FIRST LOOK: Are the Electra Townie and Cruiser Go the best bikes for people who dont bike? ...yes.

Join in while we break down the Electra Cruiser and Townie GO models.
These sleek electric bikes are throwbacks to when bikes were bikes, with no frills, just good old-fashioned fun. Add a motor to the time-tested package, and you've got a winner.
oh yea, we can ship these bikes directly to your doorstep too!
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0:00 - Intro
1:00 - What are they for?
1:53 - Technology
2:54 - Suspension Design
4:57 - Adjustability
5:22 - Internal Storage
5:53 - Models and spec
6:14 - Pretty please, SUBSCRIBE!
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[@tomf9292]

My wife has the Townie, I have the cruiser. Both non-electric. THE most comfortable bikes we’ve owned and we’ve owned quite a few. We spend the winter in Flat@SS SO FLA. love em!

[@RiversRun597]

"The perfect bike for anybody that knows NOTHING about bikes!" Love that 😆

[@jwt1035]

I really wish these bikes were offered with hydraulic discs.

[@jellybeansi]

I have the Townie Go 5i (the 2022 version with the side-charging battery) and it's amazing. Few small quibbles, like the front fenders sometimes getting slightly misaligned and rubbing against the tire, but otherwise it's been really fun to ride. It's also very functional and easygoing up hills.

[@paulchristiansen7014]

l own a 2018 21spd Townie myself and love it..

[@GK-yk4eh]

I want the Townie 5i it coast more but has what I think is needed for me Fenders,Lights, removable Battery, built in factor wheel lock, and I believe they are made in USA California.

[@faissala4502]

Good review. But I miss the riding experience sinds it’s a single gear. Is it good? I’m about to buy it. And do you have to peddle hard when it reached max speed?

[@lachlanmcewan564]

We cant get the electric onein oz yet can you convert thesingle speed to geared or electric???

[@dsimon123]

I own one and it’s a very good bike. Just wish it went faster than 20 mph.

[@user-fw8rd5ud4q]

Best bike. Love it.

[@mikesbikes]

hard to beat isn't it!

[@user-fw8rd5ud4q]

@@mikesbikes yesssir!

[@paulomatematica9985]

I have a townie 21 d. 5*. I live in Portugal. Dont kill electra brand.

[@user-fw8rd5ud4q]

I have one. The disc breaks work well.

[@mikesbikes]

For a sub $2k ebike! they definitly do the job! Hope you're loving the bike!

[@user-fw8rd5ud4q]

@@mikesbikes Thanks! I couldn’t be happier🙌

[@cristianmoldovan2180]

I just got one what's the best way to lock this I mean lock it so no idiot steals my bike 😅

[@faissala4502]

How is the riding experience? Is it that good?

[@mikehall7806]

We have 2 Jamis e bikes that have the Hyena 250 watt system that we bought a little over a year ago, which I think these do too that when they work they are great, even on hills. Unfortunately they both have problems with the red light on the battery level display flashing red and the e system shuts down and won't stay on. I am talking to Jamis and Hyena about the problem and Jamis has tried to help but after Hyena sent new controllers and crank sensors for both bikes and the shop we are dealing with replaced them we still have the same problem. Right now Jamis is doing nothing and Hyena has taken all my info and is talking to their engineers (so far they seem really helpful and willing to solve the problem and can't understand why Jamis hasn't fixed the problem. The big problem is Jamis sells a $2000 bike and does not have anyone around to work on the e system (the shop we bought them at refuses to do any warranty work on Jamis even when this started while they were under warranty) which is a joke. Well, I'm rambling and the story goes on so much longer and deeper and I don't want to bore anyone so I'll leave this as it is. Anyone else have this problem or ideas to fix it. Thanks, Mike

[@MrChamp44]

I lost my charger. Where can I get another one?

[@Mattpush888]

Is it water proof

[@wimsurf]

on all the comments it being only 250 watts: that is the most that is legally allowed for road bikes in Europe, 25 Kph and 250watts most. anything beyond that will be taken off the road or needs to be approved as a moped.

[@USARobert59]

Not so fast there partner, I've been riding a 1000w bike since 2018 on the roads in Scandinavia. I live in a smaller city (pop. 38.000), I ride sensibly on the sidewalks only and I ride very slowly when people are around. I'm an older man (63) disabled and use the power of the bike to help me up hills and to get out of sticky situations. I guess it's all how one rides an ebike. What I don't understand is that there are bikers without motors and they are going way faster then the 25 kph allowed for E-bikes, I've seen them going over 50 kph. I get passed up all the time by regular bikers that don't have that 25 kph restriction. This is not right. There should be a universal speed limit for any bike on the sidewalks regardless of the motor size or not. In my opinion.

