Get on the market and discover: the Canyon Pathlite:ON 9 LTD SUV is a part of a brand new breed of off-road electrical touring bikes.
There’s a brand new breed of motorbike, and the Canyon Pathlite:ON 9 LTD SUV is the newest addition. An electrical hardtail mountain bike, it’s designed for exploring and touring on combined terrain, combining a raft of options like a dropper seatpost and GPS monitoring.
Whereas the unique Pathlite:ON was launched in 2020, the up to date model gives a more moderen motor, bigger battery and sleeker design.
Out there with a daily or step-through body for a extra accessible journey, it comes with built-in pannier racks which may take as much as 25kg of weight and are suitable with Ortlieb QL 3.1 pannier baggage, plus mud guards, a kickstand and lights which run off the bike battery.
Built-in lights are powered from the bike battery
Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) on the bike additionally prevents the entrance wheel skidding and rear wheel lifting ought to the brakes be utilized onerous and quick, which is especially essential for a closely laden bike heading downhill.
The Bosch Efficiency Line CX Good System supplies the facility
The bike is powered by the Bosch Efficiency Line CX Good System with a 750 Wh battery. This supplies 340% pedal help with 85Nm of torque. That battery capability permits for longer adventures than earlier batteries because of the elevated capability, although the precise vary will depend upon the system weight; the extra weight from rider and baggage, the extra juice is used when rolling, and the smaller the vary.
There are two selections of show with the Pathlite: ON – both then Bosch Kiox 300 which is a handlebar mounted heads up show that sits on the handlebars, or the SmartphoneGrip which permits your individual cellphone to be mounted. For the previous, the Bosch system gives GPS monitoring, route planning, navigation and compatability with apps like Strava and Komoot. For the latter, riders can obtain the Bosch eBike Stream app, then select the Experience Display screen possibility which can then show pace, journey time, distance and battery cost degree on the cellphone display screen.
Entrance suspension is supplied by Suntour
Moreover, both of those choices when linked to the Bosch eBike Stream app permits use of Bosch’s anti-theft know-how, the place the riders smartphone can be utilized as a digital key to show off motor help as soon as the journey is accomplished.
Whereas not an out-and-out mountain bike, it does embrace many options extra generally seen on one comparable to entrance suspension, dropper seatpost and chunky mountain bike tyres to supply off-road grip. The clue is within the identify – SUV (Sports activities Utility Car) – and that is one in all a brand new breed of electrical bike that’s turning into more and more frequent, designed for off-road and gravel exploring and touring.
There are two body choices; common, or step-through
The Canyon Pathlite:ON 9 LTD is obtainable from Canyon.com at a retail value of €5,499. There are different bikes within the Pathlite:ON vary which begin from £2,399 / €2,599. US availability is but to be confirmed.
