Heybike Saturn Moped-Style Electric Bike
SVT Score, Mid
A moped-style e-bike with a 956.8 Wh battery, a 95 Nm motor and full suspension, but 103 lb and unlockable well past class limits.
$1,199
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Usability
6.6 out of 10Strengths
- Long travel front fork with rear springs
- Strong low-speed pull
- Rack, fenders and mirrors included
- Complete lighting with turn signals
Drawbacks
- Very heavy to move and store
- Cadence-only pedal assist
- Speed unlocks beyond e-bike class limits
Specs
- TypeMoped-Style
- E-Bike ClassClass 1-3 selectable
- Battery801-1,000 Wh
- MotorHub
- Top Speed36-45 mph
- Claimed Range41-60 mi
- WeightOver 85 lb
- Max Rider Load301-350 lb
- BrakesHydraulic disc
- SuspensionFull
- FoldingDoes not fold
- CertificationsUL 2849 listed
- Warranty2 Years
At a glance
- Rear view mirrors included
- Motor cut-off brake levers
- Charger 58.8 V, 3 A
- 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 Saturn is a moped-style fat-tire e-bike with a 1,000 W rear hub motor (1,800 W peak) rated 95 Nm of torque, a cadence sensor and a 52 V, 18.4 Ah removable battery of 956.8 Wh.
It has 2-piston hydraulic disc brakes with 180 x 2.0 mm rotors and motor cut-off, a 140 mm hydraulic fork, 55 mm of rear spring suspension and 20 x 4.0 in tires.
A colour TFT display, the Heybike app, a twist throttle, a headlight with horn, a brake taillight with turn signals, fenders, a rear rack and mirrors come with it, and the manual rates it IPX5.
The manual lists 103 lb, a 330 lb load, a 40 mph maximum speed and 50 miles on PAS 1, while the store page says 28 mph unlockable to 40 mph. A Dual Battery version (1,913.6 Wh, 115 lb) sells for $1,499.00. A two-bike Saturn combo lists at $2,698.00 (single plus dual) or $2,998.00 (two duals).
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.
