This compact, plucky ride is the cargo ebike for people who don't want a cargo ebike. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Petite, lightweight, and kind of kicky for a cargo bike. Can fit in a car’s back seat. Fat tires provide stability.
Cushy bike seat is comfortable for long rides. Surprising 500-pound payload. Fast braking requires a firm hand.
Battery indicator sneaks up on you. Not as petite as other JackRabbits. Technically a scooter, not an ebike.
I am not an obvious target customer for a cargo ebike, as I neither have kids to tote nor a large space for bike parking. But the new JackRabbit MG Cargo is so tiny, it doesn't conjure the dully utilitarian, heedlessly bulky nature that's common to other cargo ebike models. In fact, when I tested the wee, plucky ebike, I found its fat tires and tiny wheelbase make it feel more like a speedy urban dirt bike than anything else.
But despite being a relative lightweight (55 pounds) and petite enough to fit in the back seat of my old Montero, the MG sports a 750-watt motor that can haul nine times the bike's weight uphill. I even threw a grill onto a bike trailer to test this claim, which held up. Note that likeall JackRabbits WIRED testers have reviewed, the MG is less an ebike than a scooter that looks and acts like an ebike: Instead of pedals, you get pedal-like footrests, plus a throttle.
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