BOSCH is here!

We at AZUB have been looking forward to this moment for several long months. It is with great pride and great pleasure that we can now offer the latest generation of Bosch Performance CX engines as the best motorization for our recumbent bikes and trikes. This puts us alongside the world’s best electric bike manufacturers.   

Why are we so excited about Bosch? Why should you even care?

Bosch is the world’s best-known manufacturer of bike drives
Performance CX is Bosch’s top model
We offer the latest 5th generation of motors, which was introduced just 14 days ago
800 Wh battery in standard
Purion 200 color display on handlebars
Bosch’s latest Smart System
Bluetooth pairing with smartphone for lots of useful functions
Practical Range Control and Hill Start functions
Optional Dual Battery System by Bosch allowing for 1600Wh
Optional Rohloff E-14 with electronic shifting (not automatic, just electronic!)
Exceptional system reliability
Low power consumption, almost no noise, superior optimization of power delivery
250W nominal / 600W maximum power – legal in EU and US (Class 1)
85 Nm
Exceptional front boom design
New way of mounting the battery holder directly to the trike frame (TRIcon & Ti-FLY)
Price increase over Shimano EP801 just by increasing battery capacity from 504 to 800 Wh
Extensive Bosch Help Center with answers to (almost) every question
And much more

Why did we choose Bosch? 
We think the recumbent world deserves to have the best Bosch engines widely available. At the same time, Bosch offers fabulous customer service and, importantly for us, excellent communication with the bike manufacturers. The customer is also delighted with the large number of really working features and accessories. We like the DualBattery option a lot as it gives you the ability to run up to 1600 Wh on our recumbents, giving you an almost infinite range of roughly 200 miles / 320 km on ECO mode, or easily 60 miles / 100 km with full BOOST.

Likewise, the option of Rohloff’s electronic shifting, which is available only for Bosch motors, eliminates the biggest drawback of the Rohloff gear hub, which is shifting via the grip, which requires a relatively large amount of force.

We also find usefull the ability to connect a phone and use the Bosch eBike Flow app, which offers a lot of clever features. For example, Range Control can adjust the level of assistance so that you arrive at your destination with your chosen remaining battery capacity.

But the main thing for us is the engine’s behavior combined with its reliability. We have a lot of experience with Bosch motors because many people in the AZUB team use Tern cargo bikes in everyday urban traffic for taking kids to school, commuting to work, etc. However, our enthusiasm has been even more elevated by the experience we’ve had over the last few weeks taking the AZUB Ti-FLY 26 with the Bosch Performance CX motor to the US and Canada. We’ve tested the trike on rides such as climbing Pikes Peak in Colorado, a 4,302 meter / 14,115-foot mountain known for its challenging car races. Our colleague Jan basically flew up and used just over half of both batteries. Yet he was running on BOOST the whole time and really giving the engine a hard time. A week later, we also tested the Bosch on the MTB trails in British Columbia, Canada, where we also just shook our heads and could hardly believe how exceptional this motor was.  

For the record, please also note that we’ve dropped the Shimano EP801 and Brose Smag motors from the lineup. However, we are still keeping the Shimano EP6 in the range as a basic motor for less demanding use.  

>> Configure your AZUB recumbent with Bosch <<

You can order an AZUB recumbent with the Bosch system already. However, the lead time is a bit longer than usual, and the first Bosch bikes will be delivered at the beginning of the following year to our customers.