One of the most commonly asked questions about electric bikes is “how fast can I go?” The legal power output for a road-going electric bike in New Zealand is 300 watts. A 300 watt electric bike will typically reach speeds of 32-35km/hour unassisted. Beyond that, it’s up to you and the power of your legs, […]

Riding an electric bike is much like riding a regular bike, only much more fun. You can choose whether to do all the work with no motor assist or, depending on the make and model of ebike, use the motor to boost your leg power by anywhere from 30% boost to 300% boost. Imagine what […]

It was our lucky day when we came across MeloYelo. Rob responded quickly to my initial phone message and was excellent at answering our questions.  He set up an appointment with Malcolm, the bike mechanic, to view the bikes. Malcolm was fantastic. He articulated the features of each bikes in a manner that we could […]

Peter and Denise are enthusiastic new owners of two MeloYelo ebikes: The FAT20 and the TeeBike. They’ve just completed over 365 kms on different bike trails throughout the South Island over a three week period. Here’s their story: “Team Chunky” we called ourselves as the bikes were so distinctive with their fat tyres that we […]

With the boom in popularity of ebikes, there is a growing range of makes and models to choose from. So how do you go about choosing an ebike that’s right for you?   A good starting place is to define what you will be using your ebike for. Will you be using it for: Urban […]

MeloYelo is proud to announce what we believe is an Australasian first: a fat tyre folding 20 inch bike purpose-built for golf. Read what NZ Golf Magazine had to say about it. 

Great to see Murray and Carol Robson enjoying their new FAT20 folding bike and STX – stepthrough crossover trail bike.

Sheila Milne owner of Gifts at Waitarere, a small gift shop behind the 4 square on Waitarere Beach Road, is the latest agent to join the MeloYelo group. Gifts at Waitarere is open most days during the summer months 10am till 4pm. Sheila is selling, hiring & servicing MeloYelo’s superb, high spec range of quality, […]

As you know we bought a 66STX electric bike from you at the Auckland EV expo recently. I just thought I would send you an email giving our reasons for buying this particular bike, and our impressions so far.    We were looking for an e-bike for my wife at the lower end of the […]

Electric bikes offer all the benefits of regular bicycle riding – exercise, cardiovascular, and the mental health benefits of getting out in the world and being physical. Everything you can imagine is beneficial with regular bikes is also true for e-bikes, because in their essence, e-bikes are bicycles. The benefits go beyond just regular cycling […]

E-bikes have long been disdained in the cycling community as a cop-out. But as the huge baby boomer cohort gets older, e-bikes are looking better and better — and they’re still great exercise. A University of Colorado Boulder study monitored the cardiovascular health and aerobic capacity of people riding pedelecs, which are the electric-assisted bikes […]

MeloYelo has just concluded a survey amongst people who have downloaded the free EBike Guide or attended one of our educational workshops. Those who have already purchased ebikes are using their bikes primarily for either leisure riding with family and friends, or commuting to work. 87% of owners say that they are getting more exercise […]