BUILT FOR LIFE
What most people really need is a bike that can carry cargo, not a cargo bike that’s only good for one purpose. So we designed Benno bikes that can be configured to carry everything from kids to camping gear, without compromising ride and looks. As life changes, so does your Benno.
ADD MORE CAPABILITY
WHY WE DESIGNED A BETTER EBIKE
We believe ebikes have the power to change things for the better. To get more people outside, out of cars and out of excuses. Designing bikes for a higher purpose requires that we build them to a higher standard—with the perfect blend of ride, capability and style.
HOW WE BUILD A BETTER EBIKE
We don’t build electric toys. We build true 2-wheeled transportation. Every Benno is designed around a bulletproof, Bosch mid-drive electric motor and battery engineered for performance and longevity. Each frame is built to precise tolerances and every component is of the highest standard. But Benno ebikes are even more than the sum of their parts. Each model is crafted to fulfill the awesome potential of ebike technology.
THE ETILITY BIKE
A typical ebike offers a nice ride, but not much utility. A cargo ebike carries heavy loads, but can be difficult to maneuver. We believe what people really need is an everyday ebike engineered with the perfect blend of ride dynamics, cargo capacity and good looks. Awesome agility with the ability to carry exactly what you need. We call it Etility® Design and it’s at the heart of every Benno ebike.
PERFECT BLEND
RIDE
A great ride is the most essential ingredient. Because a bike that’s more agile, stable and maneuverable is ultimately more enjoyable.
LOOKS
Design that looks good is also about making sure you look and feel great riding a Benno — with and without cargo.
CARGO
Etility design means you can easily carry more cargo when you want to without having to pedal and store more bike than you need to.
PRESS
![By BRUCE HOROVITZ | 02/16/2023 Benno Baenziger, the guy who created some of the best-selling bikes in America, never particularly liked to ride bikes. Really. So he designed one that even he would use. Now bike enthusiasts globally are so enamored with the Electra and Townie bikes that he designed that they’ve even created Facebook (FB) pages that worship them like a two-wheeled effigy. [...]](https://bennobikes.com/wp-content/uploads/LSpic-benno-022023-company-1024x1024.jpg)
![PODCAST – Benno Baenziger is an OG of the bike space, founding Electra Bikes back in 1993 as a recent immigrant to California from Germany and growing it through the 90s and 2000s till he sold it to a private equity group in 2008. He stuck around but eventually left to start Benno bikes in 2015 with a focus on what electric can bring to the bike industry. [...]](https://bennobikes.com/wp-content/uploads/benno_zurich_lifestyle_07wide2-1024x1024.jpg)
