And now for something completely different: an e-bike with a mid-drive motor so powerful that it needs a separate drivetrain with its own chain. The forthcoming Biktrix Juggernaut FS XD electric mountain bike features a 2300W mid-drive motor, which is capable of producing up to 10 times the power that a human can generate while pedaling, which could play hell with a standard chain and sprocket set.
“The innovative Coaxial-Drive motor provides all the handling and weight distribution benefits that come with a mid-drive motor. But with all this power you need a drivetrain to handle it! The Juggernaut XD features a motor side drivetrain designed specifically to handle the power this motor puts out to keep this bike even more reliable than your average mid-drive motor.
The Juggernaut FS XD model is, as the acronym in its name suggests, a full suspension eMTB, but two of the other XD models, the Duo and the Eagle, have similar specs but are hardtail bikes and they only incorporate a cadence sensor and not a torque sensor. The FS model, on the other hand, incorporates both a torque sensor and a cadence sensor in its drivetrain.
Other components on the FS XD include an 11-speed SRAM NX groupset with a trigger shifter, thru-axles on the front and rear, dual piston hydraulic disc brakes , and a 2000-lumen “Armageddon” headlight. The MSRP on the forthcoming Juggernaut FS XD is $5999, but will have a special launch price of $4999, andwill get an additional $500 off, which brings the price of the FS XD down to $4499.
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