The motor
is the frame.
An e-mountain bike frame forged in carbon, with the power unit built into the structure instead of bolted on. Engineered in Reggio Emilia, in Italy’s Motor Valley. One hundred bikes arrive in the US in 2027.
US bikes are Class 1 with a 20 mph assist cutoff. Every power element is identical to the European bike.
Built differently,
from the frame out.
Five ideas that make the Power Frame unlike any other e-mountain bike on your floor, and each one is something you can explain to a customer in a sentence.
The motor is part of the frame.
Other e-bikes hide a motor inside the frame. The Power Frame goes further: structure, power unit and electronics are designed as one system, and the gear reduction sits in a cavity molded into the carbon frame itself. The rider’s force goes through a single, continuous structure.
Forged, not laid up.
The frame is a monocoque in CF-SMC, a forged carbon: short carbon fibers in resin, pressed in a heated tool. That is what gives every frame its marbled finish. The material can be molded into deep, complex shapes and machined, which is what makes a structural frame that houses a motor possible at all.
Pedals like there is no motor.
A patented freewheel system disconnects the motor from the drivetrain whenever it is not assisting, so the bike pedals freely with the motor off and above the assist cutoff. Almost all of the rider’s energy reaches the wheel, so less is lost to drag and the battery works less.
110 Nm you barely hear.
A 48-volt system keeps current and heat low inside the carbon case, and the motor and gear reduction are matched so their vibrations do not line up and amplify. The motor spins to 5,000 rpm under 60 dB, and power comes in progressively instead of surging.
Designed to be
opened up.
The power unit’s circuit boards, gears and clutch can be reached and replaced, so a shop can fix the part that failed instead of swapping the whole motor.
Boards, gears and clutch are accessible. In the factory video the motor is opened in about two minutes.
Service intervals follow the energy the motor has actually delivered, not a mileage count.
Automotive-standard CAN network, a rider app over Bluetooth and a web app for service.
What is on the bike.
Ridden. Reviewed.
Shown in public.
His notes: the quietest full-power motor he has tested, a ride with virtually no vibration, and strong traction on steep technical climbs. Ridden on a pre-production bike.
It starts in Marin County.
Mountain biking was born on these trails. The first Carbotronics sold in America will go to riders who know the difference, with Fox Factory suspension and wireless shifting, at a target US retail price of $12,100.
THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
ONE YEAR.
Be one of the first
shops in America.
We are building the launch dealer network now. If your shop sells serious mountain bikes to serious riders, we want to talk.
100 bikes for the entire United States in 2027. Scarcity is the plan.
The motor is the frame. Forged carbon. Zero Drag. Three ideas a customer gets in one conversation.
Replaceable boards, gears and clutch, plus CAN diagnostics and a service web app.
Imported and supported in the US from San Francisco, by a team with extensive motorcycle distribution experience.
Tell us about
your shop.
One hundred bikes go quickly. Send us a few details and we will be in touch about the launch dealer program.
San Francisco, CA
USA