The Heckler SL runs 150mm of VPP rear travel and a 160mm fork, driven by Fazua's Ride 60 motor and a 430Wh battery tucked inside the frame. That adds up to a bike that weighs and handles far closer to a normal trail bike than to a full-power e-bike. It is quiet, it is happy to be thrown around, and it still has 60Nm waiting the moment the climb turns against you.
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Sneaky e-bike
Slim tubes, an internal battery and a compact motor mean the Heckler SL reads as a regular trail bike at a glance. It rides like one too, until you need it not to.
Middleweight
Fazua's Ride 60 gives 60Nm of assistance from a 430Wh battery, without the bulk and dead weight that comes with a full-power drive unit. You get the lap, and you still get to ride the bike.
Every Heckler SL runs 150mm rear, a 160mm fork, mixed wheels and the Fazua Ride 60 drive unit with a 430Wh battery. Pick your build.
The engineering behind the Heckler SL.
60Nm of assistance from a compact, quiet drive unit that stays out of the way when you are not asking for it.
Carried inside the down tube, charged in the frame, and sized to keep the bike light rather than to win a spec-sheet argument.
150mm of Santa Cruz's VPP linkage: supportive when you push against it, composed when the trail gets rough.
Choose the lighter Carbon CC frame or the value-minded Carbon C. Both carry a lifetime frame warranty.
A geometry chip in the lower link lets you drop the bottom bracket and slacken the head angle to suit the trail.
Media Reviews
“My favourite bike in the test, for its fit, motor and battery combination, and excellent suspension performance.”
“It definitely encourages you to squeeze in one more lap.”
“A pretty sweet hot lap machine for riders who want a motorised boost without the bigger, heavier options.”
