Riding Times GT33 Review Canada (2026): Range, Fit and Law for the 500 W Cafe Racer, Computed

Cover: a Playcut.ai rendering made from Riding'times' own photograph of the GT33, with Zeus on the Halifax waterfront. The 104 km at 25 km/h is our model's figure: throttle only, 82 kg rider, flat pavement, 25 °C.

By Milad Ghobadibeygvand, BScN (Western University, 2014) · Riding'times' Canadian GT33 page, product record, FAQ, warranty page and GT33 manual, our listings, and every provincial and territorial rule re-read on 31 October 2026 (four from dated copies where the site refused us); Health Canada and US CPSC recall records searched the same day

The GT33 is Riding'times' cafe-racer cargo e-bike: a long bench, turn signals and a horn, 20 × 4.0 inch fat tires, front and rear suspension, a rear-wheel motor and a removable 48 V 27 Ah battery. Every Riding'times figure below was read on 31 October 2026 from its Canadian product page, product record, FAQ, warranty page and GT33 manual. Every range and fit figure is computed, with the method linked.

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Who is the Riding Times GT33 for?

Riding'times now sells the GT33 in Canada as a "Canada-Friendly" cafe racer with a factory 25 km/h mode, and says the owner can change that setting. Buy it on the styling alone and you can end up with a bike your feet do not reach at a light, or one your province no longer treats as an e-bike. This review sets the bench against measured bodies, reads every provincial rule on the speed setting and computes the range for Canadian weather.

The GT33 suits a rider who wants a bike people notice: the long black bench, orange accents, a round headlight, turn signals and a horn. It carries bags on that bench, rides on fat tires with suspension at both ends, and its 1,296 Wh battery covers about 104 km at the shipped 25 km/h in our model.

It suits shorter riders less. On RedTail eBikes' count, both feet reach the ground flat for 5 of 100 riders at 5′6″ and 22 at 5′8″, so at 5′8″ and below most riders stop with one foot down. For them, the same maker's smaller Z8 is the closer fit, and our electric moped guide sets out the wider field.

What are the Riding Times GT33's specifications?

Riding'times Canada prints a motor rated at 500 W with "1350W" peak and 258 N·m of wheel torque, a removable 48 V 27 Ah battery, 20 × 4.0 inch tires, hydraulic disc brakes front and rear, and a factory 25 km/h setting. The table quotes its wording, read on 31 October 2026, with what each line means.

Source: Riding'times' Canadian GT33 page, read 31 October 2026; its GT33 manual is linked under Sources.

The GT33 in our studio: our own photograph, from our listing. Tap or click to enlarge.

Where Riding'times' own figures differ

Riding'times prints several figures two ways. Peak power is 1,350 W on the spec list and up to 1,500 W in its FAQ; the top speed is 31 mph in the spec list and 34 mph in the throttle modes; the load is 330 lb on the page and 100 kg in the manual; the weight is 105 lb on the page and about 46.3 kg in the manual.

The manual adds its own caution: "There are certain errors in the manual measurement of the above data." The product record pitches "Extended seat and cargo space for gear, bags, or passengers", and the manual cautions "do not carry passengers on the bike". Where a figure appears twice we plan on the stricter one: 100 kg for rider, passenger and cargo together.

How far does the Riding Times GT33 go on one charge?

In our model, an 82 kg (180 lb) rider on the throttle gets about 104 km at the shipped 25 km/h and 129 km at 20 km/h from the 1,296 Wh pack, on flat pavement at 25 °C. Keep 25% back, the planning margin RedTail's model uses, and plan on 78 and 97 km.

Every figure here comes from the range model RedTail eBikes built for its Riding'times reviews, imported unchanged; before it ran, it reproduced all 21 of RedTail's published GT33 figures, as set out on RedTail's range-formula section. It computes wheel power from Martin and colleagues' validated cycling model, fat-tire rolling resistance measured on a drum, measured rider drag and cell energy by temperature.

The one change is the motor rating. RedTail modelled the US GT33, which Riding'times rates at 750 W; Riding'times Canada rates the bike we sell at 500 W. At 750 W the same ride comes to about 109 km at 25 km/h in our model, so the rating moves the result by about 5 km.

Throttle only, flat pavement, 82 kg (180 lb) rider, 25 °C, no wind, the 1,296 Wh pack (two packs: 2,592 Wh, the second swapped in; the model does not add the spare's 6.8 kg). The GT33 ships set to 25 km/h; the model does not price the faster settings.

