Heybike ALPHA Mid-Drive Fat Tire Electric Bike
SVT Score, Mid
A step-over or step-through fat-tire e-bike with a 105 Nm mid-drive, a removable 680 Wh battery and a fitted rack, at the heavy end of its tier.
$1,299
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Usability
6.0 out of 10
- Rotors: 180 mm from tester measurements; Heybike does not print a rotor size
- Fork: travel not printed by Heybike (testers report 80 to 100 mm)
- Store page: 71.6 lb; webBikeWorld weighed 78.5 lb
- IP: manual lists IPX4, below the IPX5 point
- Searched: UL Certipedia Intertek SGS TÜV SÜD CPSC Health Canada
- Record: UL Product iQ, UL 2271 (BBCA, Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicles - Component), (guest view shows no model), Heybike INC
- Record: UL Product iQ, UL 2849 (QGNS, Electrical Systems for E-Bikes), (holder file; guest view shows no model), Galaxy Mobility Inc
- Scope: Heybike, Inc. limited warranty effective July 1, 2024
- List: $1,299.00 at heybike.com
- Pack: ALPHA combo (two bikes) $2,498.00; combo deal listing $1,998.00
Mid-Drive torque, but a small battery
- What it is: a mid-drive fat-tire e-bike with a fitted rack and lights
- The trade-off: strong, natural assist, but a small battery for a fat-tire bike
- Look elsewhere for: an instant throttle from a stop
Strengths
- Naturalsmooth pedal assist
- Climbs steep grades with ease
- Rack, fenders and lights come fitted
- Battery lifts out to charge indoors
Drawbacks
- Throttle only works after pedaling
- Basic suspension fork
- No shift sensor on the mid-drive
- Rain rating below the features threshold
Specs
- TypeFat Tire
- E-Bike ClassClass 3
- Battery601-800 Wh
- MotorMid-drive
- Top Speed21-28 mph
- Claimed Range41-60 mi
- Weight71-85 lb
- Max Rider Load351-400 lb
- BrakesHydraulic disc
- SuspensionFront
- FoldingDoes not fold
- CertificationsUL 2271 pack listed
- Warranty2 Years
At a glance
- Mivice X700 drive unit
- Shimano Altus 8-speed
- Step-through same price
- Heybike, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California.
- Heybike names no parent company on heybike.com, and Tracxn lists it as a California company led by its co-founders.
- Heybike e-bikes are sold in the US by Heybike, Inc., which issues the brand’s US warranty.
- Heybike sells its folding fat-tire, moped-style, mid-drive and commuter e-bikes on its own US store at heybike.com, through a Heybike brand store on Amazon, at Best Buy and through dealers.
- Heybike sells on Walmart as its own marketplace seller, Heybike Direct.
The Heybike ALPHA is a fat-tire e-bike with a Mivice X700 mid-drive rated 500 W nominal and 105 Nm of torque, driving a Shimano Altus 8-speed drivetrain through a torque sensor. Its 680 Wh removable battery (48 V) is listed as UL 2271 certified, and it charges from a 54.6 V, 2 A charger in six to eight hours.
It has hydraulic disc brakes, a hydraulic suspension fork and 26 x 4.0 in puncture-protection tires, plus a rear rack, two fenders, an auto-on headlight, a brake-light taillight and turn signals. The manual lists 71 lb and a 400 lb total payload; the store page lists 71.6 lb.
The maker claims 28 mph on pedal assist and up to 60 miles on pedal assist, with the throttle engaging only after pedaling starts. It is sold as a step-over in Galaxy Black and is also sold as a step-through in Pearl White at the same price.
A two-bike ALPHA combo lists at $2,498.00 and a combo deal listing at $1,998.00.
Questions answered from our data
Is Heybike good?We list 10 Heybike products and score 10 of them. Their overall scores run from 4.9 to 6.1, with a median of 5.4, against a median of 6.0 for all 41 products we score.
How much does an electric bike cost?The 41 electric bikes we list run from $799 to $5,999, with a median of $1,499.
Are electric bikes UL certified?Nine of the 41 electric bikes we list carry a UL 2849 listing we could look up by model.
How far can an electric bike go?40 of the 41 electric bikes we list claim 41 miles or more on a charge, each on its maker's own basis.
