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Jeep off-road ebike available for pre-order

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The 2020 Jeep ebike is confirmed as a special edition QuietKat RidgeRunner
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The RidgeRunner Jeep Edition features inverted air fork suspension with 150 mm of travel, and rides on 26-inch rims wrapped in 4.8-inch fat tires
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The Fire-Link suspension shapes up as a true four-bar linkage system comprising a RockShox Monarch RL rear shock
Jeep/QuietKat
The 750-watt mid-drive motor produces 160 Nm of torque, while the 14.5-Ah/48-V battery unit is good for between 30 and 60 miles
Jeep/QuietKat
The 2020 Jeep ebike is confirmed as a special edition QuietKat RidgeRunner
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The first brief glimpse of the 2020 Jeep ebike came in a Super Bowl ad last month, which was quickly followed by a few details from both Jeep and manufacturing partners QuietKat. Now the e-mountainbike has gone up for pre-order, and as we suspected, it's not cheap.

Actor Bill Murray revisited his role in the hit movie Groundhog Day for Jeep's Super Bowl ad this year, which mostly focused on the 2020 Gladiator pickup. But Murray briefly swapped four for two wheels, and we got a quick first look at a mystery ebike. A landing page subsequently appeared and the Jeep ebike was officially born.

Details were scant at the time, but now that the fat-tired ebike has gone up for pre-order, more specs have been revealed. To recap, the range was given as 40 miles (64 km) per charge, rocked a 750-W mid-drive motor, rode on 4.8-in fat tires and featured Fire-link suspension.

The Fire-Link suspension shapes up as a true four-bar linkage system comprising a RockShox Monarch RL rear shock
Jeep/QuietKat

Now we know that the Class 2 ebike is being pitched as a special edition of QuietKat's RidgeRunner electric mountainbike, and is being offered in two frame sizes – 17 and 19 inches (43.18 or 48.25 cm). The battery hidden in the downtube is a 14.5-Ah/48-V unit that's reported good for between 30 and 60 miles (48 - 96.5 km) per charge, that mid-drive motor offers 160 Nm of torque and can provide pedal assist or thumb throttle drive, the ebike has 10-speed gears, and stopping power comes from 4-Piston hydraulic brakes sporting 203-mm rotors.

The suspension system is confirmed as an inverted air fork with 150 mm of travel and RockShox Monarch RL rear shock (with 120 mm of travel) combination. The 26-inch rims are indeed wrapped in 4.8-in CST Roly Poly fat tires, the ebike tips the scales at 79 lb (35.8 kg) and can handle load weight of up to 300 lb (136 kg). A mid-handlebar display shows ride info.

The Jeep ebike – or RidgeRunner Jeep Edition if you prefer – is available from June. The standard seatpost flavor is priced at US$5,899, while a version with a remote dropper seatpost installed will cost you $278 more.

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2 comments
Rustgecko
This is simply PR for a branded, but very expensive bike with a rather unreliable chinese motor. There are many bikes out there that are better, with good quality Bosch or Yamaha motors, for the same or less money.
Doodah
Why on earth anyone would spend that kind of money on that thing is completely beyond me. One can get a Luna for almost half the price and it's just as good or better, plus you're dealing with Luna. But this is typical, for some reason, for car dealers when they do this. BMW once launched a scooter and way overpriced it. Makes no sense at all.