Pedalling stretches every figure. In the model a steady 75 W from your legs takes the 25 km/h ride from 104 to about 164 km, and the 20 km/h ride from 129 to about 289 km. The GT33's pedal assist reads a cadence sensor, so plan on the throttle-only figures.

What Riding'times' range figures ask of you

Riding'times prints 50 to 100 miles, 80 to 160 km, and its manual gives 80 to 160 km "Constant speed 25KM/flat road 65KG cycling test". At that condition, a 65 kg rider at 25 km/h on flat ground, our model gives about 111 km, inside the manual's band. The 160 km top holds on the throttle alone only at a steady 14.4 km/h or slower for an 82 kg (180 lb) rider, or with 75 W of pedalling up to the shipped 25 km/h.

Rider weight, hills, wind and tires

Throttle only, flat pavement, 25 °C, full 1,296 Wh pack. The model counts rider and cargo together, as a load limit does.

82 kg (180 lb) rider, 25 °C. The kilometres are what the whole pack would give on that grade throughout. The model holds a steady climb within the motor's 500 W rating: the steepest it holds on the throttle is about 7.4% at 15 km/h and 8.4% at 10 km/h (8.9% at 15 km/h at the US 750 W rating).

Riding'times says the motor handles "climbing slopes up to 15°", about a 27% grade. The model is stricter because it prices a steady climb within the rated power, while the motor's 1,350 W peak can push harder for short stretches; on a long, steep hill, plan on pedalling, as the 75 W column shows.

82 kg (180 lb) rider, flat pavement, 25 °C, throttle only, full pack. Tire figures from Bicycle Rolling Resistance's fat-bike drum tests, as RedTail's model uses them.

What do Canadian cold, rain and storage do to the GT33?

Riding'times prints no temperature range for riding or charging the GT33's battery: not on its page, its product record, its FAQ, its warranty page, its manual or the text in the 80 images on its GT33 page. In our model the 20 km/h range of 129 km at 25 °C drops to about 108 km at 10 °C and 99 km at 0 °C.

Throttle only, 82 kg (180 lb) rider, flat pavement, full 1,296 Wh pack. Cell energy by temperature from the McMaster LG HG2 measurements the model uses; the spread runs across published cell data. Snow and slush are not modelled.

At −10 °C the published cell data disagree widely: our model gives between 44 and 90 km at 20 km/h, a spread too wide to plan a winter commute on. Riding'times' FAQ asks you to store the battery "indoors in a dry, temperature-controlled location away from direct sunlight, water, open flames and extreme heat or cold".

Its warranty page excludes "Improper storage or exposure to extreme elements (rain, snow, heat)", and the spec list rates the bike "WATER RESISTANT: IPX4". In a Canadian November that means charging indoors, fitting the pack just before you ride, drying the bike after rain and keeping it out of slush. The manual sets the tires at 20.3 PSI after assembly.

Will the Riding Times GT33 fit you?

On the GT33's bench, RedTail eBikes' measured count puts both feet flat for 22 of 100 riders at 5′8″, 65 at 5′10″, 85 at 5′11″ and 92 at 6′0″, and for every surveyed rider from 6′2″. Below 5′8″ most riders stop with one foot down and the bike leaned toward it.

The bench is fixed, so nothing adjusts down. Riding'times prints a 34.8 inch (88.4 cm) seat height and a 5′1″ to 6′3″ window; measured on Riding'times' own side photograph, the bench's lowest point sits at 33.4 inches (84.8 cm), and RedTail's counts use that figure. On the printed 34.8 inches, fewer riders reach.

Out of 100 adults of each height in the US Army's ANSUR II survey, women and men together, barefoot, as RedTail eBikes prints them. Boots add their sole.

Pedalling runs the other way. RedTail sets the bench against the saddle height a pedalling formula asks of the median rider: the bench sits 1.0 inch below it at 5′0″ and 8.7 inches below it at 6′2″ (RedTail's saddle table), so taller riders pedal with more knee bend. If you ride mostly on the throttle, the stop matters more than the pedal stroke.

The GT33 from the other side in our studio: our own photograph, from our listing. Tap or click to enlarge.

Is the Riding Times GT33 street legal in Canada?

As shipped, its printed figures sit on the provincial lines: a motor rated at 500 W and a 25 km/h setting, with a throttle and working pedals. Riding'times also says "Riders can change the speed setting through the display menu for higher-performance riding on private property or in other permitted areas", up to a published 50 km/h, and most provincial texts word the speed limit as a capability.

