Also, the micromobility company spun out of Rivian, has begun delivering its TM-B electric bike to customers in the US, about six months after the spring date it first promised.
The first Launch Edition bikes have reached buyers, according to owners’ posts on Reddit in recent days, and the early verdict is positive on the ride and cautious on range.
Also has not issued a press release or given a delivery count as of Sunday.
“The first wave of TM-B Launch Edition bikes has officially arrived at our warehouse which means they’re shipping to Launch Edition customers as you read this,” Also wrote in an update dated September 23.
“You may have already received a shipping confirmation in your inbox,” it added.
A second update followed on September 29.
“The next wave of TM-B Launch Edition bikes are officially on the move from our US warehouse to their soon-to-be new homes,” Also wrote.
Early Feedback
The owner reports appeared on the r/ALSOmicromobility Reddit forum.
One of the first accounts came from a buyer who posted under the title “First impressions after 15 miles.”
“Setup: 20 minutes and I was up and going,” the owner wrote, adding that the tools were included and that “even a non-technical person could bang it out in 30 minutes.”
The post praised the phone pairing, which “worked flawlessly,” the controls and the headlight.
“First impressions are how comfortable and plush the ride is,” the owner wrote. “Second impression is the power and speed,” the post added, and “hills are not a problem.”
The buyer said they had “just plunked down a deposit for a second one.”
Who Gets a Bike and When
The deliveries cover only the Launch Edition, the $4,500 version sold to the earliest buyers.
Also said it will “continue shipping in waves throughout the rest of October,” and a table on the same page gives the Launch Edition window as “shipping now, through the end of November.”
Buyers of the Performance version, also priced at $4,500, are next.
Shipping for that version “starts in November, with most orders out by December,” according to the page.
The $3,500 Standard version, which first surfaced at $3,250 in November 2025, “begins early 2027.”
Also has promised its next update on October 6.
The TM-B is a Class 3 e-bike, assisted up to 28 mph, with a removable battery, a built-in touchscreen and up to 100 miles of range in the Launch Edition and Performance versions.
The bikes arrive partly assembled, and owners fit the handlebar unit, front wheel and pedals themselves, a job the company estimates at 15 to 20 minutes, in line with the 20 minutes the first owner reported.
Also published an assembly video on YouTube on Friday that runs to more than 10 minutes and also covers fitting the top frame and adjusting the suspension.
Each shipment comes with a tracking number, and Also says buyers will “soon” be able to follow their order through an account page.
Delays
Also unveiled the TM-B on October 22, 2025, took $50 reservations and promised deliveries from spring 2026.
In April it told reservation holders the first Launch Edition bikes would ship at the end of June.
In June it pushed that back, citing “a rapid, industry-wide spike in demand for raw materials and electronic components.”
The company said at the end of July that bikes had started moving from its manufacturer to a US warehouse and that all Launch Edition orders would be delivered by September.
In August it delayed the opening of pre-orders by a week as first deliveries slipped.
By early September the window had moved again, to early November.
The support page now gives the company’s own account of what went wrong.
“We chose to build TM-B the right way rather than the fast way, and that’s taken longer than our original timeline allowed for,” Also wrote. It names three causes.
The circuit boards and chips that run the bike’s software “are in higher demand across the whole industry this year,” the company said.
It is also working with safety standards groups on testing protocols for what it called the TM-B’s “unusually high power level.”
The third is the pedal-by-wire drivetrain, which has no chain between the pedals and the wheel. “We slowed the production ramp on purpose,” Also wrote of that system.
Communication
Reservation holders have complained for months about missed dates and sparse updates, and some have said they cancelled.
Also concedes part of that on the support page.
“We know a longer wait is frustrating, and we could have kept you posted more often along the way,” the company wrote.
Buyers also objected in September when Also began a demonstration tour of US cities, running to November, while their own orders had no delivery date.
It has offered compensation to the earliest buyers.
Every Launch Edition order receives a free Alpha Wave helmet and a $250 credit for accessories, and converted reservations also receive a credit.
Also has at the same time been surveying European interest in the bike through a questionnaire on mobility habits in its “EU markets.”
The company has given no date or euro price for Europe.
What Is at Stake
The TM-B is the first product from a company that has raised about $655 million without previously delivering anything to a paying customer.
Rivian spun Also out in March 2025 and kept a minority stake, and Founder and Chief Executive Officer RJ Scaringe sits on its board.
Greenoaks Capital valued the company at $1 billion in July 2025.
Its most recent round, a $150 million Series D, closed on August 19.
Beyond the bike, Also has a deal to supply Amazon with pedal-assist cargo quads in Europe and the United States, and an agreement with DoorDash to develop autonomous delivery vehicles.
Neither of those products has shipped.
How many TM-Bs have reached customers is not known, and the company’s own schedule implies that most buyers are still waiting.
Also was hiring for sales and retail roles in five US metropolitan areas in April, ahead of the launch it then expected in spring.
