Built for
The Electric Farm Bike for New Zealand Farming
Dairy, sheep and beef, day in and day out. This is the job the Galvbike was built for first.
The short version
For everyday farm work it is hard to beat. Galvanised for the daily wash-down, a 200 kg payload, quiet around stock, and about a dollar a charge with almost nothing to service.
Most farm bikes are road or trail bikes adapted for the paddock. The Galvbike is the other way around: every decision on it was made for farm work first.
That shows up where it matters, in the shed at 4am and out the back during calving.
Dairy: built around the wash-down
A dairy bike lives in water, muck and effluent and gets a pressure washer pointed at it every day. That is what finishes most bikes, not the hours. The hot-dip galvanised frame and sealed IP67 motor are built for exactly that.
Short daily distances suit the range easily, and it is full step-through so anyone on the roster can ride it without swinging a leg over a loaded rack.
Sheep and beef: climbs without a clutch
Direct-drive torque from a standstill pulls up faces and out of gullies without a clutch to slip or a gear to find. Quiet moves stock better, so you push a mob rather than scatter it.
On bigger country, size the range to your longest muster. Most farms get 1 to 2 days on hills between charges. See is an electric farm bike right for your farm.
The running cost is the quiet win
No chain, clutch, gearbox or engine oil means the petrol service list simply does not apply. Brakes, tyres and a bit of grease is the whole list, and a full charge is about a dollar.
We have put real numbers on it in what a Galvbike costs to run.
Commonly asked
Is an electric bike good enough for real farm work?
Yes, for the everyday work of a dairy or rolling farm. Short daily distances, constant wash-down and 4am reliability are exactly what it is built for. Very long daily distances on big hill country are the case to plan range around.
Will it handle hills?
Direct-drive torque pulls from a standstill without a clutch, so it climbs well. On steep country, size the range to your longest day; most farms get 1 to 2 days per charge on hills.
How much does it cost to run?
About a dollar a charge, and no chains, clutches, oil or filters to replace. Over five years that gap on a petrol bike is significant.
Pre-orders open
Ready to put one to work?
Built for New Zealand farms, delivered anywhere in the country.
- $7,790+ GST
- 3 yearsWarranty
- 200 kgPayload
- 80 kmRange
First batch sold out. Taking pre-orders for December 2026 delivery.