B.C.'s motors "must not be capable of propelling the device at a speed exceeding 32 km/h"; Saskatchewan's assistance "cannot be provided" past it; Manitoba's motor "cannot provide" motive power past it. Read one way, the GT33 as delivered stops assisting at 25 km/h, inside those lines. Read the other way, a setting the owner can raise leaves the motor capable of more.

In the case-law search for our article on 750 W bikes limited to 500 W (25 and 26 October 2026), we found no Canadian court decision on a setting the owner can change; CanLII refused our research browser, so that search ran on the open web and the courts' own sites. The nearest is British Columbia's R. v. Wojtkiw, 2021 BCSC 194 (read 31 October 2026).

In Wojtkiw, on a scooter whose spec sheet said "governed to 32 km/hr" and which had no usable pedals, the court found that, "regardless of whether the speed governor was disabled or malfunctioned", the motor "could and did propel him over 32 km/hr on level ground", and ordered a new trial.

Québec's moped-style order

Québec adds a test for bikes styled like this one. Its Ministerial Order bars from public highways "2 or 3-wheeled motor vehicles, with or without pedals, that have the appearance of a motorcycle or moped", bear no national safety mark, and have one listed trait, among them "an engine that makes it possible to reach a speed of over 32 km/h or has a power rating greater than 500 W".

Read one way, the GT33's cafe-racer styling gives it the look the order describes, Riding'times' Canadian page, product record, FAQ and manual mention no Transport Canada label or national safety mark, and Riding'times publishes 50 km/h. Read the other way, the SAAQ's FAQ says "an actual bicycle that is equipped with an electric motor is a power-assisted bicycle", and the GT33 has pedals and a chain. The SAAQ keeps no list of models: "each model would have to be inspected individually". Québec riders should ask the SAAQ before riding it on a public road.

Each text read on 31 October 2026 unless the row gives another date; links go to the text we read. SAAQ's FAQ and the order: copies read 28 and 26 October 2026, as the sites refused our browser today. A rule can change: check yours before riding, and our legal access atlas covers parks and trails.

Leave the setting where Riding'times ships it if you ride roads, bike lanes or paths. Ontario's and PEI's texts go further: Ontario's page calls raising the assisted speed illegal, and PEI's s. 14 bars riding a bike modified to raise its maximum speed.

Is the Riding Times GT33 UL certified, and has it been recalled?

Riding'times' Canadian page shows a "UL Certified" badge and lists the battery as "48V/27Ah Removable Lithium Battery (UL 2849 Compliant)". It names no certificate number or lab, and neither do its product record, its manual or the images on its page. No recall at Health Canada or the US CPSC names Riding Times or the GT33, searched on 31 October 2026.

The manual's certification page cites FCC Part 15 (radio interference) and the EU battery directive 2006/66/EC (batteries and their disposal); neither is an e-bike safety certificate.

How does the Riding Times GT33 compare with three moped-style bikes we sell?

The GT33 and the Riding Times Z8 share a 500 W rating and a 25 km/h factory setting; the GT33 carries the bigger battery and the longer bench. The Raptor ST202 GPS matches its 1,296 Wh battery with a stronger motor, and in RedTail's count the M20 lets the most riders put both feet down: 72 of 100 at 5′8″.

Prices are ours on 31 October 2026; specifications are each maker's, read from its own page the same day. Smartravel rates the ST202 at 1,200 W sustained, so no province lets it ride roads, bike lanes or paths as an e-bike; Samebike Canada prints two figures for the M20, 1,800 W peak in its headline and 500 W in its spec tab.

Fit: RedTail eBikes' measured counts on each bike's fixed seat, out of 100 surveyed riders of each height, barefoot. Makers' pages read the same day: Riding'times Canada, Smartravel's own store and Samebike Canada.

Who should buy the Riding Times GT33, and who should skip it?

Buy it if you want a cafe racer with turn signals and a big battery, stand about 180 cm (5′11″) or taller or are at ease with a one-foot stop, and will ride it as shipped at 25 km/h. Skip it if you need both feet flat at 5′8″ or shorter, need to carry more than the manual's 100 kg of riders and cargo, or plan to raise the speed setting on public roads.

That verdict is our opinion, formed from the facts above, and the facts are printed so you can reach your own.

Buying the Riding Times GT33 from Zeus

We list the Riding Times GT33 at $1,399 with one battery and $1,999 with two, with free shipping across Canada. Riding'times' warranty is backed by Riding'times in full on bikes bought from us, we handle every claim, and our 15-day return policy covers unused, unopened bikes, less a 15% restocking fee.

