The Raleigh Centros (opens in new tab) electric bike has enough range to suit any cycling adventurer. It comes with a large capacity, 625Wh Bosch internal battery that’s mounted inside the frame’s down tube. That battery alone can give you up to 130 miles range, depending on conditions and how you ride.
But the Centros is equipped with Bosch’s latest Performance Line motor system. Buy a second 400Wh battery and you can easily mount it to the bike externally on the bike’s down tube using the bike’s in-built Modular Rail System. The bike will use the two batteries in tandem to increase how far you can ride.
That lets you add around a third to the Centros’s range, so you might get close to 200 miles between recharges, and it opens up a whole host of possibilities for adventures.
If you’ve always wanted to go on a multi-day cycling trip on your e-bike, adding the second battery makes that possible without needing to find somewhere to charge up on the way, or even take the e-bike’s mains adapter with you at all.
Even for shorter excursions, the knowledge that you won’t run out of power however much assistance you call on from the Bosch motor means that you won’t have to worry about tackling more demanding, hillier routes to visit new places. You can also take trips away with multiple ride days without having to recharge.
Equipped for adventures
The Raleigh Centros is fully equipped to take you off road or on. It comes with mudguards, so you’re protected whatever the weather, and a rear rack for carrying duties. Plus there are front and rear lights wired into the battery, so you’ll never run out of lighting even if your adventure takes you into night riding. A kickstand makes the Centros easy to park up too.
The Centros is available with either a crossbar or a step-through alloy frame. It comes with a Suntour suspension fork and a Selle Royal Viento saddle to add extra comfort to your ride. The 650b wheels with 55mm wide Schwalbe Marathon Almotion tyres do even more to smooth out surface bumps as you ride.
There’s a choice of either low maintenance Shimano Nexus 8-speed hub gears or wide range Shimano Alivio 9-speed derailleur gearing. Shimano hydraulic disc brakes with a large 180mm front rotor make sure that you’re always in control.
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