VTUVIA CMB Pro vs VTUVIA SN100

Where each one wins

• VTUVIA CMB Pro is 48 Wh more battery.
• VTUVIA CMB Pro is 5 Nm more torque.
• VTUVIA CMB Pro is 1.4 kg lighter.

The VTUVIA SN100 does not lead on a single measured axis here. That does not make it the wrong bike, but it does mean the VTUVIA CMB Pro is the one to justify not buying.

What each one costs to own

Over 5 years the VTUVIA SN100 costs about 211 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 VTUVIA CMB Pro covers about 35,840 km before its pack is due for replacement; the VTUVIA SN100, about 33,280 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 VTUVIA CMB Pro if you would rather charge less often than carry less weight.
• Pick the VTUVIA CMB Pro if you carry the bike up steps, onto a train, or into a flat.
• Pick the VTUVIA CMB Pro if your route has real hills, or you carry cargo or a passenger.
• Pick the VTUVIA SN100 if the five-year total is what you are optimising.

Verdict

On the measured axes the VTUVIA SN100 is the better buy, and the VTUVIA CMB Pro 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.