Firstly, the designation Conti drive The name is a little confusing, because the bottom bracket of the Elec Tec bike is actually fitted with an e-bike motor that looks like the Brose models. This impression is not misleading. Continental sources the mechanical drive unit from the Brose factory in Berlin, but provides it with a completely customised setup and its own electronic components and add-on parts to create a completely independent drive. This is visible to the customer in the display and the battery, while the battery management and drive control are hidden in the housing.
The 250 watt pedelec drive from Continental delivers a maximum torque of 90 Newton metres and weighs 3.4 kilos. The battery delivers 612 watt hours and is therefore on a similar level to the competition from Bosch. The smartphone-style display has the usual bike computer functions and can be paired with your own smartphone via Bluetooth to utilise additional functions such as navigation or weather apps.
The E-MTB hardtail from Rose was designed for the trail: It relies on a 130 millimetre Rock Shox Yari suspension fork at the front and is compatible with 27.5 plus or 29 inch wheels. Trail-compatible add-on parts such as a lowerable Rock Shox Reverb seatpost with remote control or the Sram EX-1 drivetrain complete the picture of an ambitious e-mountainbike. The model range has not yet been fully defined and the prices for the Roses E-MTBs have not yet been finalised.
