2022 Vvolt

Proxima

The Austrian-made MPF mid-drive motor is new to us and performs very nicely. We liked the Class 3 “warp core” upgrade, too.

The Gates CDX belt drive is a super cool feature that’ll protect your pant leg and is virtually maintenance-free.

Ditto for the Enviolo drivetrain. It’s low maintenance, clean and functions very well. It’s also just cool tech: There are no traditional “gears” and you can continually adjust the resistance.

The frame is chock-full of small but thoughtful features, such as a pass-through in the rear triangle should you need to replace the belt and three-pack mounts on the front fork.

We really love the look and the bike’s trimmed-down aesthetic.The burnt orange color is beautiful and the frame shape is very unique among affordable e-bikes.

The best part: This bike is cheap. At less than $3,000, you’d be hard pressed to find a better spec’d e-bike.

The small-ish 375Wh battery gives the bike a range that’s shorter than many competitors. There’s a larger 504Wh version on the way, which will likely solve this issue.

The display readout — particularly for the battery — is a little dated and can be hard to read.

The stiff and fully rigid frame handles superbly, but can feel a little rough on bad pavement.