Boat International US Edition – June 2019

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PHOTOGRAPHY: JUANJ OTAZU

WORDS Sam Fortescue

ELECTRICBIKES

DIAVELO PININFARINA
E-VOLUZIONE
Blending Swiss engineering with Italian design
by Pininfarina, the E-Voluzione has a carbon
frame, a battery built into the lower tube and
a Nuvinci transmission. $6,785, diavelo.swiss

BROMPTON

E-BIKE M6L

Carefully engineered with

Williams using F1 technology, this is

the ultimate folding e-bike, with an

easily detachable 300Wh rucksack

battery and smartphone app.

$3,639, brompton.com

CAKE

KALK OR

If you like tearing up trails

but want to do it silently and

emission-free, this is the bike

for you. It’s heavy at 150lb but

will hit 47mph with a three-hour

range. $13,000, ridecake.com

ORBEA

GAIN M10 19

A top-spec road bike with

carbon everything, the Gain

M10 19 has a Shimano Dura Ace

groupset (the mechanical bits) and

lightweight Mavic wheels. It weighs

in at 25lb and is only available in

the EU for now. £6,799, orbea.com