Harley-Davidson formally entered the ebike area again in October 2020 by way of a brand new spin-out firm known as Serial 1, named after the enduring bike model's oldest identified mannequin – the Serial Quantity One. The primary three premium fashions adopted in November, and now Serial 1 has introduced its second era ebikes are able to trip.
The brand new CTY line of ebikes has been developed in partnership with Google Cloud, with every trip now coming with a number of cloud-enabled connectivity options to assemble real-time trip knowledge, enhance safety and security, and assist with route planning by way of turn-by-turn navigation via Google Maps.
All of those new options can be found courtesy of the brand new Serial 1 app working on a smartphone, which communicates with the ebikes via a built-in Web of Issues machine that not solely helps Bluetooth pairing but in addition makes use of "mobile knowledge and/or GPS, to make sure that you may reliably entry your bike even when it’s not close by of you or anybody else."
The Trip Knowledge Dashboard throughout the app reveals metrics like pace, trip length and distance, trip effectivity in watt-hours per mile, remaining vary, and the ability output from each rider and the motor. A post-ride abstract may be supplied after every two-wheeled journey, and the app will remind riders of servicing schedules.
Riders can remotely connect with and monitor their ebikes, and might observe their areas on a map. Distant locking is out there too, and along with receiving a notification when a locked ebike is moved, they'll activate the onboard lights to alert onlookers to a possible theft try and disable the pedal-assist performance.
Every mannequin within the CTY lineup shares an identical function set, which features a mid-mounted Brose S Magazine or TF Magazine motor for 90 Nm (66 lb.ft) of torque, 4 pedal-assist modes plus stroll help, and torque sensing for a extra responsive assisted trip.
All of them include a maintenance-free Gates Carbon Drive belt setup, with Enviolo AUTOMATiQ clever automated transmission additionally out there on the RUSH/CTY variants. Relying on which mannequin is chosen, riders are supplied both a frame-integrated 529-Wh or 706-Wh Li-ion battery for as much as 90 miles (145 km) or 115 miles (185 km) of per-charge vary, respectively.
The brand new CTY ebikes roll on 27.5-inch alloy rims wrapped in Schwalbe Tremendous Moto-X tires, and stopping energy comes from self-adjusting hydraulic brakes with 203-mm rotors.
Cabling has been routed internally via the hydroformed aluminum body for a cleaner look, the Serial 1 signature protect on the headtube is illuminated, there's built-in LED lighting back and front, and the corporate has opted to incorporate a USB-C port beneath the handlebar stem to assist customers hold their smartphones juiced up.
The second-gen MOSH/CTY mannequin is priced at US$3,799 and gives 20 mph of pedal-assist within the US or 25 km/h in Europe. It is the identical story for the RUSH/CTY step-thru, which is priced at $4,999. However there is a Europe-only RUSH/CTY mannequin with a "verify native supplier for pricing" discover for as much as 25 km/h of pedal-assist, and for US riders solely there is a RUSH/CTY SPEED variant that gives pedal-assist as much as 28 mph for $5,599.
The entire new ebikes might be out there from Serial 1 dealerships (or on-line direct-to-consumer within the US) shortly.
Supply: Serial 1
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