I also have the Cobra from Himiway and in the meanwhile, Himiway selling fenders and a rack for this bike. I ordered and mounted the parts at my bike. Now it looks like an Touring-E-Fat-Bike. So much better at raining days or muddy roads. My longest trip with on battery load was 130 kilometers or 80 miles with 20% of the max. support. I had to paddle the whole time, but that is what I like. The weight is ok for me. I can lift the bike in to the basement and back on road level. Greetings from Germany.
Probably the best looking bike out there right now. I got one of the first cruisers that came out and it still performs flawlessly. A rack on this bike would be great. I use mine all the time, even made a holder for my rack to hold my 24" bar chainsaw.
I really like the paint on the bike, yes it might scratch easily but so do cars . It's all about the ride and not worrying about mud or the odd scratch. Bikes are for riding and enjoying yourself.
My wife & i have been reviewing so many E-bike brands and models worldwide, and we keep finding ourselves brought back to the Himiway Cobra, it looks like this is to be our winner! thanks for the review 👍
That Himiway Cobra looks badass! So glad they have a torque sensor model now. The carbon fiber looking cobra skin is really cool! So stealth and smooth. Look at those car tires, oh boy! will turn heads.
Now you know what's next, a shoot out with the Cobra vs the Wicked Freedom. Both great bikes, but different perks that make each one unique. Would love to see a video with both of them
The styling is superb. The carbon fiber paint scheme is fantastic. It's great that is has a torque sensor, hydraulic brakes, 20AH battery, and full suspension including a brand name fork.
Glad to see more bikes with full suspension. I would like to see a video of different ways to mount that style of bike especially shorter or people that aren't as flexible like me who wish we could ride a bike like the cobra
The Himiway Cobra ebike looks amazing! its definitely one to keep on anyones radar, I for one am saving up for a new bike and ill be keeping my eye on their site so hopefully when i have the money ill be able to get it
Lol, air compressor to pump up your rear shock, I've actually done that once when I was in a pinch, it can work if you get lucky, but it's really hard to get the the pressure right, you have to over pressurize it, Because by the time you remove the pump from the valve, you already lost too much pressure. Better just to get a $20 shock pump.
Love the direction they are going ,just wish this model came with the step thru option ,at 68 I'm not too keen on always having to lift what my be tired legs over the seat.
I've had a Area 13 torque sensor hub drive bike for a couple years. It is always nice when I see reviewers discover the joys of torque over cadence sensors. I wanted a mid-drive for climbing but the one in my price range had a cadence sensor. It was unnatural in the way it responded to pedaling.
Bought the cobra, rode about 40 miles this weekend, battery sisnt move on first ride of 18.miles. It rides so smooth bit of off road was just to easy. Love the reviews , watched quite a few. Changed sproket to 50 tooth dont like to pedal like a fool. Also waiting on the display kd986 coming this week
Great review Bryan! It has me considering this over the step-thru cruiser. I also loved your mod video of the twist throttle, display and larger handle bars for this bike, all of which make sense. Now you have me looking forward to the fenders & rear rack mod video to make this bike complete! ;)
Excellent review! I’m awaiting delivery of mine so I’m soaking up all I can so I’m ready when it arrives. Thanks for covering the pedal assist customization. Nobody else has mentioned this aspect. In fact, one review criticized the power levels coming on too strong at the lower levels. It sounds like Himiway has thought through this system very well. I’m looking forward to getting the Cobra out on the trails.
Nice video. Learned a lot about torq sensor. Your right its a good selling point and himiway should take note of that. Hope they put that in all their future bikes.
Once again, Killed it!! With the video. There are other reviews out there on this bike, but I like your the best! The is no perfect bike out there, but this one has a lot of what I would want in a bike. I wonder if putting the other display on it would make it able to go faster. Anyway sweet bike!
As an Aventure owner who commutes with it 90% of the time, I'm definitely Team Cadence. Unless it has suitable gearing you're not going to get put the spurs to it top speed out of it. I'd rather ghost pedal @ 33mph. However, if your more of a trail rider, torque is the way to go. Cadence - Bike lane Torque - Trail
you can take the 40kmh limit off that bike you just need a new lcd display. Himiway officially started putting limiters on their bikes back in 2021, so any bike or lcd display manufactured has firmware on their motherboards to limit your controller. Hope this reaches you because that bike can go a hell of alot faster
I gave the Aventon level with torque sensor, if you ride in level 1 you can go up to about 14 mph and get far more range than the 31 miles you got around 55 miles plus.
I asked Himiway support recently whether this bike had a torque sensor and said there’s nothing on their site to say either cadence or torque. 2 days they replied. Zebra cadence Cobra torque 👍
Thanks for the honest review. Sure like to look into Battery compartments, compare how these companies hold the batteries in. To bad, no rack, no good. 4.8 tires, excellent. I want one for Hunting!
Awesome review! I have two 2016 Radrovers with around 7500 miles between them. I had to modify them being 6'3" and +290lbs (with commuting backpack and rear rack for tool/parts); which, it over its max of 275lbs. I'm due for an upgrade and this might be top of the list to replace the Radrover. I would just have to figure out a rear rack for tools/parts for flats on the single track trails.
