I want to take the time for this review, since I base all my online purchases based on reviews as well.

Good points to the bike:
- comes already completely assembled.
- Sturdy frame, good size tires, lights are bright and good saddle
- The support when paddling is sufficient.

Negative points:
- The gears, even though there from Shimano aren't the best quality. When changing gears, they often skip and some gears rattle.
- The chain is quite close to the frame so when driving on very uneven surfaces, the chain will slam onto the frame with a lot of noise as result (tightening the chain a bit did not help)
- the front suspension is, like mentioned in other reviews, not the best. You can feel it go in and pop back out in a quite abrupt way. But at least the bike has it.

Coming however to the most negative point: The range of the batteries.

PVY states 200km (ofcourse under ideal conditions). After a little over 30km I had te charge my bike. I had ridden on flat roads, normal conditions and I am not a big person.
After charging again, the same thing happened, even faster.
I am at a little over 100km and had to charge my bike already 4 times.

I contacted customer services who asked to check the settings in the bike computer. They were correct.
Then they asked me to test the Voltage off the battery with a voltmeter and send the video to them so they could 'proceed to the next step.'
Having to find a voltmeter (nog everyone ownes that) as a customer and to these tests, is in my opinion already far going.
I did them anyway and it showed that the battery output was too big. So the battery drains too fast because of that.
I send in the video but instead of taking responsibility, PVY questioned if the volt meter wasn't just not working properly!
And they asked me to go to an electrician to do the same test! Again with the little fraze 'before we can proceed to the next steps'

It is not the job of a customer to pay for research to malfunction parts on the bike! Especially if it's brand new.
It seems that PVY tries to avoid doing any of the research themselves, leaving the customer in a position where they should go pay for this instead.

@PVY: Malfunctioning parts on a brand new bike can occur. But as a company, that is where the customer service should step in and take responsibility.
In this case a new battery should have been provided, so the malfunctioning one could be looked at by your repair service. So the customer isn't left in the cold like this.

So be aware buying a bike with PVY.
When it works it's a fine bike, for not much money when you compare it to other electric bikes.
But if you have a problem, do not expect to be helped by the customer service in an appropriate way.

Overall great bike, but a bit klonky on front suspension, and the height did not fit me , which it should according to your info, I am 1.87 m.

Great

Overall, I am very happy with the PVY Z20 MAX bike. I use it for commuting in the city and keep it folded up at home. I have added a few things to make it more useful:
- An auxiliary wheel on the bottom for easy transport when folded.
- A magnet on the rear end of the frame to attach it to the fork when folded.
- A mirror on the left side.
But to make it perfect, I miss the following points that I would like to see corrected in a new version of the bike:
1) When turning on the lights with the switch, no warning light is reflected on the display. On the other hand, if you press and hold the top button, a light on indicator appears on the display, but it doesn't actually turn on the light!
2) When both batteries are connected, the display only shows the charge of one battery. Although the controller tries to balance the charge of both batteries, the display should reflect the total charge!
3) The key must always be attached to the frame battery in order for the battery to work. However, if the bike is folded with the key attached, it is very likely that the key will bend or break (it has happened to me). This is a serious issue. This battery should be able to be activated with a switch without using the key, just like the bottle battery!
4) The manual does not indicate how to service the hydraulic brakes. I think it is necessary and very important to know how to bleed the brakes.

Read the full review in the Facebook PVY Group - You should read before you decide to purchase this ebike.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/AGZQCgj6G2dUu9QT/

PRO
Bici robusta, ben costruita e curata anche nei dettagli.
Sensore di coppia molto pronto ad attivarsi e partenze facili anche in salita.
Discrete sospensioni (non vanno bene per gli sterrati, ma per le buche stradali e i tombini fanno il loro lavoro)
Buona autonomia (anche se non arriva neppure lontanamente ai 200km dichiarati)

CONTRO
Piuttosto pesante e scomoda da maneggiare (non va bene per essere caricata su treni o mezzi pubblici)
Complicato estrarre la batteria dal telaio (bisogna piegare la bici - sconsigliata per chi ha bisogno di portarsi la batteria a casa per ricaricarla)
Non è possibile bloccare le batterie anche estraendo le chiavi (in pratica se la bici non è legata, chiunque arrivi può mettere in moto e portarsela via)
Il sensore di coppia richiede comunque uno sforzo non indifferente sui pedali per fornire assistenza e sulle salite ripide bisogna comunque pedalare con forza

Very very good quality.
I have 1200 km in 3 weeks.
I'm cycling much, much, more because of its quality. Got the bike service yesterday.
Very very pleased with the pvy max.
Thank you.