This bike tracks straight and true, and no-handed riding is confident on the Supercharger. Turns are relatively easy, and one of our favorite livability tests is to ride the bike with no hands on the handlebars. Geometry on this bike is not only comfortable, it’s precise. These all elegantly disappear in the downtube just behind the head tube. While riding, you’ll notice that there are a lot of cables coming from the controls on the front end. R&M really knew what they were doing with this feature. We weren’t sure about it, but after using it to easily get through doors, then using it to check traffic while riding, we were sold. A Gates carbon belt drives an Enviolo (formerly Nuvinci) CVT for a quiet, clean system. If you stop pedaling, you will hear the ticking of the freewheel, but that’s it. In fact, the only noise you really hear is the wind in your ears. When up and running the R&M is nice and quiet.
There is an almost imperceptible lag in power delivery as you dial in the glissando changes in the ratio Starting it off with the twist-grip gearing set at the easiest gear, meaning the symbol of the little cyclist looks like he was climbing a vertical wall, made takeoff snappy. Our fears were assuaged quickly, as it took off easily. What we weren’t sure how the motor was going to assist with this relatively heavy bike.
Its design and comfort features beg you to go on long trips.įiring up the system takes no time at all. The Supercharger is a touring bike for those that can afford it.
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The batteries have a two-year warranty and a guarantee that the battery will have at least a capacity of 60 percent after two years or 500 full charge cycles, whichever happens first. The dual-battery format is similar to what R&M has used with previous bikes, but they used external batteries attached inside the front triangle. We think that’s well worth the extra money. The bike ships with a Bosch Intuvia display, but by the time you read this, there will be an option to get the bike with the new Kiox display that provides connectivity with heart rate monitors and much more for a $118 premium (page 34). An integrated Abus folding lock is also keyed the same as the batteries. The Speed motor gives you far more flexibility to keep up with traffic in bike lanes and on regular roads. The only reason we could see to choose the slower but torquer CX motor is to comply with local laws on bike paths and trails. No matter which model you choose, you’ll still be coming away with a Bosch Performance Line motor. The bike also sports SKS A65R mud guards, a Pletscher Comp 18 Flex kickstand and a Spanninga horn. At the flatter end, you’re in a higher gear and canĪ much-appreciated safety feature is Busch & Müller’s Lumotec IQ-X E head light and Supernova M99 integrated brake light. At the steeper end, it’s easier to pedal, like you were in a lower gear. You change the gearing by twisting a control on the right side of the handlebars, a sort of twist grip with an indicator that shows a steeper hill or a flatter one. It’s a clever concept, and it is harder to get used to if you’ve been shifting gears your entire life. Rear gearing is handled with an Enviolo 380 constantly variable transmission, or CVT. The Thudbuster seatpost takes the hard bumps out of the road. It won’t get grease on your pant leg, but you will appreciate the guard over the front sprocket to keep your pants out of that mechanism. It’s quiet, maintenance-free and should last the life of the bike. The Gates carbon belt is a perfect choice for this bike it is one less thing to worry about on a long ride. “We were never worried we’d have to switch to a lower mode to make it where we were going and make it back home.” Drivetrain choices vary-from a chain and gears to a belt drive and either an Enviolo CVT rear hub or at the higher end, a Rohloff electronic 14-speed rear hub. The other motor offered is a Performance Line Speed motor that goes to 28 mph, making it a Class 3 bike. It can be set up with a Bosch Performance Line CX, the same one used in e-MTBs, which provides more torque but cuts assist at 20 mph, making it a Class 1 e-bike. There are six variants of the Supercharger fit around two different motors. The CVT indicator is a steeper or flatter hill. This is Bosch’s innovative dual-battery system, and it offers really long range. It has two, 500Wh Bosch PowerTube batteries integrated into the frame-one in the top tube and one in the downtube. The Supercharger is the bike the company refers to as its “long-distance runner,” and for good reason. In that vein, the Supercharger is built like a modern tank. Riese & Müller is known designing and building high-end, overbuilt and over-engineered bikes.
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