When Harley-Davidson spun off its electrical bicycle division into Serial 1 after which launched a number of fashions of city e-bikes bearing the “/CTY” suffix, the corporate was dropping a reasonably heavy trace that non-city electrical bikes would quickly observe. Now Serial 1 has made good on that heavy foreshadowing, unveiling the model’s first electrical mountain bike identified as the BASH/MTN.
The Serial 1 BASH/MTN is constructed on an identical body to the prevailing MOSH/CTY, which is smart since that mannequin is commonly referred to as an “urban playbike.”
It could also be a inflexible, single-speed bike, but it surely’s been seen driving stairs, dropping in on skate parks and mainly performing all types of loopy stunts you’d by no means count on to see a easy commuter e-bike sort out.
Now the corporate is taking it one step additional by turning it into an much more ruggedized electrical mountain bike, with a little bit of a throwback to the early days of mountain biking earlier than suspension entered the combination.
That ought to be a bonus for riders, as Serial 1’s model director Aaron Franks defined:
Less is extra. That’s the promise of BASH/MTN. No fussy suspension to tune, no finicky drivetrain to regulate—simply two wheels, one gear, and one goal, to supply probably the most direct connection between you and the path. The much less you are worried about managing and sustaining know-how, the extra you possibly can deal with having fun with each journey.
The bike isn’t completely with out suspension, because of the inclusion of a suspension seat put up. But contemplating the kind of air they’ve proven the bike getting and the kind of hardcore driving it’s been put up in opposition to, it appears the shortage of conventional body suspension or gears hasn’t held the BASH/MTN again from… nicely, something.
The 48.8 lb. (22.1 kg) BASH/MTN might function an identical body as the MOSH/CTY, but it surely additionally packs in some devoted elements designed to assist it sort out new stomping grounds. That consists of high-traction Michelin E-Wild knobby tires and high-power quad-piston TRP hydraulic disc brakes.
The bike retains the identical essential drivetrain elements although, together with the maintenance-free Gates Carbon Drive belt, the mid-mounted Brose S Mag motor that makes 90Nm of torque, and Serial 1’s in-house developed 529Wh lithium-ion battery. The firm’s customized high-power built-in lighting can also be current, serving to riders mild up the path earlier than them.
The BASH/MTN is the second providing from Serial 1’s “Select Series,” which is a limited-edition run of particular manufacturing e-bikes. The first mannequin in that line was a sublime replica of Serial 1’s first idea bike, a mannequin that just about broke the web when it was first unveiled. That white-tired vintage-inspired e-bike bought out almost immediately.
Now Serial 1 is actually hoping for a repeat efficiency with this second new mannequin within the Select Series.
As a part of this new restricted collection manufacturing, solely 1,050 BASH/MTN e-bikes can be produced. Half can be bought within the US and the opposite half will head throughout the pond to Europe.
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A brand new colorway of Yucca Tan paint with Gloss Graffiti graphics can be included on the BASH/MTN, marking the second time in lower than two weeks Serial 1 has opted for daring new colours after a number of years of providing the identical largely black and white colorscheme.
Just final week Serial 1 rolled out the second technology of its city-oriented e-bikes, displaying off a brand new blue colorway and Google Cloud integration used to develop a extra succesful smartphone app to make higher use of the e-bike’s techie options. That new app can even be suitable with the just-unveiled BASH/MTN e-bike.
Those who wish to get their very own BASH/MTN might wish to hurry, contemplating the limited-production nature of the bike. Priced at $3,999, it’s a premium bike however probably well worth the worth contemplating Serial 1’s extraordinarily devoted precision engineering and host of good elements, to not point out the help and repair of an area US-based firm.
What do you consider Serial 1’s new BASH/MTN e-bike? Let’s hear your ideas within the feedback part under!
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