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After five years of design and waiting, Evelo’s newest electric bike is finally rolling into the limelight.

Evelo announced its new Omega model on Monday, an all-new addition to their lineup that sports a retooled 750W mid-drive motor, the ultra-cool Enviolo AutomatIQ CVT drivetrain and a fully-integrated battery.

The Omega is Evelo’s new flagship e-bike that will eventually replace their ever-popular Aurora model. At first glance, the new Omega has a sleeker, more updated look over its predecessor thanks to the integrated battery (a first for Evelo) and fresh design, but we’ve been told the bike received much more than just a visual makeover. Under the hood, Evelo has retooled its 750W mid-drive motor to be higher performing and more powerful than the Aurora. It has an option for an add-on battery that would further increase the Omega’s range.

While you can preorder the Omega now, Evelo says they don’t expect the bike to start hitting the U.S. until early 2022. Evelo has promised that Electric Bike Report will get one of the first Omegas to arrive in the country for a full review, so stay tuned for that. But until then, keep reading for a first-look at the new e-bike.

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Bicycle designer Tony Ellsworth made his name building some of the most recognizable mountain bikes of the 90’s and early 2000’s. But now, in the years since the 2014 sale of the bike brand that bears his last name, Ellsworth has been up to something new — he’s building electric bikes.

In this TheRide Radiant Carbon review, we take a look at the very unique first model released by Ellsworth’s latest project. Ellsworth and TheRide opted to release their most premium model first. It’s a full carbon and fully-integrated affair that blurs the line between cruiser comfort and every day functionality. It’s also going to be a very rare e-bike, with only 360 units of the Radiant Carbon ever being made.

The goal, according to Ellsworth, was to build a bike using materials and technology really found nowhere else. The Radiant Carbon boasts a Shimano STEPS 6100 drive system, a full-carbon frame and a very unique styling we’ve never really seen before. If you’re looking for something comfortable but with a performance bend and, above all else, premium — TheRide Radiant Carbon may be worth a look.

Electric Bike Report got a chance to catch up with Ellsworth and get some first impressions of the Radiant Carbon at the 2021 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California. While this bike — priced at just under $5,300 MSRP — is the first released by TheRide, Ellsworth said more affordable models will come close on its heels.

“The goal is to keep that user experience top notch,” Ellsworth said.

While this is a first-look review of TheRide Radiant Carbon, we’re currently in the process of doing a long-term review of the bike, so stay tuned for more details.

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This week brings news that there may be hope for those who want an ultra-light, ultra-compact electric bike … as long as you’re willing to look a little ridiculous while riding it.

The 30% e-bike tax credit looks to be back on after another round through congress. We’ve also got some very new and very cool eMTBs from Trek, news that Rad Power Bikes may or may not have a Scrooge McDuck-style swimming pool of cash and a patent on a cardboard box that bike industry wonks are reading like a Ouija board

In this week’s news::

• The (allegedly) world’s smallest rideable e-bike
• The proposed e-bike federal tax credit is back to 30%
• Trek releases new Rail eMTBs
• With another $150 mil investment, Rad Power becomes “most funded electric bike company in the world”
• Camelbak & Lifestraw team up for filtration bottles and packs
• Trek files patent for apparent D2C bike box

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