I've been riding VanMoof since 2019. This is the personal garage — the bikes I've lived with, loved, cursed at, fixed at midnight, and kept going through bankruptcy and revival.
People ask me all the time: "which VanMoof should I buy?" It's a fair question, and I can't answer it honestly unless I tell you what I've actually ridden. So here's the transparent list — in order — from the bike that hooked me to the one currently parked in my hallway.
Every entry is a bike I owned, not tested for a weekend. Some I still have. Some I had to let go. All of them shaped what VanMoofer is.
This is the bike that turned me into a vanmoofer. It arrived with a worn-in charm that I still haven't seen replicated — the matte finish, the analog click of the Turbo Boost button, and that "Click" sound on every unlock. I fell for the industrial design first, then the ride.
The S3 was the jump everyone talked about. Matrix display, automatic e-shifter, hydraulic brakes. I loved it and I also learned — the hard way — what Error 44 feels like on a Tuesday morning commute. It's the bike that made me start writing about error codes.
Thunder Grey. Bigger battery. Hall-effect torque sensor. The S5 is the VanMoof that finally felt finished — the one I reach for on a rainy Tuesday and a sunny Sunday alike. It's also the bike that carried me through the bankruptcy months when no one knew if it would receive another firmware update.
Same platform as the S5, but with a different frame personality. The A5 is what I grab for longer rides with a friend or when I'm carrying a bag. Proves that a step-through e-bike can still look like it was cut from granite.
The first bike under McLaren Applied, and the bike I've been reviewing since the moment it arrived. New frame, new motor, new handlebar display — and a new question: does VanMoof 2.0 live up to the legacy? I'll keep answering that on the blog, but the short version is: it's promising.
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