Chris here with HIMO's new z20 max now the max does not have a lot of changes
compared to the original z20 but what it does now have is CE certification from SGS so that's
just an insurance that the quality of this is good it's passed all of their stringent tests
so it's a 20-inch rim bike here it does have mechanical disc brakes front and rear they're
160 millimeters the weight of it is 21.6 kilos or so which is pretty standard the battery is 10
amp hours and the motor here is 250 watts now the range of it they claim you can get around
80 kilometers or 60 to 80. i will be putting that to the test top speed is 25 kilometers per hour
so in this in-depth review i'll take a look at the build quality the design i'll show you how
it folds in half the handlebars come down so you can stow it away in a car or under a stairwell
what is it like to ride climb test brake test and then my overall impressions now
of the z20 max here minor changes include new foldable pedals so you press them in
and they go up then the design of our handlebar here is a lot stronger from the previous version
the bike has 20 inch rims the tires they've used these ones are bmx race ones from c s t a known
brand of tyre up the front here we have a powerful headlight with an led within it and a reflector
and then a tower light here in the rear now this is water resistant just like the bike
and if you tap here on the button on the bottom that's to turn it on and off it's not actually
directly wired into the bike like the front headlight for our gears we have six speeds with
this it's shimano tourney which is very common it's the standard runner mill entry gears here
our front crank here has a plastic chain guard around it our gear selector so this
is down the gears up our gears here and our front brake they do include this bell here
which is reasonably loud on the left our front brake the grips that they use
are good these are lock grips so they're not going to spin off or move about which is great
and then the display here very clear we've got our speed trip meter a dominant you can cycle through
it with the mode button just down here power on button is just down here also you can't see
it at this angle and the battery gauge very clear there too and now up and down pedal assist levels
so we've got eco mid and then high if you keep holding the plus button here which is our up it
then turns on that front headlight then the brakes these are mechanical disc brakes 166 millimeters
both rear and front very common size with these e-bikes our motor which is located in the rear
hub here this is 250 watts and it runs off a 36 volt system the z20 max comes with the kickstand
already installed it's sturdy it doesn't rattle and it supports the bike well so the paint finish
here is a matte gray and i really like the look of these machine welds here they are excellent
and overall the finish of it the paint job and the build in general the design is very solid the
charge port is located on the front left-hand side here it has a little dust and rain proof
cover over it charge time is approximately four to five hours for the 10 amp hour battery and that
battery is located within the frame here so this is the folding latch super sturdy looking good
welds around it has a little security here so you need to pull back on this and then you're able to
pull this back it's quite stiff to do it locks in place really well and then you can fold it in half
now that battery is locked in place so no one can just come along and steal it if the bike
was locked up and folded you just need to insert the key once you do that give it a turn and it
slides right out that 10 amp hour battery so it wouldn't be a proper foldable e-bike if the
handlebars didn't also fall down so there's a little trigger on this side a little security
you need to pull that up and then you can push down the lever here and collapse the handlebar
completely it flops down on the other side like so and now this bike can be stowed away under
a stairwell or you can easily fit this into the boot of a car like my car here for example
and i'll see so just how comfortable is it not bad there's a little bit of padding here
overall no real complaints from me you can of course swap it out if you want to do so
and this bike post also has a trick up its sleeves here it actually doubles as a pump
two which is really cool you don't have to carry around a separate pump it's within the seat post
so another standard of a day here in the mediterranean coast of spain and let's see
what the haimo z20 max is like to ride now so the seat is fully adjustable you can lower it down
really low there and so far i've found that even though it's not a huge frame it is comfortable
considering it's a foldable bike it's all about being of course foldable that it can get into
a really nice compact small size for you so i don't have any problems with my knees hitting
the handlebars even when you're turning you don't normally turn too much especially at high speeds
you kind of just lean into the corners and as soon as you start to pedal you feel then
that assistant so i've got it in the high mode you've got eco mid and then high so three pedal
assist levels and it's very easy it's got a speed sensor that's what sensoring that when you
