SAMEBIKE RS-A01 vs SAMEBIKE RS-A07

Where each one wins

• SAMEBIKE RS-A01 is 6.8 kg lighter.

The SAMEBIKE RS-A07 does not lead on a single measured axis here. That does not make it the wrong bike, but it does mean the SAMEBIKE RS-A01 is the one to justify not buying.

What each one costs to own

Over 5 years the SAMEBIKE RS-A01 costs about 140 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 SAMEBIKE RS-A01 covers about 32,747 km before its pack is due for replacement; the SAMEBIKE RS-A07, about 32,747 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 SAMEBIKE RS-A01 if you carry the bike up steps, onto a train, or into a flat.
• Pick the SAMEBIKE RS-A01 if the five-year total is what you are optimising.

Verdict

On the measured axes the SAMEBIKE RS-A01 is the better buy, and the SAMEBIKE RS-A07 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.