Cannondale's engineers have long had a gap in their portfolio, but have reached deep into their bag of tricks to get the new E-Fullie line up and running. When looking at the competition, and probably also at their own Tramount e-hardtails, the very long chainstays that are usually inherent in e-mountainbikes were not to their liking. This has led to some new approaches and innovations:

System integration in the motor bridge and chainring

To find a way out of the dilemma with the mid-motor and the long chainstays, Cannondale built its own motor mount, positioned the Bosch CX motor slightly upwards in the frame and that's not all. With a 157 millimeter wide rear triangle and a chainring with a 6 millimeter offset to the outside, the engineers create more space for the joints of the rear triangle - which allows more stiffness in the rear triangle, more tire clearance and shorter chainstays. With short chainstays of 457 millimetres on the Moterra and 443 millimetres on the Moterra LT, the E-Fullies actually have remarkably short chainstays.

The hub from the downhill racer

Thanks to the trick with the offset chainring and the 157 rear triangle width, Cannondale can position the main pivot of the rear triangle very low and put an efficient rear triangle on the trails. In this way, Cannondale avoids competitor designs that make do with raised chainstays or chain idlers.

The battery sits low

The Moterra E-Fully also has an interesting solution for the battery: The 500Wh power source sits on the underside of the down tube and is said to be protected by a rubber band from anything that might get in the way of a down tube. The low position of the battery should result in excellent riding characteristics, for example significantly better riding characteristics due to the lower center of gravity than with the battery positioned on top of the down tube. With the selected battery integration, it is still possible to charge the battery used in the bike.

In order to protect the motor - the existing Tramount line only uses plastic - the Moterra bikes have an aluminum plate on board. This protects the motor and is also a load-bearing component of the frame.

Also on board: the house bar

A remarkable feature of the Moterra platform is the option of attaching a bidon holder. In addition to the above innovations, Cannondale has also succeeded in launching a unique E-Fully in this way. A small, simple chain guide is also on board.

As a trail bike and enduro bike

The Moterras roll off-road in two basic types: The Moterra has 130 millimetres of travel and 27.5" Plus tyres and is being launched in three versions as a nimble trail bike. The Moterra LT is launched with 160 millimetres of suspension travel, the tyres measure 27.5" in a conventional 2.35" width and is designed as an enduro bike. Find out more in the photo gallery.

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