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Product shipping in August. Let's call it version 2 of their current line up.
New color displays.
All displays will have USB jack.
All models will have available 10 and 14 Ah batteries.
Torque sensors being moved back to rear hub area.
180 mm rotors on front and back for their hydraulic brakes.
Other subtle tweaks in frame design, controller positioning, and head set. Aim for more reliability and serviceability.
And yep, the price is going from $1799 to $1999 on Rook and Colt. (Was $1899 year before last, so not really a big change.)
Prices going up on shred and boar hunters too.
I have liked the Rook over the Magnum Metro over the past couple of years, and with the Metro price increased to $2175, and not having a torque sensor, not having front and back integrated lights, and the now available 14 Ah battery on Rook (or Colt), the surface is the better value ebike. The torque sensor gave it better range than the cadence of the Metro, despite a smaller battery. Now with 14 Ah battery, I could see folks getting 65 miles on a Rook or Colt in level 1 and maybe level 2 on relatively flat terrain. The color display I could give or take.
USB port at the display is nice.
Moving the torque sensor back, resolves several problems that occurred when they tried the bottom bracket position approach.
Very few hub drives have this benefit, and even fewer get it right in terms of tuning. So we'll see how this goes. Cautiously optimistic.
New color displays.
All displays will have USB jack.
All models will have available 10 and 14 Ah batteries.
Torque sensors being moved back to rear hub area.
180 mm rotors on front and back for their hydraulic brakes.
Other subtle tweaks in frame design, controller positioning, and head set. Aim for more reliability and serviceability.
And yep, the price is going from $1799 to $1999 on Rook and Colt. (Was $1899 year before last, so not really a big change.)
Prices going up on shred and boar hunters too.
I have liked the Rook over the Magnum Metro over the past couple of years, and with the Metro price increased to $2175, and not having a torque sensor, not having front and back integrated lights, and the now available 14 Ah battery on Rook (or Colt), the surface is the better value ebike. The torque sensor gave it better range than the cadence of the Metro, despite a smaller battery. Now with 14 Ah battery, I could see folks getting 65 miles on a Rook or Colt in level 1 and maybe level 2 on relatively flat terrain. The color display I could give or take.
USB port at the display is nice.
Moving the torque sensor back, resolves several problems that occurred when they tried the bottom bracket position approach.
Very few hub drives have this benefit, and even fewer get it right in terms of tuning. So we'll see how this goes. Cautiously optimistic.