ReviewsSEP 25, 2026 · 9 min

Rad Power RadCity 5 Plus: Everything You Need to Know

The US owner’s manual prints Class 2, a 48V 750W rear hub, and a 48V 14Ah pack, and it does not print watt-hours. The EU sheet prints 250W, 25 km/h, 672Wh, and 29.5 kg. Forty-eight times 14 is 672. This crawl did not find a live complete-bike cart.

By SickEBike desk

The short answer

The US manual prints Class 2, a 48V 750 watt rear hub, and a 48V 14Ah pack, and it never prints watt-hours. Forty-eight times 14 is 672. An export page prints a 250W hub, a 25 km/h cap, and 672Wh, at 29.5 kg. A catalog lists $1,699 and 64.0 lb. This crawl did not open a complete-bike cart.

The Rad Power RadCity 5 Plus in the US owner’s manual, om_702-00032, is a Class 2 bicycle with a 48V 750 watt rear hub and a 48V 14Ah semi-integrated pack. That manual does not print watt-hours. Forty-eight times 14 is 672. The charger line is 48V, 2A, 100–240V AC. The bike is a 7-speed chain, with hydraulic discs and 180 mm rotors. Payload is 275 lb (125 kg). The rear rack is 59.5 lb (27 kg). Tires are 27.5×2.0. The extracted spec block does not print a top speed. The EU sheet is a different motor: 250W geared hub, top speed 25 km/h, and the same 48V 14Ah written out as 672Wh. The row on the list links here.

An upright commuter bicycle with fenders and a rear rack on a wet street — A fendered commuter at dusk. Not a product photo, and not a checkout page.

750 watts in the manual, 250 watts on the export sheet

Rad’s US owner’s manual, the export spec page, a 99 Spokes 2025 card, OutdoorGearLab’s July 20, 2022 test, and the Rad homepage this crawl. Not averaged.

	What is printed
US manual	Class 2. Motor 48V, 750 watt, rear hub. Battery 48V, 14Ah, semi-integrated. No watt-hour figure. Charger 48V / 2A. Seven-speed chain. Hydraulic discs, 180 mm rotors. Payload 275 lb (125 kg). Rack 59.5 lb (27 kg). Tires 27.5×2.0. No top speed in the extracted spec block.
Export sheet	Top speed 25 km/h. Motor 250W geared hub. Battery 48V 14Ah, written 672Wh. Payload 125 kg. Weight 29.5 kg on both the high-step and the step-thru. Same tire size. Hydraulic disc. Torque sensor. Twenty-five kilometers an hour is not the 20 mph Class 2 cap. The motors are not the same part.
Catalog and a 2022 scale	99 Spokes, 2025 card: manufacturer price $1,699, weight 64.0 lb, 750W hub, 672Wh, 50 mm suspension fork, 1×7, 650b. OutdoorGearLab, tested July 20, 2022: list $1,699, throttle to 20 mph, a throttle-range ride of 30 miles with 1,627 ft of climbing, assembled weight 64 lb 11 oz. 29.5 kg, 64.0 lb, and 64 lb 11 oz are three mass lines.
What this crawl could buy	The Rad homepage showed RadRunner, RadWagon 5, and RadRunner Max, with many items out of stock. A City 5+ front wheel was on back-order at $240. This desk did not open a 2026 add-to-cart page for the complete bike. The $1,699 figure is the 99 Spokes manufacturer price and the 2022 list, not a cart this crawl filled.

Six hundred seventy-two is both the arithmetic and the export page’s own watt-hour line, so that one number is not a fight. The motor is the fight. Seven hundred fifty watts and two hundred fifty watts do not describe one hub. A Stateside Class 2 sticker and a 25 km/h export cap do not describe one speed. Mass is the other fight: the export page’s 29.5 kg, the catalog’s 64.0 lb, and a 2022 scale at 64 lb 11 oz. This desk did not publish 65 lb as a translation of 29.5 kg and then treat it as Rad’s figure. Payload is the pair that agrees: the manual prints 275 lb and 125 kg together.

The US manual prints Class 2 and 750 watts and never prints watt-hours. The EU sheet prints 250 watts, 25 km/h, and 672Wh. Forty-eight times 14 is 672. The complete bike had no live cart on this crawl.

Who it is for

It is the upright, fendered city bike with a rack, if you can still find the complete bike and you know which manual is in the box. It is not the RadRover 6 Plus. That one is the fat-tire hub. A rear hub does not use the 7-speed the way a crank motor would. The hub versus mid-drive page is that difference.

Pedals are in the manual. Class 2 is what the Stateside manual prints. A 750 watt rear hub with pedals fits the federal bicycle test when assist, and any throttle, stop at 20 mph. The manual extract did not print that speed. OutdoorGearLab’s throttle sentence is 20 mph, from a 2022 test, not from a 2026 cart. The export machine is 250W and 25 km/h. The class chart is why those are different stickers. The watt-hour page is why the missing manual line is 672, and why that product matches the printed watt-hours without making the motors match. A $240 wheel is not a bicycle price.

Questions people ask

Why is 672 both a product and a printed figure?+

The Stateside manual prints 48V and 14Ah and stops there. Multiplying those two cells gives 672. The other page prints 672Wh next to the same voltage and amp-hour line. The capacity is not the fight. The motor is: 750 watts in the manual, 250 watts on the other card. Do not staple them into one hub.

Which mass line belongs to which page?+

The European page prints 29.5 kg for both frame styles. The 2025 catalog prints 64.0 lb. OutdoorGearLab’s July 20, 2022 assembled weight is 64 lb 11 oz, after a throttle ride of 30 miles and 1,627 feet of climbing. This desk did not publish 65 lb as Rad’s translation of 29.5 kg. Payload is the pair that agrees: 275 lb and 125 kg.

Does the manual print the 20 mph throttle?+

The extracted spec block does not. It prints Class 2, 180 mm hydraulic rotors, a 7-speed chain, a 59.5 lb rack, and no top speed. OutdoorGearLab’s 2022 test says the throttle reached 20 mph. That test is not a 2026 cart. A 750 watt hub with pedals fits the federal bicycle test only if assist and any throttle stop at 20.

Can you add this bike to a cart right now?+

Not on the homepage this crawl opened. It showed other Rad models, many of them out of stock, and a City 5+ front wheel on back-order at $240. The $1,699 figure is a catalog manufacturer price and a 2022 list, not a checkout this desk completed. A wheel price is not a bicycle price.

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