Tesway X7 AWD Review 2026: $1,799, 3,120 Wh

Two hub motors · 3,600 W peak, 2,000 W rated · 200 N·m · one 52 V 60 Ah pack, 3,120 Wh · 180–200 miles in Tesway's figures · 16 mph by default, 38 mph published · 119 lb · Tesway's rider range 5'3" to 6'5" · $1,799 · verified September 26, 2026

Quick Answer — The Tesway X7 AWD is a $1,799 step-over fat-tire bike with a hub motor in each wheel, a 3,600 W peak rating and one 52 V 60 Ah pack, 3,120 Wh. On level pavement with a 180 lb rider on both motors, a full charge computes to about 155 miles at its 16 mph default on the throttle.

At a steady 20 mph the same charge lasts about 121 miles, and pedaling easily at 16 mph stretches it to 214. Tesway rates it at 180 miles on the motor alone and 200 on pedal assist, and the range section prices your own ride.

Tesway rates the pair at 2,000 W and publishes 38 mph, both past the lines the e-bike classes draw; the class section sets them beside the statutes.

What this review covers

What $1,799 buys · What it is · Will it fit you · The two motors · The battery · How far it goes · Brakes and lights · Suspension and tires · Weight and load · The Mercer fit test · UL · Recalls · The class question · Where to ride it · Green and red flags · The verdict · Checklist · Buying it from us · FAQ · Limitations · The bottom line · References

How we verified this Tesway X7 AWD review

Each figure on this page was read on September 26, 2026 from Tesway's X7 AWD product page, its product record, the X5/X7 AWD manual that page links, our listing or the statutes quoted in the class section. The range and fit sections are computed, and each one's formula names its inputs.

This review is specification-verified: every number is Tesway's, a statute's, or arithmetic shown here, and the range model reproduces the published benchmarks it rests on. We sell the X7 AWD, so weigh the red flags as you weigh the green ones.

Written by Milad Ghobadibeygvand, BScN (Western University, 2014). Corrections: support@redtailebikes.com.

What $1,799 buys

Every row was read on September 26, 2026 from Tesway's product page, including its size guide, or from the manual, which supplies the drive modes, the assist levels, the throttle, cruise control, walk assist and the 6-hour charge. Multiply 52 V by 60 Ah and the pack holds 3,120 Wh.

A step-over fat bike with a motor in each wheel

Tesway sells the X7 AWD on traction. Its product page says all-wheel drive "distributes power to both wheels, improving traction and control on sand, gravel, and wet surfaces", and pairs that drive with one 52 V 60 Ah pack.

From the front in Black: the round headlight sits between the dual-crown fork's legs, with the front hub motor below it and the coil shock under the rack.

The X7 AWD has a twin. Tesway's own FAQ puts the difference in one line: "The main difference between X7 AWD and X5 AWD is the exterior design of the frame. X5 AWD is a step-thru design, while X7 AWD is a step-over design. Other functions are the same."

So the X5 AWD is the choice when a low step matters more than the tall top tube. Our Tesway X5 AWD review measures that low step at 15.9 inches on Tesway's photograph.

The drive side: the Shimano derailleur, the 52-tooth chainring under its guard, the pack low in the frame and "X7" on the rack rail.

Behind the saddle runs a long flat rack, 29.2 inches off the ground on Tesway's size guide, and the whole machine is 73.2 inches long. In short, two driven wheels, one 3,120 Wh pack and a rack you can load, on a frame you swing a leg over.

Will the X7 AWD fit you?

On Tesway's listed seat, the saddle gets to the fit formula's height for 95 or more of every 100 riders from 5'2" to 5'6", 78 of 100 at 5'8" and 35 of 100 at 5'10"; Tesway's published window runs from 5'3" to 6'5".

The grips sit high, so the median rider leans just 0 to 4 degrees from upright, and with the back fully relaxed the hands carry 5 to 8 percent of body weight. The model places the 6,068 bodies the US Army measured for its 2012 survey on Tesway's geometry and sets each saddle at 109% of inseam.

To find your place on this frame:

1. Measure your inseam in socks. With your back to a wall, press a hardcover book up snugly between your legs the way a saddle would sit, then run a tape from the floor to the book's spine.
2. Find your height in the tables below and check that your inseam sits inside that row's range; past a 33.5-inch inseam, the saddle rides at the top of its post.
3. Fine-tune when it arrives, using the knee and heel checks that close this section.

Tesway prints one frame and one rider window, and its size guide draws ten lengths.

Tesway's size guide. Scaled to its 51.2-inch wheelbase on Tesway's side photograph, four of the drawing's lengths agree within 3.5 percent, as the controls table below sets out.

Will the saddle go high enough for me?

From 5'2" to 5'8", yes for most riders; at 5'10" it is about one in three, and from 6'0" up most riders run out of seat post before they reach the formula's height. Measured from the pedal axle, the formula sets the saddle top at 109% of your inseam (Peveler et al., 2005), and 106% sits inside the range published work accepts (Ferrer-Roca et al., 2012).

The height off the floor then depends on the crank axle's 11.6 inches off the ground, a 6.8-inch crank and a 73.9° seat post, each measured on Tesway's photograph because Tesway publishes none of them.

Floor-to-saddle height for the typical rider at each height, and how many of 100 at that height have 109% and 106% heights inside Tesway's 33.5 to 40 inches of seat travel; Army survey bodies, men and women together. At 6'0" the riders the post does not reach sit a median of about 1.7 inches low, at 6'2" about 2.7 and at 6'4" about 4.4.

The top of the post lines up with 109% of inseam at 33.5 inches, and with 106% at 34.4. Past that, the saddle stays at its highest and your knee bends further at the bottom of each stroke than the formula would set it; at 5'10" the riders the post does not reach sit a median of about 0.7 inches low.

At the short end the question is the lowest seat: at the 33.5 inches on Tesway's size guide it suits a 109% inseam of 27.3 inches, so a rider near 5'2" with a short inseam should check the lowest seat before ordering.

Can I put a foot down at a stop?

Yes: for 95 of 100 riders at every height in the table, the 24.4 inches Tesway prints as standover clears by 3.6 inches or more, and by more from 5'4" up.

On a step-over frame this is the height you swing a leg over and straddle at a light. At 24.1 inches, the lowest point of the top edge measured on Tesway's photograph sits close to the printed figure.

