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Lightweight electric bike.
Forget top speed and long range which would require a large battery and heavy motor.
Performance and battery range will be similar to the orbea and ribble.
Forget ride comfort balloon tires comfy seat suspension and other niceties.
Of course this varies depending on budget design specification and whether it is a road or mountain bike.
Elegant and lightweight electric assist bikes designed with reliability and affordability in mind.
The cannondale quick neo 2 sl is their answer to the orbea gain f40 and it really is an excellent lightweight electric bike.
Forget doing it on the cheap because lightweight bicycle pieces are expensive.
When i had to return this electric bike 9 10 wired recommends i almost cried the tiny but powerful custom motor and slim battery are integrated into the frame so it doesn t even look like an.
Why lightweight ebikes are so important.
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It uses a lightweight alloy frame with carbon fork and shimano 9 speed gearing and shwalbe energizer puncture resistant e bike specific tyres.
This combines into a well balanced easy to ride bike that while heavy on paper is light and agile in the real world.
I make a judgement call based on the average weight of each bike type and highlight specific outstanding products in the light category based on their efficient use of materials.
A typical non electric bike tends to weigh anywhere from 25 to 35lbs 11 to 16kg.
To build a lightweight electric bike is a mission full of compromises.