Meet the Orox: A heavy-duty, all-terrain electric bike for off-road adventures and massive hauls

[@jeffdible8171]

Finally, something that looks like its all road and all weather. It's great that you are using a standard size and more widely available tire. You have set the new standard.

[@seguefischlin]

I e-trike camp, and have been for nearly 2 decades now. Nice to see an ebike designed for this purpose. Long overdue.

[@Gabriel-ly5kf]

I think this bike is released at the perfect time, more and more people want to spend time in the wild and bikes are finally starting to be seen as a real mean of transport!

[@ed0078]

Really? I think the fear of a Tesla dying is in many peoples mind

[@difflocktwo]

this is 100% a toy. too expensive for 99% of the population.

[@Gabriel-ly5kf]

too expensive ? a car cost 10 000€ per year in average here, my ebike costed 2000€ and I do everything with it, this one would allow me to save 3000€ the first year and 10 000€ every years after that@@difflocktwo

[@SteventheGrey]

​@@difflocktwo Literally twice as much as a Honda XR150L 🤯🤦

[@difflocktwo]

@theGrey Yup, if a motorcycle is 3k USD, a bicycle should be like 600 USD as an absolute maximum. And the bike should have lights and everything.

[@matsnaps]

This would be perfect for my photography. Often I’m in the wood photographing for clients and have to carry heavy camera equipment and lots and gear. I need to have one of these!

[@christill]

I really like how Tern has approached this differently, as they usually do. In terms of choosing a rigid design with those big volume tyres. The 29er version with the Rohloff to me would be the choice for most people who probably won’t be taking it off-road much; and who want maximum quality and ease of maintenance. But the fat tyre version looks very fun. And the towbar is such a cool idea. I’m surprised no one’s done that before. Not surprised Tern would be the ones to finally do it though.

[@K1989L]

Surly Big-Easy is very much the same. Just less range and no fat tires. But I don't think they sell it outside america.

[@matsnaps]

@@K1989Lvery different bike. The build quality is nowhere near terns. The big easy thing has a performance line Bosch motor and doesn’t offer a belt option. Not to mention the accessories available for tern and the back up from stores. The tern is also the new smart system. It’s blows the big easy out the water.

[@difflocktwo]

@@matsnaps it's a bicycle. no need to overcomplicate it.

[@matsnaps]

@@difflocktwo it’s a lifestyle choice not just a bicycle

[@difflocktwo]

@@matsnaps what is a choice? being ultra rich?

[@taiwoonwoon8275]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 this is so cool! I have a surly dummy and but it’s not e powered… this can take me further, easier and definitely more fun for the whole family!

[@Mrdezmiki]

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! FINALLY!!! Somebody actually built the bike I've been wanting for a very long time. So much so that I contemplated building one myself. A full size beefy long tail cargo e-bike that can do it all. I don't want non of them cargo bikes with teeny tiny wheels, no! Not in the front or back, give me my full size 29 or 27.5 inches all the way. I don't care about a low step thru, I'm fit and able I can throw my leg miles over frame to mount bike. Make it long and beefy I could care less bout weight or length, I want to be able to carry anything not just kids. I find the heaviness of the bike to be a good thing, works in favor of bike making it harder for thieves to carry it off when parked in your garage, at coffee shop or grocery store. I've never owned or ridden an ebike but I've been looking pretty hard and for quite some time. My kind of bike just didn't exist until now. This may just be it. It's not cheap either so it may still be out of my reach but I like that it exists. With this, the ebike has gotten much closer to an actual viable car replacement. Thank you Tern.

[@difflocktwo]

low step through is the only way. why make it more difficult to use a bike? why make a bike only for a select few?

[@Mrdezmiki]

@@difflocktwo sometimes low step through does not fit the purpose, especially for a heavy duty bike like this. If you've ever ridden a low step through bike with a heavy load on the back end, you may have noticed how wobbly it gets with every turn or wiggle. For a more rigid frame you will have to add more support thus higher step through.

[@difflocktwo]

@@Mrdezmiki You can make a very low step through very torsionally stiff. It doesn't need to be high step through.

