Start with your shift, not the spec sheet
A Glovo or Bolt Food rider in Nairobi covers 70 to 130 km in a full shift, with constant stop-start riding, frequent hills and a loaded delivery box. Any bike you buy has to survive that pattern six days a week.
Work out your actual daily kilometres for one week, then size the battery to cover that with 25 percent headroom. Running a battery flat every day is the single fastest way to shorten its life.
Payload and frame strength
A rider at 75 kg plus a loaded box at 20 kg plus the bike itself needs a frame rated well above the typical 120 kg limit of a consumer ebike. Look for a reinforced rear rack mounted to the frame rather than the seat post, and a fork designed for load.
Fat tyres at 20 x 4 inches are the practical choice: they cushion the potholes that destroy wheels and keep the box stable on rough estate roads.
Brakes, lighting and rain
Hydraulic disc brakes are not a luxury on a loaded delivery bike — they are a safety requirement, especially during the long rains. Pair them with proper mudguards and a bright headlight and tail light for evening shifts.
Ask your supplier about water ingress protection on the controller and battery connectors. An IP65-rated battery and sealed connectors survive Nairobi rain; unrated units often do not.
Battery swapping keeps you earning
The economics of delivery work are simple: a bike on charge earns nothing. Two smaller batteries almost always beat one large one, because you can charge one while riding on the other and never lose a peak lunch or dinner window.
Our delivery packages include a second battery option and swap support for fleets, so riders can keep working through both peak periods.
Financing that matches daily earnings
Most riders do not have the lump sum for an ebike, but almost all of them already spend more on petrol each month than an instalment would cost. Lease-to-own and per-rider monthly plans convert that fuel spend into ownership.
We structure delivery rider plans so the monthly payment sits below the fuel saving, which means the bike pays for itself while you ride it.
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Book a test ride, request a fleet quote or ask about financing — we respond within one business day.
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