• Shipping: our shipping policy: "Shipping is Free Canada wide. Orders will be processed within 1-3 business days after the order has been confirmed."
• Returns: our refund policy accepts "unused and unopened items within 15 days of delivery", with a 15% restocking fee, and the customer pays return shipping.
• Warranty: Riding'times prints three figures: "12-Month Warranty" on its GT33 page; on its warranty page, 2 years on electric bikes bought from its own site and "Batteries are covered by a 1-year prorated warranty"; and in the GT33 manual, 12 months, with 6 months on the battery, motor and controller. Backed by Riding'times in full; we file and follow the claim for you, and call 1-866-938-7580 for how the terms apply to your bike.
• Zeus Care: our warranty page: "Your first month of Zeus Care is included with every e-bike." Zeus Care plans run from $119 to $599, and the page says "Zeus Care is not a warranty and does not add coverage."
• Paying over time: our financing guide sets out the options.
• Questions: call 1-866-938-7580 before you order; real people answer.

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Riding Times GT33 questions, answered

Is the Riding Times GT33 worth it?

For a rider about 180 cm (5′11″) or taller who wants the cafe-racer look, turn signals and a 1,296 Wh battery, and who rides it as shipped, yes, in our view. In our model it covers about 104 km at the shipped 25 km/h on flat pavement at 25 °C, and it is $1,399 at Zeus. Shorter riders should read the fit section first: on the bench, both feet flat is a tall rider's stop.

How far does the GT33 go on one charge?

In our model, an 82 kg (180 lb) rider on the throttle gets about 104 km at 25 km/h and 129 km at 20 km/h from the 1,296 Wh pack, on flat pavement at 25 °C; keep 25% back and plan on 78 and 97 km. With a second pack, about 207 km at 25 km/h in our model. Riding'times prints 50 to 100 miles (80 to 160 km).

What is the GT33's top speed in Canada?

It ships set to 25 km/h, which Riding'times Canada calls its "Canada Street Mode". Riding'times also prints a 50 km/h (31 mph) top speed and throttle modes of 15, 22 and 34 mph (about 24, 35 and 55 km/h), reached only after the owner changes the setting. We do not explain how. Set to assist past 32 km/h, it is outside every provincial e-bike rule.

Is the Riding Times GT33 street legal in Canada?

As shipped, its printed figures sit on the provincial lines: a motor rated at 500 W and a 25 km/h setting, with pedals. Most provinces word the speed limit as a capability, and Riding'times says the owner can raise the setting to 50 km/h, so whether a changeable setting meets that wording is unsettled; we found no Canadian court decision on it. Québec's moped-style order and Newfoundland and Labrador read differently: see the law table.

Is the GT33 an e-bike or a moped?

It has pedals, a chain and a motor Riding'times Canada rates at 500 W, so it is built as an e-bike, styled like a cafe racer. Which one your province treats it as turns on the speed setting and, in Québec, on the moped-style order. Our electric mopeds guide sets out the difference.

Can the GT33 carry a passenger?

Riding'times pitches the long bench for "gear, bags, or passengers", and its manual cautions "do not carry passengers on the bike". Weight decides it: 100 kg in the manual, 330 lb (150 kg) on the product page, for everyone and everything aboard. In British Columbia, riders under 16 "must not use the cycle to carry or tow a passenger" (section 10 of its e-bike regulation).

Can the GT33 handle hills?

Riding'times says the motor handles "climbing slopes up to 15°", about a 27% grade. In our model, which holds a steady climb within the motor's 500 W rating, an 82 kg (180 lb) rider on the throttle holds 15 km/h up about 7.4% and 10 km/h up about 8.4%; 75 W of pedalling takes the 15 km/h climb to about 8.8%. The 1,350 W peak pushes harder for short stretches.

Can you ride the GT33 in snow and cold?

Riding'times prints no temperature range for the battery and says to store it "indoors in a dry, temperature-controlled location". In our model the 25 km/h range of 104 km at 25 °C drops to about 80 km at 0 °C, between 72 and 84 km across published cell data. Snow and slush are not modelled; charge indoors and dry the bike after a wet ride.

How long does the GT33 take to charge?

Riding'times prints "CHARGING TIME: 8.5-9H" on its 54.6 V, 3 A charger, and its manual says the same for a single charger. The battery comes off the bike to charge indoors; Riding'times puts it at 15 lb and the manual at about 6.8 kg.

How heavy is the GT33, and how much can it carry?

Riding'times' page prints 105 lb (about 48 kg) and its manual about 46.3 kg. The page prints a 330 lb maximum load and the manual 100 kg; plan on the manual's 100 kg for rider and cargo together, and on a two-person lift up stairs.

