Cube Stereo Hybrid 140

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Took this one out for a quick 30 min blast this weekend. Lovely bike, but the Bosch CX motor is so loud!

 

[MartinW148]

Did it out you off?

It's one of the bikes on my 'hit list'...

How's the drag on the motor over 25kph?

Thanks
M

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Did it out you off?

It's one of the bikes on my 'hit list'...

How's the drag on the motor over 25kph?

Thanks
M

I liked it a lot. But the Bosch motor isn’t for me. I find it too noisy. In terms of bike value, well specced compared to competition (other than the Vitus) and I liked the look of it.

 

[MartinW148]

Excuse the poor typing (should have been 'put you off')

I have ridden a bosch motor and didn't mind the noise, but that was just on tarmac, no real load. Didn't push it past the 25kph but i've read the motors are really draggy..

I agree, lovely looking bit of kit and well specced compared to the levo I'm looking at for similar cash.

M

 

[Doomanic]

I notice the noise from the Bosch more on tarmac than I do on dirt, maybe because there's not so much chain and suspension clatter. It does serve as a warning to others on the trail though, several times people have said they've heard me coming...
I don't think the drag is too bad personally, I can sit at 20 mph on tarmac quite easily, but I have ridden anything with a Brose or Shimano motor for over 2 years.

 

[Gofurtherfaster]

Pretty excited, got one of those bad boys coming on Tuesday, will update with pics.

 

[Gofurtherfaster]

Bit overdue, but here is a pic of Lucy. Was a nutty day, very very wet and slippery..

 

[Mad Mark]

Took this one out for a quick 30 min blast this weekend. Lovely bike, but the Bosch CX motor is so loud!

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Mr rob, can I just say if your going to come onto our private section and dis the mighty " CUBE " then we don't need your sort here. ?????

 

[Tepi]

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Bittinen, mutta tässä on Lucyn kuva. Oli pähkinäinen päivä, erittäin märkä ja liukas .. [/ QUOTE]

 

[Tepi]

Cube pitää kivistä.

 

[Mad Mark]

Cube pitää kivistä.

Nice one tepi.... that's what I thought ?

 

[R120]

Bumping this thread as I have been spending a bit of time recently riding with Simon from Nirvana bikes in the Surrey Hills. He owns the shop, and has built a lot of the trails up on Leith Hill/Abinger common over the last 30 years, including some of the famous ones.

He uses the shops demo Cube 140, and is a hell of a rider. What has struck me is that the motor is pretty much silent on his bike, I cant hear it at all when riding with him. Its Brose levels of quiet.

 

[Stefaan]

Bumping this thread as I have been spending a bit of time recently riding with Simon from Nirvana bikes in the Surrey Hills. He owns the shop, and has built a lot of the trails up on Leith Hill/Abinger common over the last 30 years, including some of the famous ones.

He uses the shops demo Cube 140, and is a hell of a rider. What has struck me is that the motor is pretty much silent on his bike, I cant hear it at all when riding with him. Its Brose levels of quiet.

I’ve test driven several cube 2019 models with my wife yesterday and i can comfirm that all the models we tested (6 in total with bosh motor) are complete silent. I’ve driven them all in emtb mode of bosh.
My shimano motor makes alot more noise then the cube bosh bikes.

 

[UrbanCityCowboy]

Has anybody else had problems with the Bosch Purion on this bike? After 4 weeks of ownership (and it had been in the garage most of that time) and on my 3rd ride I started getting a message saying the display battery needed replacing. I don't expect that on a new bike. I've heard on other parts of the internet that this is a bit of an issue and is temperamental. I'm not really feeling this Purion (buttons too clunky and not good for gloves wearers). This is a really good bike with a great motor. Just feel Bosch could've done better than the Purion.

 

[ggx]

In my riding group(s) I know at least 4 Cubes (recente purchases) with purion. None with batery issues until now (as far as I know about). I agree that the purion unit lacks refinement.
Would like also to see the possibility to have some control over parameters levels (ex. an user defined mode) .

 

[Frankieboy]

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Bittinen, mutta tässä on Lucyn kuva. Oli pähkinäinen päivä, erittäin märkä ja liukas .. [/ QUOTE]
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That’s easy for you to say???

 

[Doomanic]

Would like also to see the possibility to have some control over parameters levels (ex. an user defined mode) .

The Nyon head unit has that feature but you have to pay Bosch for the privilege...

The Nyon and Intuvia head units sit over the stem and are pretty vulnerable and still require a control unit in the same place as the Purion. I wish Bosch would develop an under-bar solution like Shimano.