Felt is expanding its collection of lifestyle bikes with the Brühaul, a new electrified longtail cargo bike designed specifically as a car replacement for urban environments. Claimed to be four times stiffer than its closest competitor for more stable, loaded-down handling, Felt also says it’s among the lightest options around for longer run times, too.
Felt says the biggest complaint heard from cargo bike owners is the lack of some sort of motor so the Brühaul will be offered exclusively with a Bosch e-bike system, offering up to 250 watts of assistance, more than enough to help move bigger and heavier loads up the Brühaul’s 400-pound total capacity.
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250 extra watts on demand
That load can be distributed anywhere on the capacious rear rack deck, hung off the sides with the included panniers, or even secured to the lower decks. The rear rack was designed around the popular Zepp child carrier system and there’s plenty of room for two seats. The range of available options will be rather limited when the bike hits stores in August, but Felt says more are already in development for later release.
Although hardly cheap at US$4,999 (international pricing and availability to be confirmed), the Brühaul is otherwise comparatively well-equipped with Shimano’s tough and reliable Deore 1x10 drivetrain and hydraulic disc brakes, double-wall Alex aluminum rims, Schwalbe tires, front and rear fenders, and front and rear lights.
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