[@henrykuppens9097]

I see a lot of Chinese e-bikes with fat tires roaming the internet these days, it seems that high end branches have seen the light. What a beautiful bike, the old Harley Liberator is still lingering in our minds.

[@SonnyDarvishzadeh]

Great teaser for nature and family, but barely the bike itself.

[@BengieM]

Need this!

[@CubeRhinoDev]

After riding with front fork suspension for so long cant imagine going back to without, is it not necessary with the geometry or something?

[@ternbicycles]

Hi @CubeRhinoDev, good question! There are a few good reasons here, but it's mainly to do with high weight capacity and handling/geometry. 1. 210 KG MGVW - There is no suspension fork rated to handle such a high weight rating. 2. 130 KG rider weight - To our knowledge, no offroad suspension fork is rated to handle a rider of this weight. In designing the Orox it was important for us to make this bike accessible to larger and heavier riders. 3. The Atlas fork fits the Trail Rack that can be loaded with 25kg of additional cargo. A suspension fork can't be fitted to carry any additional cargo. 4. Standover height - A suspension fork raises the standover height of the top tube by by 70-100mm. In designing the Orox it was a priority for us to make this bike accessible to shorter riders. 5. We believe that the 4" tires provide sufficient suspension for the intended riding conditions of the Orox.

[@Bunny-Power]

Why does the Orox Rohloff model come with the manual shifter? That would be the first I would change to the E-14. The Orox could actually be my 4th bike with Bosch and Rohloff E-14 😂 I just need more space 😂

[@ternbicycles]

Good question on the , essentially the Orox is designed to function reliably in very inhospitable conditions and simple cable shifting is easier to repair in the field.

[@Bunny-Power]

@@ternbicycles The electronic shifting on the Rohloff is as reliable as the Bosch system. And way less likely to fail than the manual cable shifter. So that does not make sense.

[@Bikepacking]

Where is this bike made

[@afinnishcargobiker]

Does the S12 have UDH (universal derailleur hanger)?

[@cyclingfreeman]

😍 👍 Love this!

[@prx8538]

May I ask what the Q factor is?

[@jaquesaulait]

The bike looks pretty good (if incredibly expensive), but I think the director should have put a few more cuts in the vid.

[@stephenenglish7168]

Bosch motor? so that's what 80-90nM at most? on this bike? where there are 160nM motors of the same size and cost. swing and a miss.

[@CraftLulz]

How much?

[@paulatreides6779]

Pricing starts at US$6,499, which is on the pricey side, but Tern bikes are built to last. (source: NewAtlas)

[@difflocktwo]

if you have to ask, you cannot afford it.

[@CitiesOfAsh]

​@@difflocktwoShut up

[@mikeforbass]

Unit.

[@ternbicycles]

Absolute...

[@ashleydruve]

My wallet is going to be damaged by another Tern.

[@mirekrendl5210]

What is the total lenght?

[@ternbicycles]

M - 2140mm L - 2185mm

[@venconmige]

Can someone gift this to me?

[@difflocktwo]

more toys for the ultra rich

[@pitxxxx1]

Хочу

[@GuitarUniverse2013]

OK this is really bad. Looks like a great machine and I'm definitely gonna look into it however some of these comments are so transparently written by employees or friends of this company. Guys, you don't need to do that. History and economic growth in terms of the inverse proportion of jewels and energy produced and spent divided by the rated which the north and south polls are melting. You don't need, "we got one for grandpa and he was real happy with it"kind of comments your KZbin campaign. I'm not trying to be a jerk you know I've been involved in electric light vehicles for 25 years. You know and trust me you don't need your phony comments in fact you're undermining yourself if you resort this you know what I'm gonna check in tomorrowsee all these comments removed thank you very much

[@ternbicycles]

We are not sure what you are talking about @GuitarUniverse2013, all these comments, sans the replies and answers to questions by us, are from very real people.

[@ilovephotography1254]

Monkey see as monkey do, that's becoming a common perspective from the advertising community... There is a marketing trend to shows staged action activities of products. I prefer a a narrated knowledge overview instead. I don't need to be inspired to buy from watching others. Offering my knowledge and saving me the time of research will win my hard money.