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LeMond Blasts Into E-Bikes: Storied Model Relaunches With Carbon Builds
Not into racing? Don’t fear, LeMond Bicycles now makes e-bikes for day by day riders.
Probably the best American bicycle owner of all time, three-time Tour De France winner Greg LeMond based his eponymous bike model in 1990. Thirty years later, LeMond Bikes is hustling into the e-bike space.
This week, LeMond Bicycles introduced its latest merchandise: two full carbon fiber e-bike fashions. However these aren’t simply new bikes; the announcement additionally indicators the rebirth of a model that hadn’t launched a body with its title on it since 2013. And right this moment, LeMond shifts from a racing-focused model to extra commuter-friendly, if nonetheless performance-minded, bicycles.
“To say we’re excited is an understatement, as we’ve been working behind the scenes for a few years to meld our data of bikes and the bike market with our carbon fiber know-how,” mentioned Greg LeMond, founder and chairman of the board on the model. “A novelty only a few years again, right this moment e-bikes are a quickly rising market phase, altering how we dwell, commute, recreate, and revel in our environment.”
The e-bikes have carbon frames, seatposts, and barstems; built-in motors with pedal help as much as 16 mph; a battery and lighting system; and a complete lot of colourful LeMond fashion.
LeMond E-Bike Fashions
Each LeMond e-bike fashions, the Dutch and Day by day, share related efficiency specs, with the important thing differentiator being the body fashion. The Day by day sports activities the basic, diamond-frame design whereas the Dutch presents a extra old-style step-through body.
Each carry a $4,500 price ticket, 46-mile vary, and 250Wh built-in battery (with non-compulsory extended-range exterior battery add-on).
Day by day
Girls electric bike, street bike. With a minimalist fashion, the LeMond Day by day e-bike is quick and comparably light-weight at underneath 27 kilos. The Day by day has a MAHLE e-bike motor, a Shimano GRX Hydraulic drivetrain, carbon wheelset, Panaracer GravelKing tires, and an included bell.
Upgrades for the Day by day can be accessible, with add-ons like a LeMond carbon fiber wheelset or Shimano Di2 electronic-shifting drivetrain.
Dutch
In a basic Dutch fashion, the LeMond Dutch e-bike has a smooth step-through body and sloped handlebars. The Dutch will are available 4 daring colours, whereas the Day by day e-bike will are available two.
Each e-bike fashions are city-style, geared towards informal riders and day by day commuters. Nonetheless, LeMond additionally has some new street bike fashions within the works for later this fall. Check here for updates on new e-bike fashions from LeMond.
“The bikes are simply the beginning line. For the previous 5 years, we’ve got been driving towards creating a vertically built-in carbon fiber platform,” mentioned Geoffrey LeMond, chief technique officer. “For now, we can be rolling out new bike and e-bike fashions impressed by the period of racing when my dad was profitable his excursions.”
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