Hong Kong-based electrical bicycle specialist Urtopia has constructed fairly a reputation for itself because of its smooth and chic styling. Its latest bike, the Chord, is not any completely different, and as its title suggests, the bike’s design attracts inspiration from a piano, with its black-on-white motif exuding a clear and stylish aesthetic. 

Designed as a trendy metropolis commuter, the Urtopia Chord provides an array of urban-focused options akin to a inbuilt 20-lux headlight, an intuitive handlebar-mounted show, and cozy ergonomics. The bike is obtainable in both normal or semi-open step-through body designs, the latter of which is dubbed the Chord X. In each cases, the battery is housed on the highest tube, and never on the down tube as is widespread apply with different e-bikes. Whereas this may increasingly give the bike a extra top-heavy nature, it definitely provides to its stylish, streamlined aesthetic. It is not too heavy, both, because it weighs in at 21 kilograms. 

Diving into the know-how, the Chord is powered by a 353-watt-hour battery pack that has a claimed vary of as much as 75 miles on a single cost. This compact albeit energy-dense powerpack provides juice to a rear hub motor with a max torque score of 45 newton-meters and a nominal output of 250 watts. To assist riders pedal seamlessly alongside the pedal help operate, the Urtopia Chord incorporates an eight-speed drivetrain from Shimano. 

As talked about earlier, the Urtopia Chord has no scarcity of fancy devices and gizmos. Atop the handlebar-integrated display, we discover options akin to fingerprint recognition unlocking, voice instructions, and even a built-in GPS system for each navigation and real-time geolocation and theft prevention. The bike even permits you to stream music through Bluetooth, permitting you to hearken to your favourite tunes as you trip. 

Urtopia has simply launched the Chord within the European market at a retail worth of two,299 Euros, or about $2,518 USD. Nevertheless, it at the moment has an ongoing promotion that throws in a one-year eSIM bundle and mudguards. All these options come at a reduction of 300 Euros ($329 USD), so that you’re a worth of simply $1,999 Euros – $2,190 USD – for a motorcycle that is packing some actually spectacular tech.