Ride1Up Prodigy V2 Eco: $1,295, Brose, Not Ridden
The 1 October launch post is $1,295, a Brose 90 Nm mid-drive, up to 28 mph, and up to 50 miles. The product block is 36 volts, 14 amp-hours, and 504 watt-hours. Shipping says mid October on the post and something else on the cart. This desk did not ride it.
By SickEBike desk
The short answer
The Ride1Up Prodigy V2 Eco is $1,295. The product block says a Brose TF Sprinter, 250 watts and 90 newton-meters, and a 36-volt 14-amp-hour pack. Thirty-six times 14 is 504 watt-hours. It is Class 3, up to 28 mph, and the page does not print a throttle. The 1 October post says shipping is mid October. A May clearance V2 was $1,795. This desk did not ride it.
The Ride1Up Prodigy V2 Eco is a Class 3 mid-drive commuter listed at $1,295. Ride1Up’s launch post, 1 October 2026, says it uses the same German Brose mid-drive as the Prodigy V2, rated there at 90 newton-meters, with a top speed of up to 28 mph and a range of up to 50 miles, and that shipping is mid October. The product spec block says Brose TF Sprinter, 250 watts and 90 newton-meters, a 36-volt 14-amp-hour Phylion BN21 pack with Samsung cells, and 504 watt-hours. Thirty-six times 14 is 504. The page says Class 3, up to 28 mph. It does not print a throttle. Two hundred fifty watts is fewer than 750. This desk did not ride it, and it did not weigh it.
Left column is Ride1Up’s launch post of 1 October 2026. Right column is the Prodigy V2 Eco product spec block. Electrek’s 2 October story is named where the spec block is silent. A May 2026 clearance page is the V2 price, not the Eco.
| Launch post | Product spec block | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,295. Reserve. | $1,295. |
| Motor | Same Brose as the V2, 90 Nm. | Brose TF Sprinter, 250W, 90 Nm. Torque sensor. Frame-integrated controller. Peak watts are not printed. |
| Pack | Not on the post. | 36V 14Ah, Phylion BN21, Samsung cells. The block also prints 504Wh. 36×14 is 504. |
| Speed and class | Up to 28 mph. | Class 3, up to 28 mph. No throttle is printed. |
| Range | Up to 50 miles. No rider weight. | The post’s 50 is the only mile line this desk is using. Five hundred four divided by 50 is about 10.1 watt-hours a mile. That is the claim. |
| Mass and load | Not on the post. | 58 lb. Capacity 300 lb. A 40 lb rear rack. Do not add 58 to 300. |
| Rolling chassis | Adjustable stem, sprung saddle, a suspension fork. | 100 mm fork with lockout, brand not named. 180 mm hydraulic brakes, piston count not named. ST tire 27.5×2.10. XR tire WTB Ranger 27.5×2.25. |
| Gears and screen | Not on the post. | 48T ring, Shimano Alivio 11-34, microSHIFT Advent 9-speed, KMC chain. Brose Display Allround, 1.5 inch. |
| Lights | Not on the post. | XC-275 front, 36V, 80 lux. Commuter Glow rear, in the rack. Alloy fenders. |
| Who fits | Not on the post. | ST, step-through, 5'0" to 6'0". XR, step-over, 5'5" to 6'1". |
| When | Shipping mid October. | Electrek, 2 October: pre-order, shipments in the next couple of weeks. A 3 October writeup says the product page and the launch page do not use the same stock words. Do not average them. |
| Warranty | Not on the post. | 1 year. The block says terms apply. |
Five hundred dollars is the clearance gap, not a test
Ride1Up’s Prodigy V2 clearance page, sale from 22 May 2026, lists the chain version at $1,795 while supplies last, all sales final. One thousand seven hundred ninety-five minus 1,295 is 500. That is a May tag against an October tag. It is not a promise the $1,795 bike is still in the warehouse. Ebike Escape’s review video, 17 July 2025, says the V2 started at $2,295. Two thousand two hundred ninety-five minus 1,295 is 1,000. That July price is not the May clearance and it is not the Eco. Do not publish $1,545 as the middle. The motor line Ride1Up keeps repeating is the same Brose, 90 newton-meters. What the Eco page does not repeat is a peak watt, a fork brand, or a piston count.
