Post battery/motor life can the Rise become a viable analogue bike?

[Plutohora]

The point is viable, comparable to another analogue bike.

To make the weight workable then you'd need to replace the motor with a mechanical set up. Does this exist as yet?

I'm thinking say in three years time could this be a continued future for the Rise like this?

 

[MOG]

Interesting concept. Losing the battery and motor completely (5-6 kgs?) would result in a bike around maybe ca. 12-14 kg (carbon/alloy and spec diffs) You would then need to fabricate a bolt in bottom bracket sleeve strong enough to replace the motor as a structural component, Guessing that would add back a maximum of 1 kilo. So basically you get a Orbea Occam with about an extra kilo of mass. I think it would be fine.

In its most simple form the BB area would comprise 3 small thick wall alloy tubes threaded at each end to catch the 6 motor mounting bolts. Then a pre-made alloy BB sleeve. And then 2 or 3 flat plates drilled to accept the 4 tubes in the correct locations and the lot welded together into a solid block. You could 3D print a plastic cover to go over the outside to hide it all. Would maybe only be less than 1/2 a kilo. The Occam has an additional strut to add strength which the Rise doesn't have as the battery box is stronger than the Occam down tube. So again the weight difference would be closer. Think in reality it should be possible to repurpose a Rise into an Occam with maximum a kilo weight penalty (if that) for any given component spec.

But let's not worry about that yet, the motors and batteries are still available and touch wood not yet needed