If gateway drugs exist, electric bikes might make the list. As pleasing as an e-bike ride may be, sometimes you just need something way, way faster. That’s where Super73’s new C1X concept comes in.
Super73 has made a name for itself selling an increasingly wide array of premium electric bikes, but the C1X concept seeks to give riders a definitive “next step,” by delivering what the company bills as “motorcycle performance” wrapped in a more welcoming e-bike package.
To make the two-wheeler even more accessible to motorcycle newcomers, Super73 says it envisions the C1X with 15-inch wheels as opposed to the typical 17-inch versions used by many of its counterparts. A unique architecture also allowed Super73 to keep the C1X to a 51-inch wheelbase — about the same size as Sondors’ anticipated Metacycle.
Before you start emptying your savings, it’s worth noting that the C1X is still just a concept, albeit a pretty confident one according to Super73’s timeline. According to the company, it’s already accepting reservations for $73 (get it) with a targeted production date of...