£6,799 • 29in • haibike.com
NEED TO KNOW
● Haibike’s lightest e-bike yet
● Full carbon frame gets 140mm travel
● Fazua Ride 60 motor with removable 430Wh battery
● Optional 210Wh range extender
● Four frame sizes and three models starting at £5,899 for the Lyke CF10
Haibikes have always had a unique look. Multi-faceted tube profiles, muscular proportions, and that striking hunchback top tube coalesce to form an instantly recognisable, if somewhat challenging aesthetic. It’s a tactic that’s certainly great for brand recognition, but its divisiveness has possibly lost the company a few sales along the way. This new Lyke however, well, that’s an entirely different prospect. One in which Haibike has been able to cleverly tone down its signature look without losing sight of its DNA. So it’s still obviously a Haibike, but it’s also a contemporary, aggressive, good-looking e-bike.
The freedom to take the styling in a new direction has come from the fact that this is Haibike’s new diet e-bike model, where the slimmed down battery and motor offer greater flexibility in terms of packaging. That Fazua
