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
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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