CUBE 20" Compact Sport Hybrid Review - $3.5k

Small tires, more difficult to control, and visibility to cars is poor. Not practical for more than a city commuter. $4000, really? Looks more like a $2500 bike.

Very good review, I learned much. Thank you. That will find a receptive marketing with buyers drawn to the compact form factor like the Radrunner but that eschew Chinese commodity ebikes with rear hub motors, and prefer German engineering and a mid-drive. It looks quite well done. Her height of 5'6 might be the minimum with that seatpost though.

Can you review The Fiido m1

Shorten your videos. Pithy, works.

I don't like that it has plastic pedals I did not see the price but I bet it's pretty high

In Europe there is a version with Shimano Nexus SL-C7000-5 gearbox, active line plus motor and 500 battery. I think it is a more balanced version that works for any city, any user and at a price of € 2,200 is not bad. For me the key if I bought this bike is that I can keep it inside my work and at home, not any other normal size.

Really not worth the money. Much better bikes with suspension out there for a grand less

Hi Court, Great that you did a review of this bike, as I've been have not seen any reviews online yet, I thought it was great to have Cheryl give her impression of the bike too, given here bike background, I'd love if you could elaborate on your impressions of the 'squirminess' / 'nervousness ' of the ride given the 20" wheels etc - and also if you could compare it to the Winora Radius tour which you reviewed some time ago, I thought the Cube shared many of the original features of the Radius, so it would be interesting to compare the two.
The Cube compact also comes with a Nexus 5 speed hub, did you get a chance to test this version.
Keep up the good work and thanks for your review :)

Yes I'm wondering if I have a electric bike but I need the I need the control box that the battery slides into the little square it's electric torkeranybody can help me with the control box for that torquer let me know

3.5k?! I would just DIY.

I appreciate the perspective of body dynamics on a bike. I have a 21 spd Specialized now and want a bike that doesn't leave my shoulders and neck sore. I am 69 and 5'2" and would appreciate a review or perhaps comparison of bikes for smaller women. I like most of the bikes reviewed but without testing them I am hesitant to buy. Pennsylvania shops do not offer as many aternatives in eBikes. I am in the market, but wanted something lightweight, which at this price and size tire I expected something I could put inside my Pacifica, eliminating need for the bike rack. Thanks for your thorough reviews!

Which MTB shoes do you like/recommend for flat pedals..?

I think the RAD Mini is just as good or better than this one for less than half the price. That's hard to get past.

Review ZuGo Rhino

i like this channel but i honestly am really discourage by the little man he makes getting an ebike unattractive i can't tell if he is reviewing some bikes or just generally talking down on the products he is reviewing i used to watch to be informed now i see him and i know he is going to generally tear the bike down and complain he sounds like a weak needy small man everything is heavy not child friendly he just makes getting an ebike seem very scary and very intimidating and extremely overwhelming again HE ABSOLUTELY MAKES GETTING AN EBIKE VERY UNATTRACTIVE I DON'T KNOW IF HE IS REVIEWING OR COMPLAINING ALSO FLAT OUT CALL THE HARD WORK OF THESE COMPANIES CHEAP IS ALSO VERY UGLY

Are those names Eco, Turbo etc. similar to the Tern D8 Bafang’s level 1, 2, ...5? The Tern D8 is rated at 80nm of torque, so this is only available at level 5, I guess. Don’t know the Cube’s power rating.

I see that there is a brother of this, called Compact Hybrid Iridium with 5 internal gears and a smaller motor but at the same price. Where do you expect this to be better that the Sport ? I am correctly assuming that at places with steeper hills Sport with be better as it has more gears and more power? What are the advantages of the internal gears apart from being able to change at standstill ?

Got mine recently and love it so far! It hasn't rained yet and am wondering if I'll need to cover the Ebike controls and display panel or the connector for the lights from heavy rain?

Looks like a fun ride • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

Are you sure the generation is 4?

