Haibike XDURO FatSix 9.0 2019 Mens Electric Mountain Bike

Haibike XDURO FatSix 9.0 2019 Mens Electric Mountain Bike

A monster all terrain muncher, the Haibike XDURO FatSix 9.0 is designed to chew up and spit out soft snow, bogland, soft mud and dry sand alike. On a Bosch drive system, wherever your more traditional e-MTB would struggle, with its monster 4 inch wide wheels this tank of an electric mountain bike will probably love! Just one place this doesn’t go – in deep water…

SDURO vs XDURO

In recent years Haibike have decided to make it easy for the rider to choose between its lines of electric bikes. The XDURO series is for people who take riding seriously and won’t want to be left out in the rankings. Meanwhile the SDURO series is for those who may still be fit as a fiddle but are more weekend mud warriors than people who eat, sleep and breathe riding.

FatSix

Fat is where it’s at! Have a beach nearby that you want to explore? Mountain bikes can’t handle that, right? Wrong. Soft snow a barrier? No. What about muddy, soft tracks that tractors have chewed up? Nup. With its huge, 4 inch wide wheels this series of electric mountain bike has a wide yet soft footprint that allows you to take on substrate that confounds all other MTBs. Even on road and normal tracks these are surprisingly agile too, so while sticking out loud and proud, this could be your main e-MTB…

Who rides these things?

As a serious e-MTB rider there will be days through the year that you might be sat at home, unable to ride. It may have been lashing with rain for weeks and paths have become so boggy as to be unrideable. Rare enough in some parts of the UK it may have been snowing and you’d be otherwise stuck in. For those lucky enough, you may live near a long beach with dunes and like to hang out away from the chattering crowd – in all these situations and more, the Haibike XDURO FatSix 9.0 is the machine for you!

Fat is where it’s at…

Built around its 4 inch wide wheels, the Haibike XDURO FatSix 9.0 has special, 100mm travel RockShox Bluto RL forks with remote lockouts to accommodate these monsters. The hard tail frame is wide at the rear too.

The 27.5” wheels themselves have aluminium Alexrims Blizzerk80 rims and Schwalbe Jumbo Jim Evo tyres that while able to chew up and spit out most substrates forbidden to other MTBs are happy enough on road surfaces.

Powered by a 250w Bosch Performance CX system, the 11 speed Sram NX drivetrain has a decent set of ratios available on its 11-42t sprocket that will allow uphill or downhill riding with ease. The front wheel has a Magura MT5  hydraulic disc mounted on a 203mm rotor while at the rear it has a 180mm rotor with a Magura MT4 disc brake.

Better control is achieved with 780mm handlebars and for changing your position on your rides, the XDURO FatSix 9.0 has an XLC AllMtn telescopic 31.6mm seat post.

500 watt hour battery, Bosch Performance CX and Purion display.

Your 500 watt-hour battery will give you a good 50 miles of mixed terrain riding – a lot more if you put more into the pedals and ask less of the motor! Batteries are easily swapped out using a special key so for a big day in the saddle you might want to carry another. They can be charged in just 2 hours using the supplied fast charger.

The 250W Bosch ePerformance CX is built with the trails in mind. It gives a little extra power at lower cadences for when you need that extra kick to get up to speed, while cutting out briefly during a gear change to protect the chain as you need to kick a little harder on those climbs. With a peak output of 75Nm of torque (up to 300% the wattage you put into the pedals) you can really shift when you need to, too!

This is controlled through the Bosch Purion control system. This gives a range of data to you the rider, from estimated battery on a given power setting to distance left on that setting, as well as speed and distance covered. It really is all you need for a fun day out in the hills! With power just a click of the left thumb and the other data available with an easy to use thumb-joystick you can focus on riding not faffing about with the system!

Key Features:

• Motor: Bosch Performance CX BDU2, 250w
• Frame: Aluminium 6061, thru-axle M12 (1.50) x 197mm, disc brake Post Mount
• Forks: RockShox Bluto RL air 100
• Gears: Sram NX 11 Speed
• Front Brake: Magura MT5
• Rear Brake: Magura MT4
• Wheels: 26" Alexrims Blizzerk80
• Tyres: 26" Schwalbe Jumbo Jim Evo 100-559
• Battery: i500Wh, 30-140 Power Assisted Miles*
• Display: Bosch Purion

*This will vary depending on weight of the user, terrain and mode of pedal assistance used.