American utilitarian from Portland - Gates Carbon belt drives, internal gear hubs, Braun-like visual silence
Vvolt rejects traditional bicycle design orthodoxy, eliminating derailleurs and chains entirely in favor of carbon belt drives and internal gear hubs. Founded by Kyle Ranson in Portland in 2019, the brand applies a Braun-like philosophy of 'visual silence' where premium components serve function without visual clutter, creating e-bikes that are lightweight, low-maintenance, and engineered for urban mobility.
Signature$2,399
Flagship Class 3 mid-drive with 120Nm torque, AutoShift3 transmission, and integrated suspension. Weighs just 53 lbs.
Signature$2,299
Special Edition with Enviolo continuously variable transmission for precision manual shifting. Premium CDX belt drive.
Signature$1,499
Entry-level Class 2 hub-drive at only 44 lbs. Single-speed simplicity with Gates SideTrack belt and SafeSpeed throttle.
$1,499
Compact utility e-bike with mega-adjustable fit and integrated front basket. Perfect for urban errands.
$399
Extended range battery compatible across Vvolt lineup. UL-2271 compliant with up to 60 miles range.
$55
Purpose-built accessory for hauling gear. Integrates seamlessly with Vvolt frame geometry.
🇳🇱 NL · $2,000-$4,000
VanMoof creates city bikes designed for total harmony between rider and road, combining purist design with integrated smart technology. Their philosophy places function and form on equal footing, viewing each bike as 'a thing of simple, functional elegance - deliberately and carefully designed to be both beautiful and practical.'
🇧🇪 BE · $2,000-$3,500
Cowboy embodies intelligent reduction to essentials, creating e-bikes that are beautifully minimal yet packed with hidden technology. Their design ethos combines Belgian design heritage with seamless smart connectivity, resulting in clean-lined bikes where every element serves a purpose and the technology is invisible until needed.
🇩🇪 DE · $4,000-$12,000
Born of conviction: Riese & Muller combines German engineering precision with sustainable mobility innovation. Founded by mechanical engineering students who shared a passion for cycling, the company approaches e-bike design with perfectionist attention to detail, quality craftsmanship, and a belief that premium bikes should be tailored to individual riders through extensive customization options.
🇩🇪 DE · $3,000-$5,000
Lemmo combines European design sensibility with cutting-edge digital integration, pioneering the 'E+Bike' concept that separates bike frame from electric components. Their design focuses on seamless aluminum frames without visible welds, modular smart technology, and the philosophy that a bike should function beautifully in both electric and traditional modes.
🇸🇪 SE · $3,000-$14,000
CAKE reimagines electric mobility from a clean slate, optimizing for the electric drivetrain rather than imitating combustion motorcycles. Their mantra 'light, quiet, and clean' drives every design decision, creating featherweight machines with exceptional power-to-weight ratios that combine Swedish minimalism with industrial utility.
🇬🇧 GB · $1,500-$4,000
Brompton embodies urban freedom through ingenious engineering, transforming a full-function bicycle into a compact, self-locking package in under 20 seconds. Founded on Andrew Ritchie's 1975 vision, every bike is hand-brazed in London with tolerances of +-0.2mm - one tenth the industry standard. The modular design has remained fundamentally unchanged for 50 years, refined by continuous improvement rather than reinvention.