Vanpowers GrandTeton-Ultra Mid-Drive Fat Tire Electric Mountain Bike
- Class 1
- 601-800 Wh
- Over 80 mi claimed
- 351-400 lb max load
SVT Score, Mid
A pedal-only fat-tire eMTB with a 130 Nm mid-drive, four-piston brakes, an air fork, a dropper post and built-in GPS tracking.
$3,999
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Usability
5.9 out of 10- Option: second GrandTeton battery $359.99; replacement battery $399.00
Better on batteryHimiway D7 Pro e-bikeThe D7 Pro carries a 960 Wh battery. $3,999Scores 10.0- Peak: 750 W in the spec table and 760 W on the badge, not scored
- Store: 70.4 lb in the comparison table
Better on weightTrek Fuel+ EX 9.7 Gen 2 electric mountain bike$5,999.99Scores 8.0- Lights: headlight offered as a free add-on; a tester's bike had no tail light
- Searched: SGS Certipedia Intertek UL TÜV SÜD CPSC Health Canada
- Record: SGS, UL 2849 (SGS Listed Mark, eBike; certificate copy prints ANSI/CAN/UL 2849:2022), HDAK00001, Shenzhen Vanpowers Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Policy: the warranty page gives two years on battery and motor; badges say up to six years
Better on warranty & supportAventon Current ADV eMTBThe battery. $3,999Scores 5.0Strengths
- High-torque mid-drive climbs well
- Four-piston brakes on large rotors
- Air fork with lockout
- GPS tracking and crash alerts built in
- Dropper seatpost helps on trails
- Torque sensor gives a natural pedal feel
Drawbacks
- No throttle
- No rack or fenders included
- Headlight comes as an add-on
- Short warranty on battery and motor
- Six-year badge overstates the warranty
A powerful pedal-only fat-tire trail bike, but no rack, fenders or throttle
Specs
- TypeMountain
- E-Bike ClassClass 1
- Battery601-800 Wh
- MotorMid-drive
- Top Speed21-28 mph
- Claimed RangeOver 80 mi
- Weight71-85 lb
- Max Rider Load351-400 lb
- BrakesHydraulic disc
- SuspensionFront
- FoldingDoes not fold
- CertificationsUL 2849 listed
- Warranty1 Year
Not checked: Whether a tail light ships on current bikes
At a glance
- 150 mm dropper post
- Shimano CUES 9-speed
- Second battery $359.99
- The VANPOWERS BIKE trademark for bicycles is registered at the USPTO to VANPOWERS LTD of Edison, New Jersey.
- The VANPOWERS word mark for batteries and chargers is registered to Shenzhen Sailvan Network Technology Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen, China.
- Vanpowers e-bikes are sold in the US through the brand's own store at vanpowers.com, which ships from warehouses in the eastern and western US.
- The store's contact page names VANPOWERS LTD at 5521 Schaefer Ave, Chino, California.
- The store's policy contact page names LINEMART INC at the same Chino address.
- The store's terms of service apply UK law.
- Its store sells step-through city e-bikes, fat-tire all-terrain e-bikes and a compact fat-tire model.
- Independent US bike dealers also list several of the models.
The Vanpowers GrandTeton-Ultra is an all-terrain electric mountain bike with a removable 48 V, 14.7 Ah battery of 705.6 Wh and an Ananda M100 mid-drive motor rated at 500 W and 130 Nm (750 W peak in the spec table, 760 W on the badge) with a torque sensor.
It has Tektro four-piston hydraulic disc brakes with 203 mm rotors, a 120 mm air suspension fork with lockout (the feature text says 130 mm), a 150 mm dropper seat post, a Shimano CUES 9-speed drivetrain and CST 26 x 4.0 in fat tires.
The store gives 32.1 kg (70.8 lb) in its spec table and 70.4 lb in its comparison table, with a 400 lb maximum load.
It comes with a T-Box module for GPS tracking, alarms and crash alerts, a 1.9 in colour display and an IP67-rated battery, and it has no throttle, rack or fenders; the store offers a headlight as a free add-on. It ships at a 20 mph standard speed with a 28 mph maximum that the app unlocks.
Vanpowers claims 93 miles under its own test conditions. It comes in one size (riders 5 ft 5 in to 6 ft 3 in) in Galaxy Silver or Lava Red and Coke Black at one price. A second battery sells for $359.99 and a replacement battery for $399.00.
Questions answered from our data
How much does an electric bike cost?The 316 electric bikes we list run from $799 to $12,500, with a median of $1,899.
Are electric bikes UL certified?100 of the 316 electric bikes we list carry a UL 2849 listing we could look up by model.
How far can an electric bike go?258 of the 316 electric bikes we list claim 41 miles or more on a charge, each on its maker's own basis.
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