Here are the 12 coolest electric bikes around

What are the best electric bikes? Before making your choice, you must first know what you are talking about. The electrically assisted bicycle (or VAE) category includes all bicycles whose motor engages only when the pedals are operated. The maximum speed is limited to 25km/h and wearing a helmet is highly recommended, even if it can affect brushing. It should also be noted that depending on the region, subsidies can be granted up to €400 for the purchase of this silent and ecological mode of transport. So here are the best electric bikes according to GQ.

Invented in 1946, the world's first front-wheel drive moped was powered by a small heat engine driving the front wheel via a roller. Those days are over, and the Solex now moves forward thanks to an electric motor housed in the rear hub. The battery finds its place under the luggage rack and a charming cylindrical metal basket evokes the old 2-stroke engine of yesteryear because everyone knows it, the Solex is So Chic.

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As its name does not suggest, the Cowboy is a Belgian electric bike. At GQ, we love its ultra-simple rectilinear design with the battery placed along the seat tube and its light weight of 18.2 kilos. But this lightness does not prevent it from being well equipped with a brake light, indicators, hydraulic brakes and even a geolocation chip to find it in the event of theft. This bike also shines with the position of the battery under the seat tube. Finally last young asset: the community of Cowboy users and the Brussels concept store as chic as an Apple store and which even has one with an integrated test track.

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With such a name, we can easily imagine that this electric bike climbs hills easily, especially since it boasts a significant range of 100 km. But before trying it, he admires himself since he uses the silhouette with a large central beam imagined by the designer Jean Prouvé in the 1940s. unfortunately at a high price.

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The smallest bike in our selection, Brompton's iconic foldable model is now available in an electric version. The English brand has teamed up with another British company, Williams, to design a 250 watt motor that can allow you to travel up to 70km (in economy mode). This autonomy will obviously depend on your use of the electric assistance (there are 3 levels), the altitude difference traveled or but also your weight... As for all the models presented here in fact. The big advantage of this British bicycle is that it can fold in three and so it won't take up too much space in your apartment, in the elevator, next to your office or if you decide to travel with it. . Moreover, the brand offers a range of bags of different sizes (between 100 and 430€) which clip directly to the front of the bike to adapt to your needs. So, forget your panniers!

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At GQ, as good nostalgics, we can't resist this bike that reminds us of our childhood. Peugeot has just electrified it with a motor on the front wheel and modernized it with disc brakes. Its luggage rack is very practical for shopping and the mudguards protect the clothes well in case of rain. GQ opts for the color orange with whitewall tires.

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Angell is the electric bike of Marc Simoncini, the founder of Meetic, a new start-up created after the serial entrepreneur fell in love with the little queen. To design his electric bike, he teamed up with the enfant terrible of design, Ora Ito, who put his overflowing genius into the innovative design of the frame, with the battery integrated into the luggage rack. The advantage of this beautiful connected VAE lies above all in its method of purchase: offered at 74.90 euros per month, the price of a Navigo 5-zone pass. With the difference that he has no social gains to defend and therefore never goes on strike.

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Moustache is the fashionable French bicycle manufacturer since its creation in 2011, for its handlebars in the shape of bacchantes and its range of bicycles named after the days of the week. The oldest, the most classic and certainly one of the most chic is the Lundi model. Its simple frame and luggage rack make it an efficient and unpretentious utility bike. Available with 2 types of 400 or 500 Wh battery driving a central motor in the crankset.

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The small American brand Super 73 manufactures electric bikes with a look similar to the mopeds of our adolescence. The very low sitting position requires having a very full battery, because it is not easy to move the 28.5 kg of the machine with the knees in the chin. But by getting organized, and by charging the battery hidden under the saddle, this very seventies-looking motor-bike does its job to get to work in style. Only regret: its too low autonomy.

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This American-style beach bike with big tires and wide handlebars is designed to roll easily on the sand. If pedaling with this kind of machine can be tiring, the electric motor in the rear hub allows you to rest by turning the pedals gently. On a cycle track, it would guarantee up to 100 km of autonomy, with its optional 900 Wh battery which recharges in 6 hours. So “Beware of the Gorilla” as our friend Georges Brassens would say.

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The Franchouillarde trend would not be complete without the bikes of Mad in France (note the “crazy” subtlety in the name), the brand without intermediary which offers bikes only to be ordered on the internet. GQ chooses the sport model in blue, with its battery well placed on the lower upright of the frame and the small control screen on the handlebars which gives a hyper high tech touch.

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Just as cool as the Gorille but more urban, the French brand O2feel offers this elegant but relaxed urban cruiser. Its central motor in the pedals balances the masses and its battery under the luggage rack exists in 2 versions 400 or 600 Wh, which recharges between 6 and 8 hours. The upright posture is a plus for getting to work while whistling, especially since the leather bag under the frame upright allows you to slip a few small objects.

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Gitane is the French manufacturer created in 1930, famous for its Tour de France bikes. Among its wide range, it is the e-SALSA assisted by a Yamaha electric motor that we choose for its versatility between town and country, well protected by its mudguards and front suspension. With its imposing weight of 25 kg, it is heavy but solid and offers up to 80 km of autonomy with its 400 Wh battery.

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