Corvallis Electric Bicycles — Local services in Corvallis

If you are highly mechanically proficient, the cheapest way to get an electric bike is to source parts from China to retrofit an existing bike. But if you are not comfortable with making all the electrical and mechanical components work together, it is hard to beat the bang for the buck you get at Corvallis Electric Bicycles. Here are the examples I saw:

1. The only e-bike under $2300 sold by any other Benton county bike shop is a 2020 Townie Go! 7D for $1614 ($1599 + $15 bike tax). The Townie is a Class 1 e-bike (the most basic) with a 250W rear hub motor, 309 Wh battery, and standard balloon tires. In contrast, Corvallis Electric Bicycles sells a better bike, priced lower than anyone else in the Willamette Valley, the Aventon Pace 350, a Class 2 e-bike (the midrange), with a 350W rear hub motor, 417 Wh battery, and e-rated tires on reinforced wheel rims. Corvallis Electric Bicycles sells this bike for hundreds of dollars less than the Townie, despite the Pace 350's superior feature-set.

2. Among mid-drive e-bikes, the Trek Verve +2 has easier braking and more speeds than the IZip Vive 2.0, but the same Bosch Active Line 40Nm motor and Bosch Power Pack 400Wh battery. They should have similar prices, but that isn't the case. Corvallis Electric Bicycles sells the Vive for hundreds of dollars less than the competitor's Verve, despite their being quite similar.

3. Corvallis Electric Bicycles sells the Aventon Pace 500, an e-bike with 80% greater battery capacity (556 Wh vs 309 Wh), twice the power rating (500W vs 250 W), and better components (including the display, derailleur, tires, throttle, and brakes) than the Townie Go! 7D, all at a lower price than the competitor's Townie.

Although I didn't buy any of the aforementioned bikes myself, I did buy my first e-bike from Corvallis Electric Bicycles recently because it too blew away the competition with its...

TL;DR: Associates know how to listen and get you what you need within your budget.

This was truly a great experience. I told the service associate (Sorry buddy, bad with names) about our budget, our needs, what we were looking for. I told him my weight, and my intended use. I let him know what research I had done, asked all the questions I had. He then gave me a tour of all the options available under our budget, stating the pros and cons of each, and even took great care of observing my weight and pairing me with a bicycle that would be a great fit. He let me test-drive each option, too. (Can't beat that!) The associate was knowledgeable, and displayed none of the classic tricky moves that associates do to get a comission. I felt heard in this shop and I expect that as my needs arise in the future for work on the bike, and other needs I'll be frequenting this store more often. I have nothing to complain about this store. It's even kid friendly with a couch, crayons, coloring books, the sweetest dog with the most mild of manners and a transformer toy. What a wonderful visit. Thank you guys, I absolutely loved the visit and had the happiest...

Six weeks ago I stopped in at the new ebike store to ask about ebikes. Jeff and Chris were very helpful as I had many questions about ebikes. They let me test ride a couple. I rode up and down the hills behind Hoover School. Much to my amazement the hills that I struggled with on my road bike became a piece of cake. I've wanted my wife to enjoy riding but she doesn't like the hills. I took her in to try one. Now Jeff and Chris are very low key and there is no pressure to buy anything. They answer questions and let you take it from there. Long story short, we now own two ebikes and have enjoyed riding them. My first longer trip was with my son, 38 miles round trip up the Crooked River out of Prineville. My son and I encountered a strong headwind coming back to Prineville that would have been a real grind without the assist from the ebike. The battery held up well using only two of the five bars for the round trip. I'm over 70 years old. The ebike is going to allow me to enjoy bike riding for many more years. If you like to ride I strongly encourage you to stop by and talk to Jeff and Chris. They have a variety of bikes to...