The Abound SR’s design, building, electrical system, and torque sensor go a good distance in setting it aside from the myriad of comparable e-bikes within the utility e-bike class. Its included expertise, nonetheless, offers it a couple of extra leaps and bounds for good measure.
On the coronary heart of the Abound SR is a brilliant module referred to as the Aventon Management Unit or ACU. This element connects to and controls lots of the bike’s options, permits for OTA firmware updates, and features a 4G chip for GPS monitoring and safety.
The latter aspect, which hyperlinks to nationwide mobile networks, is free for the primary 12 months. After that time, it requires a subscription of $2 month-to-month or $20 yearly—one of the cheap charges we’ve seen.
Why would anybody need or want this function? I’m glad you requested.
The Abound SR features a strong bundle of security measures, together with theft detection, an alarm system, and the power to arrange geofencing to create boundaries for allowed or prohibited areas (a function mother and father will possible recognize) monitored together with the bike’s location.
However that’s not all. The bike will be set as much as require a passcode prior to make use of, and the ACU may even be used to lock the kickstand and battery (or eject the facility supply from its sealed residence within the Abound’s down tube when wanted). Moreover, the ACU can enable for distant shutdown and locking of the bike within the occasion of theft. It even retains a log of bizarre occasions!
Whereas it’s related to the primary battery, the ACU has a separate energy reserve that enables it to stay lively for as much as two weeks if the primary battery expires or is eliminated. Moreover, the bike’s kickstand and battery will be unlocked by the show in case the rider’s cellphone dies whereas on a trip.
I examined many of the ACU’s options briefly in preparation for this preliminary overview, and all appeared to work properly. I intend to spend extra time with them within the close to future for our common “deep dive” into the bike.
The Aventon app is an equally important element of the SR’s consumer expertise. Along with tuning motor output and pedal sensitivity, the app can observe and be set as much as sync trip knowledge with Strava and Apple Well being routinely. It could additionally join Aventon house owners with one another by an unique social media-like group function.
Aventon shared that the Abound SR’s options aren’t set in stone; with OTA updates, the ACU has “room for brand new functionalities sooner or later.” We’re undecided what these could also be, however we’re excited to search out out extra! At face worth, the bike’s $2k+ price ticket could seem steep, however we really feel it’s justified, because the SR features a host of options not sometimes discovered on bikes in its value vary.