Electrek, 2 October 2026, says the higher Prodigy builds’ four-piston brakes were replaced here with 180 mm two-piston hydraulics, and that Maxxis tires gave way to cheaper rubber. The Eco spec block says 180 mm hydraulic and does not say two pistons. The XR tire on that block is a WTB Ranger. The ST tire is “MTB tire,” with no brand. Use Electrek for the piston claim. Use the spec block for the tire that has a name. The brake page already treats 180 mm as the Class 2 and Class 3 commuter size. A piston count that is only in a news story is not a fade test.
Two hundred fifty watts is the nominal. Ninety newton-meters is at the crank
A mid-drive’s newton-meters are at the chainring, then the gear multiplies them. They are not the wheel number on a hub bike. The motor page is that split. The Vorsa is the other Ride1Up: a 750-watt hub at 95 newton-meters, ships Class 2 with a throttle, and can be switched to Class 3. Seven hundred fifty is not fewer than 750. Two hundred fifty is. The Eco’s 90 against the Vorsa’s 95 is five newton-meters, and they are not the same kind of newton-meter. The Eco page does not print a throttle. Class 3, on the class chart, is pedal assist to 28. A thumb lever that is not on the page should not be added because the Vorsa has one.
The pack is the arithmetic that does sit still. Thirty-six times 14 is 504, and the block prints 504 watt-hours, so the label matches the multiplication. The launch post’s mile line is up to 50. Five hundred four divided by 50 is 10.08, about 10.1 watt-hours a mile. That is an easy-mode claim until someone names the rider and the road. The range page is why “up to” is not a loop. New Atlas’s 7 October 2025 review of the V2, not the Eco, said that bike’s claim was also 30 to 50 miles and that one flatland ride seemed longer. That sentence does not transfer. Same motor name is not the same test.
Who it is for, if the cart matches the post
Buy it if you want a Brose mid-drive, a 504-watt-hour pack, and Class 3 assist, and $1,295 is the number on the cart in front of you. The step-through covers 5 feet to 6 feet. The step-over starts at 5 feet 5 inches and stops at 6 feet 1 inch. A rider at 5 feet 6 inches is in both ranges. The bike does not pick for you. Fifty-eight pounds is the listed mass. Three hundred pounds is the listed capacity. A one-year warranty is what the block prints. A shop that stocks Trek or Specialized is not this sale. Ride1Up’s own comparison table prints a Trek FX+ 7S at $4,399.99 and a Turbo Vado SL 2 5.0 at $4,999.99. This desk did not re-open those carts on 5 October, so those stickers stay Ride1Up’s table, not a second invoice.
Mid October on the launch post, and a couple of weeks on Electrek’s 2 October story, are the same kind of sentence. They are not a tracking number.
Do not buy it as the Vorsa. That one is the hub, the throttle, and the Class 2 ship mode. Do not buy it as the May clearance V2 unless that $1,795 chain bike is still the cart, and read the all-sales-final line before you do. The Eco is the new tag. It has a spec block and no ridden loop. Pay when the ship line on the page you are looking at is a date you can accept. Corrections go to the desk.
Questions people ask
How much is the Ride1Up Prodigy V2 Eco?+
Ride1Up’s 1 October 2026 launch post and the product block both print $1,295. A May 2026 clearance page listed the older Prodigy V2 chain at $1,795. One thousand seven hundred ninety-five minus 1,295 is 500. That May tag may be gone.
What motor and battery does it have?+
The spec block says a Brose TF Sprinter, 250 watts and 90 newton-meters, and a 36-volt 14-amp-hour pack. Thirty-six times 14 is 504 watt-hours. Peak watts are not printed. The 90 newton-meters are at the crank, not at the wheel.
Is the Prodigy V2 Eco Class 3?+
The product block says Class 3, up to 28 mph. It does not print a throttle. Two hundred fifty watts is fewer than 750. A Class 3 bike is still pedal assist, and a path can post a lower speed.
When does the Prodigy V2 Eco ship?+
The 1 October launch post says mid October. Electrek, 2 October, says pre-order and shipments in the next couple of weeks. A 3 October writeup says the product page and the launch page do not use the same stock words. Use the cart you are paying.
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