Bikeyoke is relatively obscure outside of Germany but I hope that changes, as everything they specced on the bike looked great and was a joy to use. The SRD was my first experience living with an INGRID drivetrain, which differs from hyper bicycles running one. The RD-1 rear mech is by far the best-looking out there, but more critically, it’s unfussy about what other parts it works with, meshing equally well with 11—or 12-speed SRAM, Shimano, or even Campagnolo shifters.
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Testing is a big part of what happens at BEAST; every component they build is built to significantly exceed ISO testing standards and what that means, in my experience, is stiffness. Featuring a robust removable 72v 45Ah LG battery comprising cells, the E-Clipse 2.0 boasts a commendable range of miles per charge. Rapid recharging, facilitated by a 10Amp charger, enables a full battery restoration in a mere 3-4 hours, minimizing downtime and maximizing exploration time. Typically, UNTESTED CUSTOMER RETURN inventory has a 75% plug and play success rate. That means that “most likely” 75% of the product will be in working order.
To put it into perspective, it’d be hard to buy the gearbox alone on this bike for under $2,000, and yet that’s the price tag of the entire bike! For just $1,999, you’re getting an e-bike with components normally found on $10,000+ bikes. The company also released a higher power and larger battery capacity version too, which might be good for riders that want to push harder and go farther.
Gravel became road cycling for mountain bikers and, at the same time, the gateway drug to mountain biking for road cyclists. There is also a simplicity to just making tires and clearances bigger for comfort and traction. SRD (Sour Racing Development) also stands for Stadtreinigung Dresden, Sour’s local refuse collection and recycling company. The twist feels doubly fun as my SRD is made from tubes that were actually repurposed.
It’s an expensive part, as expensive as an equivalent electronic shifter, and it won’t outperform those shifters, but it may well outlive them. And, because of its flexibility and repairability, it’s likely to outlast them in terms of its usefulness. However, I have needed a bike that can be maintained easily by any bike shop without ordering parts; I’ve needed parts to be repairable; and I’ve needed flexibility to run weird combinations of things so that I can use what I have instead of buying something new. These are needs that the INGRID rear mech satisfies, while neither SRAM nor Shimano does.