A new company called CYPLORE is making a case for electric assist without asking riders to give up the bikes they already love.
Founded by engineers and cyclists with backgrounds at Xiaomi, Samsung, and Alibaba, CYPLORE has developed an e-assist conversion system designed specifically for road and gravel bikes. The full system, motor and battery combined, weighs just 1.7 kilograms, or just around 3.75 pounds, which is certainly among the lightest e-assist conversion kits currently on the market.
The system fits most modern road and gravel bikes from 2017 onward and comes in two versions. CYPLORE ONE is the more straightforward option, swapping in as a rear wheel with a bottle cage battery mount that installs in roughly three to five minutes. CYPLORE FLEX targets riders who want to keep their existing wheels, offering a hub motor that can be built into a preferred rim before installing like any standard rear wheel.
A torque sensor reads rider effort in real time and modulates assist accordingly. Push harder and the system ramps up. Ease off and it backs down. When assist is switched off entirely, a built-in clutch disengages the motor internally, leaving zero added drag.
The battery is styled to resemble a standard water bottle and mounts at the cage position to keep the profile clean. The compact hub motor sits at the rear hub with minimal external wiring, and a magnetic wireless remote attaches either to the battery or the handlebar.
Riders can choose between manual modes with fixed assist levels or adaptive modes that adjust to terrain and effort automatically. The system connects to cycling computers via ANT+ for real-time data, and a companion app handles battery status, ride history, and mode changes, with deeper analytics described as planned for future updates.
Battery range is rated at up to 50 kilometers of assisted riding on an 111Wh cell, with USB-C charging bringing it to full in approximately one hour. The Kickstarter for the project is currently active, set to run until June 11th, with the lowest tier costing just about $600.
