Canada’s Devinci Cycles has formally entered the ‘mild eMTB’ class with their new E-Troy Lite. This all-new mannequin is constructed round Devinci’s versatile Troy path bike and options an aluminum body, 150/160mm journey, and a combined wheelset.
The E-Troy Lite’s Bosch Efficiency Line SX motor offers ample energy that will help you up the climbs however in a lightweight sufficient bundle to go almost unnoticed when you’re descending. Devinci constructed this bike for individuals who need just a little help or further vary, however nonetheless need to journey a motorcycle that feels pure and agile once you’re rallying downhill.
Devinci E-Troy Lite – Body Particulars:
Touting its sturdiness, stiffness, and a very good strength-to-weight ratio, Devinci caught with a 6061-T6 aluminum body for the E-Troy Lite. The body provides 150mm rear journey, and all fashions include 160mm forks. The E-Troy Lite is constructed round an MX wheelset.
Devinci has particularly optimized the E-Troy Lite’s Cut up Pivot suspension linkage for eMTBs. The tune goals to maintain the suspension extremely lively even whereas accelerating, making certain nice traction and maximizing the motor’s torque. Moreover, the linkage can be tuned to compensate for the added weight of the bike’s motor, and its combined wheels.
The Cut up Pivot linkage is designed to separate acceleration and braking forces, and supply extremely delicate small-bump compliance. To maintain that suspension operating easily for the lengthy haul, the E-Troy Lite’s body is constructed with Enduro double-lip bearings.
Devinci has devised a nylon motor protect for the E-Troy Lite, which is vented to assist warmth and water escape. The body additionally will get a chainstay protector.
An higher chain information is included on these bikes, and all body sizes have room for a 500ml water bottle (or bigger), even with a piggyback shock. Devinci offers one water bottle mount on high of the down tube.
Fitments:
As for fitments, the E-Troy Lite frames use Increase 148mm rear axle spacing and run a 55mm chainline. The body has clearance for as much as 2.6” extensive tires, and Devinci has adopted SRAM’s UDH derailleur hanger.
The frames characteristic inner cable routing, with a slick design up entrance. The cables/hoses go straight into the body’s small entry ports on the head tube to forestall rattling or rubbing.
E-Troy Lite frames settle for 31.6mm seat posts, and max insertion lengths by measurement are as follows: S – 240mm, M – 270mm, L – 300, XL – 340mm. Small frames come inventory with 150mm posts, mediums get 175mm, and enormous and XL bikes run 200mm posts.
Drive System:
To energy the E-Troy Lite, Devinci went with Bosch’s latest and lightest motor, the Efficiency Line SX. The motor produces 55Nm of torque and a most output of 600 Watts. Devinci has neatly built-in the system’s pace sensor into the dropout.
Contained in the body’s down tube is a 400Wh Bosch CompactTube 400 battery, which was purpose-built with rugged building for eMTB functions. The in-frame cost port is positioned on high of the down tube simply above the BB.
Bosch’s 4A charger totally costs the battery in 3.5 hours, and brings it to 50% in 1.5 hours. A full cost ought to help for round two hours of using, roughly 3280ft of climbing, and a mean distance of 25 miles. In Turbo mode, the vary reduces to about 17 miles. In eco mode and underneath very best circumstances, the bike can present as much as 42 miles of help.
This drive system can be appropriate with Bosch’s Powermore 250 vary extender battery, which mounts to a water bottle mount and provides one other 250Wh of capability. The battery is about the identical measurement as a water bottle, and plugs into the body cost port.
The E-Tory Lite’s body consists of Bosch’s top-tube mounted show unit. The unit consists of the ability button, and exhibits your help degree and battery life. It will also be used to toggle between help ranges.
Whereas using, Bosch’s wi-fi mini distant handlebar controller offers ergonomic, thumb-activated controls which might be simple to make use of with out shifting your hand place.
This drive system connects to Bosch’s eBike Movement App. The app options embody customization of drive system settings, journey metric monitoring, software program updates, and synchronization with Strava.
Geometry:
Because the above chart exhibits, E-Troy Lite frames can be found in small, medium, massive and XL sizes. Devinci gave the E-Troy Lite a slack head tube angle of 63.6°, and the steep seat mast angles vary barely from 77.9° to 77.5° relying on body measurement.
Attain numbers stay fairly conservative at 461mm for a measurement medium, or 481mm for a big. Chainstay size for all body sizes is 438mm. BB peak is 346mm, and Devinci has saved stack heights pretty low throughout the board. See the chart above for all different figures.
Mannequin Lineup:
The E-Troy Lite will probably be accessible in three completely different construct choices.
GX AXS 12s – $7399
The GX AXS 12s is on the market in a Gloss/AL13 body colour.
GX 12s – $6399
The GX 12s mannequin additionally comes within the Gloss/AL13 colour.
NX 12s – $5499
The NX 12s mannequin will get a Gloss/Digital Lavender paint job.
The E-Troy Lite’s body is made in Canada, and is roofed by a lifetime guarantee.