[@wimsurf]

@@USARobert59 that I agree to, especially groups of middle aged men in lycra (MAMAL) who think they are doing Tour de France and own the roads... But since a lot of people lack that sensibility to match speed under 25 KPH, and enforcing a 25kph rule is harder than making it, they limit the power here (at least in the Netherlands) we also do not have hills just a lot of wind :)

[@michaelbonilla8473]

I had the silver one it stopped working today 😕

[@michaelbonilla8473]

@@USNVA-yn6cp I'm not a moron the battery fried out jackass you think I'm dumb ?

[@faissala4502]

Did they fix it? Aside from the problem, how did it ride? How is the singel gear system to ride ?

[@memeplug8335]

i have this exact Electra ebike and the red 3 lights are blinking and it doesn’t let me ride faster, does anyone know the problem?

[@mikesbikes]

Hmmmm.... Off the top of my head... no. Could you give a call to the online support team? Or, shoot them an email? They'll be able to connect with Electra for a fix. (866) 600-BIKE [e-mail]

[@mikehall7806]

We have 2 Jamis e bikes that have the Hyena 250 watt system that we bought a little over a year ago, which I think these do too that when they work they are great, even on hills. Unfortunately they both have problems with the red light on the battery level display flashing red and the e system shuts down and won't stay on. I am talking to Jamis and Hyena about the problem and Jamis has tried to help but after Hyena sent new controllers and crank sensors for both bikes and the shop we are dealing with replaced them we still have the same problem. Right now Jamis is doing nothing and Hyena has taken all my info and is talking to their engineers (so far they seem really helpful and willing to solve the problem and can't understand why Jamis hasn't fixed the problem. The big problem is Jamis sells a $2000 bike and does not have anyone around to work on the e system (the shop we bought them at refuses to do any warranty work on Jamis even when this started while they were under warranty) which is a joke. Well, I'm rambling and the story goes on so much longer and deeper and I don't want to bore anyone so I'll leave this as it is. Anyone else have this problem or ideas to fix it. Thanks, Mike

[@faissala4502]

How does it ride? How is the torque sensor? I read good reviews about it but I do care more about real case owners like you

[@OO6FN]

Only issue is it is 1600 dollars so there is a issues with scratching it

[@josegruela9066]

Lift the seat post please

[@mikesbikes]

We've got short legs.

[@darbwing]

what ebike would you suggest for 70 yr old woman? Hub/crank drive?

[@judymchugh225]

I’m a 68 year old woman, obese with bad knees. I haven’t ridden a bike in 40 years but my husband (71yr) has an ebike and wanted company riding. In august 2022 we bought the Electra Townie Go step thru 7D in the Mango color (same as the blue one in the video). It took me a few trips around the neighborhood to get reacquainted with balance, steering and stopping, but I love this bike so much it replaces the car to run local errands like pharmacy pick ups. Everything about this bike is easy and fun to use. Go to your favorite bike store and take one for a test drive. Don’t forget to buy a helmet, and checkout the cute colored wire baskets, I love it so much I’ve put 200 miles on this e-bike in 2.5 months.

[@pedrofernandez8729]

Too much money for the weakest motor available on any e bike. Best thing going for it is the crank forward design.

[@eclecticmusica]

Mike's has the Go Cruiser for $1099. Just snagged a black one up.

[@derrekb4501]

250 watt is way too weak for any hills. Minimum should be 500 watt

[@edwardmills8020]

I'm 6'0", 40 pounds overweight, old and decrepit, and have two high-step Townies - a leg-powered pre-Trek 9-speed and the last (2021) model of external-battery 7-speed Go w/ 250 watt planetary hub drive and wide-range cassette. I'm very happy with the latter's hill-assist capability. It's not zero-effort, but rather *very low* effort, which is the whole point of pedal assist, as opposed to motorcycle-throttle performance. It's neither an unstoppable mountain goat nor a land speed record contender, but for 95% of the ordinary paved inclines encountered in most towns that aren't San Francisco, it's a happy compromise. Yes, the steeper hills in my area do require use of the granny sprocket, but it's still a lot faster than walking, gives almost effortless pedaling everywhere I go, and the claimed range of 20 miles on highest-level assist (the only really useful setting, IMHO) is extremely conservative.

[@edwardmills8020]

And BTW, God help you if the battery on your 750-watt Radwagon takes a dump and you have to pedal that beast 10 miles home. If my Townie's motor goes offline, it'll be little more than a minor inconvenience.