Haibike’s TRN/IQ is one of the few production bikes to feature Pinion’s E1.12 MGU gearbox motor drive, offering 85Nm and fuelled by an 800Wh battery.
Pete spotted a pre-production version of the new Haibike TRN/IQ (would you believe it’s pronounced ‘tronic’?) at a dealer event yesterday. The big hype about this bike is that it runs the Pinion MGU with an integrated gearbox and motor with a Gates belt drive.
Photos by Pete Scullion.
Key features:
- Pinion MGU drive unit
- Gates belt drive
- 85Nm torque
- 600W peak power
- 800Wh battery
- 160mm travel front and rear
- Mullet wheels
- Sub-25kg claimed weight
- Haibike.com
Haibike’s TRN/IQ carbon fibre frame is made in Portugal and houses an 800Wh battery that is removeable via the downtube door. The downtube also features a storage box for tools etc. This battery fuels the Pinion E1.12 MGU (Motor Gearbox Unit) making the TRN/IQ one of the few production bikes to be fitted with it.
85Nm torque is available with 600Wh peak power. Not the heady heights of the latest Bosch, AMFlow or Specialized outputs but more than enough for most. Remember, outright power isn’t everything. Tucked away just above the motor on the seat tube/down tube junction is the charging port, much like other Haibike models. The battery is also removeable via the door in the downtube.
The gearbox offers 12 gears driven by a Gates belt drive with the suspension benefiting from having being designed around a constant chain (belt) line. With the lack of a traditional drivetrain, there’s the added benefit of unsprung mass being reduced, further improving the suspension characteristics. The shock is mounted high to make room for a bottle and has the added benefit of being able to use a standard shock mount. You might even be able to adjust your rebound on the fly. A 4-bar linkage offers up 160mm travel via a piggyback shock, the top spec bike coming with a Rockshox Super Deluxe Ultimate damper.
It is claimed that the belt with last 40,000km which is just shy of 25,000km or more than halfway around the world. Safe to say that it’ll likely survive the bike’s lifetime. Gearbox oil will need changed every 10,000km or just over 6,000 miles which should see you a fair old amount of trails before it starts to get crunchy.
Geometry is certainly more modern than Haibike’s of old, with a 64 degree head angle, 77.7 degree seat tube angle and fairly long reach. Seat tubes appear to be fairly long though, so being able to select a size either side of your ideal might not be an option here.
