eFat bike with modern geometry, proper tire clearance and removable battery?

-W-

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Jan 6, 2019
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Does anyone know if there is any eFat bike with this kind of spec:

*Shimano, Bosch, Brose or Yamaha mid motor.
*Tire clearance for 2XL 5.05" tires.
*External, or easily removable integrated battery.
*Modern frame geometry with reach about 455-475mm in size Large (or in any size).
*If possible, head angle about 68-66 degrees and rear end lenght around 450-480mm.

Normally I use my full suspension eBike, but during the winters the 3" wide spike tires aren't just enough in the snow. I have been trying to look this kind of eFat bike for a while, but it seems to be impossible. There are some bikes which would be okey othervise, but usually frame geometry of them is ridigilous = in size large reach is something really short like 400-420mm and rear end on the other hand is huge like 500mm.

There is one eFat bike which would be absolytely perfect (if it would fit 2XL 5.05" tires which I don't know yet) and that is Norco Bigfoot VLT:

Bigfoot VLT 2020 | Norco Bicycles

Bigfoot VLT 1 2020 | Norco Bicycles

..but unfortunately it has one major flaw which totally ruins the whole idea of this kind of bike = fully integrated non removable battery. I mean even being Canadian company - what the heck they where thinking of when they thought that was a good idea for eFat bike which is ment & advertised to be used in winter??

I would immediatelly buy that Norco othervice, but how do they think you can charge that thing in the outside when weather is below zero? Also no way of carrying extra battery, which is many times vital to have since low temperatures decrease the capasity of lion battery anyway + also drag in the snow is high anyway with big tyres = you use more power in the deep snow anyway..

So is there something like that Norco Bigfoot VLT, but with external or remowable integrated battery?
 

njn

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the bigfoot looks great except the steep 68° ha and the internal simplo battery.

it looks like simplo also makes batteries for macbooks.
 

-W-

Member
Jan 6, 2019
26
41
Finland
Yes - Norco would be great if it would have removable battery. Head agle is abit steep to my liking, but that could be fixed with angle set.. But that damn battery is no go for that kind of bike.. Really pitty...:(
 

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