Barefoot inseam minus each figure: 24.4 inches from Tesway's size guide and 24.1 measured on its photograph at the wheelbase scale. Read each cell as the clearance 95 riders in 100 at that height match or beat.

Will I feel cramped, or stretched?

Neither: the grips sit 33.0 to 35.3 inches above the crank axle and 10.9 to 14.2 inches ahead of it, high enough that the median rider sits 0 to 4 degrees from upright. When twenty recreational cyclists ranked three trunk positions, the most upright one rated most comfortable (Priego Quesada et al., 2017).

Each lean below is the least that lets a straight arm meet the grip from the sit-bone position, worked out from each survey body's measured torso and arm. At the shortest and tallest heights in the table the median rider needs no lean at all, and the last column is what sliding back on the saddle or holding a different point on the grip adds.

Trunk lean from vertical for the middle rider at each height, from the middle of the saddle, then the range from its front to its back and across the grip's measured position.

How much weight goes through my wrists?

With your back fully relaxed, your hands carry 5 to 8 percent of your body weight at most. In a lab study, 10 road racers pedaling with their hands on the hoods put 15% of their weight through the bars (Carahalios, 2015); the X7 AWD's tall grips keep the median rider's relaxed-back ceiling below that at every height in the table.

Leaning forward shifts that load to the heel of the hand, where the ulnar nerve runs; among 36 riders, pressure peaked in the most stretched-out hand position (Slane et al., 2011). The same study measured padded gloves lowering palm pressure by 10 to 28%.

The upper limit on the hands' share with the back relaxed, from each body's segment weights (Clauser et al., 1969) at the survey's median weight for its height; the range covers where you sit on the saddle and where the grips sit.

How do I set the saddle when it arrives?

With the pedal at the bottom of its stroke, the knee should still bend 25 to 35 degrees (Peveler et al., 2007). Tesway's manual asks you to check that "the seat is adjusted properly" as part of its safety check, and leaves the height to you.

The heel check, with the saddle raised until the leg just straightens and the heel on the low pedal, put 70% of 19 cyclists in that range, more than either inseam formula managed (Peveler et al., 2005).

How we computed fit

Everything above rests on three rules. Saddle height is 1.09 × inseam from the pedal axle; the lean is the least trunk tilt that lets a straight arm touch the grip; the hand load is the upper body's weight, scaled by that lean, over the reach to the grip.

Take a 5'8" rider with the median 32.6-inch inseam: the formula needs 35.6 inches from the pedal, which is 28.8 inches from the crank axle (88.3% of inseam also gives 28.8), a floor-to-saddle height of 39.1 inches, inside the post's 40.

The Hamley and LeMond formulas agree on this frame: 88.3% of inseam from the crank axle plus the 6.8-inch crank comes to 109.3% of inseam from the pedal, against the 109.2 ± 0.9% Peveler and colleagues report.

Tesway publishes no crank length, crank height, seatpost angle or grip position, so the model measures them on Tesway's side photograph, scaled by the 51.2-inch wheelbase between the axle centers, after holding the photograph against Tesway's own figures.

Four of Tesway's lengths agree with the photograph within 3.5 percent. The size guide does not say which point its handlebar height measures, so both readings are printed and neither is counted; the chainstay and rack lines measure shorter than their labels, and no fit figure uses either.

Two hub motors: 3,600 W peak, 2,000 W rated

Tesway's specification lists "Rated Power 52V 2000W | Peak Power 52V 3600W" and 200 N·m for the X7 AWD. A peak figure is the brief burst the motors can give; the rated figure is what they are built to hold, and the class section comes back to it.

Tesway describes the same pair two ways. The X7 AWD page's feature text says "Dual 2000W motors deliver a combined peak power of 3600W", while the X5 AWD page, for a bike Tesway says differs only in its frame, says "Dual 1000W motors combine for 3600W peak power", with the same 200 N·m.

This review reads the 2,000 W rating as the pair's total, 1,000 W a motor, and brackets 2,000 W a motor in the range formula.

The front wheel's hub motor behind the drilled rotor on a Camouflage frame; the label on the hub carries TÜV SÜD's mark and "UL 2849". The rear wheel carries the second motor.

The display chooses one motor or both. The manual puts it in one line: "Press the Info key to switch between Single and Dual Drive modes." In the drive-mode table, the pair draws 17 to 19% less than one motor up a 6% grade at 12 to 16 mph, and the two stay within 4% of each other on the flat.

The hubs turn with the wheels, so a shift changes your cadence and leaves the motors' speed alone; at a given road speed, the battery answers to how hard you pedal, which the effort table prices. The half-twist throttle moves the bike without pedaling, and the manual's cruise control holds a speed "in the pure electric mode" after a long press of the minus key.

The manual's first-ride advice is to start slowly: "To ensure your safety, we advise you to take it slow." Pedal assist runs at levels 1 to 5, with 0 for none, and walk assist moves the bike at 6 km/h while you push it.

For a machine built around one hub motor and a pack of similar size, our Eahora Romeo Pro review sets out a 1,200 W rear hub with 2,880 Wh; our e-bike motor guide explains hub and mid-drive motors, and our dual-motor guide puts two-motor bikes side by side.

One 52 V 60 Ah pack, 3,120 Wh

52 V × 60 Ah is 3,120 watt-hours, and that one pack runs both motors, the lights and the display. Tesway's detail block weighs it at 29.8 lb (13.5 kg), a quarter of the bike's 119.

The pack sits low in the frame below the seat post, under the rack, on a Camouflage X7 AWD.

A key locks the pack in place. To take it out, the manual has you "Insert the key into the battery, hold the key down for a while, and turn it counterclockwise all the way in", and warns that "the battery is quite heavy". It also asks you to copy a lost key at once: "If you lost both keys, you will be unable to remove the battery from the E-bike."

Charge it between 32 and 104 °F. The manual sets that range for using, storing and charging the pack, and advises starting a charge "when the power is less than 20 percent". It gives 6 hours from empty on the 58.8 V 8 A charger in the box; the product page's specification table gives "About 7 hours".

On pack life, the manual says that "Under normal use, the battery will undergo 600 charging and discharging cycles." For a second pack, our Tesway parts collection carries Tesway's 52 V 60 Ah battery, listed for the X5 AWD and X7 AWD at $799 on September 26, 2026, and the matching 58.8 V 8 A charger.

