Ducati e-Scrambler announced for $4k (but the catch is it’s an e-bike)

As an alternative of the electrical bike that Ducati has long promised us, its newest two-wheeled electrical car is one other electrical bicycle. This time, the corporate is saying its new Ducati e-Scrambler electrical bike.

Ducati unveils e-Scrambler electrical bike

Ducati isn’t any stranger to electrical bikes, having produced a number of them over the previous couple of years as a part of a partnership with electrical bicycle firm Thok.

Beforehand Ducati has centered on high-performance electric mountain bikes, however now the corporate’s new Ducati e-Scrambler places it squarely in city territory.

The e-Scrambler is an city trekking bike with a Shimano electrical bicycle system at its core.

Which means it options the Shimano Steps E7000 motor, which places out a nominal 250 watts and an precise 60 Nm of torque, all from a pint-sized 2.8 kg (6 lb) mid-drive setup.

Vitality comes from a 504 Wh Shimano battery that will get mounted underslung-style to the downtube, a favourite mounting place for Ducati….. err, Thok.

There’s no phrase on the estimated vary of the e-bike, however on a similar Shimano setup I can get around 75 miles of extrapolated range with a medium quantity of pedaling effort.

A Suntour XCR fork with 100 mm journey provides a little bit of suspension aid up entrance, one thing the hydroformed 6061 aluminum alloy body doesn’t.

Brakes come within the type of a pair of 4-piston Sram Information T items clamping down on some large 203 mm rotors. Sram additionally offers the transmission, a NX 11-speed within the rear. Each are good parts, although not on the prime finish of Sram’s elements hierarchy by any stretch of the creativeness.

The Ducati e-Scrambler will get Thok’s e-plus wheels sporting Pirelli Cycl-e GT 27.5″x2.35″ tires.

The bike even boasts a dropper seat submit, built-in lights, and a rear rack rated for 25 kg (55 lb) hundreds — all in a motorbike weighing simply 22.5 kg (49.6 lb) with out the pedals. “Why with out the pedals?” you might ask. Presumably as a result of when you screw them on, you’ll must say 50 lbs, which sounds loads heavier to the advertising and marketing of us than 49.6 lb.

For pricing, the Ducati e-Scrambler will run you €3,699 ($4,280). It’s available directly from Ducati in addition to by their seller community.

Electrek’s Take

Between the included fenders, built-in lights, and high-strength body with decently giant quantity tires, the Ducati e-Scrambler is shaping as much as be fairly an city trekking e-bike. I’m an enormous Shimano mid-drive fan, so I’m all the time glad to see the unit popping up on extra bikes.

I really like that they included a dropper seat submit. At first it’d sound a bit foolish, particularly for an city e-bike. Dropper seat posts are usually utilized by mountain bikers to allow them to alter their seat peak on the fly with out dismounting as they cross various kinds of terrain.

However for an city bike, if you’re loaded down with cargo and are available to a relaxation, it could possibly be good to hit a button and let your ft casually sink towards the bottom. I’d a lot somewhat flat-foot it at a purple mild than hop out and in of the saddle every time.

The worth is a bit excessive for me, particularly since a few of that’s going towards the Ducati decal on the aspect. However it’s clearly a really completely different bike than a budget-minded RadCity or one thing of the like.

For somebody who needs a high-spec’d city trekking bike and isn’t squeamish about value, every part I’ve seen makes me suppose this ought to be a reasonably strong journey.

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