Gravel riding in the UK is rarely just gravel. Most good loops stitch a bridleway to a byway with a stretch of road in between. There is usually a climb to be earned before the interesting part starts and that climb is often what decides whether a ride happens at all on a Saturday with three hours spare.
An electric gravel bike does not remove the effort, it changes what fits into an afternoon. Here is our range of electric gravel bikes, what separates one from another and how to work out which suits the riding you actually do.
What an electric gravel bike actually changes
An electric gravel bike will not make you faster along a flat lane and it’s worth being clear about that before anything else. What it changes is range, sixty miles starts to feel like thirty five. The climb you would normally plan around becomes part of the route rather than the reason to shorten it.
That matters most in the sections nobody looks forward to, the road link between two good bits of green lane, the long drag back up the valley at the end and the last eighteen miles into a headwind with the light going. Those are the stretches that quietly shrink where you ride, and they are the ones assistance flattens out.
The change riders mention most often is not distance or speed. It is how often they go out, the ride stops being something you have to talk yourself into.
Motor and torque
The Torque decides how the bike feels when the road tips up and the spread across this category is wide.
- A TQ HPR50 gives 50Nm whereas the newer HPR60 gives 60Nm.
- Avinox M2 gives 110Nm, the M2S gives 130Nm which rises to 150Nm for a minute in Boost.
More is not automatically better, high torque earns its keep on steep, loose climbs and on loaded bikepacking trips where you are carrying kit.
Lower torque keeps the bike feeling like a bike, which is what most riders coming off an unassisted gravel bike are actually after.
Decide which of those describes your riding before you look at anything else.
Battery and Range
Battery size matters less than you would think, what really moves the number is you: how much you weigh, how much climbing you are doing, what pressure your tyres are at, how cold it is, and how long you spend in the highest assistance mode. Stay mostly in the low setting and you will go a good deal further than the specification suggests.
Range extenders are worth knowing about too, several of the lighter bikes take a bolt-on pack you can fit for the big days and leave at home the rest of the time, so you are not hauling the extra weight round a Tuesday evening loop.
Tyre clearance
Gravel bikes have settled around 45mm to 50mm and every bike on this page runs a 50c tyre as standard so clearance is less of a separator than it once was. The figure that matters in a British winter is clearance with mudguards fitted, which is tighter than the headline number on most frames.
Weight
Expect somewhere between 13kg and 17kg and you will not feel the difference much on the road with the motor running. You will feel it lifting the bike onto a car rack, carrying it up a step to the shed or pushing it over a stile.
The best electric gravel bikes we stock
Best Overall Options
Megamo Along 03 2027
Price: £5,999
The Along is the first gravel bike to arrive with Avinox, the drive system DJI built for electric mountain bikes and it brings the full version (130Nm as standard and 150Nm for a minute in Boost), fed by a 600Wh battery built into the down tube.
What that adds up to is a gravel bike that does not care how steep the climb is or how much you are carrying. The battery is sealed to IP56 for dust, mud and heavy rain, and the chainstays stay at 435mm across all four sizes, so the handling is consistent whether you take a small or an extra large. If your riding involves loaded days, long routes or the kind of gradients that make you get off and push, this is the bike for you.
Scott Solace Gravel 30
Price: £3,599 (reduced from £5,699)
The opposite approach, and for a lot of riders the more appealing one. The Solace Gravel 30 uses the TQ HPR60, a compact mid-motor giving 60Nm which is about 20% more than the HPR50 it replaces while staying quiet and light.
This is the bike to look at if you already ride gravel and want the assistance to be almost invisible. It feels like a gravel bike, it just keeps going for longer.
The Mid Range Option
Megamo Along 10 2027
Price: £3,999.00
The Along 10 is the sensible way into an Avinox gravel bike. It drops to the M2 motor, which still gives 110Nm and 1100W, and it keeps the same 600Wh battery and the same full carbon frame as the models above it.
The short version is that you get most of what makes the Along 03 special for £2,000 less. Unless you are regularly riding loaded on severe gradients, 110Nm is more assistance than you are likely to use and GRX is a groupset that will take years of British winters without complaint.
The Budget Buy
Bergamont E-Grandurance 7
Price: £2,699 (reduced from £4,199)
The entry point to the category and a lot more bike than the price suggests. The E-Grandurance 7 runs the TQ HPR50 with a 360Wh battery, the same motor family fitted to gravel e-bikes costing twice as much.
At 16.3kg it is the heaviest bike here and that is the trade you make for the price. It comes in five sizes from S to XXL, which is a wider range than most so it is also the easiest one to get a good fit on.
Try one before you buy
Specifications will only take you so far, the difference between 60Nm and 130Nm is something you understand in about thirty seconds on a hill and not before.
We have three stores, in Blackburn, Burnley and Lancaster and our workshop team looks after these motor systems day in and day out which matters more on an electric bike than on any other kind.
Finance is available across the range and you can order online and collect in store if that is easier.
If you are not sure which of these four suits you, come to the store or contact us and tell us where you ride and we will point you to the right one.
FAQ’s
What is the difference between an electric gravel bike and an electric road bike?
Tyres and geometry, an electric gravel bike takes 45mm to 50mm tyres and sits you more upright so it stays settled on loose ground. An electric road bike is lower and faster on tarmac and will not take anything like the same tyre.
How much should you spend on a good electric gravel bike?
Around £2,500 to £3,500 gets you a reputable mid-drive motor, a GRX-level groupset and a frame worth keeping. Above £5,000 buys carbon wheels, electronic shifting and either less weight or more power. Below £2,000 the compromise usually lands on the motor, which is the one part you cannot upgrade later.
How far can an electric gravel bike go on one charge?
As a guide, a 360Wh battery covers 40 to 60 miles of mixed riding, a 600Wh battery 60 to 90. Treat those as starting points, your weight, the climbing, tyre pressure, cold weather and how long you spend in the highest assistance mode all move the figure.
Are electric gravel bikes legal on UK bridleways and byways?
Yes, provided the bike is a legal electrically assisted pedal cycle: a motor of no more than 250W continuous rated power, assistance cutting out at 15.5mph, pedals turning for the motor to help, and a rider aged 14 or over. Meet that and the law treats it as an ordinary bike with the same access rights.
Access rules still differ across England, Wales and Scotland and some landowners set their own conditions. Check locally before riding somewhere new.
Can you ride an electric gravel bike without the motor on?
Yes, with the assistance off they ride like heavy gravel bikes: fine on the flat but hard work on a long climb. Weight decides how it feels and 13kg is not far off an unassisted bike while 17kg is noticeable. So if the battery runs out halfway round you aren’t stranded, just a slower ride home.