How far the X7 AWD goes on one charge

A 180 lb rider on level pavement can expect about 155 miles from a full pack at 16 mph on the throttle with both motors, 121 at 20 mph, and 214 at 16 mph with easy pedaling. Point it up an 8% grade at 10 mph on the throttle, and that pack runs out after 32 miles.

Three steps turn these tables into your figure:

1. Pick your speed and how hard you pedal in the first two tables.
2. For every 1,000 feet of climbing on 4 to 10% grades at 10 mph, budget 170 to 210 Wh on the throttle or 154 to 193 pedaling easily (the hills table).
3. Correct for your load and the air temperature, and plan the trip with 20% of the pack kept in reserve.

Each table computes one steady ride from Tesway's specifications, Bafang's published figures for a comparable hub motor, drum readings for ten fat tires and a cycling-power model checked on a real road. The last subsection shows the formula, walks one ride through it and sets two riders' days beside it.

Does riding faster cut range? Miles at each speed

Speed comes first: on the throttle, a full charge runs 218 miles at 10 mph and 121 at 20. Going from 16 mph to 20 cuts the figure from 155 miles to 121: the air's share of the power grows with the cube of speed, so 20 mph asks about 1.95 times the air power of 16, (20 ÷ 16)³.

On the throttle alone with both motors, on level pavement, with a 180 lb rider in 77 °F air. The 16 mph row is Tesway's default speed; the rows above it describe settings past the default, which the class section covers. The last column keeps 20% in the pack, the point at which Tesway's manual recommends starting a charge.

Easy pedaling pays well on the flat: 75 W from your legs at 16 mph takes a full charge from 155 miles to 214. Both tables count easy pedaling as 75 W and steady pedaling as 150 W. With the motors idle, 75 W alone would move this bike at about 8.4 mph on level ground and 150 W at about 12.6, so pick the column you could hold without help.

Full-pack miles on level pavement for a 180 lb rider on both motors. Pedaling easily at 16 mph, the draw is 14.6 Wh a mile, against 20.2 on the throttle alone. In the 337-mile cell your legs do more of the work than the motors, so it leans on the model's weakest part, its motor losses at light load (Limitations item 5).

The assist level sets how much the motors add for your effort; in these sums it changes nothing else, so read the row for the speed you hold and the effort you give. The manual's range advice points the same way: "Pedaling as you ride will consume less electrical energy and increase the riding range."

Which gear saves battery? On a hub motor, your effort does

Pick the gear your knees like; pedaling is what spares the battery. Both motors spin with their wheels in every gear, so a shift alters your cadence and leaves the motors' load where it was. Hold the speed and the grade, and the draw falls as you push harder:

Pack watt-hours per mile for a 180 lb rider in 77 °F air on both motors, with 75 W from the rider for easy pedaling and 150 W for steady.

The drive switch is the X7 AWD's other lever. On level pavement one motor and two draw within a few percent of each other, and up a grade the pair wins, because two motors sharing a load each run nearer their efficient range:

Pack watt-hours per mile on the throttle, 180 lb rider. "Past one motor's rating" marks a ride one motor holds only above its rated output in the model. Tesway's manual does not name the motor that drives in Single mode; both hubs are modeled alike.

So a level ride costs about the same on one motor or two, and a hilly one runs cheaper on both. Keep the seven gears for a comfortable cadence and the low ones for starts and climbs.

Does going uphill drain the battery faster?

Yes, by a lot: each 1,000 feet gained on 4 to 10% grades at 10 mph takes 170 to 210 Wh more than the same distance on the flat, on the throttle, or 154 to 193 with easy pedaling. Lifting you and the bike accounts for 54 to 66% of the throttle figure, and the motors and the pack lose the rest.

A 180 lb rider on the 119 lb X7 AWD weighs 299 lb together, and raising 299 lb through 1,000 feet takes 113 Wh at the wheel.

At 197 Wh per 1,000 feet on an 8% grade (10 mph, throttle), a full 3,120 Wh would lift you about 15,900 feet and leave nothing for level ground. The model takes no credit for descents, so a budget built from these rows keeps a margin.

At 10 mph on both motors with a 180 lb rider, on the throttle alone except the fourth column, which adds 75 W of easy pedaling. The last column is the fastest speed the two motors hold on that grade on the throttle at their rated output in the model, above Tesway's 16 mph default on every grade in the table.

A hilly ride's budget is its flat miles plus its climbing. On the throttle, twenty flat miles at 16 mph take about 403 Wh and 1,000 feet of 8% climbing about 197 more, close to 600 of the 3,120 Wh. Add something for wind, stops and starts, since the model rides every mile at one even pace.

Does rider weight affect range?

Added pounds barely register on the flat and cost plenty on a climb. Mass loads the tires and the grade but not the air, so the difference grows as the road steepens.

The rider plus whatever they carry; the bike's own 119 lb is added to every row. Throttle only, both motors. The 350 lb row is the load capacity on Tesway's size guide; its spec strip, detail block and dimension drawing print 400 lb, and this page plans on the lower figure.

Moving from 180 lb to 350 lb takes the level 16 mph ride from 155 miles to 126, and cuts the 8% climb from 32 miles to 18. So a heavy load costs about a fifth of the level range and more than two-fifths of the climb, because on a grade lifting the load takes over half the energy (the hills section).

Does cold weather drain the battery?

Yes, and it costs more with each colder row. The 16 mph throttle ride that covers 155 miles at 77 °F comes to about 123 at 32 °F, the floor of the range Tesway sets for riding and charging.

Level ground, 180 lb aboard, both motors. Each row's middle figure is recomputed at a 0.5C discharge from McMaster University's LG HG2 cell data, measured at 77, 50, 32 and 14 °F with the rows between interpolated, and assumes the cells sit at air temperature.

The figures in brackets show how far published cell data disagree. The low ends are the lowest capacity Samsung's data sheets print at that temperature for a cell drained at one to four times its capacity an hour (the 25R and 30Q at 32 °F, the 35E at 14 °F); the high ends are the most energy Casado and colleagues recorded in 2025 at a gentler rate.

Three losses add up at freezing. The cells return about 89% of the energy they give at 77 °F (80 to 93% across the sources), and the gas law in the U.S. Standard Atmosphere makes the air about 9% denser.

