Basso bikes is again with the brand new Volta – what they’re calling their “most superior efficiency e-bike”, designed to take your highway, all-road & gravel rides additional powered by a hi-torque Polini mid-drive motor. With appears, dealing with & capabilities immediately impressed by their quick Palta II gravel bike, this new carbon Volta gravel ebike will probably be simply as versatile for riders on the lookout for some help on the climbs…
Basso Volta carbon gravel ebike
Developed to offer highly effective pedal-assist for rides over any floor, Basso’s new Volta is supposed to be light-weight, robust, and versatile. With a robust Polini motor, an enormous battery & a comparatively mid-range spec, Basso nonetheless claims a weight of simply 15.2kg for his or her quick gravel ebike. The hi-mod Torayca carbon ebike definitely shares a whole lot of its appears with the well-rounded Palta II gravel bike that I reviewed two years in the past.
But it surely additionally shares very related geometry that ought to guarantee a equally snappy trip. The Volta will get the identical 71° head angle & 73.5° seat angle however probably will shift the rider a bit again and up for extra consolation with very barely shorter body Attain, generously taller Stack, and 15mm longer chainstays to suit the drive system in.
All in these seem to be good decisions for geometry tweaks tailor-made to a barely much less aggressive match on an ebike that may probably serve a extra relaxed rider – however whereas nonetheless preserving a quick, fast dealing with trip.
Tech specs
The brand new Volta is powered by an Italian Polini E-P3+ ebike powertrain that we’ve not ridden earlier than, however may also be discovered within the newest Cipollini gravel ebike.
It’s a reasonably normal 250W mid-drive motor affair topping out with 75Nm of torque, and powered by a 500Wh battery that Basso has tucked into the outsized downtube. Claimed vary is a whopping 220km, plus there’s an non-compulsory exterior 250Wh bottle battery vary extender for individuals who wish to trip with pedal-assist even additional.
The entire ebike system is managed by way of a Polini 2.5″ TFT show that appears like a daily biking head unit. Its out-front location does carry up the query of the place a rider may put their common GPS with out dropping the ebike monitoring capabilities?
The brand new ebike will get all the trendy tech facilities with totally built-in hidden inner cables, semi-aero seatpost with Basso’s safe 3-bolt clamp. flat mount disc brakes, and 12mm thru-axles. It is also constructed for utility & journey with 45mm tire clearance, plus mounts for a toptube bag, two bottle cages contained in the body (one specifically mounted to the battery cowl), entrance & rear racks, full-coverage fenders, and even dynamo routing.
Basso Volta – Pricing, Availability & Choices
The brand new Basso Volta drop bar ebike is available in 4 inventory sizes (S-XL), two colours grey or inexperienced, and in two totally different construct choices. Essentially the most inexpensive full construct at 6000€ features a basic SRAM Apex 1×11 44T x 11-42T setup for a extra gravel-oriented trip.
The extra all-road construct sells for 6600€ with a extra fashionable SRAM Rival AXS 2×12 groupset with 48/35T chainrings & a 10-36T cassette. Each get the identical tubeless-ready Microtech MX25 alloy wheels with 40mm Maxxis Receptor semi-slick gravel tires.
Each builds can be found now out of your native Basso vendor.
