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return to shopRiders in this category have been handed inflated numbers for years, so a spec sheet alone is not worth much. This page exists so you can see where each M3 figure comes from, what moves it, and how to measure your own. Nothing here is a marketing number with the conditions stripped off.
Top speed: 55 mph, and only in one gear
The M3 has five gears and each one carries its own cap. Top speed is not a single number you unlock; it is the ceiling of 3rd gear.
| Gear | Cap | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| 1st, ECO | 15 mph | First rides, handing the bike to someone new |
| 2nd, DYNAMIC | 30 mph | Normal riding |
| 3rd, SPORT | 55 mph | Full power, open space |
| 4th, Wheelie | 10 mph riding, 20 mph in a wheelie | Learning lifts |
| 5th, Wheelie Pro | 10 mph riding, 20 mph in a wheelie | Stronger lift |
The published 55 mph is measured under ideal conditions. In practice four things take speed away, and they are the same four on every electric bike regardless of what the listing claims: rider weight, surface, temperature, and how much battery is left. A heavier rider on loose ground in cold weather near the bottom of the pack will not see the ceiling number, and no bike in this class will.
What makes the M3's figure checkable is that the gear is named. If you are in 3rd, on pavement, with a full pack, you are in the condition the number was taken in. If you are not, you have a reason for the difference.
Max range: 55 miles, and what decides what you actually get
The pack is 60V 23.4Ah, which is 1,404 Wh of stored energy. Range is that number divided by how hard you are riding, so it is the figure most sensitive to what you actually do with the bike.
The published figure is a maximum of 55 miles, depending on rider weight and road conditions. It is a ceiling, not an average, and the conditions below are what move you away from it.
The low end is measured. In one test a 220 lb rider holding a steady 40 mph covered 35 miles, and holding top-gear speed is the most energy-hungry way to ride this bike. In another, on broken mountain roads in Dali, China, a rider at about 207 lb including a pack covered 45 km, roughly 28 miles, in 2nd and 3rd gear through rain, stone and mud surfaces and a long climb. Those are the conditions that cost the most range.
Reaching the maximum takes the opposite picture: a lighter rider, a lower gear, flat ground. Speed matters more here than most people expect, because air resistance rises with the square of speed, so a large share of the energy at 40 mph is spent pushing air rather than moving you. Dropping to a cruising pace returns a lot of that.
Three things spend range faster than anything else: holding 3rd gear at speed, carrying more weight, and wheelie practice in 4th or 5th, which uses energy quickly while covering very little ground.
This is also why we publish watt-hours next to the mileage. A listing that claims a long range without stating pack size is asking you to trust a number you cannot check. 1,404 Wh is checkable: you can compare it against any other bike, and you can work out roughly what you are spending per mile on your own rides.
Charging: about 6 hours, and why it cannot be much faster
With the 5A charger a full charge takes about 6 hours. With the 3A charger it is about 9. People reasonably ask why we do not simply ship a faster charger, and the answer is the pack, not the charger.
Moving 23.4 Ah into the battery at 5 A is roughly 4.7 hours of pure transfer before any losses. Real charging is not lossless, and the gap between that figure and the published 6 hours is where those losses sit. 5 A is the highest current this pack is rated to accept, so a bigger charger would not shorten the session; it would just push the battery past what it is designed for, which is how packs get damaged and how fires start.
That is the honest trade. The charging time is set by the cells, and we would rather publish the real ceiling than ship a number that shortens the life of the thing you paid for.
| Charging | FRP M3 |
|---|---|
| Pack | 60V 23.4Ah, 1,404 Wh |
| Cells | EVE 18650, 16S9P, rated 500+ charge cycles |
| Safety certification | UL 2271 certified battery |
| Protection | Overcharge, over-discharge, overcurrent, short-circuit and temperature |
| Charger | 100–240V in, 67.2V out, 3A or 5A depending on configuration |
| Full charge | About 6 hours (5A) or about 9 hours (3A) |
| Maximum charge current the pack accepts | 5A |
The battery comes out
This is the part most people miss, and it changes how the range figure reads. The M3's pack is not sealed into the frame. Unlock the cover with the key, lift the pack out, and charge it indoors, at a bench, or anywhere that is not where the bike is parked.
For anyone whose riding day is longer than one charge, that is the practical answer: a charged pack swaps in, rather than the bike sitting on a cord for six hours. The compartment is keyed so the pack is not walking off while the bike is parked, and the bike itself needs your four-digit code before it will move.
Spare packs are being added to the accessory lineup. If you want one, say so in the community thread or through customer support so we size the first batch properly.
How to check any of this yourself
We would rather you measure than take our word for it. Three checks, none of which need special equipment.
- Speed. Run a GPS speed app on a phone rather than reading the dash. Note the gear, surface, your weight and the battery level. A dash readout and a GPS readout are rarely identical on any vehicle, and the GPS figure is the one worth comparing.
- Range. Start from a full charge, ride the way you normally ride, and log the miles when the pack is done. Then do it again in a lower gear. The gap between those two numbers is your own answer to what range means on this bike.
- Charging. Time a full charge from empty with the charger you have. If it lands near 6 hours on the 5A unit, the pack is behaving as specified.
If a number comes out meaningfully different from what we publish, tell us, with the conditions. That is more useful to us than a complaint, and more useful to other riders than a spec sheet.
Common questions
Does the M3 really do 55 mph?
55 mph is the ceiling of 3rd gear under ideal conditions. Rider weight, surface, temperature and battery level all pull the real figure down, on this bike and on every other bike in the class. The gear is named so you can tell whether you are riding in the condition the number was taken in.
Will I actually get 55 miles?
55 miles is the maximum, reached by a lighter rider in a lower gear on flat ground. 1,404 Wh goes a very different distance depending on how you spend it: a 220 lb rider holding a steady 40 mph covered 35 miles in one test, and broken roads with a long climb cost more again. We publish the pack size next to the mileage so you can work out your own.
Can I charge it faster than 6 hours?
No. 5A is the maximum current this pack is rated to accept, and the 5A charger is already the fast option. A larger charger would not shorten the session, it would stress the cells.
Can I carry a second battery?
The pack is removable and keyed, so a charged spare swaps in without waiting on a cord. Spare packs are being added to the accessory lineup.
What cells are in it?
EVE 18650 cells in a 16S9P arrangement, rated for 500 or more charge cycles, in a UL 2271 certified pack with overcharge, over-discharge, overcurrent, short-circuit and temperature protection.
Where to go from here
The full specification list and the configurations are on the product page.
See the FRP M3Full spec breakdown
Figures on this page are the published FRP M3 specifications as of October 2026. Range and top speed are measured under ideal conditions and vary with rider weight, terrain, temperature and riding style.
