Revibikes Cheetah Pro
A long, retro cruiser with a 48V 1,000W Hentak hub motor, two 15Ah batteries and Tektro four-piston brakes on 203 mm rotors. Ben's read: a stable, comfortable bike that's very well buttoned up, with terrible grips.
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Full Video Review
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From the Review
Out on the Trail
Frames from Ben's video
Up Close
Detail Gallery
Shot in Ben's studio and on the road
The Engineering
What Makes The Revibikes Cheetah Pro Tick
Motor & Batteries
48V 1,000W Hentak hub, 1,700W peak, 2 x 15Ah
Metal-gear hub
Hentak motors are known for metal gears: a little noisier, but they last and give a lot of torque. Ben expected a loud one and found it pretty tame.
Two batteries
Both are UL certified, each switches on or off on its own, and a balancer evens out the voltage. Ben rode 19 miles to about 50% and projects around 36 miles.
Class 3 and a tunable menu
Class 1, 2, 3, Sport and Off-road, with each assist level adjustable in percent. Sport caps assist 5 at 71%; Off-road gives 100%.
Frame & Fork
Hardtail, inverted air fork
Air fork you can tune
An inverted fork with a Schrader valve, a quick compression knob and a lockout. Ben: it feels like butter, and he would let some air out to make it soft.
Hardtail with a sprung seat
No rear suspension, but the seat is on springs. It does fine on gravel and paths; rougher ground is trouble.
Clean welds
“The welds are immaculate all over this frame. It feels very sturdy, very overbuilt.”
Brakes & Tires
Tektro four-piston, 203 mm rotors, Kenda 26x4
Brakes
Four-piston hydraulics on 203 mm rotors front and rear. Ben stopped right on time from 28 mph and called the performance perfect.
Tires
Kenda knobbies with a quiet centre channel. They dig in on loose gravel and are quiet when upright.
Two noises to fix
A metal chain guard that clanks and a loose battery cable inside the tank. Ben suggests foam tape for both.
The Cockpit
Cruiser Bars, Serious Menu
Landscape display, NFC unlock, three pedal sensors
The landscape screen shows both battery levels, class, speed, trip time, odometer and assist level, and the menu is in plain English. Unlock it with a code or an NFC card. Ben can read it clearly with the sun over his shoulder.
Pedal sensing is torque, cadence or a hybrid that acts as torque below 13 mph and cadence above. In hybrid, once you pass 13 mph you can just spin the cranks and the bike takes you to 30. Ben says he has never seen that on another bike.
Find Your Fit
Size & Fittings
Ben, 5'9", on the Cheetah Pro from the review
Will It Fit You?
- WeightAbout 105 lb with both batteries (Ben)
- Max load400 lb
- Wheelbase57" (Revibikes)
- Seat height32" to 38" (Revibikes)
- Standover26.5" (Revibikes)
- Wheels26" x 4.0"
Ben calls it a long, fairly tall bike with a cockpit that isn't stretched out. The seat has an extra two inches below where he ran it, so he could get flat-footed, and the stem tilts and adjusts for reach. He is 5'9" and sat upright.
Plan Your Ride
Your Range, Not Mine
Brand range figures come from a light rider on flat ground in perfect weather. Set it up the way you actually ride and you get the window to plan a trip inside.
The Numbers
Full Specifications
Source: revibikes.com→⚡ E-System
🚦 Performance
🔧 Chassis & Brakes
✨ In The Box
The Bike Cave Verdict
Ben's Take
Getting a bike like this that has one of the nicest electronic systems that I've experienced in the last little while, a beautiful screen, a ton of power. This bike is very well buttoned up. It's very roomy. It's comfortable. I've been out here for hours.
I think this is well worth it. Very good bike, 30 amp hours of battery, great electronics. It's a good pedaling bike that I've been loving my time on.
The grips suck. I would change these things ASAP.
Ben did not give this bike a Cave Score in the review, so there is no number here.
👍 What I loved
- The seat: “one of the most comfortable seats I've been on in a long time”
- 31 mph on the GPS at close to 200 lb, against a 33 mph claim
- Hybrid pedal sensing: spin the cranks above 13 mph and it does the work
- Four-piston Tektro brakes and 203 mm rotors: “perfect braking performance”
- An air fork you can tune, in a long, very stable frame
- Tunable power in every mode, in plain English menus
👎 What to know
- “The grips suck.” Ben would swap them straight away
- A metal chain guard that clanks and a loose battery cable that rattles
- Throttle is a fraction of a second late on both ends
- Hardtail: rougher ground is trouble, and it is not an off-road bike
- Claims 33 mph for a very light rider; at 200 lb expect 31
- Lengthy assembly, with fenders and an inverted fork to fit