Want an e-bike that received’t break your again whilst you lug it upstairs? Check out Cannondale’s newest: a light-weight, foldable e-bike underneath 40 kilos.
The newest e-bike from Cannondale goals for comfort and suppleness.
With a hidden 250 Wh battery and a folding stem and pedals, the Compact Neo is “an ideal electric bike for busy families or shared use,” the corporate mentioned in a information launch.
You received’t want many add-ons with this bike, both. It already comes with metaphorical bells and whistles, together with a rack, lights, fenders, and eight-speed shifting.
Cannondale Compact Neo E-Bike
The Compact Neo comes with an alloy body and 20-inch wheels for a light-weight bike with a low standover top that anybody can comfortably deal with round city.
At lower than 40 kilos (18 kg), the bike permits for a most rider weight of 300 kilos. Yet it’s nonetheless sturdy sufficient to take a beating.
The seat publish additionally adapts to accommodate different-sized riders, so it’s extremely shareable whereas providing consolation to your bottom.
Compact Neo: Battery Features
Like many fashionable e-bikes, Cannondale positioned the e-bike’s battery contained in the body, retaining the basic bike kind whereas nonetheless giving riders that electrical enhance. To that finish, the battery provides three totally different help ranges. There’s additionally a handy stroll mode, which propels the bike simply sufficient to make pushing alongside extra manageable.
The Compact Neo’s rear-hub Hyena drive system provides “hill-taming power” and help as much as 20 mph. Fully charged, the battery’s vary offers riders as much as 47 miles of supported biking.
At $2,000, the Compact Neo received’t break the financial institution in comparison with the more and more expensive e-bike choices out there. For instance, the Turbo Vado SL from Specialized sheds some further weight (round 33 kilos) whereas nonetheless carrying a 320 Wh battery. However, you pay for that improve, because the bike sells for practically double the Compact Neo — $3,750.
Still ? The Compact Neo is offered in three colours, chalk with acid purple, graphite and reflective silver, and smoke black with reflective silver.
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