Tenways Launches New CGO600 Chain Drive Model E-Bike

Electric Bike Report’s Take:

We will be getting the bike in for a full test and review early next month, and we are excited to see if there are any other small upgrades that don’t stand out on paper but add to the performance. It’s been a year since we reviewed the belt drive version, and everything other than the drivetrain appears to be the same.

Tenways has been a brand that has impressed us with the few bikes we have reviewed. Alongside the CGO600 Pro-E, we’ve reviewed their AGO-T, AGO-Xand CGO800Sand have found them all to be thoughtfully designed.

Their will obviously be a difference in performance between the Carbon Gates belt drive version and the 8-speed version, but we expect the biggest advantage of this newer version to be noticed when climbing hills.

The belt drive version did ok on our hill test, climbing Hell Hole in 1:44. That was behind other city commuters like the Aventon Single, Trek FX+2and the newly released Ride1Up Roadster V3 and Velotric T1ST+.

Of course, that’s to be expected from a single gear bike. The manufacturer has to try to balance the bikes performance on flats vs hill climbing, there is just no way around that. As such, if your someone who has a lot of hills to climb, your probably better suited off with the new chain version of the CGO600 Pro

Of course, adding a drive train does add some maintenance to the equation, so if you don’t have a lot of hills to climb, or you enjoy more of a fitness ride when climbing hills, then the belt drive version is still a fantastic option.

Again, we’ll be getting the bike in to pedal it through our full testing here soon, so stay tuned for the in-depth review. In the meantime, if you have any questions that you want us to address in that review, leave those in the comments below.