"The Beast" - M55's hybrid bicycle (104 Nm & 77km/hr!)

[JHatta]

From M55's website : http://www.m55-bike.com/en/m55-bike-models/the-beast

"If the Batman was a non-fictional person, he’d have a Beast in his garage for sure."

The Beast is our shiny new flagship model - the result of 4 years of developement and 4 stages of evolution. Why did we wait for this long utill the launch? Because „pretty good” was not good enough for us. We tried different high-tech frame materials, components, batteries but none of them reached the limit we had set. The standard was high and now our child is ready to roll and satisfy the desires of our most sophisticated customers.

This is a hybrid bike with not only exceptional performance but great outlook as well. Our motor power and battery capacity is well over the industry standard and a truly futuristic look will sure attract some eyeballs around you.

The hybrid drive means that the motor is not a substitute to your human power but an addition – it lives with your ride: if the sensor feels that you need some extra torque, the motor switches on to multiply your effort.
With the Beast you can have a true „living tissue on an exoskeleton” experience.

It is designed for cross-country use. Although it may look like a downhill bike, it is not. The weight of the motor and battery pack require the burlier components which mean longer life-expectancy at the same time. It climbs like wonder and thanks to the supreme Fox suspension, you’ll wait for the descents! The stopping power is delivered by the famed brake company, Brembo. You could find them on Formula1 cars but not on bikes – untill now. It’s an M55 exclusive!
As you can see we used only the finest components to built the no-compromise hybrid bike. (See the full specifications below)

It’s basically an off-road bike but also ideal for beachside cruising and urban shredding.


FEATURES

Frame:

Material: 7075 Aluminum
Construction: Self supported frame structure, integrated electric motor assist, integrated battery cell and hidden electric wiring. Single pivot suspension system, single piece cast swing arm 1:3 ratio.
Suspension travel: front: 200 mm, back: 172 mm, for use with only disc brakes
Frame size: 19”
Color option: Custom design and color scheme for the batch of every 55 pieces


Battery cells:

22 pcs Tenergy Polimer Li-Ion cells (20mAh)
Capacity: 44 V


Motor:

EB-PC electronic motor unit, approx. 90% efficiency, drive-integrated rotation sensor, adjustable electronic assist. The rated speed is 2400 RPM, rated torque is 5.2 Nm. A speed reduction gear mechanism is integrated in the motor unit to increase the maximum assist torque to 104 Nm! Maximum speed: 77 km/h at 120 pedal cadence!


Components:

Fork: Fox 36 160 Talas Fit RLC with Kashima coating
Rear shock: Fox DHX RC4 with Nukeproof titanium spring
Headset: Syncros FBI 1 1/8” semi-integrated
Crankset: Custom made, aluminum alloy, 170 mm crank arm length, ISIS Drive compatible
Bottom bracket: Custom made, CNC machined, heat treated steel spindle, ISIS Drive compatible
Front chainwheel: Gebhardt GP custom made for the M55, 7075-T6 aluminum alloy, CNC machined, 5 mm width. 50 or 52T
Chain: KMC X1, specifically developed for Rohloff internal gear hub
Rear cog: Rohloff, 15T, 16T or 17T
Gear change machanism: Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 tandem version
Gear shifter: Rohloff twist shifter
Brakes: Brembo front and rear, 203 mm floating discs, 2 piston design
Brake levers: Brembo brake lever body, custom M55 brake lever design
Rims: Syncros FR DS 32, 26”
Front hub: Syncros FR 20mm Thru Axle
Rear hub: Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 Tandem version
Spokes: DT Alpine II, 2,34-2 mm
Integrated handlebar and stem: Cast and CNC-machined custom model, 97 mm effective stem length, 741 mm handlebar width, integrated
Grips: ZZYZX Carbo 4U
Seatpost: Syncros Carbon Seat post, 31.6, 350mm
Saddle: Syncros FR saddle
Pedals: Syncros Meathook


Geometry:

Head tube angle: 65 degree
Seat tube angle: 73 degree
Wheelbase: 1160 mm
Chainstay length: 525 mm
Top tube length: 567 mm
tHorizontal top tube length: 587 mm
Seat tube length: 518 mm
Stepover height: 815 mm
Bottom bracket height: 370 mm


Weight: 33 kg

Solid piece of engineering.

[SolidPenguin]

How much?

$$

[MindBomber]

^The price isn't listed anywhere online; I'd say its a, if you need to ask...

Since it took four years to develop, it has unique Brembo brakes and they're only making 250 of them there are some serious engineering costs being passed onto the buyers.

[LiquidTurbo]

Don't like the exposed brake wires, everything else looks very solid!!

[Nightwalker]

Liars, Batman ain't peddling shit!

[orange7]

needs a spoiler for down force

also, a body kit would be nice.

[AccordCouped]

wheres the m button

[smoothie.]

22 x 20mAh batteries = 4400mAh. that cant be right?
44V isnt a capacity, and 44V from 3.7V cells? wtf :S

[lowside67]

Not to mention it's 33kg so like 80lbs...

[JHatta]

Yea it's a fricken heavy bike to lug around. I'd like to see the acceleration times

[seakrait]

here are some electric bikes:

YouTube

missing pedals though.

[SuperSlowSS]

YouTube

0:35

[seakrait]

Originally Posted by SuperSlowSS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0gwPTwgI70

0:35

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MotoCzysz_E1pc

[SolidPenguin]

But, loud pipes saves lives. Seems like that E1pc wont be doing that if its completely silent.

They should've named it the Ep1c instead

[Integgyy]

went on their facebook page and looked at the comments:
M55 Hybrid Bike Weight: 72 lbs, price of the exclusive Beast 55 is 36 grand. Top speed: 40 MPH, not street legal.

36 ma fawkin grand!!! yo id rather buy a hyrbid car where theres no pedalling involved.

[VK79]

36 grand , Ill grab a prius + optibike.

[orange7]

36g!

I'll get a modded crz, a mountain bike, and a pack of Duracell batteries.