SUPERSTRATA ION
£3699/ superstrata.bike
Is this the real reason Chris Froome left Team Ineos - they wanted him to ride vertically?
Oi, that’s cutting-edge magazine design, that is. And there’s more to Superstrata’s Ion e-bike than the sci-filooks. The frame is made from a single piece of industrial-grade carbon fibre, a world first for a bike, so you don’t get any of the usual weak spots. With no joints, welds or glue, the Ion’s unibody chassis is claimed to be 61 times stronger than steel and 15 times tougher than titanium, and the whole thing weighs around 11kg, which is super-light for an e-bike. It’s just a shame the same can’t be said about your own frame, eh?