Velo de Ville e-bikes, built to order

Every Velo de Ville is built after it’s ordered, to the rider’s size and choices. We help you work out what you need, measure you, order it and set it up. Then we look after it in our workshop.

Book a fitting Hire one for a day
A Velo de Ville adviser, in a shirt reading ‘Your bike. Custom made.’, talking a customer through frame colour samples

New this October: Velo de Ville e-bikes, to buy and to hire.

Buying through work? We’re part of the Cycle to Work scheme.

Start with how you’ll ride

Velo de Ville group their bikes by what they’re for. Pick the closest, then we build from there.

  • Rider on a red Velo de Ville Allround e-bike passing brick terraced houses

    Allround

    Everyday riding, commuting and touring.

    AEB PRO, AEB PURE, AEB CLASSIC

  • Two riders on Velo de Ville SUV e-bikes crossing dunes

    SUV

    Comfort, power and sporty handling on almost any surface, from cobbles to gravel paths.

    SEB PRO, SEB PURE, SEB CLASSIC, SEB PRO FS

    See the SEB PRO
  • Rider on a Velo de Ville Urban Light e-bike beside a concrete wall

    Urban Light

    Light, agile e-bikes for getting around town.

    HUBe

  • Rider on a compact Velo de Ville e-bike on a park path

    Compact

    Small and agile, and easy to take with you in the car or on the train.

    Ask us which models we can order

  • Parent riding a blue Velo de Ville cargo e-bike with two children aboard

    Cargo

    For carrying the weekly shop, kit or children.

    Ask us which models we can order

What you choose

These are the main decisions. We’ll go through each one with you at your fitting.

  • Wave

  • Trapeze

  • Diamond

The SEB PRO in its three frame shapes, each in a different colour.
Choice Options What it changes
Frame shapeWave, trapeze or diamondHow easily you get on and off, and how sporty it feels.
Frame sizeSeveral sizes for each shapeReach, comfort and control. We measure you to choose it.
ColourUp to 35Powder-coated at the works in Altenberge.
MotorBosch Smart System drivesHow much help you get on Bath’s hills and with heavy loads.
BatteryFrom 400 Wh to 1050 Wh, depending on modelRange for your longest regular ride, without carrying more than you need.
DisplayBosch displays and remotesFrom a simple remote to a larger screen, linked to the Bosch Flow app.
Gears and driveDerailleur, hub gears, or belt drive on some modelsHub gears and belts need less cleaning and adjusting.
Racks and carriersModular rear rack; front carrier on PRO modelsWhat you can carry, and where.
ComfortSaddles, grips, handlebars and seatpostsYour riding position, from upright to sportier.

From first fitting to first ride

A made-to-measure e-bike takes a little longer than one off the shop floor. This is what happens between your first visit and your first ride.

  1. Talk it through

    Tell us how you’ll use it, from the school run to weekends on the canal path. We measure you, and you can try one of our e-bikes on the road.

  2. Choose the spec

    We go through frame shape and size, colour, motor, battery, gears and rack with you, then give you a written quote.

  3. Built in Germany

    Velo de Ville only build a bike once it’s ordered. Yours is assembled at their works in Altenberge, and you can follow it in their VELOWALLET app.

  4. Collect and set up

    We check the build, set the saddle and bars to your measurements and pair it with the Bosch Flow app before you ride away.

  5. Serviced here

    When it’s due, our workshop looks after servicing and firmware updates, so it keeps riding the way it did on day one.

Built in Altenberge since 1966

Velo de Ville is a family business near Münster. The company began the year the last trains left Green Park, and has built bikes to order since the 1980s.

A teal frame hanging on the Velo de Ville production line, with bikes in assembly behind
1966
Albert Thiemann starts a small bicycle wholesale business in Altenberge.
1982
They move to a new site and start assembling bikes, in different frame heights and colours. The start of building to order.
1998
Their own powder-coating plant opens, so frames can be painted in many more colours.
2009
The first Velo de Ville e-bike, the E40.
2015
A new works at Steinkuhle in Altenberge, with new assembly lines.
2024
Moritz Thiemann, the founder’s grandson, joins the management team.
Two riders on e-bikes crossing a footbridge over the river in Bath

Try one on Bath’s hills first

The quickest way to find out what suits you is a day on an e-bike. E-bike hire is £75 a day, helmet included, and our first Velo de Ville bikes join the hire fleet in mid October.

Hire an e-bike

Looked after here

  • E-bike service

    £95

    Firmware, error log, service interval, and labour for the usual wear parts.

  • Diagnostic and update

    £20

    Software update for the motor, battery and display.

All servicing

Book a fitting

Tell us a little about how you’ll ride and which days suit you. We’ll get in touch to arrange a time.

Fittings take place in the shop. Bring the shoes you usually ride in.

Frame shape (optional)

For example: commuting from Combe Down, the school run, weekend rides on the canal path.

Which days suit you? (optional)