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Cyrusher Trax 2.0 Review — Is This €2,300 Fat E-Bike Actually Worth It?

<h1>Cyrusher Trax 2&period;0 Review — Is This €2&comma;300 Fat E-Bike Actually Worth It&quest;<&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The Cyrusher Trax 2&period;0 looks less like a normal bicycle and more like somebody crossed an electric mountain bike with a small motorcycle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Huge four-inch tires&period; Full suspension&period; A massive 52-volt battery&period; Four-piston hydraulic brakes&period; And a Bafang motor claiming 95 Newton metres of torque&period;<&sol;p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js&quest;client&equals;ca-pub-5730108346191534" &NewLine; crossorigin&equals;"anonymous"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And right now in Germany&comma; Cyrusher is selling it for around €2&comma;300&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That sounds impressive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But there are a few things you absolutely need to know before spending your money&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Because while the Trax 2&period;0 has some genuinely excellent specifications for the price&comma; it also weighs almost 40 kilograms&comma; its claimed 120-kilometre range needs to be viewed realistically&comma; and Cyrusher&&num;8217&semi;s service model isn&&num;8217&semi;t the same as walking into a traditional Bosch or Shimano-equipped dealer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So in this review we&&num;8217&semi;re going to look at the motor&comma; battery&comma; range&comma; comfort&comma; brakes&comma; off-road ability&comma; build quality&comma; maintenance&comma; replacement parts and customer support&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And at the end&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;ll tell you exactly who should buy the Cyrusher Trax 2&period;0 — and who should stay away&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>First&colon; make sure you&&num;8217&semi;re looking at the correct version<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">This is particularly important for European buyers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">If you search YouTube for the Cyrusher Trax&comma; you may see videos showing a 750-watt motor and speeds approaching 45 kilometres per hour&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That is not the specification Cyrusher currently advertises for the German Trax 2&period;0&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The German version is advertised with a 250-watt Bafang rear-hub motor&comma; pedal assistance up to 25 kilometres per hour and approximately 95 Newton metres of claimed torque&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So don&&num;8217&semi;t watch an American review of the 750-watt bike and automatically assume the German model will perform identically&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For this review&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;re talking specifically about the German-market Trax 2&period;0&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Motor and performance<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Let&&num;8217&semi;s start with one of the biggest reasons anyone would buy this bike&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The motor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Cyrusher uses a Bafang rear-hub motor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Bafang is important because this isn&&num;8217&semi;t some completely anonymous motor manufacturer you&&num;8217&semi;ve never heard of&period; Bafang is one of the world&&num;8217&semi;s major electric bicycle drive-system manufacturers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The German version is rated at 250 watts and Cyrusher claims up to 95 Newton metres of torque&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And that&&num;8217&semi;s a strong number for a road-legal Pedelec&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But there is an important technical distinction here&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">This is a hub motor rather than a mid-drive motor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That means the motor is driving the rear wheel directly rather than sending its power through the bicycle&&num;8217&semi;s gears&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For cruising&comma; commuting&comma; gravel roads&comma; sand and moderate hills&comma; that&&num;8217&semi;s perfectly fine&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">It also means you&&num;8217&semi;re not putting all the motor torque through the chain and cassette&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But on extremely steep technical mountain-bike climbs&comma; a good mid-drive system can use the bicycle&&num;8217&semi;s gearing and may perform more naturally&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The Trax isn&&num;8217&semi;t really trying to be a lightweight technical e-MTB&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">It&&num;8217&semi;s more of an all-terrain electric SUV&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And that&&num;8217&semi;s exactly where the motor makes sense&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The 2026 model also uses a torque&sol;pedal sensing system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That&&num;8217&semi;s important because a torque sensor can respond to how hard you&&num;8217&semi;re pedalling instead of simply detecting whether the pedals are moving&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">In theory&comma; that should make the assistance feel more natural and controllable&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For a heavy bike like this&comma; that&&num;8217&semi;s a welcome upgrade&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>The battery is one of the biggest advantages<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Now let&&num;8217&semi;s talk about what might actually be the Trax 2&period;0&&num;8217&semi;s strongest feature&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The battery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">It&&num;8217&semi;s 52 volts and 20 amp-hours&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That&&num;8217&semi;s roughly one kilowatt-hour of battery capacity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For comparison&comma; many conventional European trekking e-bikes still use batteries somewhere around the 500 to 750 watt-hour range&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So