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About Gocycle
Gocycle came out of motorsport. Founder Richard Thorpe was an industrial designer at McLaren before he started Karbon Kinetics in London, and the first Gocycle, the G1, won Best Electric Bike at Eurobike 2009 with a frame and wheels of molded magnesium.
The design language has held through every generation: a single-sided front fork with the motor in the hub, the enclosed Cleandrive chain case, and quick-release PitstopWheels. The GX added fast folding in 2019, the G4 family arrived in 2021 with a carbon fiber fork, and the CXi and CX+ family cargo bikes followed in 2024.
In May 2025 Aventon founder JW Zhang bought the company, which had been looking for new investment, and Thorpe stayed on. As of September 2026 Gocycle’s US web store lists every model out of stock while gocycle.com teases a G5, so most Gocycles on US roads are bikes their owners already have. Those bikes still need coverage.
Most popular Gocycle models
The G4 family is the folding core. The G4 pairs a hydroformed aluminum front frame and a composite mid-frame with a carbon fiber single-sided fork, a 500W (US) G4drive front hub motor, and a 300Wh battery, at 38.8 lbs. The G4i moves to a carbon mid-frame, a 375Wh battery, and an integrated handlebar display, and the G4i+ adds carbon PitstopWheels and drops to 36.8 lbs. All three fold at the frame and handlebar and assist up to 20 mph.
The CXi and CX+ stretch the same idea into folding family cargo bikes, with a carbon rear frame, a Shimano Nexus 5-speed hub on a Gates belt drive, a 375Wh battery, and a 420 lb total load limit, 132 lbs of it on the rear deck. The CX+ adds the Flofit handlebar. A $7,000 to $8,000 longtail that carries kids and groceries is what dedicated cargo bike insurance is written for.

Gocycle's fast-folding e-bike, with a carbon fiber single-sided front fork, a 500W front hub motor, a 300Wh removable battery, and the enclosed Cleandrive with a Shimano Nexus 3-speed hub.

The G4 with a carbon mid-frame, a 375Wh battery, and an integrated dashboard display that pairs with the GocycleConnect app.

The top folding Gocycle, with a carbon fiber mid-frame, carbon PitstopWheels, and a 375Wh battery, at 36.8 lbs.

Gocycle's folding family cargo e-bike, with a carbon rear frame, a Gates belt drive and Shimano Nexus 5-speed hub, and a 420 lb total load limit.

The CXi with Gocycle's Flofit handlebar, built for rider ergonomics and comfort, on the same carbon rear frame, belt drive, and 132 lb rear load limit.
Gocycle's Warranty: What It Covers and Where It Stops
Gocycle warrants its 2024 and later models for two years from the original purchase date, with a yearly mileage cap. Five terms decide what that is worth to you.
Two years, capped at 2,000 miles a year
The warranty is valid for 2 years from the original purchase date, up to a maximum of 2,000 miles (3,200 km) per year. It covers all non-perishable parts and accessories supplied with the Gocycle; tires, tubes, and brake pads are excluded.
Battery: 600 cycles or three years from manufacture
The original battery is covered up to 600 charge cycles to a minimum of 80% of capacity, for a maximum of 3 years from the date of manufacture, not the purchase or registration date.
A second owner gets half of what is left
A used Gocycle carries 50% of the remaining warranty, and only after a verifiable title transfer in the GocycleConnect App with full service history. Buy one a year after it was first registered and about 6 months remain.
Register in the app and use approved service
The warranty requires a password-protected email address registered to the owner in the GocycleConnect App. Repairs by a non-approved service agent or with parts not supplied by Gocycle may void it, flooding or submerging voids it entirely, and labor, delivery, and downtime costs are excluded.
Defects only: accident damage is excluded
The warranty does not cover damage or failure due to accident, misuse, or neglect, and every claim must be authorized by Gocycle. Those are the losses a Velosurance policy is built for.
Summary of the Gocycle Warranty 2024 (2024 models, frame numbers higher than 926986), reviewed September 24, 2026. Applies to new Gocycle models sold starting from 2024 with frame number 926986 and higher, with evidence of original purchase through an authorized agent. Earlier frames are not covered by these terms. The manufacturer decides every warranty claim, and its full published terms govern.
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