Ducati's latest MIG-RR e-mtb is now available to
test ride at 136 European dealers, with slots bookable on a new
specially-designed website. Priced at € 6250 (US$ 412),
the first bikes began arriving in dealerships in late January, with test rides
now available through www.ebike.ducati.com/en/dt-locator. UK dealerships
hosting tests can be found in Manchester and Crawley.
Tapping into a growing segment of the market,
designed to allow adventurous cyclists to explore previously unreachable climes
on tough off-road terrains, details of the machine were first revealed to the
public at Eicma 2018. The MIG-RR is produced by Thok Ebikes, who are experts in both down
hill mountain biking and BMX. Also involved in the project were Ducati’s Design
Centre and Aldo Drudi’s D-Perf (Drudi is the man behind Valentino Rossi’s
iconic crash helmet designs).
To help the bike conquer the rough stuff, it uses
FOX Factory Kashima suspension with 170 mm of travel at the front and 160mm at
the rear. Weighing just 22.5 kg in a size M with no pedals, there's also a trick
set of carbon fibre Renthal handlebars, Mavic wheels, four-caliper Shimano
Saint brakes and an 11-speed Shimano XT gear set.
Powering the MIG-RR is a 250 Watt Shimano Steps
E8000 motor weighing just 2.8 kg – making it one of the lightest lumps in this
market. Producing a staggering 51.6 ftlb of torque (that’s more than a Yamaha
R6) it’s powered by a 504 Watt-hour battery positioned underneath the down tube
of the frame.
