Titanium bikes are really expensive, and many of them actually expect you to do all the pedaling yourself. The ProdecoTech Titanio 29er won't save you any money, but this pedal-assist electric bike will save you some energy.
Most electric bikes are made explicitly for rolling on pavement, but this is a real trail-ready 29er, complete with a brushed-titanium frame, a traditional mountain bike drivetrain, and disc brakes.
Looking at the photo, you may be thinking, "OK, it's an electric bike, so where the hell is the battery pack?" Well, you see that water bottle? That's actually the a 33V/9.3Ah battery, which is rated for up to 30 miles per charge and kicks the bike up to a top speed of 18mph. The motor is a front-wheel 250W rig that offers five levels of motorized assist giddy-up. Max output is 420 watts---more than enough to get you up and over your local muur.
The rest of the specs: Mavic TN 319 29er rims are dressed with Continental Race King 29x2 tires, there's a 10-speed SRAM XO drivetrain on the back, a RockShox SID AIR PushLoc fork on the front, and Avid Elixir XO disc brakes. A Gyes leather saddle is also standard.
At just under 33 pounds, it's a little heavy for a bike with 29-inch rims, which are usually in the mid-20-pound range. But in the realm of electric bikes, it's impossibly light---even fold-up electric bikes meant for easy carrying usually weigh 7 to 15 pounds more than this one. You can ride this thing around without anyone knowing that it's an expensive titanium electric bike. They'll just think it's an expensive normal titanium bike.
It's pricey: $5,000. But there are other options in the ProdecoTech lineup that will give you even more power for about half the price.
The speed demon of the lineup is the Outlaw SS, which sports 26-inch rims and gets up to 28mph from its 750W back-wheel motor. The battery is beefier too: A 51.2V/12Ah pack that sits above the back tire, providing about 35 miles per charge. Another fun spin is that this one isn't a pedal-assist model. You give it juice with a thumb-operated throttle, making it more like a motorcycle than a pedal-assist push-bike.
If you can wait, ProdecoTech also has an off-roading beast in the works. The upcoming pedal-assist Rebel X has a top speed of 18mph just like the titanium model, but it gets there on top of a pair of super-fat 36H oversized tires. While it'll be cheaper than the titanium model at $3,000, it's also about twice the weight.
