2018 Cube Elite C:62 SL 500 29 Hybrid Bike - Black/White

The brand new Elite Hybrid C:62 SL manages to be both a high performance riding machine and a desirable design object in its own right. That's no mean feat, and it's all down to the hard work and fastidious attention to detail of Cube's design team. With an all-new carbon frame featuring a fully concealed battery, integrated cable routing and super-sleek looks, the bar has been raised even further for 2018. Bosch's powerful, smooth Intube CX drive unit system is combined with Shimano's slick, reliable XT 11 speed transmission and brakes, while a Fox 34 Rhythm fork keeps your front wheel pointed exactly where you want it. Great looks, superb riding and incredible functionality - this bike has it all.

The great thing about the Advanced Twin Mould manufacturing technique is that it allows Cube's engineers almost unlimited freedom in frame design. That's why they were able to build one of the sleekest hardtail e-mtb frames yet, enclosing Bosch's Intube battery inside the Elite C:62 SL's down tube and protecting it with an easily removed sealed cover. You can even recharge the battery in the frame, if you wish. The drive unit sits inside a custom housing at the bottom bracket. The sleeker, more compact design doesn't just look great - it also allowed Cube to fit a pair of bottle cage mounts. Full internal cable routing means you needn't worry about grit, mud or water ruining your gear shifting, and they even allowed for a future ugrade to a stealth dropper post. It's efficient, too - the tapered head tube, 12mm through axle and carefully profiled down tube help ensure that all the power from both Bosch drive unit and rider goes exactly where it needs to go, straight to the rear wheel.