today we're reviewing the best electric bikes for
under one thousand dollars we'll be looking at the Ariel Rider Rideal the Metakoo cybertrak 1000
and the gotrax alpha all three of these bikes have both pedal assist and manual throttle so you can
choose how much to pedal or just use the throttle to get going or coast along without pedaling
this means going further with less hassle or not breaking a sweat while you commute to the office
first up looking at the Rideal commuter electric bike from Ariel Rider this e-bike is perfect for
commuting with a sleek design quality parts pedal assist and a throttle that will get you going up
to 20 miles per hour and a range of 30 to 60 miles with a price tag of $1,000 on sale
the rideal is aerial riders cheapest option among their ebike selection and they offer a handful of other classes of e-bikes to choose from the Ariel rider has a sleek and classy design
which comes with some elegant and comfortable brown grips and brown seat but aerial rider offers
other color options as well as a mid-step frame for shorter riders just to note the rider in this
video is 5'11 Ariel rider recommends the midstep frame for riders between 5 foot 2 and 6 foot
2.
The ridel has a 6 speed shimano derailleur and 5 pedal assist modes with a 750 watt motor
the bike gets to speed quickly and tops out at 20 miles per hour on mode 5. the output is
powerful and balanced on almost all of the modes and kicks in after one second though we did find
that modes 4 and 5 outputs so much power that pedaling becomes almost irrelevant at 20 miles per
hour but in case you don't want to do any work the bike features a half twist throttle that you can
use to initiate the motor without having to pedal no matter which pedal assist mode you're in
the throttle will always give you the maximum acceleration making it easy to get around cars
and other bikes for the controls you'll find a very simple user interface to change between
riding modes check your battery life turn on the headlight or power on and off the bike with
a few buttons speaking of lights the bike has an integrated power headlight and rear light the rear
light also works as a brake light when you hit the brakes even when the lights are off the battery
is a 48 volt 14 amp hour pack that can be quickly removed and features a lock with a key for range
aerial advertises between 30 and 60 miles of range depending on how much pedal assist and throttle
you use in our testing we did a long city ride with a 165 pound rider mainly riding in pedal
assist mode 5 with plenty of stop and go with top speed acceleration and using the throttle
frequently after 26 miles the battery started getting down to the red light on the battery
and we could feel the power start to diminish while on the lower end of their advertised 30 to
60 mile range we did ride it aggressively on a very windy day next up we have the Metakoo Cybertrack 1000 an e-bike which is currently sold on amazon with the price at eight hundred dollars
as of this video posting but there are coupons available to make it even cheaper sometimes
down to seven hundred dollars for specs this bike features a 350 watt motor a removable
battery with 25 miles of range pedal assist to make pedaling easy a throttle so you can cruise
without pedaling and a max speed of 20 miles per hour the Metakoo has five pedal assist modes which
can be quickly toggled using the small screen interface by your left hand the controls are
very easy to see even under the bright sunlight and it's simple to navigate the power button also
functions to switch between your current speed the odometer and your current trip time of course
even if you want to use it as a regular bike it does include 21 speed shimano gears allowing
you to pedal through any incline you run into though with a little bit of pedal assist you won't
even need to break a sweat if you don't want to the frame and wheels of the bike are definitely
on the smaller side the rider in this video is 5'11 and felt fairly comfortable riding but anyone
taller may want to find something a little bigger the wheels are 26 inch wide which is slightly
smaller than an adult bike that has 29 inch wheels and the tires are thinner than full-size mountain
bike types they have decent tread but we wouldn't recommend it for any complicated trails when
you do go off-road the Metakoo does include a front fork suspension that does a good job of
handling routes bumps and cracks as well as dual disc brakes to get you to a quick stop though with
no rear suspension and a low quality seat you'll definitely feel some pain in the cheeks after some
longer rides for battery life and range Metakoo advertises 26 to 40 miles using only throttle
and 37 to 50 miles in electric assist mode in our range test we did an even mix of bike path
off-road and some pretty steep hill climbs and got about 25 miles before the motor stopped giving
any assistance though with more casual use for commutes we could see it getting up to 30 to
35 miles on average use cases the third bike we tested was the gotrax alpha xl priced at 800 this
electric bike has a sleek design with the battery and components all housed inside of the frame the
alpha xl is a full-size bike with 29 inch tires making it perfect for adults from the outside
you'd think this was a normal bike but the frame of the gotrax has a 36 volt battery that can
easily be removed so you can bring it into charge on the left hand side of the handlebars is
the control switch where you can turn on or off the bike change the riding modes or turn on
the headlight on the right hand side you have the seven speed shimano derailleur to change the gears
of the bike the gotrax has three different pedal assist modes low medium and high the motor is a
350 watt hub motor in the rear wheel one thing we did notice right away with the motor is that
the pedal assist takes longer to kick in than the other e-bikes in our test it seemed to take about
five full seconds for the pedal assist to kick in after you start riding while the other e-bikes
only took a second or two the acceleration is also not as strong as the metaku or the aerial rider
on the flip side you can also use the throttle with your thumb which will immediately kick in the
motor to assist the gotrax is also water resistant up to ipx4 since all the components are inside the
frame the gotrax also features front suspension to provide additional comfort while riding on rough
terrain overall we think the gotrax is well suited for any adults who are looking for a slower
and more casual ride alright that's it for now if you enjoyed this video let us know by clicking
the like button and let us know which e-bike you like best or a different bike you want us to
review in the future keep in mind that none of these companies sponsored this video but
they did send us their bikes for us to test some of these bikes are also on sale so we'll
put links to the best deals to these bikes in the description of this video in case you're in
store for a new helmet for your riding be sure to check out the thousand helmet featured in this
video with a magnetic tail light next up be sure to check out some of our other e-bike reviews
at different price points and functionality you
