The first e-road bike in collaboration with HPR and luxury car company ARES Modena,Ares AeroIs here.
Ares Aero transforms the tube into a modern all-purpose aero road bike, with the 200W HPS motor system hidden inside a tube with a normal look.
In the case of stealth e-road, the rear hub motor is common, but as far as I can see in the picture, I don’t think there is a motor.
Ares Aero
This is a promotional video
The motor uses Watt Assist Pro from HPS. It’s the same as the lightweight e-road bike below.
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The battery bottle is mounted on the seat tube using a plug built into Elite’s custom bottle cage.
In other words, there is no built-in battery in the tube.
There are two types of HPS batteries available.
- Standard model (1.2kg, 193Wh)
- Travel battery (720g, 85Wh)
Suitable for up to 3 hours and 1.5 hours of mountaineering assistance, respectively.
There are two modes, Proton (6 steps assist) and Attack (3 steps), all controlled by ANT + connection from the corresponding GPS cycling computer (Garmin and Wahoo listed).
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This bike blends a fairly traditional look road bike with a subtle aero shape.
The dropped seat stays provide a stiffer rear end to increase compliance but maintain the rigidity expected with the added power.
Since it is a European product, it is limited to assisting up to 25 km / h, and climbing is sufficient.
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It also includes a selection of custom geometry and cockpit specifications. In the photo, it’s Deda VINCI.
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The seatpost is Deda. The saddle is Prologo.
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Ares AeroIs limited to 24 units. All are made to order and cost 14,950 euros (about 2 million yen) each.
Is it cheaper than the luxury cars of ARES Modena?