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Author Electra

Model year: 2016 UrbanCommuter Electric bicycle Manufacturer page (opens in a new tab)
Fork travel
63 mm
Wheels
700c
Drivetrain
1 × 8 42t / 11–32t
Gear range
291%
Battery
290 Wh
Weight
23.9 kg 52.7 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Rim brake

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide
  • 17" 155–169
  • 19" 167–182

Components

16 of 22 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    alloy 6061 700c (L) Not identified

Electric system

3 parts
  • Battery

    SANYO Li-lon 36V, 8.0Ah, 290Wh Not identified

  • Display

    LCD Not identified

  • Motor

Sizes and geometry

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Size 17"

Table

Geometry diagram unavailable

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Size Reported by the manufacturer

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Aluminum
Bicycle weight
  • 23.9 kg
  • 52.7 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Hardtail
Front travel
  • 63 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 1
Smallest chainring
  • 42
Largest chainring
  • 42
Rear sprockets
  • 8
Smallest sprocket
  • 11
Largest sprocket
  • 32
Lowest gear
  • 38.1 in
Highest gear
  • 110.7 in

Technical analysis

2 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Lowest gear

38.1 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort
Urban / Commuter Model year: 2016
Sample
85 bicycles with this information
Coverage
79.4% of the class

Highest gear

110.7 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Urban / Commuter Model year: 2016
Sample
85 bicycles with this information
Coverage
79.4% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
14.6 km/h
Highest gear
42.4 km/h

Total gear range 291%

Pedaling rhythm
80rpm
40
60
80
100
120

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Changes since 2015

Changes since 2015
Specification 2015 Author Electra This bicycle Author Electra
Electric bicycle systems
Battery capacity Not informed 290 Wh

No other published build is available in this family for 2016.

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