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Radon Slides into eMTB with new Hybrid 140 all-mountain bike

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We’ve already seen the new proper mountain bikes that German bike maker Radon had prepped for riders in 2017. From the super light carbon Jealous XC hardtail that we spotted back racing at Worlds, to the new Slide+ & Skeen which are both ready to get loose for some good trail riding, they’ve got mountain bikers covered. But there is no doubt that eMTB is expanding a lot in Europe and Radon has something for that type of rider too. The new plus-size Slide Hybrid 140 brings together the value and performance they honed on their hardtail e-bike, but stepped it up a notch for some real all-mountain trail riding capability…

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The new eMTB takes the recent shift to the fat, plus-sized tires of the Slide+ and sticks a motor on it. The e-bike version stays remarkably similar to its regular pedal-only sibling, with the same tube shaping and overall 4-bar suspension design. Of course the bottom half of the bike gets pretty crowded-in with a Bosch motor and a massively shaped downtube that seems to be trying to hide or distract for the hunking battery. But even suspension travel stays close at 140mm (the same as one of the other Slides, but 10mm less than the new Slide+), albeit with some longer chainstays.

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Curiously the Slide Hybrid 140 is the first Radon to get the new trunnion mount shocks, which partly seems to have been because of limited space in the main triangle with the big motor in place of a bottom bracket. But it does seem that Radon sees the benefits of the new metric shocks and has development pointed in that direction. The 27.5+ Slide Hybrid gets slightly more progressive suspension to handle the eMTB’s extra weight, and slightly shorter toptube/cockpit combo paired with a 66.2° head angle for improved descending and comfort for a wider range of riders.

With Boost spacing, dropper routing, the Bosch CX drive motor and spec options from Shimano and SRAM, the Slide Hybrid will be ready to hit the non-lift-served trails this spring. It will be available from May 2017 direct from Radon starting at 3000€, with a couple of other models up to 3800€.

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bearcol
bearcol
7 years ago

I could totally moped this thing off some sweet jumps. Do you even moped bro?

Iyadede cassim
7 years ago

Need to to be informed about some hardthardtail costs

JR Z
JR Z
7 years ago

That top image says it all, doesn’t it? No provisions for an un-motorized version. This is motorcycle, not a human powered vehicle.

Mike
Mike
7 years ago

I’ll say this much: aluminum frames have gotten crazy complicated in the last 10 years. That frame is impressive.

Oh, and sweet moped bro.

scotty Ø (@scottythe1nonly)
Reply to  Mike

If they’re buying a motor and slapping it on the frame doesn’t matter all that much. Why bother with all the fancy tubing. Ever look at a motorcycle frame. They’re still making most of them out of relatively simple steel frames. Cause it’s the motor that matters.

Antipodean_eleven
7 years ago

Ummmmm…. moto frames are ‘simple’ as many of them rely on the engine block to be a stressed member, hence only the head and rear swing arm need actual additional frame tubing (unless the gearbox is used to mount the swing arm), usually in the form of a steel tube trellis design. Frames that suspend the motor are more complex and then it comes down to the engineering aims as to why they look the way they do.

For the most part, moto chassis design is about creating the simplest, stiffest and most efficient way to connect the head to the swing arm.

BTW, nice moped bro.

N
N
7 years ago

Maybe if they built a frame interface standard that could take a pedal power Pinion type gearbox OR an e-bike motor, that would be a versatile frame solution that would work for both markets. I’m kind of eager to try a gearbox bike, but I’ve got no interest in an e-bike, I’m too fat right now as it is.

Matt
Matt
7 years ago

I already have one Radon bike in my garage. If this price (3800) for what is on the picture is correct, another one will be standing there.

Matt
Matt
7 years ago
Reply to  Matt

Changed my mind. Checked the geometry. The chainstay is 50cm. 50cm! It’s a big no go.

scotty Ø (@scottythe1nonly)

Once you put a motor on it the frame and who designs/make it doesn’t really matter all that much. It’s like all these bike builders didn’t check history and see what happened with gas motors.

Ol'shel'
Ol'shel'
7 years ago

I’m all for electric motorcycles replacing gasoline ones for motocross and XC.

We all need to take ACTUAL ACTION to prevent this crap from getting onto our trails.

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