the official Engwe UK store, and it credits this site as the referrer. Our Buy buttons apply it for you. Verified at checkout, 31 August 2026.

    10% off — applied for you

    Applied automatically when you use our Buy button. Only needed if you go direct:

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    Our own code: 10% off at the official Engwe UK store, and it credits this site as the referrer. Our Buy buttons apply it for you. Verified at checkout, 31 August 2026.

    Motor
    Engwe Hub
    Torque
    75 Nm
    Battery
    648 Wh
    Weight
    33.2 kg
    Sensor
    Torque
    Derestrictable
    Yes

    The cheapest bike on this page and the one we would point a first-time buyer at. Engwe build quality has been consistently good across everything we have had from them — nothing has rattled loose, nothing has needed sending back, and the lock is our only complaint about the brand, not the bikes. This one is derestrictable, which is the difference that matters.

    Check £1,049 at Engwe Full specs

A word on the speed limiter

A UK electric bike is legally an EAPC: the motor must stop assisting at 15.5 mph, and you can ride it anywhere a normal bicycle is allowed. Some bikes let you raise that limit and some are locked shut — which is the difference we flag as derestrictable above.

Raising the limit takes the bike outside EAPC rules. It then counts as a motor vehicle in the UK, needing registration, tax, insurance and a helmet, and it is no longer allowed on cycle paths — and your insurer will take the same view after an accident. We record the setting because it decides what a bike can legally be, not to suggest you change it. The full rules are here.