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An audience’s favourite: The Felt Lebowske E-Fatbike

28.08.2014
by Aaron Steinke


Not everyone is an admirer of Fatbikes, but no one would negate the fact that their ability to cover difficult terrain is impressive. Whether snow, mud, sand or gravel, the fat tyres smooth everything, offering amazing grip. The high rolling resistance however, is not so surprising, which is inevitable with 4″ wide tyres and 0,8 bar pressure. Felt has introduced the Felt Lebowske at Eurobike, which is a fatbike with electronic drive.

The Fatbike Felt LEBOWSKe E-Fatbike.
The Fatbike Felt LEBOWSKe E-Fatbike.

The Lebowske receives drive from a 250 watts Bosch performance motor, the battery is fixed to the bottom tube and offers good range with the help of 400 W/h.

The SRAM 11-time drive offers a huge gear range. Uphill shouldn't be a problem anymore.
The SRAM 11-speed drive offers a huge gear range. Uphill shouldn’t be a problem anymore.
The lineaments are taken through the head tube through the frame to their final location.
The cables are taken through the head tube, and routed through the frame to their final location.
The wheels have lost weight through plenty of drillings.
The wheels have lost weight through plenty of drilling.

The E-Fatbike is manufactured with a SRAM XO1 11-speed drive train and comes with stout SRAM Guide brakes.
The hydraulic Reverb Stealth seat post guarantees fluid rides. The 720mm wide carbon handlebar is a nice touch, but the weight reduction won’t play a big role with a normal weight of 21,7kg.

The lineament leave the frame behind.
The cables exit the rear of the frame.
The SRAM Guide brakes.
The SRAM Guide brakes.
CAUTION: The RockShox Bluto fork doesn't come with the serial bike.
CAUTION: The RockShox Bluto fork doesn’t come fitted as standard.

Caution: The standard bike is only available with a rigid fork and not a suspension fork. But this is no problem, because the tyres work as dampers. We were completely excited by the combination of 2,4″ set of rubber and the Bosch motor, during our test ride on the Eurobike test track.

DThe fat set of rubbers guarantee good decay and massive grip
The fat set of rubbers guarantee good comfort and massive grip.
he RockShox Reverb seat post guarantees maximum fun - whether uphill or downhill.
The RockShox Reverb seat post guarantees maximum fun – whether uphill or downhill.

The Felt Lebowske E-Fatbike is available from November onwards. There is no exact price defined as yet, but it will range between €4000 – €5000.

Keep your eyes open for an upcoming E-Mountainbike fatbike test.

Feel free to visit the following page for more information: www.feltbicycles.com

Text: Tobias Döring Photos: Christoph Bayer

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Aaron Steinke

Aaron was our first employee and actively helped make our company what it is today, significantly shaping the look and direction of our various magazines. Aaron has been pursuing his own projects since mid-2020 but he continues to advise and support us on issues of marketing and technology. For many years, you would usually have found Aaron at casual enduro races, but increasingly you'll find him riding his road bike – long live freedom on two wheels!