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New Cipollini Fybra GX e-Gravel Bike Adds HiRide AR Suspension w/ 18mm of Travel

MCipollini Fybra GX Sand:Green full side shotPhoto c. MCipollini Bicycles
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Cipollini… “Cipo” as we will refer to him for the rest of this press release, has been a controversial personality of the pro cycling circuit for the better part of two decades spanning from the late 80s to the early 2000s.

Super Mario was a force to be reckoned with during the last meters of any given Spring classic of the era. His light-hearted, albeit egotistical tomfoolery during his time at the top was sure fun to watch.

What wasn’t fun to watch, was his womanizing, which we were reminded of lately, as Cipo was convicted of domestic abuse in October 2022.

But, let’s talk about the bike I guess, since Mario Cipollini has now released an electric gravel bike in the new Fybra GX model.

The Cipollini Fybra GX

MCipollini Fybra GX dark side shot
Photo c. MCipollini Bicycles

The Fybra is the second electric bike in the collection following the Flusso. The Fybra comes in the GX variant (gravel) and the R (road), the 700c-designed GX version is the first electric gravel bike in the MCipollini line.

MCipollini Fybra GX hidden GPS locator
Shock adjustment nd “hidden” GPS locator.

According to the press release, “Thanks to a HiRide AR 1.5 suspension, (horribly named, yet seems purposeful) integrated into the design with 18mm of travel, the bike allows for a spirited ride that winks at the MTB routes” (as it passes them?).

MCipollini Fybra GX 160mm or 180mm discs

The carbon fork on the Fybra GX is “optimized for specific off-road discs”. Those off-road sizes, according to MCipollini are the 160mm (widely used on all carbon gravel forks) and the 180mm, which they say “allows for safe braking in all situations”.

MCipollini Fybra GX wireless dropper

The Fybra GX also comes with a wireless RockShox Reverb AX dropper post that can be operated from the shift levers. Both of the gravel GX and the road R models use the same monocoque frame with TCM technology “which allows for continuity in the carbon fibers”.

MCipollini Fybra R Polini motor
Fybra R with the same Polini motor as the Fybra GX.

Both models are equipped with the same Polini EP3+ EVO motor which they claim is at the top of its category in terms of “output quality”. The included power indicator and the display are color as well.

MCipollini Fybra GX Color display
Cockpit, color display, shock adjuster

These bikes come with some theft protection built right in with the self-powered, integrated GPS locator that is ‘hidden’ in the frame. They both have integrated lights that are powered directly from the eBike. The Polini 500Wh battery boasts a “guaranteed long distance of up to 220km.”

Fybra GX Specs, Geo, and Retail

Specifications

BOTTOM BRACKETIsis
HEADSETSpecific headset (IS52/IS52)
SEATPOSTOffset 0mm; 140g (variante R30SS)
BRAKE SYSTEMDisc brake (140/160 Rear Flat Mount, Thru Axle 12 x 142 mm – 160/180 Front Flat Mount, Thru Axle 12 x 100 mm)
FRAME WEIGHT1.440g
FORK WEIGHT426g (without suspension)
MAXIMUM TIREMax 50 mm (Measured Width) on 700cc – Recommended 47 mm (Measured Width) on 700cc
REAR CHAINSTAY HEIGHT CALIPER ATTACHMENT AREA20 mm
WEIGHT GX RIVAL XPLR
GE

Geometry

AA1Ba°b°CDEFGreachstack
XS43459553073.5°71.5°12655588444080361572
S45860254273.5°71.5°1325560044080370578
M48461256073.5°72.5°1365561044080386586
L50463558073.5°72.5°1605562944080400610
XL52666260073.5°72.5°1865565044077,5412635

The Fybra GX color is carbon, sand and green. The Fybra GX and R will be available through MCipollini dealers coming this June.

Retail

Retail: 14,700 € (SRAM Rival AXS XPLR)

MCipollini.com

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Fake Namerton
Fake Namerton
10 months ago

“Yo Giuseppe what color should we paint these bikes?” “Let’s go with the same color as a gateway computer monitor from the 90s”

FrenchPress
FrenchPress
10 months ago

Didn’t think it was possible to make a cipollini look any worse, but I was wrong.

Dennis Tizzington
Dennis Tizzington
10 months ago
Reply to  FrenchPress

Maybe his sister picked out the color

Oliver
Oliver
10 months ago

Unbelievable they’re still sticking with the Cipollini brand after the revelations about him abusing his wife.

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