The Access WLS Hybrid Pro combines the riding experience of a real mountain bike with the unhampered mobility that only an e-bike can offer. Perfectly tailored to the female anatomy, women can now enjoy a speedy and comfortable bike that blends the reliablity of the Bosch drive with high quality features. Available in sizes 14 and 16 inch with 27.5in wheels, or 17 and 19 inch as a 29er.
We spent a lot of time thinking about what an e-bike designed specifically for women should be like. The Access WLS Hybrid is our conclusion. The frame is perfectly matched to the requirements of the Bosch drive, extremely rigid and still very light thanks to its double butted aluminium Superlite tubeset and sophisticated shape. Our Agile Ride Geometry is optimised with a short, strong and low top tube - so that the Access WLS has lively handling with plenty of room for the rider to move around. And features like the luggage rack mounting points and the dropout-mounted bike stand mean you can quickly turn this bike into an everyday tourer and utility vehicle.
The new Bosch CX drive, with 75Nm of available torque and 600W peak power output, is unquestionably the most powerful e-MTB drive currently available. The 400Wh standard battery means that nothing can stand in your way, but if you want even more range you can opt for the 500Wh battery instead. Reliable 9 speed Shimano Deore gears offer quick and easy shifts, while hydraulic BR-M355 disc brakes will bring you reliably to a halt even in wet weather. Superb comfort - even on longer rides - is provided courtesy of the CUBE Cockpit with Rise Trail handlebar, CUBE Ergo Comfort grips and a women-specific CUBE WLS saddle. And the Suntour XCR LO-R suspension fork with 100mm of smooth travel does the rest.
With our Advanced Mechanical Forming technology we can mechanically transform different frame tubes and thus optimize them without material-wearing welding work for the respective requirements. Along the obtained organic look, the production method is primarily motivated by functional reasons. Multiple converted tubes enable us to manufacture lighter and also stiffer aluminum frames.
We ran innumerable tests to develop the Agile Ride Geometry in our series of big wheel bikes. We also added the 27.5in wheel size to the very well received portfolio. Three important details lead to the very agile character. Increased fork offsets let us achieve the same trail as our 26in bikes without having to steepen the head angle, thus maintaining generous toe clearance to the front wheel. Secondly we shortened the chain stays without compromising the seat angle. We invented a patented construction to mount the front derailleur to give us more tyre clearance while keeping a conventional seat angle, leading to a perfect riding position for every rider size. Last but not least we kept the BB height the same as on our 26in bikes. These measures lead to a natural riding position. Every mountain biker will feel immediately at home on a CUBE 29er or 27.5.
Extremely high tensile strength heat-treated 7005 aluminium alloy is developed for the highest requirements. It is very stiff, fatigue resistant, corrosion resistant and has high elongation. Our Superlite tubes are double butted, giving very light tubesets with a high level of stiffness.
To protect our high-end aluminium frames from damage, they are built with the CUBE Frame Save System replaceable derailleur hanger. The mounting thread is in the hanger and not in the frame as usual. In case of a crash, this hanger can be easily and quickly replaced by a new one.
Welded joints in our high-quality aluminum frames are specially finished via this method and create the impresssion of seamless tube design. This generates the visual effect of moulding and ensures high load bearing capacity.
This steerer tube design is stiffer than a conventional straight steerer and yields a more secure ride feel even in difficult terrain. Minimal flex at the front of the frame means the greatest possible steering precision. With the larger steerer, the forks become more rigid. At the same time weight is saved due to the absence of bearing shells as the lower bearing is fully integrated into the head tube. On all of our CUBE carbon models the upper bearing shells are also directly in the frame, so that once more a few grams are saved and the energy transfer is very direct.
On polished, brushed aluminium and all HPC frames, the logos and graphics are applied in multi-layer wet paint. We use this surface treatment technology mainly to save weight.
The engine is the critical part of an Ebike because of its weight and its junction to the regular drivetrain. These factors present a real challenge for the frame design. This is why CUBE developed an innovative new frame construction for the new Ebike generation: simultaneously being the cradle for the electric motor, the pivot for the rear link and the seat of the shock eyelet, the very complex area of the bottom bracket is made of two forged halves. The groove in the front section together with the specially formed down tube is home for the power pack which in this way has a very low position in the frame triangle. The positive outcome is an extremely low center of gravity supporting an agile riding characteristic while achieving a super rigid bottom bracket area.
The Easy Mount Kick Stand is a new system developed and designed by CUBE. The base of the stand is mounted from below to a fitting plate integrated to the frame and fixed with a through bolt. This kick stand is extremely stiff and solid through the enlarged contact areas between base and frame which gives a stable stand even with loaded panniers.
