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Update: I got to ride a regular (non-e) Kona Dew in size small today at the local Kona dealer, and it fit me perfectly. So, that clinches my decision. The shop manager is contacting her rep to try to locate a small Kona Dew-e DL for me. I may wait for the 2023 model, as I'm not a huge fan of...

UPDATE: I just got back from riding a small Kona Dew (non-e) at the local Kona dealer, and I loved it. It fits just like my Jamis MTB and, even though I have to get used to throwing my leg over a higher top tube than my little Bike Friday again, I can do it. The hardest part of the test ride...

Thanks for taking a look, Dodgeman. I do have longish legs for my height, or at least proportional, not short anyway. Konas don't come in XS, but their Small has appropriate standover and reach for me. Right now I am only looking at the Kona Dew-E DL and am not interested in a Gazelle or Trek...

Thanks so much for your quick reply! Sounds like the display is no biggie; I think because Court has tested so many bikes with better displays, that's the kind of thing that would bother him more than it would bother those of us who haven't. As for the motor noise, his test was the 2021 model...

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone! I love the Specialized Creo, but it's above my highest price range, not to mention the availability issue. The Turbo Vado SL also looks great, but again, availability is an issue as well as a few other things I read (have to have a bike shop remove the...

@Bikeknit , I just finally watched Court's entire video review of the 2021 Dew-E DL, and I am sold on the higher DL line. He really didn't emphasize the differences between the DL and the standard Dew-E all that much, mostly just focused on the integrated battery, which is the least important...

Thanks! I'd rather work with a shop much closer to me, though. I'm in North Carolina. Seems like a lot of the e-bike dealers and manufacturers are on the west coast. We do have an electric bike shop not too far here in NC, but right now they have almost zero stock.

Thanks @PrairieDog, I took a look but even though they say it can fit someone 5'1", a lot of that is just marketing hype. The standover of the Small is 773 mm = 30.43". I don't know of anyone my height who has an inseam that long! Mine is 28", so that makes this one another no go. I guess...

@Bikeknit , Thanks for all your excellent suggestions! I hadn't thought about test riding a Kona Dew to check the sizing. I checked, and the local Kona dealer does have a regular Dew in Small, so I might be able to arrange a test ride and at least decide if that one is a keeper on my very...

@Alaskan, Thank you. That is a sweet-looking bike. However, the seller has a couple of questionable reviews (bike never arrived, seller didn't answer questions, bike was not as described, etc) and only an 80% positive feedback rating on Ebay. Too risky to me to spend that kind of money. AND...

Thanks @m@Robertson, I may end up having to do that. @RandallS , Thanks. I actually spent quite a bit of time crushing on the various Liv e-bikes, especially the Rove. But I have a good friend who is an e-bikey (she has an e-mtb and an e-recumbent trike) who pointed out to me that with their...

I agree with the recommendation to test ride, but when you're 5'1", finding any bike to test ride other than a child's model has always been difficult. Throw in a pandemic, supply-chain issues, and availability of bikes at a super low, and it becomes nearly impossible. I have bought bikes with...

@PedalUma, Thanks for the recommendation of the Marin -- I hadn't seen that one but will have a look. :)

Thanks for the generous offer, @Alaskan! No need to do that yet; let me check with the LBS here first for a status. Plus, after a lengthy discussion with my dear husband, I may be looking at some additional makes/models as well. He thinks I am selling myself short and that this should be my...

Alaskan, Yes, this will be my first e-bike. I'm 61 now but have been riding since my 30s and have owned a boatload of bikes over the years: road, mountain, hybrid, tandem, fat, recumbent, folding; you name it, I've probably owned and ridden it! Ha! But I'm slowing down and can't hang with my...

Thanks, Alaskan! Glad to know that this is done frequently. I will certainly check with the LBS. This is not a shop I've dealt with in the past, but they seem to have a good reputation, so hopefully they will be amenable.

My nearby LBS is a dealer for a particular brand of bike/e-bike but doesn't have any in-stock, nor does the manufacturer. However, a web search reveals a distant bike shop (halfway across the US) does have the size/model I am interested in. Is it possible to order from the distant bike shop...

I've been cycling for years and am interested in the Kona Dew-E or the ECOCO as my first E-bike. Aside from styling differences, I compared the specs and geometry of the two bikes and only see one real difference, the standover height. Obviously the ECOCO is a step-thru and the Dew-E a higher...

Thanks for your replies! I am glad to hear that the Dew-e has a walk mode; I think that would be very useful, as the very end of our road is a hill, and I struggle with it even with my light Bike Friday, mostly because my shoes don't provide much traction on the gravel once I am on a hill. I...

Hello Bikeknit! I read your reports on your Kona Dew-e DL with interest, and I really appreciate your posting in such detail. I have been dreaming about and researching e-bikes since 2020 and have seen (online only) so many different makes and models that interested me initially, but upon...