"The award-winning Kanzo Adventure set a precedent for adventure gravel riding. Much of that is thanks in part to the Kanzo's versatility and adaptability. The bike featured things like adventure-first geometry, 54mm (2.1 inches) tire clearance, and multiple mounting points. While adding features like a motor and battery will require necessary tweaks, Ridley worked hard to keep the E-Kanzo Adventure close to its unassisted sibling."
"The adventure e-bike has a relatively slack HTA (70.5°) paired with a moderate STA (74°). It shares the same 75mm bottom bracket drop, increasing stability and handling over rough terrain. The Ridley E-Kanzo also keeps the super-wide tire clearance that helps make the platform so capable. But not everything carries over exactly from the Kanzo Adventure; namely, sizing options. While the Kanzo Adventure has an XS-XL size range, the Ridley E-Kanzo Adventure is absent of the bookend sizes, offering only a S-L size range."
Ridley added a Bosch CX motor and battery to the Kanzo Adventure platform to create the E-Kanzo Adventure electric gravel bike. The E-Kanzo retains many core geometry traits, including a relatively slack HTA (70.5°), a moderate STA (74°), and a 75mm bottom bracket drop for stability on rough terrain. The platform preserves wide tire clearance (54mm / 2.1 inches) and multiple mounting points for versatility. Sizing is reduced to S-L only, and slight geometry tweaks produce a longer reach, toptube, and wheelbase. Fork axle-to-crown measurement increased by 35mm to accommodate the e-drivetrain changes.
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