RIDE REVIEW I LIV INTRIGUE X ADVANCED E+ ELITE eMTB
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X Advanced E+ Elite models is the
EnergyPak 400 InTube battery,
co-developed with Panasonic,
containing the world's first e-bike-
specific battery cell.
THE BIKE
In creating the newest generation
Intrigue X Elite, aimed squarely at
the most hard-core MTB crowd,
Liv had three goals in mind: light
weight, big power and nimble
handling. The primary goal was
light weight, since women want
an eMTB that is easy to handle
in every aspect, from riding to
transporting. Liv set out to deliver
the experience of an eMTB with
-
out the heft of a dirt bike, and
they succeeded in going from
56.4 pounds to a jaw-dropping
41.4 pounds (small frame size).
The all-new carbon frame and
above-mentioned in-tube battery
were key in accomplishing this
remarkable light weight. The bat
-
tery is all but hidden in the nar-
row down tube, cables are also
neatly tucked away inside, and
the result is an impressively slim
and seamless profile that hardly
looks like an e-bike at all.
The SyncDrive Pro 2 motor
from Yamaha provides 85Nm
and a range of 28-93 miles, ac
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cording to Liv. The 400Wh battery
houses all-new cells—22,700 of
them—exclusively used by Liv
and the first of their kind. An
St. George, Utah,
provided a stunning
backdrop, and ideal
proving grounds for
the world launch of the
Liv Intrigue X Elite.
