2023 ASOMTOM Q7 Review

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The Asomtom Q7 is a powerful electric mountain bike that will help you tackle the toughest trails and hills. With a 750-watt motor, detachable battery, and hydraulic brakes, the Q7 is built to perform. It's also got a pretty sleek design, enough travel on the front forks to take a drop here and there, a multi-functional LCD display with a USB interface, and a few other key features we’ll dive into! 

COMPANY OVERVIEW

The Q7 has a starting price of $1,999 USD and comes with a 1-year limited warranty. Asomtom is a Chinese company that has been making electric bikes for several years, and they currently offer a few different models, but the Q7 might be their greatest offering. 

MOTOR

The Q7 is powered by a BAFANG 750W motor, which is capable of reaching top speeds of 31 MPH. It is advertised as having 85Nm of torque and based on our riding, that feels about right! The motor offers five levels of pedal assistance, so you can customize your ride depending on the terrain and your personal preferences. The Q7 also has a half-twist throttle, so you can get an instant boost of power whenever you need it.

BATTERY

The Q7 comes with a detachable, lockable, 15 Ah, 48V Lithium battery, which can be charged using the included 2-Amp charger. This isn’t the largest capacity battery we’ve tested on similar bikes, but 720 watt-hours is more than enough juice for a heckuva afternoon! The battery is capable of providing a range of around 30-40 miles, with a mix of pedal assist and throttle use. If you’re really cranking on the throttle and just scooting around, you probably won’t get quite that range here. The charge time is around 6 hours, which is on the longer side, but not unreasonable for a battery of this size.

FRAME

The Q7 has a sleek and stylish 6061 aluminum alloy frame, which comes in either a black or grey color option. The frame is designed to be durable and sturdy, with a maximum payload capacity of 400 lbs. The Q7 also has a mid-step design, which makes it easier to mount and dismount when compared with traditional step-over geometry, and this also provides a lower center of gravity for improved stability and handling.

SUSPENSION

The Q7 comes equipped with a front suspension fork with 120mm of travel, and lockout and preload adjustment. The fork provides a comfortable ride and helps to absorb bumps and vibrations from the trail. The extra 40mm of travel, when compared to other bikes in this category, means you could probably get away with tackling some tougher terrain. The Q7 also has an oversized suspension cruiser saddle and 26" x 4.0" all-terrain puncture-resistant tires, which provide a smooth and comfortable ride on a variety of surfaces. And if you’ll be riding at night, Asomtom was kind enough to include some sidewall reflective stripes on both tires.

BRAKES

The Q7 features hydraulic brakes, with 160mm rotors on both the front and rear wheels. Given the fact that we’re able to get up to some faster speeds, Asomtom chose to go with hydraulic brakes on this bike, and we’re glad they did! They functioned well, and allowed us to stop the bike when we wanted to, and more importantly when we had to. With the ability to traverse some tougher terrain, it’s awesome that we have the added safety of hydraulic brakes here! 

DRIVETRAIN

To switch gears we have a 7-speed Shimano Tourney [CONFIRM] derailleur paired with a Shimano SIS Index Thumb Shifter. It’s great to see Shimano parts here, as you know. These parts are easy to replace and easy to maintain. We have a metal chain guide, which should help keep your main sprocket from suffering a catastrophic failure, should you find yourself smashing into a rock or curb! The gearing here is set up pretty well! If you find yourself pedaling without any battery, you might not enjoy that part as much, but it was definitely doable, should you find yourself on the trail, far from your charger. 

LIGHTS/FENDERS/EXTRAS

The Q7 has an integrated headlight. Now, this headlight isn’t necessarily bright enough to ride at night if you’re going full speed, but it is bright enough for slower speeds, or if there are secondary sources of light, like street lamps, or something like that. I love to see the integration to the battery, big plus there.

The Q7 doesn’t ship with fenders or a rear light, which for most people might not be a big deal. We’d still rather see them included, and give the rider the option to install or not install those, but as we said, for most people this won’t be a deal-breaker. 

COCKPIT 

The handlebars are mostly straight, but have a slight upsweep to them, making the feel a little more ergonomic when compared with a true straight bar. We don’t see an adjustable stem here, which could allow for a more upright riding position if desired, but if you’re riding this bike as it was intended, having a more aggressive position might be the right call here. We’ve got a color LCD screen that gives us all the pertinent information. We can cycle through our levels of pedal assistance, and turn on and off our lights with the standalone keypad on the left-hand side. We don’t get locking grips here, which would be a worthwhile upgrade in our opinion. This is an easy aftermarket part to swap out, but we’d like to see this included in future versions of the bike. 

Summary of use case, our thoughts, etc. 

Overall, the Asomtom Q7 is an off-road-ready Ebike that is sure to be a fun and reliable ride. There are a few tweaks that would make this Ebike really stand out in the fat-tire, offroad space, but at a price of $1,999 USD, it’s hard to complain about much. With another $100-$200 in aftermarket upgrades, you’ll be crushing any type of terrain, as the Ebike marketers are so fond of saying. So, that’ll do it for our take on the Q7! If you have any questions, let us know in the comments. Now, it’s time to do a bit more riding!