VanMoof’s new S6 e-bikes fix everything but trust

VanMoof, the poster kid of bikeaggedon, conscionable launched the archetypal e-bikes developed nether new leadership pursuing its 2023 bankruptcy merchantability to McLaren Applied. The bikes were expected to beryllium revealed tomorrow, but a nexus provided to an early entree program has resulted successful the details leaking early.

The caller S6 Series - which I concisely rode conscionable a fewer hours agone - makes an fantabulous archetypal impression. The existent instrumentality volition beryllium convincing riders to wage €3,298 for the committedness of longevity. That's wherefore the institution is covering the S6 and low-stepover S6 Open with an extended three-year warranty arsenic it tries to regain the spot squandered by the company's departed co-founders.

I spent conscionable 15 minutes riding a pre-production S6, but it already addresses astir each contented I've ever had with VanMoof e-bikes. It shifts smoothly and intuitively without immoderate audible clinks; the airy bars that amusement artillery and powerfulness levels are agleam and casual to understand; and the gimmicks and sounds (including startup and question alerts) person been toned down to beryllium little embarrassing and annoying. Overall, it's a precise pleasant and relaxed ride.

On the outside, the caller S6 bid looks astir identical to the …

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