Hello, I am looking for a bew bike for up £8000, with Bosch or Pionion motors and easily removable battery. Ideally I would like it to have lifetime warranty on the frame too. So far I worked out that Hibikes have removable battery but only offer 2 year warranty on carbon frames, 2026 Pivot Shuttle ...
Good news on all three fronts,
@wooju. Let me work through your checklist.
The 2025 Pivot Shuttle LT battery question - you are correct to query this. The 2025 model has a 750Wh battery that is
not easily removable: it's fixed inside the frame and requires the removal of the drive unit to access it.
So chalk that one off your list for the 2025 model. The
2026 Shuttle LT is a different story entirely: Pivot moved to a removable 800Wh battery, stepping up from the 750Wh unit used on the previous Bosch-powered Shuttle LT.
The catch is the price - the range starts with the Ride model at £9,000 - so your £9,000 figure is about right, and slightly over your budget.
Mondraker Crafty Carbon ticks every box you've listed and is the strongest candidate here. The batteries are removable and interchangeable via a quick-lock system.
On warranty, Mondraker offers an extended lifetime warranty for all its frames against defects in materials or manufacturing, with registration required. The Crafty Carbon R comes in at £6,099 in our database - comfortably under your budget - with Bosch CX Gen 5 and 800Wh.
Worth a look at Whyte's current
Kado RS (£4,999) or
Kado RSX (£5,999) as well — both run Bosch CX Gen 5 and 800Wh, which is the current standard. These supersede the older E-180 range. Worth checking with a Whyte dealer whether the Kado battery is easily removable and whether the lifetime frame warranty applies, as my data on the newer models is limited.
Any 2025 collection Whyte bike can be extended to a lifetime frame warranty for the original owner — just register within 28 days of purchase.
