Sondors opens orders for ‘extremely limited’ 1,200 W e-bikes with Bafang Ultra motors

Lower than two months in the past, electrical bicycle producer Sondors quietly announced three new high-powered e-bikes that have been in contrast to something the corporate had made earlier than. The brand new e-bikes are a part of the upcoming Sondors Elite line and at the moment are taking orders for the second manufacturing run of the brand new fashions.

Don’t anticipate these new e-bikes to be mass produced, no less than not in accordance with Sondor’s advertising and marketing.

The corporate says that the brand new Sondors Elite e-bikes can be a part of a small manufacturing batch, described on the Sondor’s site as “Small Batch Precision Manufacturing — Extraordinarily Restricted Reservation Alternatives Now Accessible in North America Solely.”

After promoting out of the preliminary manufacturing run that can ship in October of this yr, the following batch of manufacturing is anticipated to start delivery in January 2021.

Sondors Elite contains three new e-bikes

There are three forms of e-bikes included within the new Sondors Elite vary, every of which is powered by the Bafang Ultra mid-drive motor. That motor, whose official designation is the Bafang M620, is among the strongest electrical bicycle motors in the marketplace outdoors of specialty DIY motors.

The motors can present as much as 1,600 W of peak energy, although Sondors seems to have throttled them again all the way down to round 1,200 W of peak energy with a controller restricted to 25 A. That’s the quantity of energy the system pulls throughout peak loading, which typically happens throughout acceleration or hill climbing (peak watts are calculated by present (amps) x voltage (volts). The bikes are marketed as 750W steady, which is the nominal wattage of the motors.

That also leaves loads of energy, and the massive 48 V 21 Ah batteries ought to final even longer with the extra affordable energy degree in comparison with different Bafang Extremely-powered e-bikes that use each bit of maximum energy from the motors.

At simply over 1 kWh, the battery packs are rated by Sondors for between 40-60 miles (64-96 km) of vary on a single cost.

The three bikes within the Sondors Elite lineup embrace the Sondors Rockstar, Sondors Cruiser, and Sondors LX.

The Sondors Rockstar is the one full-suspension bike within the trio, providing 150 mm of rear journey, a “bespoke cast and machined aluminum alloy body”, and a high pace of no less than 28 mph (45 km/h). The Rockstar is priced at $2,599 however may be pre-ordered with a $299 deposit.

The Sondors Cruiser is the polar reverse of the Sondors Rockstar, no less than when it comes to body design. It encompasses a inflexible fork and hardtail, so there’s no suspension aside from the balloon tires.

The body can also be a low-step design for elevated accessibility.

The Sondors Cruiser is a little more inexpensive than the Rockstar as nicely, priced at $1,999 with a $299 deposit.

Lastly, the Sondors LX is one thing of the Goldilocks e-bike within the lineup. It options entrance suspension just like the Sondors Rockstar but has a step-through body and hardtail design just like the Sondors Cruiser. The Cruiser additionally sports activities fats mountain bike-style tires, additional complicated its classification between a efficiency path bike and a laid-back cruiser-style bike.

For his or her half, Sondors describes the LX as “a premium mid-drive sport utility fats electrical bike with an all-new low-entry, elevated chainstay body.”

The LX can also be priced at $1,999 with a $299 deposit.

Electrek’s Take

To begin with, it’s nice to see Sondors increasing into the high-performance class of e-bikes.

It’s not like we haven’t seen some awesome Bafang Ultra-powered e-bikes before. However a lot of them come from smaller companies with less brand awareness than Sondors.

Sondors’ title carries some first rate weight within the e-bike business and will assist put extra of those high-powered e-bikes into Individuals’ garages.

The pricing can also be fairly nuts. Most Bafang Extremely-powered e-bikes begin nicely north of $3,000. So to see Sondors opening at $2000 is spectacular.

My solely two caveats are that we nonetheless haven’t seen any actual pictures of the Sondors Elite lineup and that Sondors is fairly mum on element specs.

For inside seems, all we’ve gotten from the corporate up to now are renders. The place are the bikes? Are they on the market, Sondors? Present us the products!

And for parts, we’re additionally pretty at midnight. What sort of brakes are you utilizing? What about suspension? Bars, drivetrain, tires, something? Give us some particulars, Sondors!

[Author’s note: This article previously omitted the 750W nominal rating of the motors as well as the fact that the original production run planned for October shipping had already been sold out. The article has been updated to include this information.]

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