Skarper Anmeldelser 90

Living on a large hill this device is a leg saver and has brought the fun back into cycling.

The Skarper easily converts bikes with disk breaks into an electric bike. The advantage is that you can use the bike either with or without the electric drive,

Awesome experience of getting fitted, asked all the questions I wanted, had a test ride as well. The product itself is super easy to take on and off. It's exactly what it does on the tin, but because it's limited to 17 mph, you very quickly reach that pace on a flat. You end up with a heavy unit attached to a bike you don't really use on the flats.

It completely comes into its own once you have a decent amount of hill. You get up without breaking a sweat at all, so that's my only point.

I'm riding in central London, and I do sometimes do some hills around North London, but my commute is pretty flat, so I don't use it a huge amount.

After trying a demonstration bike fitted with Skarper at a local bike shop I purchased a unit from the first batch. Although expensive I found it attractive in that it allowed me to fit it to two of my existing bikes a 2011 Rockhopper Expert mountain bike and a 2008 Ultra Galaxy touring bike. The latter needed a replacement rear wheel to provide the disc drive interface. I took delivery of the Skarper unit in April 2025. The Skarper was used exclusively on the MTB during 2025 with out a problem. It was used by my son on a weeks tour we took in the Peak District in July and found that it exceeded the range claims. On one of the days it covered 30 miles over extremely hilly conditions when it used turbo mode on several occasions. This compared to the claimed 31 miles in Eco mode.
This year I have mounted it on the touring bike to use it as a winter road bike.
The new App. would not work on my Skarper ( A first Batch only problem). A software update was carried out with the help of the very capable and helpful Harry at Skarper on a video call. The App. now connect’s via Bluetooth to my Skarper unit. The only issue I have had this year is when trying to charge the Sensor. The contacts on the Sensor were presumably oxidised and prevented charging. This was solved by plugging and unplugging the charging cable several times to “clean” the contacts. The new App. is excellent and provides much more confidence in the battery charge state when riding.

Skarper does what it says on the tin. It is very easy to click on and off the bike and once on it is very easy to use. It also connected to the phone via Bluetooth with no issues although I have yet to control the Skarper via the phone on a ride. Skarper gives you two bikes in one, an electric one for the longer rides or for assistance getting up the hills but you still have an “under your own steam” when you want it. Exactly what I wanted. Eco mode provides a gentle support leaving you feeling you have still done some work, whilst in turbo mode gets you up hills effortlessly. The team at Skarper were incredibly helpful throughout. Thoroughly recommend.

When I heard that Sir Chris Hoy and Red Bull Advanced Technologies were both involved in the development of Skarper I was sure it was going to be a great product. I took delivery of one of the Launch Edition units plus an extra disc drive so that it could be used on both my wife's bike (the original intention) and my own. It has certainly lived up to its promise and my wife loves it. I haven't had much of a chance to use it on my own bike (so maybe I'll have to buy a second unit!). I was please to see the arrival of an App for Smartphones but when I tried to use it it wouldn't connect via Bluetooth. It turned out that as my Skarper was an early unit it needed an update to its internal software. The very helpful Harry from Skarper talked me through the update process on a video call, which only took a few minutes and now the App connects and controls the Skarper perfectly.
Cannot recommend Skarper strongly enough!

I love my Skarper. It was so easy to fit to my bike. I live on a hill so it has really opened up cycling to me. I love the fact that there is an App that lets you change mode as and when you need more assistance.

I signed up for the early Skarper promotion in Autumn 2024, and i am glad i did, because the Skarper Disc Drive system is just brilliant. The great thing about it is the performance and the exclusive portability of the drive unit that allows you to disengage it from the bike and carry it with you, so giving you peace of mind from theft. The new mobile phone app that compliments it, is superb and my favourite mode is cruise, to effortlessly glide along. Its a fantastic product with superb customer and after sales service.

Skarper's delivery was quick and smooth, and engineering is sleek and efficient. While I'd like to use my bike journey as a workout, it does give me an advantage to other bikes when I cross traffic lights. I can then easily depend on my own 2 legs again by back-pedalling 3 times to turn it off.

