Lapierre got on board the electric mountain bike bandwagon pretty quickly, so while some brands are only just releasing their first e-MTB models, this is actually the second iteration of the Overvolt FS.
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It’s broadly based on Lapierre's Spicy enduro/trail bike and there’s a strong visual resemblance thanks to the kinked up top tube. It’s certainly not the most elegant of designs (neither is the Spicy), but it does mean that the shock can be positioned to give the characteristics Lapierre was after, namely plenty of progression with a supple initial stroke. Compared with the Spicy, the tubing is seriously beefed up, but it’s actually slightly down on travel, with 140mm from the four-bar rear end and 150mm from the RockShox Pike RC at the front.
At the heart of the bike is a Bosch Performance CX pedal-assist motor, capable of adding up to 75Nm of torque to whatever the rider can put out, until the 25kph speed limit is reached and the assistance ends. It’s the most powerful motor that Bosch currently offers and it’s paired to the newer, high capacity 500Wh lithium ion battery.
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The tubing has been beefed up from the non-e-assisted Spicy that the Overvolt is loosely modelled on
Although this system is available with a fancy Nyon head unit that offers GPS navigation among other features, the bike comes with the more basic Intuvia display. That’s probably a wise choice in the rough and tumble world of mountain biking, but it’s still fairly exposed to damage, sat atop the stem.
Bish, bash, Bosch
Can’t stop, won’t stop
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