Gotrax R8 Fat Tire Electric Bike
- Class 3
- 601-800 Wh
- 61-80 mi claimed
- 251-300 lb max load
SVT Score, Lower
A fat-tire e-bike with a removable 648 Wh battery, hydraulic brakes, front and rear racks and lights, for a mid-range price.
$999
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Usability
4.0 out of 10- Sensor: cadence, five assist levels
Better on motorHeybike ALPHA e-bikeMid-drive delivers 105 Nm of torque. $1,299Scores 8.0
- Racks: front and rear storage racks; fenders not stated
- Searched: Certipedia Intertek SGS TÜV SÜD CPSC Health Canada UL
Better on verificationGotrax Tundra fat tire e-bike$1,299Scores 6.0Strengths
- Front and rear racks come fitted
- Lights front and rear built in
- Colour display is easy to read
- Fat tires handle sand and gravel
- Hydraulic brakes stop with confidence
Drawbacks
- Heavy to lift
- Product copy names a different model
- No turn signals
- Badge cites a scooter safety standard
- No torque sensor for a natural pedal feel
A well-equipped fat-tire bike for mixed terrain, but heavy
Specs
- TypeFat Tire
- E-Bike ClassClass 3
- Battery601-800 Wh
- MotorHub
- Top Speed21-28 mph
- Claimed Range61-80 mi
- Weight71-85 lb
- Max Rider Load251-300 lb
- BrakesHydraulic disc
- SuspensionFront
- FoldingDoes not fold
- CertificationsClaimed only
- Warranty2 Years
Not checked: The manual, which the maker does not list for the R8
At a glance
- Shimano 7-speed
- Also sold on Alpine listing
- 26 in wheels
- Gotrax is a brand of GOLABS, INC., a privately held company at 2201 Luna Rd, Carrollton, Texas, named on the Gotrax manuals.
- Gotrax says it started with hoverboards in Texas in 2017.
- The company's range runs from kids' kick scooters and hoverboards to dual-motor scooters, e-bikes, dirt bikes and golf carts.
- The scooters and e-bikes are sold on gotrax.com, through a Gotrax brand store on Amazon and, by the company's own account, at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Kohl's and Academy.
- Best Buy sells several Gotrax scooters and e-bikes directly, Walmart carries most of the range through the brand's own GOTRAX store, and Dick's lists a few scooters, while Costco, Sam's Club and Home Depot showed no Gotrax rides and Lowe's only Gotrax golf carts (October 2026).
The Gotrax R8 is a fat-tire e-bike with 26 x 4 in tires and a removable 48 V, 13.5 Ah battery of 648 Wh driving a 500 W rear hub motor with a cadence sensor, five assist levels and a thumb throttle.
It has hydraulic brakes, adjustable front suspension, front and rear storage racks, a Shimano 7-speed shifter, a headlight, two brake-reactive tail lights and a full-colour display. The maker lists it at 78.1 lb with a 300 lb total weight limit, for riders 5 ft to 6 ft 4 in.
The maker claims 25 mph on pedal assist, 20 mph on throttle and up to 64 miles of range. The Alpine listing, on pre-order at $1,499.00, also offers an "R8 Black" option.
Questions answered from our data
Is Gotrax good?We list 22 Gotrax products and score 22 of them. Their overall scores run from 3.9 to 6.3, with a median of 5.3, against a median of 5.6 for all 88 products we score.
How much does an electric bike cost?The 61 electric bikes we list run from $799 to $5,999, with a median of $1,499.
Are electric bikes UL certified?21 of the 61 electric bikes we list carry a UL 2849 listing we could look up by model.
How far can an electric bike go?58 of the 61 electric bikes we list claim 41 miles or more on a charge, each on its maker's own basis.
