Spanish outfit Crow has cruised into the world of ebikes with a flexible debut lineup that covers key bases for commuters, adventurers and lycra-laden racing fanatics alike. The Gravital vary additionally stands aside from different higher-end ebikes we have checked out lately, with detachable batteries and motors permitting customers to shave much more kilos off their trip and go it on muscle-power alone.
Crow’s line of Gravital ebikes all function drive methods from German firm Fauza, which equips them with a 252-Wh battery pack, 58-Nm (43 lb-ft) mid motor and pedal help over as a lot as 90 km (54 miles) relying on how you employ them. These vary figures stack up fairly effectively in opposition to main ebikes such because the 128 km (80 miles) supplied by the Specialized S-Works Turbo Creo SL, and should effectively show a power for the corporate in an more and more crowded market.
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The gravel choices encompass no fewer than seven fashions, with the Gravital UL 1 LTD topping the vary. With a carbon body, forks, carbon drop bars, seatpost and cranks, complemented by a 13-speed Campagnolo Ekar groupset, the bikes weigh a manageable 13 kg (28.66 lb). This is a little more than the 11.9-kg (26.2-lb) Turbo Creo SL and extra once more than the 8.5-kg (18.7-lb) HPS Domestique, the lightest manufacturing ebike available on the market. But thought of amongst the total gamut of electrical bikes, the Gravital UL 1 LTD definitely sits on the lighter finish of spectrum.
Alongside numerous lower-specced variations of the UL 1 LTD sits a flatbar gravel possibility known as the Risbar SL, which ideas the scales at 15 kg (33 lb). Crow has designed this to provide the dealing with of an ultralight mountain bike and the velocity of a typical drop bar gravel bike, and outfitted it with Schwalbe G-One Bite 700×40 tires and Shimano MT500 wheels to cope with precisely that kind of terrain.
![Crow's Gravital Naked SL 4 is designed for low weight and good agility](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/43f9a50/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x913+0+0/resize/1440x876!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9f%2Fee%2Fe86c256143fbbafce0f2989ea650%2Fgravital-naked-sl-4-001.jpg)
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For these navigating busy city areas, the Gravital Naked SL 4 encompasses a sporty profile designed for low weight and good agility. It is fitted with flat handlebars designed for steering via metropolis streets, disc brakes, carbon forks for shock absorption and 700×35 Schwalbe Kojak slick tires for minimal resistance. The Naked SL 4 is flanked by the Gravital Urbe, one other city ebike aimed toward commuters that options built-in a rear rack and mudguards.
As the race-oriented mannequin within the lineup, The Gravital Pace, in the meantime, is designed primarily with velocity in thoughts. Its slender handlebars ought to make for a extra aerodynamic rider place, whereas the Shimano Tiagra groupset has been tuned for optimum efficiency throughout many miles of asphalt.
![Crow's Gravital Pace, the road-oriented model in its ebike lineup](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/010c51d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x913+0+0/resize/1440x876!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd6%2F95%2F0fab6e4b47ea9fe15b1a915dfb40%2Fgravital-pace-sl-3-crow-grey-001.jpg)
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Something which will enchantment about Crow’s lineup of ebikes is that the battery and mid-motor might be utterly eliminated in a number of seconds. They might be changed with a canopy and hole tube that doubles as a cupboard space and saves 3 kg (6.6 lb), which is a big discount and successfully turns them into common bikes with very respectable weight figures.
Crow is assembling its Gravital bikes in Spain and plans to start delivery to Europe, the US and Canada in mid July. Pricing begins at €3,699 (US$3,870) for the lower-end gravel bikes, proper up to €8,999 (US$9,400) for the UL 1 LTD. The urban-oriented Naked SL 4 and Urbe are priced at €3,699 (US$3,870) and €3,999 (US$4,180), respectively, whereas the Gravital Pace will get you on the street for an outlay of €4,299 (US$4,500).
Source: Crow