Fleet of foot demonstration in this video including camera stabilization which makes it look like you're on a bicycle yourself but you're not. My prediction is that Bosch is going to offer an integrated charger in the future commuter battery system. That would mean a very very lightweight AC cord likely standardized opening within the battery for such a chord. If you have multiple batteries you want to be able to charge them simultaneously anyways and you can definitely integrate the electronics and you want to be able to remove the materials within an e-bike battery that wear out.

Hobbyists that things this price is morally hazardous somehow might appreciate the following suggestion, Buy computer server power supplies which sale brand new for less than $20 including in some cases shipping and are capable of several times as much wattage read up to thousands of Watts of DC power. I think some start of ebike company should take advantage of this essentially Unlimited Supply of barely used infrastructure. The value of reliability in computer servers has been so high that they swap out working power supplies continuously and apparently at locations where reliability is not Mission critical they are continuously running them to failure because they are so cheap they don't mind doing that.

It's not a typo though what I said about the potential to charge at near the capacity of an electrical outlet if you choose your battery chemistry correctly and charger only at home without having to pay anything to speak up for the Chargers that have never been used. I don't know why those power supplies were obsolete before coming out of their factory boxes but there are a lot of them available.

Finally for an e-bike to cost more then a car to operate it would have to cost many many times as much as a car in the case of a used car tens of times as much. we shouldn't expect a 30 mile commuter grade bicycle to cost less than the car it should cost more any used car and that means that the price of used cars will continue to plummet causing additional hating comments in reviews like this. Get over it America. Cars have been overpriced a long time and a 30-mile range joy to ride machine has been overdue. the air freshener in your car is what allows you to get lung cancer from the car exhaust while this bikes rack system allows you to carry your own healthy air which is actually a thing to come in the near future just watch!

Just a minor correction : the handlebar can swivel 90-degrees (not 45)

Thank you for this review! It's the only one I could find on this bike. It's very indept and I was hesitant to watch it at first but so glad I did! Cheryl had so much valuable advice and insight! I hope to see you review the Earth Antebike and other foldable compacts!

How would you compare the Cube Compact to the Riese & Müller Tinker? Thanks

Nice review. is it a fast bike?

By the way, the motor is not CX but just the performance.

Great review, thanks!!

Very nice job.I want buy electric bike like that please contact me if you can thank you

Is it a chain or belt driven?. Great review.

child seat ?

taller riders?

Bla, BlaBla..........

May I ask the model of your Abus bike helmet? Looks like the size and shape I’d like on my next purchase. Thank you.
If anyone knows the model of the helmet, please let me know? Thank you.

Do the handlebars fold down or sideways?

Guys you crazy ! Talk to much for nothing

Hey, I wanted to thank you for this review which helped me to get that bike to go to work. I'm greatly enjoying it. Thanks and keep the good work. Your videos are amazing with a lot of useful information!

Fantastic review, Court! You just helped me make a purchase. 👏 Thanks for your work!

To use it as a mountain bike shouldn't it have at least 26 inch wheels?

I was considering getting the rizor rase bike or razor liberty but i was told the 20 inch wheels was useless for trails and climbing steep hills.

Great review ! Thank you both !

Dude, let her ride the bike

Thank you for the review! I have a question: We have a two year old, is it possible to put a seat for her in the back?

Hi. Love your Zen videos. Your are the best.
I wonder about the eletrical safety when raining... As we all know... water always finds away. So.. the battery is very exposed... is it water prove or water resistent?

Avoid bikes with small wheels. Very uncomfortable. Especially poor roads etc

Kind of like a Cannondale Hooligan with an electric motor. My wife and have Hooligans (hers is a Hooligan 8, mine is a Hooligan 3). They are great urban bikes. I can see the Compact Sport Hybrid being a lot of fun.

great video thankyou 👍 have you ever reviewed the cube hybrid 500 folding electric bike with hub gears and belt drive ?

I'd like to see a demo of someone putting this in their car