Cold rubber is the third: the model raises rolling resistance 0.5% for each °F below 77 °F (0.9% per °C), between Rothhämel's fit for a 42 mm tire and Bicycle Rolling Resistance's road-tire average, and holds the 41 °F value below 41 °F.

The 14 °F row sits below Tesway's floor: the manual says the bike "is not intended to be used and stored at ambient temperatures less than" 32 °F, and its troubleshooting table's remedy for short range in the cold is to "Warm the battery above 0℃ (32℉)". A winter rider brings the pack inside before plugging it in.

Do fat tires cut range? Tires and riding position

On the flat, the tire decides more of your range than your posture does. At 12 psi, 18 mph and a 94 lb load, ten 26 × 4.00 fat tires took 23.2 to 42.1 W each on Bicycle Rolling Resistance's drum.

The drum has no reading for the 20 × 4.0 Kenda Krusade on the X7 AWD's sidewalls, so the model takes the middle of the ten, a coefficient of 0.0105, as a stand-in, with Kenda's own Juggernaut Pro as the heaviest-rolling case.

The front Kenda 20 × 4.0 with its reflective sidewall stripe, around the front hub motor.

Miles from a full pack for a 180 lb rider on level ground, both motors. Kenda's Juggernaut Pro is listed at 0.01262 on its own test page.

For pressure, the manual points to the tire itself: "Ensure tires are inflated to the recommended PSI. The detailed tire information on the tires." Sand, dirt and grass have no drum reading at all; send us a route and we will run the ride through the model.

Posture starts to count as speed rises. Tengattini and Bigazzi recorded 0.640 m² of drag area for 37 upright cruiser riders, the value used here for a cockpit whose median rider sits 0 to 4 degrees from upright, and 0.603 m² for 90 everyday mountain-bike riders, which would lift the 20 mph throttle ride from 121 miles to 126.

Tesway's 180 and 200 miles, matched to real rides

Tesway publishes two range figures for the X7 AWD, and both map onto steady rides. Its specification gives 200 miles on pedal assist and 180 as "Pure Electric Range", and its FAQ gives "a maximum range of up to 180–200 miles (290–320 km) on a single charge under ideal conditions".

The level-pavement speed at which a 180 lb rider on both motors spends the whole 3,120 Wh over Tesway's distance: 200 miles allows 15.6 Wh a mile and 180 miles 17.3.

So Tesway's 200 miles fits easy pedaling near 17 mph, and its 180 fits the throttle near 13.5 mph. The model's 16 mph throttle ride, 155 miles, falls short of both, and easy pedaling at 16 mph, 214 miles, runs past them.

Owners on Tesway's page describe their own riding. One who rides 22 miles a day to work in western Pennsylvania wrote: "In dual motor mode in pa I get between 80 to 100 miles out of the battery due to hills , weight and other conditions that normally effect range."

Plan on 80% of whichever figure fits your ride. The manual recommends starting a charge "when the power is less than 20 percent", so planning on the rest keeps that reserve in the pack. At 16 mph on the throttle, the plan is 124 of the full 155 miles.

How every figure here is worked out

Riding at an even speed means feeding the wheels an even flow of power. For constant speed in still air, the model Martin and colleagues validated on an open road in 1998 puts that power in one line:

Wheel power P = v × [ m × g × (Crr × cos θ + sin θ) + ½ × ρ × CdA × v² ]

In Martin and colleagues' notation, v is speed, m the combined mass of rider, cargo and bike, g gravity, θ the angle of the slope, Crr the tires' rolling resistance (0.0105 is a drag of 1.05% of the weight on the tires), ρ the density of the air and CdA the drag area, a measure of how much air the rider pushes aside.

In that equation the first bracketed term covers the tires and the grade and the second the air; multiplied by v, the air term grows with the cube of the speed.

Four steps lie between the wheels and the battery:

1. Your legs drive the rear wheel through the chain at 97.7% efficiency, Martin and colleagues' figure, and the motors make up the difference.
2. Two hub motors share the motors' part equally in Dual mode; in Single mode one motor carries it all.
3. Each motor takes its figures from a comparable published hub motor. In Bafang's 2021 OEM workbook, the RM G0H0 hub has an n0 of 510 rpm, an nT of 426 rpm, a rating of 1,000 W at 48 V and an efficiency of "≥ 80" percent. Scaled to Tesway's 52 V on the 23.2-inch wheel, that no-load speed comes to 38.1 mph, against Tesway's published 38; the model sets its no-load speed to Tesway's 38 mph and uses 80% at the rated point, falling at lighter loads.
4. The pack spends some of its own energy as heat, at the efficiency Arango, Lopez and Ceren measured on a 48 V battery.

From there, Wh per mile = battery watts ÷ mph, and miles = 3,120 Wh × the fraction of the pack's energy available at that temperature ÷ Wh per mile.

A worked ride: 180 lb aboard, 16 mph on level pavement, throttle only, both motors. The tires take 100.3 W and the air 138.6 W, 238.9 W at the wheels in all.

The 23.2-inch wheels turn 232 rpm at 16 mph. In the motor model (0.902 N·m of torque per amp, a 0.356 Ω winding and a 1.02 A no-load current, each worked out from Bafang's published figures), each motor makes 4.9 N·m on 6.5 A at 76% efficiency, under its 80% because the load is light, and the pair draws 313.2 W.

Add the pack's own losses and the battery puts out 322.7 W, which is 20.17 Wh a mile at 16 mph; 3,120 ÷ 20.17 gives about 154.7 miles, or 123.8 keeping 20% in reserve.

Three published benchmarks, recomputed. Each part of the model reproduces the figure its source prints:

Recomputed by the model's self-test: the worked example in Appendix I of Martin and colleagues (8.36 m/s ground speed, a 90 kg system, a 0.3% grade), the RM G0H0's rated point in Bafang's workbook, and its 510 rpm at 48 V scaled to 52 V.

Two riders' days set against the model. A 180 lb rider filmed an X5/X7 AWD throttle test on both motors "essentially in the highest speeds", covering 42 miles in Florida and ending at 41% on the display, a pace toward about 71 miles if the gauge reads energy evenly; the model gives 61 to 76 miles for that rider between 32 and 28 mph.

