CASE STUDY: Thinking Outside the Box for the Schwinn Tailwind Pedal Assist eBike

The frame is the same 6061 aluminum with internal cable routing. Schwinn offers a mid-range hybrid electric bike in the Coston CE, with components, features, and capabilities in between the Marshall and the Coston DX. Sharing the same 288 Wh battery as the Marshall, the Coston CE has a 35-mile range and can hit a top speed of 20mph. Take your adventure further than ever before with an electric mountain bike.

The motor stops assisting when you hit 32 km/h (20mph) with the throttle or pedalling. For most of my riding around trails and small paths in the city, the 32 km/h motor limit is plenty. For open road riding with traffic you may hit 32 km/h regularly. On slow steep hills or trails a lower gear with a bit of assist keeps you moving.

One of our favorite e-bikes since 2021, the newly-updated Aventon Aventure 2 electric fat bike truly is something to write home about. Keep in mind – Almost all bikes, whether electric or not, are made overseas. This does not mean that these bikes are bad (some of them are), but some of these companies make the best bikes in the world.

So to offer a full-size electric bike with otherwise nice commuter features yet with such a small battery is a bit surprising. As a commuter e-bike, I’m also glad to see some good commuter specific parts, like the included fenders and the excellent lighting. Not only do you get typical head and taillights, but you also have LED frame lights built into the sides of the battery. That adds a nice nighttime glow to the bike to give you better side visibility – an area where most bikes are lacking.

It can also be “unlocked” in the smartphone app to achieve Class 3 performance, something its 8-speed Shimano drivetrain can handle. Gazelle USA is mostly electric bikes, and they are designed for commuters and daily riders. All of their electric bikes come with lights, fenders, and racks. Prices range from $2,849 to $13,549.Trek is also the parent company of Electra. The Coston CE’s battery is a bit smaller, whereas the 250W motor is just as powerful as the other Schwinn e-bikes. The best electric bikes tend to be mid-drive because this delivers the most natural ride feel, and the same is true of conversion kits.

It’s got 3 buttons, up down and a power/enter button in the middle. The battery fits inside the bottom tube of the bike which gives it a sleek look. There’s a port in the side of the frame where you can charge it without removing, or you can use the keys to pull out battery and charge separately. A 7-speed transmission from schwinn dealers Microshift also adds to the commuter street-cred, giving those in hilly areas the ability to run through the gears on hills. It looks just odd enough for drivers to take a second look in a “what the heck is that thing? A second look is invaluable as a rider, where we’d often even be grateful for a first look from drivers.

With a 2750 RPM motor the results show a top speed of 22.51 MPH with an 80 tooth rear sprocket. This speed is higher than Currie electric scooters with 650 Watt motors, they are geared to schwinn dealers go around 15 MPH. In that case I recommend switching over to a gear motor to provide the proper gear ratio. We inspected eight top-rated Schwinn electric bikes over the past 3 years.

This is the approach that Swytch takes, but there’s more to a good system than just a motor and battery. From our time testing and reviewing it, it’s clear to us that the schwinn ebike team behind Swytch have considered the whole system in its design. The Rubbee X stands out with its effortless installation, whereby it simply attaches to the seatpost.