The Best Aventon E-Bikes Right Now
There’s something for everyone, with the range of options available from one of the leaders in the industry.
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Editors’ Note: On January 4, 2024, Aventon issued a voluntary recall of its Sinch.2 folding e-bike after notifying riders in August 2023 of issues the bike was having with its acceleration. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, “the recalled e-bikes can accelerate unexpectedly, resulting in loss of control, posing crash and injury hazards.” Though no one has reported any injuries, if you own a Sinch.2, don’t ride it. Contact an Aventon dealer to get the bike repaired for free. The dealer will run a software update that, according to Aventon, “mitigates the motor engagement issue.”
With the increased number of e-bikes on the road, there’s no doubt you’ve seen more than a couple emblazoned with “AVENTON” across the frame.
The company makes a range of lower- to mid-level e-bikes in a range of styles and formats to meet the needs of just about any rider.
It’s a company founded in entrepreneurship and hustle. While at California State University, Long Beach, founder JW Zhang observed many college students riding fixies, but a gap in the market for something lighter with the same sort of easy functionality. From there, he used his family’s manufacturing plant in China to produce the first Aventon bikes, managing everything from bookkeeping to sales calls during the company’s early days.
In 2013, Aventon released the Mataró, a high-design, lightweight bike ideal for southern California cruising. With this model in tow he went to different bike shops around Los Angeles and Orange County to sell the Mataró out of the trunk of his Toyota Sienna.
As initial designs caught on, Zhang saw potential in the e-bike space and began to consider what a functional, reliable e-bike would look like, long before the category caught on. Aventon’s first e-bike, the Pace 350/500, was a sleek bike with plenty of capability and ushered in a new era of electric mobility.
Today, the brand has more than a dozen options available and is quickly becoming an entry point for those looking to get a quality e-bike. These e-bikes can be bought directly from Aventon or from one of many authorized dealers.
- Best for Commuting: Aventon Level.2
- Best Cheap E-Bike: Aventon Pace 350
- Best Singlespeed E-Bike: Aventon Soltera
- Best All-Around E-Bike: Aventon Pace 500
- Best Fat Tire E-Bike: Aventon Aventure
- Best Folding E-Bike: Aventon Sinch
Geoff Nudelman is a freelance writer from Portland, Oregon, who focuses on style, travel, and the outdoors. His work has appeared in outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Travel Channel, Lonely Planet, Digital Trends, Harper’s Bazaar, Bloomberg Pursuits, and Thrillist.
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