Himiway E-Bikes
Himiway sit below Rad Power and Aventon on price and above them on raw numbers, which is a combination worth explaining rather than glossing over. Both models here are mid drive ebikes, $1,999 and $3,999, on 960Wh Samsung or LG cells and rated 60 to 80 miles.
Mid-drive at $1,999 is the headline. Most bikes at that price use a rear hub, which is cheaper to build and worse at climbing.
The D5 Pro is the only mid-drive D5, and that is the point
The D5 Pro at $1,999 runs a Bafang mid-drive with 130 Nm and a torque sensor. The rest of the D5 line uses hub motors at 90 Nm. Same family name, different bike underneath, and the Pro is the one worth the money.
A mid-drive puts power through the gears rather than straight into the wheel, so it climbs better and holds range on hills. Paired with a 960Wh pack and Kenda 26x4.0 tyres, it is a genuine all-terrain bike rather than a road bike with fat tyres bolted on. 79 lb and a 400 lb payload.
It has front suspension only. If you want rear travel, that is the D7 Pro or a different brand.
The D7 Pro is a lot of bike, and priced like one
160 Nm from a Bafang M620, 150mm of KKE fork travel, a RockShox Deluxe Select+ rear shock, Tektro 4-piston brakes and a Shimano CUES 10-speed. On paper at $3,999 that is more suspension and more torque than a [[Trek Rail 9.7|/products/trek-rail-9-7/]] at $8,700.
On paper is doing work in that sentence. Trek and Specialized buy frame engineering, geometry and dealer support that do not show up in a spec table, and a 26x4.8 fat tyre is a different tool from a 29in trail wheel. Himiway sell the D7 Pro as a hunting bike, which is the honest use case: carrying weight over rough ground at low speed, not descending a bike park.
88.6 lb with the battery. That is the heaviest non-cargo bike we sell.
Where Himiway sits, honestly
Himiway is not a box-mover. UL-certified cells, Samsung and LG chemistry, named Bafang motors, Tektro and Shimano components, and a real company behind the warranty. That clears the bar we set in [[our guide to picking an e-bike company|/blog/electric-bike-company/]].
It is also not Specialized. Finish, dealer network and resale value all sit below the established names, and the frames are built to a price. If you want maximum spec per dollar and can live with that, Himiway is a good answer. If you want the bike to feel expensive, it is not.
Straight answers
- Is the Himiway D5 Pro a mid-drive or a hub motor?
- Mid-drive. It is the only mid-drive in the D5 range, with a Bafang motor and 130 Nm against 90 Nm on the hub-motor D5 models. It also has a torque sensor, which the cheaper D5s do not.
- How far does a Himiway go on one charge?
- Himiway quote 60 to 80 miles for both bikes here, on the same 960Wh pack. That is a manufacturer figure on low assist. On a fat tyre bike carrying weight you should expect meaningfully less.
- Are Himiway batteries safe?
- They use Samsung and LG cells and are UL certified, which is the standard worth insisting on. That is the same certification the more expensive brands here carry.
- Is the D7 Pro a real full-suspension bike?
- Yes, 150mm at the front on a KKE coil fork and a RockShox Deluxe Select+ at the rear. It is built for carrying weight over rough ground rather than trail riding, and at 88.6 lb it rides like it.
- Why is Himiway cheaper than Rad Power or Aventon?
- Frames built to a price, a smaller dealer network and lower resale. The motors, cells and components are name-brand. You are trading finish and support for spec, which is a fair trade if you know you are making it.
Weighing up Himiway against another make? What separates a real e-bike company from a box-mover covers the certification, warranty and parts questions worth asking of any brand, including the ones we sell.