Cervélo has introduced its first e-bike – called the Rouvida – and it’s capable of being ridden in both road and gravel configurations courtesy of interchangeable dropouts that are designed to alter the fit and handling.
Several brands already use flip chips in frames and forks to alter the geometry of their bikes. Giant, for example, uses a flip chip rear dropout in its Revolt range to allow riders to adjust the wheelbase to fine-tune the bike’s handling, while Rondo uses an adjustable fork dropout it calls Twintip to let you choose between a lower and steeper set up for fast riding and a higher and more relaxed stance for adventure, exploring and bikepacking.
Cervélo, though, reckons that its new Rouvida is a long way from a typical flip chip design.
It says, “We designed some clever interchangeable dropouts that significantly alter the geometry of the bike, so the road bike feels like a road bike, and the gravel bike feels like a gravel…
