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A SRAM Motor has finally broken cover, seen on what appears to be a prototype aluminum Nukeproof MegaWatt eMTB. A wander around the pits at Tweed Valley EWS has been rather rewarding today, with glimpses of a new Giant Reign 29, the Commencal Enduro Project META AM prototype, a RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate Coil Flight Attendant shock, and now this. SRAM are finally throwing their hat into the eMTB ring with a motor, control and display unit integrated into the top tube. We’ve been in touch with Chris Mandell at SRAM who has declined to provide comment on this.
Jessie-May Morgan is the UK & Ireland Tech Editor of Bikerumor. She has been writing about Mountain Bike Riding and Racing, and all its weird and wonderful technology for 4 years. Prior to that, she was an Intern at the Mountain Bike Center of Scotland, and a Mountain Bike Coach and Leader in the Tweed Valley.
Based in Innerleithen, Scotland, Jessie-May can often be seen riding the Glentress Trail Center, and its neighboring Enduro and Downhill Tracks. She regularly competes in Enduro at a national level, and has recently competed on the World Stage at a handful of Enduro World Series events.
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Makes sense. Charging a single battery is certainly simpler than managing a whole host of devices and their respective batteries. I realize this only integrates the RD, but still, it seems to be a step in the right direction.
Claude
5 months ago
it’s just me, or this motor is really big?
Seraph
5 months ago
This is pretty cool because it means they’ll be able to integrate Flight Attendant into eBikes now.
Jareddot@hotmail.com
5 months ago
It’s a reworked Brose motor.
Geoff. Driver
5 months ago
Would the drive be able to fit into a ticycle. Suitable for a 81 year old wobbly rider?
Billy
5 months ago
Thanks for all the great pics from the pits, Jessie-May. Next best thing to being there.
T.S.
5 months ago
Cant wait to file warranty claims on the whole first two generations of these.
Looks like a wired AXS derailleur too…
It’s wired into the motor for power. It still receives a wireless signal from the shifter.
Makes sense. Charging a single battery is certainly simpler than managing a whole host of devices and their respective batteries. I realize this only integrates the RD, but still, it seems to be a step in the right direction.
it’s just me, or this motor is really big?
This is pretty cool because it means they’ll be able to integrate Flight Attendant into eBikes now.
It’s a reworked Brose motor.
Would the drive be able to fit into a ticycle. Suitable for a 81 year old wobbly rider?
Thanks for all the great pics from the pits, Jessie-May. Next best thing to being there.
Cant wait to file warranty claims on the whole first two generations of these.
could it be worse than the specialized/brose fiasco? tune in