E-Thunderbird CF Carbon Enduro E-bike 29" -

Feel the power and forget about limits. Forget about anything – just focus on the trail! With an all-new Dartmoor e-Thunderbird powered by the Shimano ep8 engine, nothing can stop you. No more steep sections, no more impossible climbs. With this 29-inch wheeled machine equipped with 170mm front travel and 160mm rear travel, you will #ShredLikeThunder!

Mountain biking is all about your limits. The more difficult trails you ride the bigger fun you may have if shred it with a well-designed frame! Thunderbird CF is an all-new carbon enduro frame, dedicated to difficult terrain and riding conditions. With perfect lateral stiffness, it is a great 29-er enduro machine with aggressive geometry and 160mm of progressive frame travel. Thunderbird CF will work great with modern heavy-duty forks with 160-170mm travel. Despite the big wheels, the new Thunderbird CF has the Dartmoor DNA and it will not let you down on big jumps, drops, or even in bike parks. For keeping the frame trouble-free, all pivot points are working on the stiff axles mounted on the sealed Max-type bearings. The progressive suspension design of the Thunderbird CF is perfect for both types of shocks: spring shocks and large-volume air shocks. The construction also reduces the negative impact of braking on the suspension operation. The front triangle and seat stays are made of high-quality carbon fiber with increased wall thickness for better stiffness. The massive rocker is made of one piece of forged aluminum. To ensure the proper strength and durability the whole chainstay and the inserts in the points that are the most exposed to overload in carbon material are made of aluminum as well.

Before we decided to launch the Thunderbird CF frame for mass production, it not only passed a series of tests on a load machine, where the overloads were much greater than required by the standards but it was also strictly tested on the toughest trails of many European enduro races by our team riders: Marcin Motyka – a legend of the Polish bicycle scene and Olaf Odziomek – a young gun on the Polish enduro scene. Another period of testing was including uncompromised shredding in the Austrian, Czech and Polish bike parks, where our R&D Jan Kiliński was checking the strength of the frame on the high drops and long jumps.

MAIN FEATURES:

• 170/160mm front/rear suspension travel
• Shimano EP 8 motor with 85Nm torque, powered by Shimano E8036 battery with
630Wh capacity
• Fox 38 Performance series fork, with 170 mm travel, 68mm wide crown dedicated for
eMTB+ riding, and Fox Float X Performance Elite shock on rear
• Powerful Magura MT5 eStop brakes with 4-piston caliper, 203mm rotor on the front,
and 180mm at rear
• 11-speed Shimano Deore 5100 derailleur/shifter with Sunrace CSMS7 11-51T cassette
• Tough Dartmoor Shield Wide rims for the most aggressive trails
• Rear wheel rolling on the Dartmoor Ebike specific Reel Expert hubs
• Maxxis Minion DHF tires with Maxx Grip Exo and Maxx Terra Exo Plus protection
• Oversized 35mm cockpit with 800mm wide Lightning Hi handlebar and short Beetle stem

    First look: Thunderbird and E-thunderbird  

  Inside Story - Thunderbird Project

• FRAME : matt Black/Grey, Carbon Fiber, travel 160mm
• FRAME SIZE: Small, Medium, Large
• WHEEL SIZE: 29"
• MOTOR : Shimano EP 8, 85Nm
• BATTERY : Shimano E8036, 630Wh
• FORK : Fox 38 Performance eMTB+ 29", Grip, Boost, travel 170mm,
• crown 68mm, axle 15mm, tapered
• SHOCK: Fox Float X Performance Elite, 205x65mm, Trunnion
• SHOCK HARDWARE : 35x8mm
• HEADSET: Acros semi-integrated ZS56/ZS66
• DERAILLEUR : Shimano Deore RD-M5100 1X11
• SHIFTER: Shimano Deore SL-M5100-R, 11–speed
• BRAKES : Magura MT5 eStop, 4-piston brakes, rotors front 203mm/rear 180mm
• CRANKSET : Shimano FC-EM600, 165mm
• CHAINRING: Shimano SM-CRE80-B, 38T
• CASSETTE : Sunrace CSMS7, 11-51T
• CHAIN: Sunrace CN11A
• PEDALS : without
• RIMS: Dartmoor Shield Wide 29", 32H, F/V, tubeless ready
• FRONT HUB: Dartmoor Reel Expert Boost 110x15, 32H
• REAR HUB: Dartmoor Reel Expert E-Bike Boost 148x12, 32H
• FRONT TIRE: Maxxis Minion DHF 29x2.5, WT, Foldable, 3C/Maxx Grip/Exo
• REAR TIRE: Maxxis Minion DHF, 29x2.5, WT, Foldable, 3C/Maxx Terra/Exo Plus
• HANDLEBAR: Dartmoor Lightning Hi 800mm, Ø35mm
• STEM : Dartmoor Beetle, Ø35mm
• GRIPS: Dartmoor Maze
• SADDLE: Dartmoor Leaf Pro
• SEAT POST : X-Fusion Manic 170mm (L) / 150mm (M) / 125mm (S) , Ø31.6mm
• WEIGHT: 24.50 kg (w/o pedals)

E-Thunderbird is not equipped with a dedicated display monitor, nevertheless, Bluetooth is built-in and allows a rider to connect Shimano E-Tube Apps to take full advantage of its potential. Please see the manual at bottom of the page/downloads section: PHONE/DISPLAY SETUP WITH THE SHIMANO APPS and also the Shimano webpage.