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As in other areas, taller people struggle to find electric bikes that fit them. The eDirtySixers might be for them, with its 36-inch wheels and 2m-plus-sized frame.
DirtySixer is an American bicycle brand founded by David Folch, a cyclist who is 1.98m tall. A size that causes a lot of inconvenience in everyday life, few things being suitable for those who go beyond the standards. Among them, bicycles hold a good place, especially if they are electric. With his eDirtySixer, D. Folch intends to offer his imposing congeners an option to ride an electric bike. The brand’s non-electric models have already received the support of renowned giants such as basketball players Shaquille O’Neal, Lebron James and Kevin Durant. The NBA is indeed a pool of potential customers for such a bike. The brand thus offers versions in the colors of the Chicago Bulls, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz.
Inevitably, the eDirtySixer thinks big, starting with its 36-inch (91.44 cm) diameter wheels, far from the standards, usually around 26 or 28 inches. The aluminum frame is obviously commensurate with the ambitions of the machine. It adopts a style oriented trekking with optional MRP suspension fork with 80 mm travel. For braking, 203 mm diameter discs are used. The American bike even has two of these discs on its front wheel.
Equipment at the height of its pilot
The eDirtySixer can count on a Shimano Steps E8000 central motor of 250 W and 70 Nm housed in the crankset. A choice which is no doubt explained by the torque necessary to start up such large wheels, with a driver who is logically quite heavy. A 500 Wh battery is integrated into the frame, for a promise of nearly 100 km of autonomy. Another rather high-end choice for this XXL electric bike, a rear hub with 14 integrated Rohloff speeds and a carbon belt transmission. Two interesting options that reduce the maintenance of the bike.
The designer of this extraordinary electric bike also plans to use Bosch motors, including the Performance Line CX range which can climb to 85 Nm of torque, and the 48 V motors from French Valeo which push the bar even higher with 130 Nm of torque.
You can imagine that such a well-equipped bike will not be cheap. DirtySixer does not communicate prices for the moment, but its electric model could be around $8,000 (approximately €7,160). For the time being, the eDirtySixer remains in the prototype state and its release is scheduled for mid-2023.