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PRODUCT
DESIGN

VELLO Presents New SUB - Smart Utility Bike

- the World’s Lightest E-Cargo Bike

Wien, Austria

ELLO, the company behind the passengers as well as a front cargo rack. to offer a practically maintenance-free
award winning, ultralight, folding With a total system load of 210kg the SUB drivetrain with a 380% gearing range,
Ve-bike, VELLO Bike+, today an- can act as a viable car replacement for while the four piston Magura MT-4 hy-
nounced its latest innovation, the VELLO trips to the supermarket, or for perform- draulic disc brakes offer unmatched stop-
SUB Smart Utility Bike. The SUB is one of ing the morning school run. ping power to ensure safe operation when
the lightest cargo e-bikes ever built and is Its standard bike length (180cm) means carrying heavy loads.
the culmination of years of knowledge and it can still be taken on a train, or fitted to a A key part of the design process was to
engineering expertise developed building bike rack for weekends away. A collapsible make the bike as versatile as possible. To
the world’s best folding bikes, as well as handlebar and folding pedals allow the address this, VELLO has developed a tool-
VELLO’s previous pioneering Cargo bike SUB to be reduced in width to just 29cm, free, quick release accessory system that
concept, the ‘Biquattro’. perfect for safe storage inside your home enables you to change the configuration
The SUB will initially be built in two or apartment, where stor- of your SUB quickly and easily.
configurations, a flagship titanium model ing a typical cargo bike Furthermore, child seats
weighing just 24kg, and a chromoly steel would not be possible.
version at 28kg. The incredibly low weight The SUB uses pre-
has been achieved by utilizing VELLO’s mium components, in-
minimalist, pure approach to design, cluding the latest 600W
stripping all unnecessary weight from the (250W Rated) Bosch Car-
frame, and then matching it with some go Performance Line motor
of the best components available on the with 85 NM of torque that
market. will make short work of get-
Ultrawide 20” Schwalbe tires keep the ting multiple passengers and
centre of gravity low and provide a stable, heavy cargo around town. The
safe, and easy to manoeuvre bike regard- motor is powered by two 545Wh
less of whether it’s loaded with cargo or Bosch batteries, enabling a poten-
passengers. tial range of up to 250Km. A Gates
The SUB is just as capable as much larg- Carbon belt drive is matched with
er, heavier cargo bikes, with space for two an Enviolo internal gearing system

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