this is a seriously large battery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Cyrusher claims up to 120 kilometres of range&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The key words there are&colon; &&num;8220&semi;up to&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Your real range depends heavily on rider weight&comma; assistance level&comma; terrain&comma; temperature&comma; tire pressure&comma; elevation and how aggressively you&&num;8217&semi;re riding&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And this bike has two things working against maximum efficiency&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">It weighs almost 40 kilograms&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And it&&num;8217&semi;s rolling on four-inch-wide fat tires&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So I would not purchase this bike assuming that every charge will automatically give you 120 kilometres&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Treat 120 kilometres as an ideal maximum rather than a guaranteed touring range&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But even after accounting for that&comma; having a 52-volt 20-amp-hour battery is a major advantage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">If you&&num;8217&semi;re doing long recreational rides&comma; exploring forest roads or spending several hours away from home&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;d much rather have this battery than a small 500 watt-hour pack&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Charging is quoted at approximately five to seven hours using the standard charger&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Comfort might be the biggest reason to buy it<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">This is where the Trax 2&period;0 becomes interesting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">You have 26 by 4-inch Kenda fat tires&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">You have front suspension&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">You have rear air suspension&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And you have a four-link rear suspension design&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Combine all of those things and you&&num;8217&semi;re essentially sitting on several layers of shock absorption&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The tires themselves absorb smaller impacts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Then the suspension deals with larger impacts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For cobblestones&comma; gravel&comma; forest roads&comma; broken pavement&comma; dirt roads and light trails&comma; this should be an extremely comfortable setup&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That&&num;8217&semi;s also why this kind of bike can be attractive to riders who aren&&num;8217&semi;t interested in jumping down mountain-bike trails but simply want something that feels stable and comfortable everywhere&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Sand is another area where fat tires have a genuine advantage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The larger tire footprint prevents the bike from sinking as easily into soft surfaces&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Snow&comma; loose gravel and muddy paths are similar&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">There is a trade-off&comma; though&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Those enormous tires create more rolling resistance than conventional trekking tires&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">They&&num;8217&semi;re heavier&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">They&&num;8217&semi;re noisier&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And replacement tires and tubes can be more expensive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So if you&&num;8217&semi;re riding 99 percent smooth asphalt&comma; you don&&num;8217&semi;t really need four-inch tires&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But if your routes genuinely include rough terrain&comma; they make much more sense&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>The front suspension deserves some criticism<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Here&&num;8217&semi;s something I don&&num;8217&semi;t want to gloss over&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The front fork only has around 60 millimetres of travel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">On a bike that looks this aggressive&comma; that isn&&num;8217&semi;t a huge amount&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And at least one long-term Trax 2&period;0 owner specifically mentioned that the front fork could be better and that they would prefer more suspension travel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">This matters because the Trax looks like an extreme mountain bike&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But appearance and suspension capability aren&&num;8217&semi;t the same thing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For forest paths&comma; potholes&comma; gravel and moderate off-road riding&comma; the system should be comfortable&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For aggressive downhill mountain-bike riding&comma; large drops and technical enduro trails&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">This wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t be my first choice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Think all-terrain comfort bike rather than downhill mountain bike&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>The brakes are surprisingly serious<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Now here&&num;8217&semi;s something I really like&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Cyrusher upgraded the Trax 2&period;0 to Tektro HD-E3940 hydraulic disc brakes with four-piston calipers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That&&num;8217&semi;s exactly the type of brake system a bike this heavy needs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Remember&comma; the Trax weighs roughly 39&period;6 kilograms before you even add the rider&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Put a 90-kilogram rider on it and you&&num;8217&semi;re controlling almost 130 kilograms of moving mass&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So cheap mechanical brakes would be unacceptable here&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Four-piston hydraulic brakes give you more clamping force&comma; better control and better heat management&comma; particularly