# Andsky Forge 26

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/andsky-forge-26
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/electric-bikes
- Placement: #13 of 29 in Electric Bikes, C tier
- Brand: Andsky
- LP on this board: 464
- Last researched: 2026-09-10T05:11:11.847Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Social-media hype, self-published roundup coverage, gray-area unlocked power claims and zero authoritative outlet testing. Whatever its real qualities, the field has not endorsed it, and the Lectric XP4 750 is the expert-backed alternative.

## For

- Peaks at 1300W with a throttle while staying street-legal
- Reviewed enthusiastically as "this beast"

## Against

- Coverage comes from the brand's own blog and social-media hype, not independent testing
- Unlocked-mode power is legally gray on public roads and owners describe it as almost scary
- Bulky and heavy, not built for bi-modal transport

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 2 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 11 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andsky blog | - | - | https://www.andskyebike.com/blogs/news/best-long-range-fat-tire-ebikes-2026?srsltid=AfmBOoqTUgeTYoBPD5mmWjRqAkTkmgeCGsNlXmDfLS9Oa_iEO2GR22uv | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook (JPVideos) | - | D | https://www.facebook.com/JPVideos81/posts/i-dont-often-share-my-reviews-here-but-i-wanted-to-share-this-one-because-not-on/1676749307568646/ | outlet blocks automated checks |
| YouTube | - | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLgwtIDsB30 | fetched and confirmed |
| Zophie Reviews | Zophie Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBWi3i0y_wU | fetched and confirmed |
| Ride Along With Bri | Ride Along With Bri | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZPOAD5T1tU | fetched and confirmed |
| Tiktok | tiktok.com | B | https://www.tiktok.com/@dudestuffofficial/video/7642401392115715361 | fetched and confirmed |
| Monterey Magnet Man | Monterey Magnet Man | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJyi6hf5USU | fetched and confirmed |
| The Oh Family | The Oh Family | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-_NrYGjcZw | fetched and confirmed |
| New Spring Release! 🌸 Get... | - | B | https://www.facebook.com/andskyebike/posts/-forge-26-new-spring-release-get-ready-for-the-new-foldable-forge-26-launching-t/122216873330064123/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Reddit r/ebikes | - | C | https://www.reddit.com/r/ebikes/comments/1tqamqp/what_are_you_thoughts_on_andsky_ebike_brand/ | outlet blocks automated checks |
| Simply Electric | Simply Electric | B | https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D_wEHfuELUU | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | Trek FX+ 1 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/trek-fx-1 |
| 9 | Aventon Soltera 2.5 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/aventon-soltera-2-5 |
| 10 | Aventon Aventure 3 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/aventon-aventure-3 |
| 11 | Aventon Abound LR | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/aventon-abound-lr |
| 12 | Ride1Up Vorsa | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/ride1up-vorsa |
| 14 | Engwe Engine Pro 2.0 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/engwe-engine-pro-2-0 |
| 15 | Ride1Up Roadster V3 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/ride1up-roadster-v3 |
| 16 | Lectric XP Lite 2.0 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/lectric-xp-lite-2-0 |
| 17 | Infinite Machine Olto | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/infinite-machine-olto |
| 18 | Rad Power Radster Trail | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/rad-power-radster-trail |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/electric-bikes.

## What this tier means

- C: Fair. Acceptable in the right situation, outclassed at its price.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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