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05-18-24 | 01:48 PM

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mstateglfr

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From: Des Moines, IA

Bikes: '18 class built steel roadbike, '19 Fairlight Secan, '88 Schwinn Premis , Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross V4, '89 Novara Trionfo

When I started the thread I wasn't really looking for options with an intent to buy.
I was just hoping to hear why others thought there are so few drop bar ebike for commuting.
A lot of responses included carbon road bikes, not really what I would figure for a commuter.

I am admittedly uneducated in the ebike world and figured this type of bike would be more in demand for commuting than it is- aluminum frame with fender and rack mounts, drop bars for comfort and hand positions, motor for hill assist.
After reading more, I still don't understand why this isn't a popular option for commuting, but I accept that it's likely something I just can't get past due to bias.

My commute bike has drop bars and I love it- its still pretty relaxed/upright, it offers multiple hand positions, and drop brake levers are just nice.
So I probably just think more would like this style(I do see a lot of commuters on drop bars too).

Anyways, here are a couple of drop bar ebike with aluminum frames that could work for commuting. Listing em in case anyone googles this in the coming months.
- Trek Domane + AL5. $3500, only 30#, rack and fender mounts. https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/b...-al-5/p/36145/
- Salsa Confluence. $3000 or 3500, depending on if you get 1x or 2x. The hta is super slack. https://www.salsacycles.com/bikes/eb...hoCPZAQAvD_BwE
- Momentum Voya E+1. $1500 or $2240, depending on of you get the 1x10 or 1x11. Momentum is owned by Giant. Pretty good geometry, rack and fender mounts, GRX drivetrain. QR dropouts though. https://www.momentum-biking.com/ca/voya-eplus-1-2022

$1500 for the GRX 1x10 Momentum would be pretty enticing, if I wanted to buy a commuter drop bar ebike. The battery range isn't great, but my commute is 8mi each way with 350' of climb and the battery is fine for that.

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