during longer descents&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">This is one area where Cyrusher did not appear to cut corners purely to make the specification sheet cheaper&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Shimano 9-speed drivetrain<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The Trax 2&period;0 uses a Shimano 9-speed drivetrain&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That&&num;8217&semi;s perfectly adequate for the type of riding this bike is designed for&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">You don&&num;8217&semi;t need twelve expensive gears on a rear-hub commuter and adventure bike&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Replacement Shimano drivetrain components should also be easier for ordinary bicycle shops to deal with than proprietary electrical components&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">One owner with around 2&comma;500 kilometres on the bike did mention that they found the gearing somewhat too high&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That&&num;8217&semi;s something to consider if you live somewhere extremely hilly or prefer a very low climbing gear&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But because the rear hub motor is doing a significant portion of the work&comma; that won&&num;8217&semi;t necessarily bother every rider&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Weight&colon; this is the biggest physical disadvantage<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Now we get to my biggest criticism&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">39&period;6 kilograms&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That is extremely heavy for a bicycle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Take the battery out and you&&num;8217&semi;re still at approximately 33 kilograms&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So ask yourself an important question before buying this&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Where will I store it&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">If your bike lives in a garage with ground-level access&comma; the weight may barely matter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But if you need to carry it into an apartment…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">carry it down basement stairs…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">lift it onto a normal bicycle rack…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">put it into a car…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">or regularly use trains with stairs…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">39&period;6 kilograms becomes a serious problem&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">This is not a bike you&&num;8217&semi;ll casually pick up with one hand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">You also need to check the maximum weight rating of your vehicle&&num;8217&semi;s bicycle carrier&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Many conventional bike racks were designed around bicycles weighing 15 to 25 kilograms&comma; not almost 40&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So don&&num;8217&semi;t ignore this number&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For some people&comma; it will be completely irrelevant&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For others&comma; it should immediately remove the Trax 2&period;0 from their shopping list&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Size and rider capacity<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The Trax 2&period;0 uses a step-through frame&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That makes getting on and off considerably easier than the high-frame Ranger version&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Cyrusher recommends it for riders approximately 170 to 200 centimetres tall&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Maximum payload is listed at 150 kilograms&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That&&num;8217&semi;s another area where the Trax has an advantage over many lightweight commuter e-bikes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Between the wide tires&comma; substantial frame and high payload rating&comma; this bike makes sense for bigger and heavier riders&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The low-step frame is also useful if flexibility or repeatedly swinging your leg over a high top tube is an issue&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Lighting and safety equipment<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The 2&period;0 version gets an upgraded front light and integrated rear indicators&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The headlight is substantially larger than the tiny lights you see on many inexpensive e-bikes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">There&&num;8217&semi;s also an integrated horn system and handlebar controls for the lights and indicators&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Those are nice additions for night riding and urban visibility&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">However&comma; if you&&num;8217&semi;re buying one specifically for German public-road use&comma; I would still verify that the exact delivered configuration contains everything required for your intended road use&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Don&&num;8217&semi;t simply assume that having a bright headlight automatically means every accessory requirement is covered&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Maintenance and repairability<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">This is where the answer becomes more nuanced&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Mechanically&comma; there are some good signs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The bike uses components from recognised manufacturers including Bafang&comma; Shimano&comma; Tektro&comma; Kenda and DNM&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Normal maintenance such as tires&comma; tubes&comma; chains&comma; brake pads&comma; rotors and drivetrain adjustments shouldn&&num;8217&semi;t be especially exotic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And Cyrusher actually sells quite a few replacement components directly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">At the time of this review&comma; their German parts store lists replacement batteries&comma; displays&comma; controllers&comma; motors&comma; chargers and various mechanical components&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">A replacement 52-volt 20-amp-hour