Bezior X1500 vs Bezior X500

Where each one wins

• Bezior X500 is 7 km/h faster.
• Bezior X1500 is 7 km further on range.
• Bezior X500 is 5.4 kg lighter.
• Bezior X1500 is 115 Wh more battery.

The Bezior X1500 leads on 2 of these, the Bezior X500 on 2. Neither sweeps it, so the choice comes down to which of those you actually use.

What each one costs to own

Over 5 years the Bezior X500 costs about 420 EUR less to own, once purchase, charging, servicing, a battery replacement where one is due, and resale are all counted.

That figure moves mostly on the battery. The Bezior X1500 covers about 32,747 km before its pack is due for replacement; the Bezior X500, about 26,613 km. Ride less than that and the replacement never enters the sum.

Run these numbers on your own mileage

Which one to buy

• Pick the Bezior X1500 if you ride to the edge of the battery and dislike planning around it.
• Pick the Bezior X1500 if you would rather charge less often than carry less weight.
• Pick the Bezior X500 if you carry the bike up steps, onto a train, or into a flat.
• Pick the Bezior X500 if your commute has fast stretches where the assist cutting out matters.
• Pick the Bezior X500 if the five-year total is what you are optimising.

Verdict

On the measured axes the Bezior X500 is the better buy, and the Bezior X1500 needs a reason of its own: a colour, a frame, a shop you trust, a price that moves. None of those are in our numbers, and all of them are legitimate.

Range here is an estimate under one reference ride, not a measurement. Yours will differ with terrain, weight, tyres and weather, which is what the range calculator is for.