What warranty comes with the GT33?

Riding'times prints three figures: 12 months on its GT33 page, 2 years on its warranty page for bikes bought on its own site (batteries 1 year, prorated), and in the GT33 manual 12 months, with 6 months on the battery, motor and controller. Bought from us, the warranty is backed by Riding'times in full and we file the claim for you; call 1-866-938-7580 for how the terms apply to your bike.

Is Riding Times a good brand?

On the records we checked on 31 October 2026, no recall at Health Canada or the US Consumer Product Safety Commission names Riding Times or the GT33, and Riding'times publishes a GT33 manual, a warranty page and a Canadian FAQ. Our GT73 review covers its bigger electric motorbike.

Riding Times GT33 or Z8: which should I buy?

By size and battery. Riding'times sizes the Z8 for riders about 4′3″ to 5′11″ on one or two 48 V 15.6 Ah packs, and the GT33 for 5′1″ to 6′3″ on one 48 V 27 Ah pack. In RedTail's count, both feet flat at 5′8″ is 38 of 100 on the Z8 Pro's seat and 22 on the GT33's bench. At Zeus the Z8 is $1,199 and the Z8 Pro $1,599.

Where can I buy the Riding Times GT33 in Canada?

From us. We sell the Riding Times GT33 at $1,399 with one battery and $1,999 with two, with free shipping across Canada and our 15-day return policy on unused, unopened bikes, less a 15% restocking fee. Call 1-866-938-7580 with your height and how you will ride it.

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The bottom line

The GT33 puts a 500 W motor, a 1,296 Wh battery, turn signals and suspension at both ends under a cafe-racer bench for $1,399: in our model about 104 km at the shipped 25 km/h on flat pavement at 25 °C, and in RedTail's count both feet flat for at least 8 in 10 riders from 180 cm (5′11″). Ride it as shipped.

If it fits your height and your riding, it gives you the looks, the lights and the battery at $1,399. If you are unsure, call 1-866-938-7580 with your height and inseam, and we will tell you straight. You have 15 days from delivery to return it unused and unopened, less a 15% restocking fee, shipping is free across Canada, and financing is available.

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Sources

1. Riding'times: the GT33 product page and product record on Riding'times' Canadian store (store pages named without links), its FAQ and warranty pages, and the GT33 manual on its own CDN. Read 31 October 2026.
2. Videos: Riding'times, First look: Riding Times GT33 (YouTube, 22 January 2026); MastaBika, Riding Times GT33 review (YouTube, 14 March 2026). Read 31 October 2026.
3. Smartravel and Samebike: the Raptor ST202 page on Smartravel's own store and the M20 page on Samebike Canada (named without links); Riding'times' Z8 page on its Canadian store. Read 31 October 2026.
4. Our US sister store, RedTail eBikes: Riding Times GT33 Review 2026 (verified 26 September 2026; measured fit and the range model); Riding Times Z8 Pro Review, Samebike M20 Review and Smartravel Raptor ST202 Review (fit counts). Each read live 31 October 2026.
5. Health Canada, recalls and safety alerts: searches for riding times and the brand's other spellings, its company name and the model, archive included, with a control search. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recall database: the same terms on three fields. Read 31 October 2026.
6. Range physics: Martin et al. (1998); Bafang OEM workbook (2021); Bicycle Rolling Resistance, fat-bike tests; Tengattini and Bigazzi (2018); Arango, Lopez and Ceren (2021); McMaster LG HG2 data; US Standard Atmosphere (1976); through RedTail eBikes' Riding'times range model, run at Riding'times Canada's 500 W rating.
7. Fit: ANSUR II anthropometric survey (US Army, public release); RedTail eBikes fit model, its GT33 run on the bench measured from Riding'times' photograph.
8. Provincial and territorial texts: linked in the law table; the federal regulations, Ontario, Québec, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Read 31 October 2026, except SAAQ's FAQ (28 October 2026), Québec's Ministerial Order (26 October 2026) and Nunavut's Act (26 October 2026). Case law: the search for our 750 W article (25 and 26 October 2026; CanLII refused our research browser); Supreme Court of British Columbia, R. v. Wojtkiw, 2021 BCSC 194, 9 February 2021, read 31 October 2026.
9. News: Cameron Kilfoy, As N.L. eyes e-bike, e-scooter regulations, this vendor says safety is top of mind, CBC News, 6 August 2026. Read 31 October 2026.
10. Zeus eBikes: the GT33, Z8, Raptor ST202 GPS and M20 listings, and our refund, shipping and warranty pages. Read 31 October 2026.