A second rider took an X7 AWD on pedal assist 5 with both motors, limited to 16 mph, "fully loaded up" with camping and camera gear on a paved Idaho rail trail, and stopped at 86.3 miles with the gauge at one bar.

That day ran well short of the model's steady 16 mph rows, 126 to 155 miles for 180 to 350 lb on the throttle, and the ride carried what the model leaves out: an unstated load, "this steep hill", chilly valleys and the stops of a long day. Plan a loaded touring day nearer that rider's figure than the steady rows.

Brakes and lights

Tesway specifies four-piston hydraulic brakes front and rear on 203 mm × 2.3 mm rotors, to stop a 119 lb bike with its rider and load. The manual's safety check starts there: "Ensure front and rear brakes work properly", and it asks you to check the brakes "before each use".

The front rotor and caliper on the fork leg, with the hub motor at the center of the wheel.

Replacement pads are on our store: Tesway's brake pads for the X7 AWD, in our Tesway parts collection, were $20.99 a pair on September 26, 2026.

Tesway's feature list describes a "Motorcycle-style headlight with integrated horn, 99LM auto-sensing illumination, and IPX6 waterproof design", and a "Smart taillight" that "automatically brightens when braking".

The headlight's LED ring and three lenses, mounted between the dual-crown fork's upper legs.

The display is a full-color LCD with "tap-to-ride NFC unlocking and built-in USB port". To switch on, the manual has you turn the battery on with its key, then hold the power button and enter the code it prints, or swipe one of the two NFC cards in the box; the display "will automatically turn off after 10 minutes of inactivity." A spare Tesway NFC card is in our Tesway parts collection.

A 120 mm dual-crown fork, a coil shock and 20 × 4.0 tires

Tesway specifies a "120mm dual-crown fork with hydraulic lockout and reinforced uprights" at the front and "Rear Spring Suspension" at the back, and says the pair "absorb bumps for a stable, comfortable ride".

The rear coil shock with its gold reservoir, in front of the rear Kenda tire.

The tires are 20 × 4.0 Kenda fat tires with reflective sidewalls. Around them sit a Shimano 7-speed derailleur and shifter, a 52T chainring "with Dual Guard", an "Extra-Wide Comfort Saddle" and "Full-aluminum Pedals". Replacement 20 × 4.0 tires, inner tubes and the rest of our Tesway parts collection are on our store.

119 pounds and a load of 350 to 400 pounds

Tesway lists 119 lb for the X7 AWD in its specification table, its detail block and its size guide, with the pack alone at 29.8 lb.

Tesway prints two load figures: 400 lb on the spec strip, in the detail block ("Max. Payload Capacity -400 LBS(181kg)") and on the dimension drawing below its specifications, and 350 lb on the size guide. This page plans on the lower one, and the range tables stop there. A 220 lb rider with 40 lb of shopping on the rack comes to 260 lb, which leaves 90 lb in hand against 350.

On passengers, Tesway's pages say two things. The product page describes the suspension working "whether riding solo or with a passenger", while the manual says the bike "is designed for regular country road use for a single person". Before you carry anyone, email us and we will get Tesway's answer on passengers, and the load limit that includes them, in writing.

For a cart behind it, the Tesway Cargo Trailer in our Tesway accessories lists the X7 AWD as compatible, "Available for 2026 batch orders only", with a maximum load of 220 lb.

For the garage and the car, the size guide gives 73.2 inches of length and 45.3 inches to the handlebar, and the frame does not fold.

The Mercer fit test

The same seven riders, the Mercers, stand beside every bike we review, so each machine faces identical fit questions (meet the Mercers). Each verdict below rests on a figure Tesway publishes (the height window, the seat heights, the standover, the weight, the load) or on the line on children in the manual, or on the fit tables computed from them.

For this family the saddle is the question only above 5'8". The standover table clears Tesway's 24.4 inches for every row from 5'2" up, while the 40-inch top of the post decides how Frank and Jack sit.

Is it UL certified?

Tesway says so: "The entire e-bike system is UL 2849 certified by TÜV, while the battery pack is UL 2271 certified," in the words of its product page. Tesway's own close-up of the front hub shows a TÜV SÜD label reading "UL 2849", with the c and us marks beside it.

UL 2849 is titled "Electrical Systems for eBikes", and its scope names "the drive unit, battery, battery management system (BMS)" among the parts it covers; UL 2271 covers "Batteries for Use In Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) Applications". Should a landlord, a building manager or an insurer want the certificates, email us and we will request them from Tesway in writing.

Has it been recalled?

No. Our September 26, 2026 search of the Consumer Product Safety Commission's recall data asked for Tesway, TESWAY, teswaybike and Tesgo, the parent Tesway names on its European About page, in the title, product-name and manufacturer fields, and read every field of a 623-record corpus of bicycle, e-bike, battery and scooter recalls. No record names Tesway or an X7.

The same queries were first run on makers with known recalls, and they found them: Ancheer 1, Specialized 54, Trek 24.

The class question: 16 mph by default, 38 mph published

Settle this before you order, because Tesway publishes a default speed, a top speed and a motor rating, and the e-bike definitions test more than one of them.

Under federal law, 15 U.S.C. § 2085(b) defines a low-speed electric bicycle as "a two- or three-wheeled vehicle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts (1 h.p.), whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a motor while ridden by an operator who weighs 170 pounds, is less than 20 mph."

Sources: § 2085(b) and Tesway's X7 AWD page, read September 26, 2026.

On the wattage line, every motor figure Tesway publishes for the X7 AWD is above 750 W, a single motor included. The 16 mph default keeps it under the 20 mph speed lines as delivered; the watt test is separate, and the motors settle it.

California writes the same lines into its own definition. Vehicle Code § 312.5(a), read on September 26, 2026, covers a bicycle "equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power", and its class 3 bicycle "ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour."

Tesway's FAQ addresses local rules directly:

Some countries or regions limit maximum speed and motor output (e.g., 20–28 mph). Riders can adjust the PAS mode or speed settings to comply with local regulations for legal use.

A speed setting moves the X7 AWD across a speed line; it leaves the motor rating where it is. The manual says the same of its full power mode, which riders "should check against local laws to ensure full power mode is permitted".

Sources: § 312.5(a), § 2085(b) and Tesway's FAQ, read September 26, 2026.