battery is currently around €499&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">A controller is around €104&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Displays start around €99&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">A replacement motor is listed around €485&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That is much better than buying a completely unknown internet e-bike where the manufacturer disappears and you can&&num;8217&semi;t obtain a controller two years later&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But there is still a difference between parts availability and local workshop support&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">A traditional Bosch e-bike sold through a major bicycle dealer often gives you access to diagnostic systems and an established workshop network&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Cyrusher works more like a direct-to-consumer brand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">If an electrical component fails&comma; you may end up communicating with Cyrusher&comma; diagnosing the problem remotely&comma; receiving a replacement component and then either fitting it yourself or finding someone willing to do the work&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">That&&num;8217&semi;s an important distinction&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>And that brings us to customer service<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">This is probably the biggest uncertainty surrounding the brand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The feedback is mixed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">There are owners reporting quick responses&comma; successful replacement parts and thousands of kilometres without major problems&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">There are also complaints involving slow support&comma; replacement-part delays and frustrating warranty experiences&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The German Trustpilot page is particularly difficult to judge because the sample size is still very small&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So I wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t tell you Cyrusher support is definitely bad&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And I wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t tell you it&&num;8217&semi;s equivalent to buying from a premium local bike shop either&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">I&&num;8217&semi;d describe it as a risk you need to factor into the lower price&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">You&&num;8217&semi;re getting a huge battery&comma; full suspension&comma; fat tires&comma; four-piston brakes and impressive specifications for roughly €2&comma;300&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Part of the reason that&&num;8217&semi;s possible is because you&&num;8217&semi;re not necessarily paying for the same physical dealer infrastructure that comes with some established European bicycle brands&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For someone comfortable with basic mechanical work and online support&comma; that&&num;8217&semi;s probably acceptable&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For someone who wants to drop the bicycle at a dealer whenever anything goes wrong and collect it repaired two days later&comma; I would think more carefully&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Warranty<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Cyrusher&&num;8217&semi;s warranty page currently lists two-year limited coverage for the frame&comma; motor and controller&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The battery and many other electrical and mechanical components are covered for one year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">It&&num;8217&semi;s also primarily a replacement-component style warranty rather than a promise that any local bicycle workshop will repair the bike free of charge&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So before buying&comma; I strongly recommend reading the current warranty terms rather than simply seeing &&num;8220&semi;two-year warranty&&num;8221&semi; and assuming every component is covered for two years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Accessories<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Something else that surprised me&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Mudguards and a rear rack aren&&num;8217&semi;t necessarily included as standard equipment in the base configuration&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Cyrusher sells a specific Trax 2&period;0 rack and mudguard package separately&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">For an all-terrain bike that&&num;8217&semi;s likely to be used for touring&comma; commuting and bad-weather riding&comma; I would prefer those to be standard at this price&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">It&&num;8217&semi;s not a dealbreaker&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But it&&num;8217&semi;s worth adding those accessories to the real purchase price if you&&num;8217&semi;re planning long tours&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>The pros<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So let&&num;8217&semi;s summarize what the Trax 2&period;0 does well&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number one&colon; a huge 52-volt 20-amp-hour battery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number two&colon; strong claimed torque from a recognised Bafang motor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number three&colon; exceptional comfort from fat tires plus front and rear suspension&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number four&colon; proper four-piston Tektro hydraulic brakes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number five&colon; high 150-kilogram payload capacity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number six&colon; useful step-through frame&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number seven&colon; good all-terrain capability for gravel&comma; forest roads&comma; sand and rough surfaces&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number eight&colon; replacement electrical components are actually listed for sale&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number nine&colon; Shimano&comma; Bafang&comma; Tektro and Kenda components are much more reassuring than a specification sheet filled entirely with unknown brands&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And number ten&colon; at roughly €2&comma;300&comma; there&&num;8217&semi;s