Late in 2025, I was one of the lucky Discover 2 owners to be invited to be a test rider for the new Discover 3 prior to its release in February, 2026,
I'm fairly sure that happened because I was constantly on the Velotric owners' pages raving about how much I loved my D2.
In fact, I enjoyed that bike so much, I rode it a little over 6300 trouble-free miles in the 18 months I owned it. I didn't even have to replace the original tires until I hit 5100 miles.
When I got the D3, my intention was to keep my D2 so, as you might imagine, the D3 had a pretty big hill to climb if it was going to impress me.
Turns out that hill climbing was just one of the many things the Discover 3 did well.
One of the changes that first struck me was the reduction of pedal assist (PAS) levels…from 15 down to the more conventional 5. Though perfectly happy having a dozen-plus options, I understood why Velotric simplified things.
The other modifications of greatest note are the Ride Tuning and Experience features. With these, Velotric shifted the rider’s control away from the more confusing fifteen PAS choices into something much more user-friendly.
Within the Ride Tuning menu item, Velotric has given us the ability to dial in our ride by providing control over three critical aspects of the bike’s performance: Maximum (Max) Torque, Assistance and Assisted Start.
Max Torque (in Newton-Meters): Sets the upper limit of the motor's output power.
Assistance: Adjusts how much help the motor gives…