Your state then decides what kind of vehicle the X7 AWD is on its roads and paths, and what riding one there takes. Each state's definition is in our 50-state e-bike law atlas, and California's rules are set out in full on our California e-bike law page.

Where you can ride it

Off pavement, whoever manages the land decides whether the X7 AWD may go there, and the federal agencies write their e-bike rules around the same 750 W line.

On Bureau of Land Management land, 43 CFR 8340.0-5 defines an e-bike around "an electric motor of not more than 750 watts (1 h.p.)", and an off-road vehicle as "any motorized vehicle capable of, or designed for, travel on or immediately over land, water, or other natural terrain".

A machine outside the e-bike definition falls under section 8341.1, which permits off-road vehicles on "those areas and trails designated as open to off-road vehicle use" and bars operating one "in violation of State laws and regulations relating to use, standards, registration, operation, and inspection of off-road vehicles."

On National Forest land, the Forest Service's directives of March 31, 2022 "provide for managing all classes of e-bikes as motor vehicles", as its notice at 87 FR 41278 records, and where a Ranger District has issued a motor vehicle use map, 36 CFR 261.13 prohibits operating a motor vehicle "other than in accordance with those designations".

The landowner's document settles each row; Tesway's specification settles none of them.

For BLM land, 43 CFR 8340.0-7 sets the penalty for a violation: it "may be a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not longer than 12 months, or both". Our public-land e-bike guide takes the agencies one at a time, and Tesway's manual adds its own caution against "extreme maneuvers, such as extreme off-road use, jumping, or carrying an excessive load".

Green flags / Red flags

Green flags

• Two hub motors, with a Single/Dual switch on the display; up a 6% grade the pair draws 17 to 19% less than one motor.
• One 3,120 Wh pack: a computed 155 miles at 16 mph on the throttle for a 180 lb rider, 214 with easy pedaling.
• Full suspension: a 120 mm dual-crown fork with hydraulic lockout and a rear coil shock.
• Four-piston hydraulic brakes clamping a 203 mm rotor at each wheel.
• Lighting: a headlight with an integrated horn and a taillight that brightens under braking.
• Upright seating: the median rider leans 0 to 4 degrees from upright, with 5 to 8% of body weight on the hands.
• The saddle reaches most riders from 5'2" to 5'8": 95 of 100 or more to 5'6" and 78 at 5'8".
• Parts on our shelf: brake pads, a spare 52 V 60 Ah pack, the 8 A charger, NFC cards and tires for the X7 AWD.

Red flags

These are about fit: who the X7 AWD is wrong for, and where to look instead.

• Wrong for an inseam past 33.5 inches if you want your leg fully extended. At that inseam the 40-inch top of the post meets the fit formula; find your row in the fit tables before you order.
• Wrong if you are over 6 feet and want the formula's saddle height. The post reaches it for 8 of 100 riders at 6'0"; send us your height and we will point you to a taller frame from our range.
• Wrong for a daily carry up the stairs. At the 119 lb Tesway lists, stairs and car trunks call for two people; tell us about your stairs or your hitch rack and we will suggest a lighter bike from our range.
• Wrong if you need a machine inside your state's e-bike classes. Every motor figure Tesway publishes is above 750 W; email us and we will point you to a bike that stays inside your state's classes.
• Wrong if you want a low step-through. The X5 AWD carries the same motors and pack on a step-through frame.
• Wrong if one motor is enough for your riding. On level pavement one motor draws within 4% of two in the drive-mode table, and the X7 PRO is the single-motor X7. Our Tesway X7 PRO review computes 162 miles at 16 mph on the throttle for a 180 lb rider on that one motor, and what it costs on a climb.
• Wrong for Class 1-only trails. The throttle and the motor rating rule it out there; our public-land guide quotes each agency's rule, and we will check your trail with you.
• Not for children. Tesway's manual says "Prohibit children to use it for safety"; our 50-state law atlas lists each state's rules on young riders.

Buy it if / Buy something else if

Buy it if you want two driven wheels, full suspension and a 3,120 Wh pack that computes to 155 miles at 16 mph on the throttle for a 180 lb rider, for private land, sand, gravel and the places your state lets a machine rated above 750 W go.

It also asks that the rider be an adult inside Tesway's 5'3" to 6'5" window, with the saddle at its top past a 33.5-inch inseam, and that you can store a 119 lb bike and charge it between 32 and 104 °F.

For $1,799 you get two hub motors rated 2,000 W together, 200 N·m, a removable 3,120 Wh pack, a dual-crown fork and a coil shock, four-piston hydraulic brakes, seven Shimano gears, a horn-equipped headlight and a long rack. Through Shop Pay on our listing, the 12-month plan works out to $162.37 a month at 15% APR, $1,948.44 in all.

Owners on Tesway's page had left 22 reviews as of September 26, 2026: 18 five-star and 4 four-star.

Buy something else if you need a machine inside your state's e-bike classes, which we will match to your state by email; if you want a step-through, which the X5 AWD is; if one motor at a lower price suits you, which the X7 PRO offers; or if you are cross-shopping two-motor fat bikes, where our Freesky Cheetah MT-380 review sets out another pair of hub motors on a 2,880 Wh pack.

For all five Tesways we sell, side by side on range, fit and price, see our Tesway brand profile.

Every machine we have reviewed is listed on our e-bike reviews hub.

Before you buy: the checklist

Ten checks before you spend $1,799; the first three settle where the X7 AWD may go.

1. Find the rule where you will ride: on roads and paths, your state's e-bike definition; on trails, the land manager's.
2. Match the machine to that rule: every motor figure Tesway publishes is above 750 W.
3. Confirm the rider is an adult, as Tesway's line on children asks.
4. Measure your inseam and look up your row in the fit tables; past 33.5 inches the post is already at its top.
5. Check your height against Tesway's 5'3" to 6'5" window.
6. Add up the rider and all the cargo and stay at or under 350 lb, the lower of Tesway's two figures.
7. Plan where it lives and how it gets lifted: 119 lb and 73.2 inches long, before anything you load on it.
8. Look up your ride in the range tables, keep 20% in reserve and add the climbing.
9. Pick a charging spot that stays between 32 and 104 °F, with time for 6 to 7 hours on the charger.
10. Ask us before carrying a passenger, so Tesway's answer is in writing first.

