Haibike XDURO AllTrail 5.0 Mens Electric Mountain Bike
The Bentley SUV of Haibike’s electric mountain bikes, the XDURO AllTrail 5.0 has Haibike’s in-house FLYON motor and control system, and is built of extremely light yet strong materials like titanium, carbon and bronze. If you’re after an electric mountain bike that takes electric bike design to the very top level, then this should be close to the top of your list.
SDURO vs XDURO
In recent years Haibike have decided to make it easy for the rider to choose between its lines of electric bikes. The XDURO series is for people who take riding seriously and won’t want to be left out in the rankings. Meanwhile the SDURO series is for those who may still be fit as a fiddle but are more weekend mud warriors than people who eat, sleep and breathe riding.
AllTrail
The Bentley SUVs of the electric bike world, this is about as good an electric bike as you can get. With their expensive yet strong and light materials, the AllTrail series of electric mountain bikes are the ultimate in eMTB. Most of the major components, including FLYON battery and power system are built in-house by Haibike. Welcome to the next generation of Haibikes!
Who are you?
You’re after a carbon framed electric bike with the newest and possibly the most exciting drive and control system that has been developed in recent years. You want a machine that will handle the ups and downs of e-MTB at speed with the best geometry and handling there is from a production e-bike today. Well… Almost! The XDURO AllTrail 5.0 is the entry level machine in the series of groundbreaking German all terrain electric bikes.
AllTrail 5.0
Let’s get a flavour of the frame and components on this monster. The carbon frame contains the in-frame 630Wh battery for optimum weight distribution in an e-bike. We’ll look at the battery later!
Components on the Haibike XDURO AllTrail 5.0 include a Sram NX drivetrain on an 11-42 tooth cassette that is ample for most terrains – uphill and downhill alike you will not have any trouble. The 140mm long travel SR Suntour Raidon 34 LO-R forks with remote lockout while flatten out the bumps and absorb your landing like a boss. Speed control comes from Magura MT5 front hydraulic brake and an MT4 brake on the rear – both using 203mm rotors.
The wheels are based on Rodi Tryp 35 double walled, aluminium 27.5 inch rims and have a Maxxis DHF front tyre and DHR II rear tyre for optimum grip on all substrates. The 780mm handlebars will just about squeeze through your front door / lockup.
Flyon
New for 2019 is the Haibike Flyon drive and control system. Perhaps aware that they could do better than those companies they pay licenses to to use their power systems (Bosch and Yamaha) the German cycling brand has redesigned the e-bike system from the ground up.
European regulations limit how fast you can go but not how fast you get to that top speed. Even the 250W Yamaha PW-X manages 80Nm of torque – which really is kicking like a mule – but Haibike have gone a full 50% of power better and delivered 120Nm of torque which is like being kicked by a mad bull. You want warp speed acceleration up the track or even at the lights, you got it!
It isn’t just the motor Haibike have fixed up. The speed sensor has been improved with a special disc spinning in front of a sensor that is integrated into the frame. This sends 18 measurements per wheel rotation to the control system, enabling it to respond more quickly than any other sensor system to a change in cadence.
The 38 or 42 tooth proprietary front chain ring that takes that power from the motor and sends it direct to the drivetrain.
The Flyon control system is integrated into the handlebars just above the stem. Here, Haibike’s boffins have been hard at work too. You have a choice of five power settings from Eco to Xtreme. Colour codes tell you what power level you’re in and with easy navigation you can see a whole range of measurements from projected battery life-distance to speed and distance, as well as things like heart rate and cadence.
One of the problems all e-bikes have is that they are carrying the weight of the Lithium-ion battery and the motor. These are unavoidable, so the best manufacturers have worked out the best place to put them for ride-ability – this is in the frame, low down where the pivot point should be. This is why the Flyon battery is completely concealed in the frame.
A final improvement on the Bosch / Yamaha systems? The battery. The best Bosch offers is the ‘i500Wh’ battery that may give you 50 miles of mixed riding. For very little weight penalty Habike offer a 630Wh battery that on a carbon framed featherweight machine should give you an extra 20 miles before you reach into your backpack for a spare!
Key Features:
- Motor: Flyon HPR120S
- Frame: Carbon, thru-axle M12 (1.75) x 148mm, disc brake Post Mount
- Forks: SR Suntour Raidon 34 LO-R air 140
- Gears: Sram NX 11 Speed
- Front Brake: Magura MT5
- Rear Brake: Magura MT4
- Wheels: 27.5" Rodi Tryp 35
- Front Tyre: 27.5" Maxxis Minion DHF 71-584
- Rear Tyre: 27.5" Maxxis Minion DHR II 71-584
- Battery: i630Wh, 30-140 Power Assisted Miles*
- Display: Flyon The Display
*This will vary depending on weight of the user, terrain and mode of pedal assistance used.