An absolutely amazing product that does all it purports to and more. Seldom do products surpass their promotion claims but this one does. As an early adopter the delay in production was frustrating but worth waiting for. I love the fact that I can easily remove it and use my bike for exercise on shorter rides but add it for longer ones so I can keep up with my " very cycle fit" partner. Also carrying bikes on the back of our classic camper is easy as the additional weight is removable. 10/10 Skarper

Thought the idea of cycling was cool but I was struggling with the hills in my area. Spent the last few weeks trying out the different kits I could use with my bike. All I can say is Skarper is leagues above the rest. Made the decision easy in the end haha

Tried Skarper on a demo ride after being somewhat sceptical the other day. I expected it to feel heavy or a bit awkward but amazingly it did not at all. The assist feels natural and the power when you hit a hill is right on the money. Completely changed my view!

Seriously amazing product! I originally thouhht it was just out of my budget but after speaking with their support team helped they helped me use my companies cycle to work scheme to get one with a nice discount. Very happy!

Super friendly support team and even better bit of kit!

Scarper is a great device - does exactly what it claims. Disk drive is easy to install in place of the existing disc brake rotor, initial mounting of the Skarper unit very easy, but my bike (Halfords / Boardman MTX8.6) has a crank / offset on the chainstay bar which made adjusting the chainstay latch quite difficult. Even now it needs a good firm push to latch rather than the nice gentle click it should have. Some way of adjusting the angle of the chainstay bolt would help a lot. Only other grumble is the package was 3 days late in arriving so I didn't get a chance to fit it and try it out pre-Christmas. You need to use a more reliable service than FedEx.
Having said all that, and now had a chance to try it out - WOW! It completely lives up to all the hype!

A truly amazing piece of kit. Installing the unit on my bike didn't prove straight forwards, however the Skarper team were extremely helpful and my husband was finally able to fit the unit. Just returned from my first ride with the Skarper and wow! I live in a hilly area but eco assistance was more than adequate. I highly recommend this

Fantastic customer service sets the tone for a company and happy to say Skarper have it spot on!
Emailed them a question and got an instant response with photos. Can’t ask for more so bought their bike motor and backpack. Yes it’s at the pricey end, but happy to pay if this level of customer service continues.

I have used my Skarper for some 9 months now, both on local rides & shopping trips and in long distance touring, doing 45-50 miles a day. Even just using the ECO level, it has provided sufficient power for riding up hills and, being readily removable from the bike, the battery is very easy to charge. The new Skarper app has overcome the two issues I had - back-pedalling to switch the motor on and off, and very limited information about the battery charge level. A bit pricey maybe, but much cheaper than buying a half decent electric bike. It is a high quality unit and the level and speed of support is first rate. Definitely a five star+ product

The team were very good at maintaining contact and updates throughout the initial build up and roll out. I am one of the first / initial buyers, based in Channel Islands, and they were very good at keeping me informed. The package itself arrived quickly, is exceptionally packaged - very apple product. The manual was easy to follow - I did not have a tool for removing my type of rear disk so took it to the local bike shop - they removed my disk and replaced with the skarper micros clutch in less than 20 minutes (after wonder what witchcraft this was....). The rest was fitted by me in about 30 mins. The first time using it was unbelievable - I've used ebikes before - but having my own bike (carbon Orro terra C) suddenly take off like a rocket, but controlled, was amazing. I cycle a lot, but not as much as some - I use this to ease out the 7km cycle to and from work up over 155m of drop / hill & it makes such a difference - makes me very much more likely to get on the bike to cycle to and from work than use the bus or car. Major bonus is not being a dishevelled mess with either cycling into work or weekend social / pub outing. Would highly recommend this device for anyone who loves their existing bike, but would like something electric also. Saves me space in the garage (no need to put more hooks in the ceiling to store another bike) and I can charge it at work it I need to with a second charger I have! great product, Good company - Keep going!