Buying it from us

Why buy the X7 AWD from Redtail

Our listing priced the X7 AWD at $1,799 in Black, Blue and Green and $1,849 in Camouflage on September 26, 2026, with $2,699 shown as the regular price, the same figures Tesway's page showed that day. Our part starts the day the order goes in.

Green, one of the three $1,799 colorways.

Changing your mind follows its own terms: a bike still sealed in its factory packaging, asked back within 72 hours of delivery, returns less a 15% restocking fee and the return shipping, and canceling an order carries a 3% transaction fee. So bring us the fit, range and trail questions first; we would sooner answer them before the order goes in.

Camouflage, the $1,849 colorway.

Frequently asked questions

How far can the Tesway X7 AWD go on one charge?

Tesway publishes 200 miles on pedal assist and 180 on the motor alone. Computed for a 180 lb rider on flat pavement on both motors, a full charge covers about 155 miles at 16 mph on the throttle, 121 at 20 and 214 at 16 with easy pedaling; climbing at 10 mph up 4 to 10% grades adds 170 to 210 Wh per 1,000 feet on the throttle (the range tables).

What is the top speed of the Tesway X7 AWD?

Tesway publishes 38 mph and lists a default speed of 16 mph, the speed the bike is set to as delivered. Its FAQ says riders "can adjust the PAS mode or speed settings to comply with local regulations"; any setting past the default comes with the class question.

Is the Tesway X7 AWD street legal, and what class is it?

It sits outside the e-bike classes wherever a definition draws its line at 750 W, as the federal and California definitions do: Tesway rates the pair at 2,000 W, 1,000 W a motor. The 16 mph default keeps it under the speed lines; your state decides what kind of vehicle it is on its roads (the class section).

What is the difference between the Tesway X5 AWD and X7 AWD?

The frame. Tesway's FAQ says the X5 AWD "is a step-thru design, while X7 AWD is a step-over design. Other functions are the same", so the two share the motors, the 3,120 Wh pack and the $1,799 price on our store. Choose the X5 AWD for a low step and the X7 AWD for a top tube you swing a leg over.

Should I buy the Tesway X7 AWD or the X9?

They are built differently. The X9 Ultra runs a 60 V system on 26 × 4.0 tires, with motors Tesway rates at "60V 2400W | Peak 60V 4000W", 43 mph and a 60 V 30 Ah pack, 1,800 Wh, against the X7 AWD's 3,120 Wh on 20 × 4.0 tires. For distance on one charge the X7 AWD carries more energy; email us your riding and we will set the two side by side.

Our Tesway X9 Ultra review computes about 91 miles at 15 mph on the throttle over level pavement for a 180 lb rider on both motors, and sets out which riders its 32 to 38-inch seat suits.

Can the Tesway X7 AWD run on one motor?

Yes. The manual says: "Press the Info key to switch between Single and Dual Drive modes." On level pavement one motor draws within 4% of two, and up a 6% grade at 12 to 16 mph both motors together draw 17 to 19% less (the drive-mode table).

How much does the Tesway X7 AWD weigh?

119 lb, in Tesway's specification, with the 52 V 60 Ah pack alone at 29.8 lb. Plan racks and lifts for that plus whatever rides on the bike, against a load of 350 lb on the size guide or 400 lb on the spec strip and the dimension drawing (the weight section).

What height rider does the Tesway X7 AWD fit?

Tesway publishes 5'3" to 6'5". On its 33.5 to 40-inch seat, the saddle reaches the fit formula's height for 95 or more of 100 riders from 5'2" to 5'6", 78 of 100 at 5'8" and 35 at 5'10"; past a 33.5-inch inseam it rides at the top of its 40-inch post (the fit section).

Does the Tesway X7 AWD fold?

No. Tesway's specification lists a non-foldable aluminum-alloy frame, and the bike is 73.2 inches long and 45.3 inches to the handlebar on its size guide, so plan on a truck bed, a large van or a hitch rack rated above its 119 lb.

Can the Tesway X7 AWD pull a trailer?

Yes, with the right build: the Tesway Cargo Trailer in our Tesway accessories lists the X7 AWD as compatible, "Available for 2026 batch orders only", with a maximum load of 220 lb. Email us your order date and we will confirm the match before you buy the trailer.

Can the Tesway X7 AWD carry a passenger?

Tesway's pages differ. The product page describes riding "solo or with a passenger", while the manual says it "is designed for regular country road use for a single person". Email us before carrying anyone and we will get Tesway's answer, with the load limit that includes a passenger, in writing. Our Tesway C5 AWD review covers the longtail Tesway builds on this drive, with its passenger parts and both documents' words.

How long does the Tesway X7 AWD battery take to charge?

The manual gives 6 hours from empty on the 58.8 V 8 A charger in the box, and the product page's table "About 7 hours". Charge between 32 and 104 °F, and start a charge below 20%, as the manual recommends (the battery section).

Where do I find the Tesway X7 AWD manual and settings?

Tesway's product page links it: the X5/X7 AWD manual, covering assembly, the display's five assist levels, walk assist, cruise control, the Single/Dual switch, charging and the error codes. It lists speed settings only as a local-law matter, which the class section takes up.

Can I replace the X7 AWD's battery or controller?

Yes. The pack comes out with its key, and our Tesway parts collection carries Tesway's 52 V 60 Ah battery, listed for the X5 AWD and X7 AWD, and Tesway's controller in an X7 AWD version. The manual's error-code table names E09 as "Controller Fault"; email us the code and we will confirm the part.

What brake pads does the Tesway X7 AWD use?

Pads for its four-piston hydraulic calipers: Tesway's X7 AWD brake pads, in our Tesway parts collection, were $20.99 a pair on September 26, 2026. Tesway's six-piece gift kit, which comes with an order placed here, includes a set.

Is the Tesway X7 AWD UL certified?

Tesway states that "The entire e-bike system is UL 2849 certified by TÜV, while the battery pack is UL 2271 certified", and its photograph of the front hub shows a TÜV SÜD label reading "UL 2849". Email us and we will request the certificates from Tesway in writing (the UL section).

What warranty does the Tesway X7 AWD have?

Bought from us, a fault comes to us under our policies: send photos and your order number, and we open the claim with Tesway and see it through; our listing says Redtail coordinates the repair or replacement "at no cost to you" (buying it from us). Email us before ordering and we will get Tesway's warranty terms for your order confirmed in writing.

