Which brand is the best ebike? Cost is not the issue, I want quality. I need a bike that can do at least 80 miles round trip.

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I need a bike I can do at least 80 miles round trip on the bike trails here in Nevada, on a single charge. I want quality. What do you recommend?
 
What sort of riding do you want to do? I think you should look at bikes that are in the style you want and then just assume you will need to add another battery, either on a rack or on the down tube.
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It's going to be riding along the bike trails here in Las Vegas. All of them are asphalt covered. I think the two battery option is the best idea at this point. What brand bike is the best? I know there are more and more companies making them now.
 
There is no best, just many, many choices. One of the types that I like are the ones that switch between cadence sensor and torque sensor. The Discover2 is a great bike because it gives you so many options. The other thing that is important to me is the ability to be fixed. Specialized, Orbea and Yamaha all make expensive bikes but their parts are brand specific and I've known people to wait for months for the company to get a part in stock and many of their repairs have to be done in house, by them, that to me is unconscionable. Aventon and Velotric are both good brands and there should be dealers near you, so you can test drive a few. If you are in Nevada and worried about temperature and weather extremes, then once again, I like the Discover2 because it's battery is ipx7. You can literally throw it in the ocean. There are a lot of beautiful European ebikes, but you have to watch out that they aren't too much to the European standard, which is smaller motors and no throttle. I know someone who bought a Gazelle, which is a lovely bike, but he wishes for getting through intersections quickly, that he had a throttle. There are a million ebike reviews on YouTube, your best bet is to watch a bunch and see what you are drawn to and go from there.
 
Thank you. I'm not so much worried about temperatures or weather extremes as I am the ability to get back home once I go on a long trek. I don't want to run out of battery 20 miles from home. What is the difference between a cadence sensor and a torque sensor?
 
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RiderMan said:
Thank you. I'm not so much worried about temperatures or weather extremes as I am the ability to get back home once I go on a long trek. I don't want to run out of battery 20 miles from home. What is the difference between a cadence sensor and a torque sensor?
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A torque sensor adapts the speed according to how much pressure you apply to the pedals. A cadence sensor stays in power long as you pedal regardless of pressure applied. My bike is a cadence sensor and it works well for my broken down old self!
 
@RiderMan There is something I personally do NOT like about any of the expensive bikes with lots of priority parts is batteries that fit an enclosed space. This only becomes a concern once the original parts have gone bad but if that company is then out of business you're out of LUCK! Where as the bikes that use interchangeable batteries and parts are much more friendly in my opinion...

Also look at the battery chemistry. L-ion or LifePO4
LifePO4 generally has about 3 to 5 times the life cycles! They are larger and heavier!
 
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Never ever for any reason trust the % of battery life it's more of a sliding scale than factual. The first 50% lasts for more miles than the last 50% does. You will learn to estimate it over time and the slower you ride the more miles you will get per charge. IE: at 10-15mph you may well get 100+ miles on that 80AH battery on the A9 but only 50 or so at say 40 mph...........
 
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