Gazelle Electric Commuter Bikes
Ready to reinvent your commute? Imagine sailing past traffic jams, expensive gas stations and parking lots, and stalled buses and trains with the wind in your hair and a smile on your face. With an electric bike, you can enjoy a whole new level of freedom and joy in your commute, without sacrificing comfort and convenience.
What is a commuter bike?
A commuter bike is any bike you ride to and from work, however most commuter bikes have a few unique qualities that make riding more practical and convenient. Commuter bikes tend to have a slightly more upright riding position than a traditional road bike. Additionally, commuter ebikes will often have accessories like a rear rack that allows the rider to carry a bag with a computer or change of clothes for the office or fenders that help keep clothing clean especially on wet days. Gazelle ebikes have both of these features as standard plus the benefit of the motor, which can keep the rider sweat free and relaxed, making them an ideal commuter bike.
What is the average range of a commuter ebike?
Just like commutes, the range of a commuter ebike can vary immensely. The average one-way commute distance in the US is just over 14 miles, a distance that can easily be covered by a commuter ebike with an efficient mid-drive motor. These motors, combined with batteries with a 500 Wh capacity, can reliably provide range of 30-60 miles using the higher support levels. For riders with especially long or demanding commutes or a desire to ride only using the highest support setting, it could be worth investing in either a dual battery set up or keeping spare battery at work to swap for the ride home.
4 Reasons Why eBikes Are Perfect Commute Vehicles
1. Lower Your Commute Costs
Say goodbye to expenses related to gas, parking, and other car or transit costs. With gas prices continuing to reach new highs, the pain at the pump has never hit harder. Recharging your electric bike costs just pennies on the dollar, allowing you to breeze past the gas stations, expensive parking lots, and avoid tickets.
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2. Discover Freedom and Fun
Take control of your schedule, beat traffic, forget the train timetable, stop looking for a parking spot, and live your best life by commuting by ebike. Leave the house when you want, have the flexibility and ease to run quick errands, and even get a little exercise on your way home when you embrace an electric bike commute.
3. Enjoy the ride
Gazelle’s ebikes come with everything you need to get to and from work safely and comfortably, including integrated lighting, a high-capacity rear rack, and a rear-wheel lock. Fenders and a covered chain guard help keep your work clothes clean, and a powerful motor means you won’t work up a sweat on the way to the office.
4. Open Your World
Beyond the practical economic and efficiency benefits, biking to work offers so much more. From improving your mindset and physical fitness to lowering your environmental impact to connecting with the community around you in the way you just can’t achieve when driving a car, biking can be a truly transformative experience.
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Featured Electric Commuter Bikes
Ultimate C380+
The Gazelle Ultimate C380+ offers an active geometry combined with the convenience of stepless shifting with the Enviolo CVT hub and Gates carbon belt drive. Recognized by TIME as their top commuter ebike.
Eclipse C380+
The Gazelle Eclipse C380+ is our first Class 3 bike available in a low-step. With an active geometry, a CVT hub and belt drive, and beefy 750Wh battery, the Eclipse can handle the most demanding of commutes.
Medeo T10+
The Gazelle Medeo T10+ is our most affordable and awarded Class 3 ebike. With a sportive geometry and sleek good looks, this bike is ideal for a commuter who values style and savings in equal measure.
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What is the best commuter bike for me?
Offering a variety of frame styles, seating postures, and motor types, Gazelle makes ebikes for every type of commuter. If comfort is key, we recommend ebikes in our Easy category. Featuring accessible low-step frames, a super upright posture, and cushy grips and saddles, these bikes boast a relaxed ride. For riders with longer and more demanding commutes, electric bikes in our Active or Sportive category may be a better fit. These bikes offer low, mid, and high-step frame options, more gearing, powerful motors, and a more forward riding posture. Need help narrowing down these options?
Class 3 Spotlight
Class 3 or speed bikes are electric bikes that are pedal-assist up to 28 mph. These bikes are ideal for experienced cyclists looking for a high-performance ebike that can get them from Point A to Point B as quickly and as powerfully as possible. Gazelle has several Class 3 ebikes, the Eclipse T11+ and C380+, Medeo T10+ and the Ultimate T10+ and C380+. These bikes are all specced with Bosch’s Performance Line Speed motor, offering 85 Nm of torque, a high-capacity batteries, responsive 4-piston hydraulic disc brakes, and more generous front suspension forks to smooth that high speed ride. To ensure a stiff and stable frame, most models have a top tube, with the exception of the Eclipse, which is offered in a step-though style. If you have a long commute or have to ride on busy roads, a Class 3 ebike may be the best option for you. Ready to meet your speedy match?
Tested: The Gazelle Ultimate C380+
The Gazelle Ultimate C380+ is possibly the ultimate commuter e-bike that will have you effortlessly zipping along at up to 28mph.
Gazelle Ultimate C380 Plus isn't your average e-bike
"This bike has a huge list of features that differentiate it from typical hybrid commuter e-bikes...The cargo light is integrated within the rear rack. I love how clean this looks."
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"I’d love to tell you there’s some particular fault of this belt-driven commuter from the Dutch brand...Affix a pair of panniers and you’re all set for commuting."
About Gazelle
Over 130 Years of Excellence
Since 1892, Gazelle has produced bikes of exceptional quality, comfort, and value, inspired by our love of cycling and belief that bicycles should be accessible to all for daily life, and the long haul. Our thoughtful approach to design and relentless commitment to innovation drive us to create bikes to meet the needs of all types of riders, now and in the years to come. Discover more about this rich history and the joy of riding a Gazelle.