This is the all-new 2022 Meebike Gallop Step-Thru.
It's a brand new torque sensor electric bike from Meebike that looks as good as it rides.
The Gallop Step-Thru features a sleek, classic, moped-style design, a 750W brushless hub motor,
a 7-speed Shimano gearing system, 20x4-inch fat tires, a front and rear suspension system,
a torque sensor for smooth acceleration and riding, a colorful, informative display with
USB-C port to charge your phone, a removable battery in the frame, a max speed of 20 miles
per hour and up to 80 miles of range per charge.
You heard that right.
You can get up to 80 miles of range on a single charge out of this bike.
The Gallop Step-Thru is a bike can take you on adventures far beyond your daily commuting
route.
If you prefer range over speed, the Gallop Step-Thru here or regular Gallop from Meebike,
if you prefer that style, might be the perfect e-bike for you.
Before we continue on with this review though, let's quickly rewind back to the unboxing
and assembly of this bike!
So when you get the Gallop Step-Thru in the mail, it'll arrive in very large box that
weighs about 100 pounds.
In the box, you're going to find a smaller box with the pedals, a Rockbros allen key
tool set, the power adapter, a smaller box with that huge headlight for the front of
the bike and an owners manual with the instructions.
Then there's the bike itself which comes securely packaged with a ton of padding.
There's a lot of snipping and snapping required to remove all of this so make sure you have
a garbage bag nearby.
Once you get to the bike, all you need to do to assemble it is screw the handle bar
on with 4 screws, screw the headlight onto the front bracket, put the pedals on each
side and put the front the tire on along with the front fender.
Assembling the Gallop Step-Thru is pretty easy and fairly straight forward.
Next let's talk about the design.
The Meebike Gallop Step Thru is a very, very attractive looking bike.
I think this is a bike that people are going to consider for it's looks alone.
It's a sleek, moped-style e-bike that's practical in its design.
In many ways, the Gallop Step Thru is the total package.
Visually, this bike is stunning.
What's nice is that there's more than enough room in the center of the frame or on the
rear rack to add a bag for storage and taking things with you.
Something I know a lot of people are going to like is that big, bright headlight up front.
I think this is why I get Super73-vibes from this bike.
The headlight is incredibly bright and shines far.
It'll be tough for those out there on the road to miss you when you're riding at night.
Above that on the handlebar, there's that colorful display front and center.
The display is easy to see even on the brightest of days.
Here you'll be able to see how fast you're going, view your odometer, remaining battery
life, what pedal assist mode you're in and much more.
I was surprised to see how robust the display and the settings are here.
You're able to customize things quite a bit including the color scheme to personalize
things which is pretty cool.
This display also has a USB-C port to charge your phone on the go.
That's something I know many riders will be happy to know.
One thing that I found to be interesting about the design is that the key on the side of
the bike is only used to remove and lock the battery to the frame.
You don't need the key to turn the bike on and ride it which I thought was kind of weird.
However, you can connect to the bike via Bluetooth and Bluetooth lock and unlock the bike if
you'd like.
As mentioned before, this is a very heavy bike so getting this thing moving without
any electric or lifting it up by yourself is going to take some effort.
As far as riding goes, the Gallop Step Thru is one of the most comfortable bikes that
I've ever rode.
Hands down.
No matter if your riding on pavement or off-roading on different terrain, this bike handles everything
you throw at it like it's nothing.
I've tested this thing on a variety of different surfaces and it performed really well.
That front and rear suspension system along with those huge fat tires do an awesome job
of absorbing bumps and things like that to keep your ride nice and smooth as you're cruising
along.
All around, this is a comfortable, easy to ride bike that anyone can hop on and start
riding.
I think the Gallop Step Thru is a great starter bike for those looking to enter into the world
of e-bikes.
It's a safe, comfortable, smooth riding bike that's not going to zip away as soon as you
crank the throttle.
Fat tires, suspension and all of that aside, I think it's that plushy seat that makes this
bike so comfortable to ride.
I can easily ride this thing for 2, 3 hours at a time and not experience any discomfort
which is a good thing because the battery life here is unreal and chances are that'll
make you want to ride this thing more.
I've been riding the Gallop Step Thru a lot since I took it out of the box and I quickly
found out that draining the battery on this bike is not an easy thing to do so next, I
say we talk about battery life and range.
Here's a quick clip from when I was out on a ride and the battery finally dropped below
10%.
So aside from looks and design, the thing that I like the most about the Meebike Gallop
Step-Thru here is the range.
The range on this bike is truly unbelievable.
Since I took it out of the box, I rode it 43.2 miles that is absolutely insane.
There is still 9% left so if you are just hitting the throttle doing pure electric doing
some pedaling in between you're easily going to be able to get 45 to 50 miles out of this
thing no problem.
You can also pop the battery out from the frame here and remove it swap it out with
a spare if you have one so you have a ton of flexibility here with the range and things
like that.
Meebike rates it at 80 miles on a single charge and I would not be surprised honestly if you're
just using pedal assist if you're just pedaling around if you're able to get that much range
out of this bike.
The battery life out of this thing is truly unbelievable.
If you prefer range over speed, this right here is the bike for you!
So it finally happened the electric is done 0 percent we made it 46.2 miles on a single
charge on this bike that is very very impressive now I gotta pedal my way home
At the end of the day, it should be no surprise at all that I'm a huge fan of the Meebike
Gallop Step-Thru.
This might just be my favorite e-bike that I've reviewed so far.
It's a fantastic, easy to ride electric bike that looks amazing, rides great, is super
comfortable to sit on for hours on end and offers an unbelievable amount of range.
The Gallop Step Thru isn't the fastest e-bike you can buy but it's one that's plenty quick
enough to give you a thrill when you're riding.
Despite that, it isn't perfect.
I still sometimes wish you could go a little faster than 20 miles per hour, I wish there
was an electronic bell instead of a regular one and on top of that, this is a very heavy
bike.
I cannot stress that enough.
This isn't necessarily a down fall but this does mean that it's not going to be an easy
bike to lift onto a bike rack or toss into your car by yourself.
Just something to keep in mind.
If you can look past those little things and prefer range over speed, the Gallop Step-Thru
is the bike for you.
This thing can take you places you've never been before!
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