Earlier this month, I joined Aventon at a launch for 2 new bikes. The primary of the 2 to be launched is Aventon’s flagship commuter bike, the Degree 3. Particulars on the second bike are but to be revealed, however the Degree 3 comes geared up with all the pieces you want for a profitable experience to the workplace, or anyplace else round city, for that matter.
The Degree 3 is available in two sizes, common and huge. The common is claimed to suit everybody from 5’3″ to five’10” (26″ to 31″ inseam), whereas the big dimension will match folks from 5’10” to six’4″ (31″ to 35″ inseam). It additionally is available in two colours, Matte Aurora and Matte Black. On prime of that, there are two forms of frames out there: the “step-through” body with a really low prime tube and the “step-over” body with a extra conventional, however nonetheless low prime tube.
It’s a category 2 eBike with a throttle and a spread of as much as 70 miles and is ready to carry 300 lbs with a 500W hub motor (864W peak). Additionally new for the Degree 3 is Aventon’s ACU (Aventon Management Unit).
The Aventon Management Unit (ACU)
The Aventon Management Unit (ACU) may help maintain you totally protected and at all times linked on the identical time. The security measures embody GPS monitoring, auto-lock, uncommon motion detection, an alarm system, and extra options to maintain your experience secure and safe. When tooling round, you’ll be able to depend on GPS monitoring, 4G connection, and cloud synchronization to get your bike stats in real-time.
The good distant locking helps you to immobilize your bike from the Aventon App. Geofencing helps you to outline the areas allowed and the distances prohibited. With the startup password and keyless battery, there may be one much less key in your key ring. Plus you’ll be able to activate the locking mechanism that retains the rear wheel from rotating, including yet one more stage of safety.
Geometry
| Common | Giant | |
|---|---|---|
| A – Seat Tube Size | 440mm (17.3″) | 500mm (19.7″) |
| B – High Tube Size Horizontal | 605mm (23.8″) | 635mm (25″) |
| C – Backside Bracket Drop | 50mm (1.97″) | 50mm (1.97″) |
| D – Head Tube Size | 140mm (5.5″) | 140mm (5.5″) |
| E – Head Tube Angle | 70° | 70° |
| F – Seat Tube Angle | 74° | 74° |
| G – Rear Chainstay Size | 480mm (18.9″) | 480mm (18.9″) |
| H – Entrance Wheel Heart | 675mm (26.6″) | 705mm (27.8″) |
| I – Wheelbase | 1150mm (45.3″) | 1180.7mm (46.5″) |
| J – Attain | 420mm (16.5″) | 450mm (17.7″) |
| Okay – Stack Top | 620mm (24.4″) | 618mm (24.3″) |
| L – Fork Size | 480mm (18.9″) | 480mm (18.9″) |
| M – Fork Offset | 43mm (1.7″) | 43mm (1.7″) |
| N – Path | 81mm (3.2″) | 81mm (3.2″) |
| Wheel Measurement in Inches | 27.5″ | 27.5″ |
| Stand Over Top | 687mm (27.0″) | 695mm (27.4″) |
| Rider Top (Vary) | 160cm – 175 cm (5’3 – 5’10”) | 175cm – 195 cm (5’10 – 6’4″) |
The adjustable stem and luxury geometry assist guarantee a super match. Add the Journey Tune capabilities and the changes to the Degree 3’s energy curves, and you’ll squeeze out as much as an extra 10 miles of vary. Park the automobile and Degree up your day by day commute.
Degree 3 & My Preliminary Ideas
I received to experience the brand new Degree 3 on the launch in Lengthy Seashore. It wasn’t an extended experience, but it surely was sufficient to get the texture of the bike. I wasn’t tremendous wowed. However, that’s not as a result of this isn’t a high quality bicycle, as a result of I consider that it’s. And for the $1899 price ticket, I really feel it’s a tremendous cut price. It’s as a result of I really feel that the compromises a producer must make to construct a motorcycle with solely two sizes will be felt as quickly as you pedal the bike.
The bike rode and pedaled nicely, and the Magura hydraulic brakes felt nice, an enormous enchancment from earlier fashions. However I may inform that it might take a critical quantity of tweaking with the match to get myself near snug. I don’t assume I may get it comfortable sufficient to execute a experience that’s equal to the claimed 70-mile vary of the Degree 3.
That being mentioned, two-sizes-fits-most sizing will work higher for some than others, and it might be an important bike for a lot of quick journeys round city and the plain commute to work. I might advocate it to anybody who wants an eBike that rides and seems like a daily bike.
The numerous new options are top-notch and can improve the expertise of proudly owning the bike. It’s a good-looking bike and appears so much higher than its predecessor. The match, end, and body design appear like that of a way more costly bicycle.
In Conclusion
Aventon is regularly turning up its recreation with high quality bicycles which have revolutionary options. They’re very far faraway from the Aventon of 2017. That each one comes right down to the folks which can be in cost now. They’re bike people who find themselves working a motorcycle firm and are proudly making secure, reasonably priced eBikes. I consider Aventon has a vibrant future, with some cool merchandise on the horizon.