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Jun 02, 2024
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The E-Grifn sports a lightweight Mahle X20 hub motor and 350Wh internal battery.
Ridley is a Belgium-based maker of high-end bikes and they’ve just announced their first e-bike, the E-Grifn. Billed as a combination road and gravel e-bike, this is a lightweight drop-bar beauty that uses the Mahle X20 hub motor, which is one of the lightest e-bike motors on the market.
Ridley produces the E-Grifn in seven different configurations. It starts around $5500 and goes up from there, depending on the components the buyer chooses. The E-Grifn is built with Ridley’s Elite-series carbon fiber.
The Mahle X20 is billed as the lightest e-bike drive system in the world, at 3.025 lbs. (1.375kg). In saving significant weight, it has to give up some power, though. It produces 250W nominally and 23Nm of torque; marketing materials often report 55Nm, then include in parentheses, “compared to mid-drive.” Ridley chose Mahle’s internal, 350Wh battery to power the X20 motor.
The Ridley E-Grifn is produced in five sizes, meant to fit riders with inseams from 27.5 in. up to 36 in.
Set up for gravel riding, the Ridley E-Grifn can accept tires as wide as 42mm. The geometry of the e-bike does sit somewhere between a traditional road bike and a gravel bike; the reach tends to be long and the bottom bracket drop is a little shallower than we would expect to see on a gravel bike.
Ridley’s name is synonymous with high-end road bikes. Their bikes have been raced in the biggest events in the world, including the Tour de France. It’s a bit surprising that only now are they introducing their first e-bike, though to their credit, the E-Grip has all the hallmarks of a classic Ridley. The frame shows efficient, sleek lines and comes in three different paint schemes.
That Ridley gave the E-Grifn clearance for up to 42mm-wide tires is great news; tire clearance can be an issue with some gravel bikes if the designers don’t regularly ride rock-filled terrain.
The Ridley E-Grifn will appeal most to the rider who wants a bit of help, not lots of it. Ridley didn’t reveal a weight for the E-Grifn, the complete bike will certainly weigh less than 30 lbs. and probably less than 25 lbs., which means that a 250W hub motor producing 23Nm of torque can accomplish more than it looks like on paper. And thanks to a torque sensor, the E-Grifn will offer smooth power application and attacks that make you feel ten years younger.
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