Prototype crestline spotted

[Saddlerags]

This is from pinkbike earlier today: Mullets, Tattoos, Prototypes, & More - Crankworx Whistler 2024 - Pinkbike

Any eagle eye observers see anything new going on?

 

[shakazulu12]

Based on his recent podcast, I’m going to say next gen Bosch motor and slightly revised frame.

 

[Robstyle]

No display thing under the top tube. Different bash guard. Big Gen 5 energy.

 

[Arethustra]

Biggest changes will be driven by Gen 5 motor…it uses a different mount than the Gen 4 so the frame will have a slight rework to accommodate that change and yes, Bosch seems to finally be getting their shit together and will be doing a top tube mounted controller with a similar footprint to the Kiox (you can see that they are running a basic controller in an adapter plate) but no one has pictures of that yet. Lots of speculation on weight savings, more torque, blah, blah, blah…give me more money and oh, here comes Gen 6 with super unicorn mode and an AI copilot.

I spotted Bosch's secret new Performance CX motor at Eurobike, and it's smaller and sleeker than the current version - MBR

You didn’t need to be Sherlock Holmes to spot Bosch’s next generation motor among the e-bikes on display at Eurobike. Some brands had made a half-baked attempt to cover-up the unreleased motor with black gaffer tape – which only really served to draw more attention to it – while others had...

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