I hope they bring the Escape Pro and Big Dog with a torque sensor too. The Escape Pro with this upgrade plus the battery from the Big Dog would be awesome. :)
In looking at the seam on the paint job, it almost looks as if it is a wrap instead of paint. When you showed the seam is what made me think so. Peace, Mo
Similar aesthetic to the Aventure (which is awesome & looks great) with the bonus of dual suspension & torque sensor instead of cadence. Really sweet ride that may just have to join the stable with my Aventon Aventure!
“Fatter the better” and yeah they look cool but your right they give a more secure ride. See a lot of Himiway around now, as to this one like the hi-grade fork. Looks like these guys are going to establish themselves.
Love the overview. Thanks a ton! Question - are you able to remove the Himiway sticker on the frame? Just ordered one of these, so just curious. Thanks!
That shifter is unforgivable. It sucks so bad. Why not just put a nice trigger shifter? Seems like a true blunder in such a very nice bike. Great review.
Great video Brayan, I think it’s more of a vinyl wrap then it is a paint job. I had asked you some time ago your thoughts on the torque sensor and at that time you were not convinced it was better then a cadence. I have to get a torque sensor in my lineup soon, it just seems better in most ways. Unfortunately my wife has put a limit of three bikes for me . I have to make some tough decision come spring time. Anybody looking for a wife 🤣😝
I'm an old guy and I've been looking at E-bikes for a couple of years now and himiway always comes up on my radar as one of the better deals. I kind of need to step through bike though because of my hips.
I ride my Snapcycle R1 in thick grass like that often for hunting and scouting. Watch out for logs and holes being hidden by the tall grass when going fast in fields like that. I've been over the handle bars more than once. I go slower in thick grass now 😂
See if you have Nireeka send their Nireeka Revenant to you so you can try it, the Cobra and the Revenant look similar, but the Rev is carbon fiber, so it is more responsive and lighter ...
It's a gorgeous bike, but I'm only 5'1" so it may be too high for me even with the seat set to it's lowest height. Will they come out with a step over or folding version?
Great looking bike with awesome features. It did seem pretty sluggish though. It is a lot nicer looking than the Wicked Freedom. Wish it had that power!
I agree with most of your review. It seems they are going for the outdoor type not just city rider. So I'd say it should have fenders and rack but past that I feel it should have integrated taillight and a larger battery 30ah. Something I don't think many manufacturers are thinking of yet but I think in the future they will be. Setting the bike up for a hunting/trail trailer. To any manufacturers who might see this send a reviewer two like bikes that compare a cadence sensor vs torque sensor. If you sell both in a model it would probably help sell more of both. There will be people who really like one or the other.
Yes torque sensor my Hyper Scorpion and Scorpion X has that they are phenomenal! Actually I can key in cadence or torque but I use torque, love torque setting. Keep in mind Tora of Juiced bikes ad this and full suspension along with so many other xtra long before the other manufacturer’s even 52 v 20 ah batteries were standard on his bikes in early days of ebikes. He gets a bad rap and one must woke up to that stigma. That man has done so much to manufacturers to where they are now. Go on line and look at his history from early days. Yeah you know all these bikes have their issues all of them. No manufacturer has clean hands it’s a scandalous business, with no regulation.
I have a question for you. Love the reviews as well. I am looking at either 1. Himiway cobra 2. Wired freedom 3. Yamaha cross core rc which only has 250 watt mid drive. What do you think? I’m going to use mostly road maybe 20% light trail. Hope you can help. Thanks much
Hey I really like the Yoto E-bike and it’s basically the Same bike but $300 cheaper than the hemiway normal version(not pro). I enjoy watching your channel. I am thinking about buying either the yoto bike or the hemiway non pro version and I was wondering if you could get the bike and post a video on it and just take it out for a quick ride to test the suspension like jumping it off a curb and getting a good view of the suspension as you jump. Also just on how it’s been and some details on what you like and dislike about the bike. I understand you are very busy with RU-vid but I would really appreciate if you did this and I would be very happy because there isn’t enough videos out there on this bike. This doesn’t have to be some high quality video that has to be edited a lot. It’s okay if you don’t see this comment because I know you have a lot of subscribers.- Thanks, Your subscriber Colton Monica
So having the camo version of this bike and yet no rear rack which would obviously appeal to the same group is sending mixed messages. They gotta fix that asap
bummer about the front mount battery - shucks that is my deal breaker the other features are REALLY great & a fine trail bike. myself I like the narrower tires. [a personal preference] my MTB has a 2.5 which seems good *for my riding. can the tire size be changed? *my guess is the rims will need to be changed as well {not so easy to do} :( the thumb throttle and other things I like as well, might change to an adjustable or high rise stem? &/or handle bars. but I see the narrow bars are well suited for trails {yeah my idea of trails are often narrow, between trees, bushes, ect} looks to be sweet as it is [just poor battery placement] a rear rack shouldnt be an issue. [thatd be my rear fender] a front fender can be made easily. the wrap is thin & I was surprised it was not so durable. But easily fixed to suit the rider. [a minor thing to replace] as it looks like a wrap, if its a paint job? they really did that wrong, but its fixable.