Is the Tesway X7 AWD worth it?

At $1,799 on our store on September 26, 2026, with $2,699 shown as the regular price and free shipping within the contiguous United States, it pairs two hub motors with 3,120 Wh, full suspension and four-piston hydraulic brakes. It suits adults inside Tesway's 5'3" to 6'5" window who ride where a machine rated above 750 W may go (the verdict).

Can I finance the Tesway X7 AWD?

Yes. On September 26, 2026 our listing's Shop Pay plan ran $162.37 a month over 12 months at 15% APR, $1,948.44 in all, with plans of 3 and 6 payments at the same APR. Camouflage, at $1,849, shows its own plan when you choose it.

Limitations of this review

Twenty-two things this review cannot settle, listed so you can weigh them.

1. We sell this bike. Read the red flags as closely as the green.
2. This is a specification-verified review. Its figures come from Tesway's published documents, statutes, our own store record, the published research the range and fit sections cite, or arithmetic on this page.
3. Each range figure is for a steady ride: one speed on one grade with no wind and no stops. Stops, starts, headwinds and loose ground cost more, as the second rider's day in the formula section shows.
4. Bafang's figures stand in for Tesway's motors. Tesway gives the rated and peak figures and 200 N·m; the model uses Bafang's published figures for a 1,000 W hub, with its no-load speed set to Tesway's 38 mph. Tesway's documents read here do not say whether the hubs are geared or direct drive. At 82% efficiency in place of Bafang's 80% floor, the 16 mph throttle figure moves from 155 miles to 171.
5. At light motor load the model has no measured check. Where your legs do more of the work than the motors, as in the steady-pedaling column at 16 mph, the answer rests on motor losses no published hub-motor map was available to check.
6. The motor rating is read as the pair's total. Tesway's X7 AWD page also says "Dual 2000W motors"; read as 2,000 W a motor, the model's 16 mph throttle ride comes to 139 miles and its 20 mph ride to 112.
7. Two riders' days check the model, loosely. The throttle test's speed is not stated as a number, and its 71-mile pace assumes the display's percentage tracks energy; the pedal-assist ride's load is not stated and it ended at one bar, not empty. The record is in the range model's validation file.
8. Every figure assumes Tesway's 3,120 Wh. The documents read here do not say how much of the pack the battery management releases; on one measured pedelec, researchers at KIT found 75% used in a standard range test.
9. The tire coefficient is the median of ten 26 × 4.00 fat tires at 12 psi, a stand-in for the 20 × 4.0 Kenda Krusade on the bike, and the tire table brackets it.
10. The cold figures rest on one cell's laboratory data. Tesway's pages read here name no cell, so the central line uses McMaster University's measured LG HG2 cell, bracketed by other published cell data, with the cells assumed to be at air temperature.
11. Single mode's motor is not named. The manual's switch names no wheel, and the model runs one motor of the pair; on the model's identical hubs the answer is the same either way.
12. Tesway publishes two load figures: 400 lb on the spec strip, the detail block and the dimension drawing, and 350 lb on the size guide; the page plans on 350.
13. Tesway publishes two charge times, "About 7 hours" on the product page and 6 hours from empty in the manual; the page prints both.
14. Tesway's pages differ on passengers. The product page mentions riding "with a passenger" and the manual describes a bike for "a single person"; the page prints both and routes the question to Tesway in writing.
15. The UL statement is Tesway's. The product page read here links the manual and no certificate, so no certificate number is printed; the hub label in Tesway's photograph shows the mark and the standard.
16. Trail access is set locally. Your land manager's rule decides, it can change, and neighboring systems differ.
17. The recall search covers the CPSC's US database under the names listed; a recall filed under another company name would need that name searched.
18. Colorways and prices were read on September 26, 2026, and both can change, as can Tesway's gift offer.
19. The fit figures use the US Army's ANSUR II bodies: 6,068 soldiers aged 17 to 58, measured in 2010 to 2012, who are not the US public, so your own inseam decides your row.
20. The cockpit is measured on Tesway's photograph. The crank, the crank height, the seatpost angle and the grips are read off it at the 51.2-inch wheelbase, against four published lengths that agree within 3.5%; Tesway publishes none of the four.
21. The hand figure is a ceiling with a relaxed back. On a real ride your back and arms carry part of it, and we found no study that measures the hand load on a bike set up like this one.
22. The 109% formula is a starting point. In 19 trained cyclists it put 55 to 65% inside the 25-to-35-degree knee range and the heel check put 70%, so the knee range and the heel check set the saddle.

The bottom line

For $1,799, the X7 AWD puts two hub motors, 200 N·m and a removable 3,120 Wh pack on a step-over frame with a dual-crown fork, a coil shock, four-piston hydraulic brakes, seven Shimano gears and a long rack.

A 180 lb rider on level pavement can count on about 155 miles at 16 mph on the throttle with both motors, or 214 with easy pedaling, and every 1,000 feet of climbing at 10 mph on the throttle costs 170 to 210 Wh.

It suits adults inside Tesway's 5'3" to 6'5" window who ride private land, sand, gravel and the places their state lets a machine rated above 750 W go, and who can store a 119 lb bike; past a 33.5-inch inseam the saddle rides at its top. Through Shop Pay on our listing, that comes to $162.37 a month over 12 months at 15% APR.

Sort out the class before you pay: every motor figure Tesway publishes is above 750 W, and the 16 mph default settles the speed test only. Tell us where you ride before ordering, and we will answer with the rule that applies there.

Source register

Each document this review relies on, and what it supports.

T1 is the record itself, read from the party that issued it: a statute, a federal regulation or notice, the maker's own product page, record and manual, our own store record.

T2 is a party's own publication about its product or its measurements: the maker's other pages, the motor maker's workbook, the research groups' and laboratories' published measurements, and riders' recorded rides.

Expiry conditions

Re-read this page if Tesway changes the X7 AWD's price, specification, motor rating, range figures, default speed, load figures, size guide or FAQ on its product page; if Tesway answers our written questions on passengers or the warranty for orders placed with us; or if the colorways, the price, the gift offer or the Shop Pay terms change on our store.

Re-read it as well if a recall is published naming Tesway or Tesgo. Verified September 26, 2026.

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The full bibliographic record for each document cited above, with the date it was retrieved.

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