a lot of hardware for the money&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>The cons<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But there are definitely disadvantages&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number one&colon; 39&period;6 kilograms is extremely heavy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number two&colon; don&&num;8217&semi;t automatically expect the advertised 120-kilometre maximum range in normal riding&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number three&colon; 60 millimetres of front suspension travel is modest considering how aggressive the bike looks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number four&colon; four-inch fat tires increase rolling resistance and weight&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number five&colon; local service won&&num;8217&semi;t be as straightforward everywhere as it is with a conventional dealer-supported e-bike&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number six&colon; Cyrusher customer-service experiences are mixed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Number seven&colon; some useful touring accessories cost extra&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And number eight&colon; if your riding is almost entirely smooth city asphalt&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;re carrying a lot of unnecessary bike&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Who should buy it&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">I think the Cyrusher Trax 2&period;0 makes the most sense for someone who says&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">&&num;8220&semi;I want maximum comfort&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">I want a very large battery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">I want strong assistance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">I want to ride long distances&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">I want to explore gravel&comma; forest roads&comma; dirt&comma; sand and rough terrain&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">I don&&num;8217&semi;t care very much about weight&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And I&&num;8217&semi;m comfortable owning a direct-to-consumer e-bike&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">If that sounds like you&comma; the Trax 2&period;0 is genuinely interesting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Especially at the current €2&comma;299 price&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Who should NOT buy it&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Don&&num;8217&semi;t buy this bike if you need to carry your bicycle up stairs every day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Don&&num;8217&semi;t buy it if you need something lightweight for trains and public transport&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Don&&num;8217&semi;t buy it specifically for serious downhill or technical enduro mountain biking&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And if local dealer support is your number-one priority&comma; I would probably sacrifice some battery capacity and equipment and buy from a strong local dealer network instead&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Final verdict<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So&comma; is the Cyrusher Trax 2&period;0 worth approximately €2&comma;300&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">From a pure hardware perspective&comma; I think the answer is yes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The amount of equipment you&&num;8217&semi;re getting is impressive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">A large 52-volt battery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Bafang motor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Full suspension&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Four-inch Kenda tires&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Four-piston Tektro brakes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Shimano gearing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">High payload capacity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Strong lighting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And a step-through frame&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">There really isn&&num;8217&semi;t one major weakness in the core specification&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The biggest negatives aren&&num;8217&semi;t actually the motor or battery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">They&&num;8217&semi;re the almost 40-kilogram weight&comma; limited front suspension travel and uncertainty around long-term service compared with traditional dealer brands&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">So my rating would be&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Motor and power&colon; 8&period;5 out of 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Battery&colon; 9 out of 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Comfort&colon; 9 out of 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Brakes&colon; 9 out of 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Components&colon; 8 out of 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Off-road recreational ability&colon; 8&period;5 out of 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Portability&colon; 3 out of 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Service and dealer support&colon; 6 out of 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Value for money&colon; 8&period;5 out of 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">Overall&colon; about 8 out of 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">It&&num;8217&semi;s not the bike I would buy for carrying into an apartment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">It&&num;8217&semi;s not the bike I would buy for competitive mountain biking&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">But for long&comma; comfortable adventure rides where battery capacity&comma; stability and rough-terrain capability matter more than weight&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">The Cyrusher Trax 2&period;0 makes a surprisingly strong case for itself&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"isSelectedEnd">And if Cyrusher can continue improving its service and replacement-parts network&comma; that&&num;8217&semi;s probably the single biggest thing that would make this bike easier to recommend long-term&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you found this review useful&comma; 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