Cube Updates the Kathmandu With Bosch SX Motor

Dice, a high-end producer of street bikes, mountain bikes, gravel bikes and a number of sorts of e-bikes has introduced an replace to its Kathmandu mannequin. The Dice Kathmandu Hybrid C:62 SLT 400X and Kathmandu C:62 SLX 400X are metropolis/touring fashions constructed with a light-weight carbon fiber body and fork, Bosch’s Efficiency Line SX motor and CompactTube 400 battery. The Kathmandu C:62 SLT comes with Shimano’s Deore XT 12-speed drivetrain and hydraulic disc brakes, whereas the Kathmandu C:62 SLX comes with Shimano’s 12-speed Deore group.

The choice to spec the Bosch Efficiency Line SX motor grabbed our consideration as that is the primary e-bike that isn’t an eMTB we’ve seen outfitted with the Bosch motor laying declare to its highest energy to weight ratio (300W/kg or 136W/lb.).

If you happen to’re pondering that the mix of a carbon fiber body and fork mixed with Bosch’s lightest motor ought to yield a light-weight touring/metropolis e-bike, you’d be proper. The Dice Kathmandu Hybrid C:62 SLT 400X weighs lower than its identify, coming in at simply 35.7 lbs. (16.2kg). With such a low weight it could be a dream for any metropolis dweller who should carry their e-bike up stairs.

With a carbon fiber body and fork, the Dice Kathmandu isn’t designed for carrying heavy masses and is restricted to a complete weight capability of 253 lbs. (115kg)—together with e-bike.

The Dice Kathmandu Hybrid C:62 SLT 400X and Kathmandu Hybrid C:62 SLX 400X are made in each step-over and step-thru frames and every body is produced in 4 sizes. Value noting is that the step-thru frames have a a lot larger stack peak, that means they permit the rider to take a seat extra upright than is feasible with the step-over body.