Cargo bikes & cargo bike conversions have been Xtracycle‘s jam for 25 years. Only recently, they introduced the latest member of their cargo household, the Hopper. Xtracycle mentioned they designed the Hopper to be essentially the most intuitive, compact household cargo bike available on the market. Let’s test it out.
The brand new Hopper has a shorter wheelbase, so it rides nearer to a daily bicycle. Plus, it might match riders from 5′ to six’5″. And regardless that it’s on the smaller measurement it might nonetheless haul a claimed 500lbs (we’re assuming this contains passengers).
Steve Zourntos, who’s the Head of Product over at Xtracycle says that they’ve “taken all the things [they’ve] discovered about cargo bikes and wrapped it up on this nimble, easy-to-use package deal.” He added that the Hopper is right for college drop-offs, errands, and commuting. It will possibly even park vertically, making it the “good answer for city household”.
That is the primary eBike for Xtracycle that comes outfitted with a throttle. Plus, it comes with Hooptie passenger bars, a entrance PorterRack, full-coverage fenders, built-in lights, and a beefy heart kickstand.
Hopper Key Retail and Options
Retail: $2999 (introductory value of $2499 from October eleventh via the thirteenth)
- 750W rear hub motor
- 720 Watt hour battery
- torque sensor assists as much as 28 mph
- 20” wheels
- 60 miles on a single cost
- hydraulic disc brakes
- entrance suspension fork
- suspension-dropper submit
The Hopper is out there for pre-order on the hyperlink under. It is going to be transport nationwide on October eleventh. The Hopper will probably be accessible for buy on the introductory value of $2499 till October thirteenth. These costs embrace free transport and native meeting the place accessible.