Cowboy’s first all-road electric bike is a gentle beast

Cowboy — the unbiased and financially wholesome maker of subtle and extremely superior e-bikes — simply took the wraps off its first all-roader that lets riders extra simply escape cobblestoned metropolis streets for greener pastures.

To do this, Cowboy’s new Cross e-bike options fatter 60mm tires and suspension methods constructed into the entrance fork and seat publish to absorb bumps alongside the way in which. It’s additionally fitted with grippier pedals to keep away from foot slips when bouncing round, a giant 540Wh detachable battery for a 120km (75 miles) max vary, and an built-in rear rack to hold extra stuff.

I spent a while check driving the Cross e-bike on a number of surfaces, and it’s really a beast in all the very best methods. To begin, the seat suspension is plush and one thing I hope Cowboy carries over to the remainder of its lineup. The inverted entrance fork suspension and wider tires additionally did their job, making this (very) heavy e-bike really feel completely strong on pavement, packed grime, and gravel. Make no mistake, I wouldn’t need a Cross for my subsequent multiday bikepacking journey, however it could simply transition from metropolis bike to informal rural adventurer.

These bikes additionally look nice, in my view. The three new metallic satin paint colours are earthy in hue, together with a sedate darkish grey, a beautiful mossy inexperienced, and a “mushroom” coloration that appeared to alter from a soiled silver to a muted purple to a rusty champagne gold as the sunshine modified. The prime tube on the step-over body additionally creates an fascinating floating impact because it splits across the battery.

Otherwise, this pedal-assisted e-bike — out there in each a step-over or step-through body — is powered by a belt-driven 250W rear-hub adaptive-power motor with an EU max pace of 25km/h, like Cowboy’s different e-bikes.

Cross is additionally Cowboy’s first e-bike to characteristic a new Check My Bike self-diagnostic instrument that lets the corporate robotically monitor the well being of its rolling computer systems with the intent of conserving riders on the street longer. The firm is additionally including a new Live Challenges gamification characteristic to the app that guarantees to create “the most fun and engaging ride experience.” Sure.

All of those options be a part of a variety of tech elaborations Cowboy is identified for, like crash detection, theft detection, and a very good proprietary app with built-in Google Maps navigation that additionally makes scheduling service a breeze.

At launch, Cowboy is pricing Cross at €3,499 (about $3,800) earlier than it will definitely rises to €3,999. Sales begin at present.