VTUVIA SF20 vs VTUVIA SN100

Where each one wins

• VTUVIA SF20 is 16 km further on range.
• VTUVIA SN100 is 13 km/h faster.
• VTUVIA SF20 is 96 Wh more battery.
• VTUVIA SN100 is 3.2 kg lighter.

The VTUVIA SF20 leads on 2 of these, the VTUVIA SN100 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 VTUVIA SF20 costs about 700 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 SF20 covers about 38,400 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 SF20 if you ride to the edge of the battery and dislike planning around it.
• Pick the VTUVIA SF20 if you would rather charge less often than carry less weight.
• Pick the VTUVIA SN100 if you carry the bike up steps, onto a train, or into a flat.
• Pick the VTUVIA SN100 if your commute has fast stretches where the assist cutting out matters.
• Pick the VTUVIA SF20 if the five-year total is what you are optimising.

Verdict

On the measured axes the VTUVIA SF20 is the better buy, and the VTUVIA SN100 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.