start to pedal that will then kick in and a very small little climb up here even on the eco mode
you do notice that it's helping you out now of course we've got those shimano gear 7 gears
so i can lower the gears down a little bit if i need it but not really now the shifts with the
gears typical shimano here so it's crisp had no problems at all with them going up gears here too
very easy no issues direct shifts no grating of gears no problems
another thing i really like about the z20 max here is that there's no rattling nothing's
rattling on it i really hate bikes at rattle it's annoying now if you do install the mudguards you
may have some rattle there you can see dania castle in the background this is the marina
and even jumping up here just lifting up that front wheel still no rattle and no
issues at all with those gear changes down and up super smooth typical shimano there
now it's time for my hill climb test so this is about 25 30 degree gradient this climb here
and we've got a 250 watt rear hub motor so it should do okay to power me up here and i've
got those gears as well so i can put it into a lower gear so let's see how the z20 max fares
i'm in the high setting with the pedal assist second gear and this is very easy for me to guard
this i'm not working up too much of a sweat here now i could probably even go up to my third even
fourth gear it's getting a little steeper now but still i can feel that that motor is aiding me here
but you do have to pedal a little if you don't really want to use those gears so i go down now
to the second gear again and that's easier that's better so those gears are definitely helping out
braking test now so mechanical disc brakes 160 millimeters from this mark on max braking there is
average adequate i wish it was a little better if they'd gone with hydraulic calipers that would
certainly help with outbreaking performance but it's good enough that you can stop when
you want which is the main thing it's not scary i can stop on the line right here for our stop sign
and there's the street cats here there's three of them i want to see if any of them
actually like humans no maybe this guy here hello oh they're waiting for food you're waiting for the
person that gives you food right yeah i don't have any food sorry and i've made it to the end now
so very easy ride with that 250 watt motor it's been quite windy too so i'm tackling
not only the climbs but this headwind and it's done a great job the z20 max no problems good
upright riding position too very comfortable and overall a fast and easy bike to ride
and this is a smoother climb here so on the max level again and 24 25 kilometers per hour you
can feel that motor when it stops to give you assistance it eases right off and you've got
to put a little bit of pedal power into it but as soon as you drop back on the speed it's actually
right there even though it's got a speed sensor it's right there to help me and push me up this
i'm in the top gear too sixth gear no problems with these smaller little climbs and what is the
range on this now so with my weight of 81 kilos and a few short climbs not too long it's around
45 to 50 kilometers that you'll be able to get out of this possibly 60 if you're riding more
on the flat and of course if you do ride over 25 kilometers per hour then you're not actually using
up that battery at all so 10 amp hours is pretty standard for these bikes but some bikes that
i've been tested testing have only six amp hours too good to see that it does have a medium-sized
battery within this so the brakes i think they're okay i would have liked to have seen hydraulic
brakes on this so they could have upgraded the brakes compared to the previous version
and speaking of which the changes of this model to the previous basically really nothing it's
more or less the same bike but of course now it has the ce certification so it's gone through all
the stringent tech checks on it so you know that it is a quality bike so the welds on it excellent
the quality of the finish and the paintwork here really good the build quality i think has to be
one of the better ones definitely or one of the best that i have covered here when it comes to
these foldable bikes really good middle hinge it looks so strong and the latch here is great
too the security that's got and the same with the front handlebar so you don't have to worry about
this ever unfolding when you're going to ride it because it's just it's just not possible it's not
going to happen the screen's clear the lights on them the headlights and the tower light are
very good and they've gone with cst tires on this so good rubber there and all up i do think it's
a quality bike it's comfortable to ride and the gears from shimano while they are absolute bottom
entry-level gears six speed on it works just fine and the motor super quiet i am impressed
with the power delivery from this motor how quiet it is and it powers you up those hills reasonably
well now you do have to pedal a little bit you might have to lower down some of the gears but
that's kind of to be expected at just 250 watts complying with the eu laws here so thank you so
much for watching my review here of the hemo z20 max i think it's a really good foldable e-bike
and i do hope to catch you in the next one with my up-and-coming e-bike reviews