The 133-year-old Italian bike manufacturer on Monday formally released its full lineup of e-bikes to the U.S. market, a lineup centered around the e-Omnia triad of e-bikes that includes a touring model, city model and full-suspension eMTB.

 

Bianchi dropped a total of six new e-bike models during the premier event, including several high-end performance variations that you’d expect from a company known best for its thoroughbred race bikes. Those included an all-mountain eMTB called the T-Tronic, the ultralight (~26 lb) E-Aria electric road bike and the aluminum-framed E-Impulso electric gravel bike. But, while the company’s heritage of competition and speed was on full display, center stage of it all was the E-Omnia family and its focus on form, function, safety and sustainable everyday transportation.

 

Though they’ve been embraced by nearly every major bike manufacturer and have all but saturated every corner of the U.S. cycling market, the debate over whether electric bikes are cheating is alive and well.

 

Reviewing the Bunch Bikes The Original (Yes, there’s a “The” in there, as in “The Ohio State University”) was a refreshing, unique experience that gave me a new perspective on the utility, fun, and convenience of cargo style e-bikes. The Original comes with a torque sensor and a 500W geared hub motor that makes for a very smooth cargo-hauling machine that’s also great for carrying kids