The Ryvid Anthem has been one of the hotly anticipated electrical bikes of the final 12 months. After first debuting simply over a 12 months in the past, the corporate has now introduced that the US-built electrical bikes are prepared to start shipments.

Ryvid shared the information on LinkedIn, saying: “We’re excited to announce that we are going to start delivery a small amount of Anthem’s this week. We’re proud to say we have been flooded with pre-orders over the past 12 months. We’re thrilled to have achieved a lot in only a 12 months, and are excited to place the Anthem out into the world.”

The bike launched at US $7,800, making it one of the inexpensive highway-capable electrical bikes within the US.

It includes a high velocity of round 75 mph (120 km/h) and a most vary of 75 miles (120 km). Whereas that’s not going to compete nicely in opposition to the long-range e-motorcycles available on the market, it wasn’t meant to. As a substitute, the Ryvid Anthem is constructed for city riders who typically cowl commuter distances as an alternative of long-range using.

However the bike’s declare to fame isn’t simply an inexpensive price ticket, however moderately an modern design stuffed with never-before-seen tech.

One of many largest variations between the Ryvid Anthem and different bikes available on the market is the aircraft-style chassis that depends on folded steel plates as an alternative of welded tubes. It permits Ryvid to make use of an meeting technique that’s comprised nearly completely of mechanical fasteners, decreasing meeting time and counting on California-based manufacturing.

The design additionally permits riders to switch the geometry of their bikes at residence – one thing that might usually require swapping out completely completely different frames.

In one other nod to nonconformity, the bike additionally consists of an actuator that may increase and decrease the bike seat by as much as 4″ (10 cm), even whereas using. That enables a number of riders to get the proper match on the identical bike, or lets riders drop the seat peak whereas at a visitors mild after which increase it again up whereas using.

The 4.3 kWh lithium-ion battery pack consists of an built-in 3.3kW charger, and your entire unit is detachable. To maneuver the heavy battery round, it comes with built-in wheels. The design permits the battery to drop down out of the bike after which be rolled alongside like a chunk of carry-on baggage. To reinstall the battery, it’s merely levered again up into place, stopping riders from having to elevate your entire weight of the battery.

The announcement of deliveries comes amid two different main occasions within the commuter-level electrical bike market. LiveWire just lately started making deliveries of its personal newest mannequin, the LiveWire S2 Del Mar.

In the meantime, the SONDORS Metacycle, as soon as hailed as a possible chief for the nascent commuter e-moto market, seems to be sputtering as questions abound relating to the corporate’s stability.

Ryvid seems to have taken a really completely different method to SONDORS, evident proper from the corporate’s launch. Once I first spoke to Ryvid founder Dong Tran final 12 months, he defined that the corporate waited to unveil the Anthem and to start taking pre-orders till it was fairly far alongside within the design of its bikes, together with having a number of prototypes already beneath testing. The corporate additionally ensured it had full funding for manufacturing, making certain it wouldn’t need to depend on pre-order income that would probably disappear if clients would cancel orders en masse, just like what occurred with the SONDORS Metacycle.

I examined out one of many first Ryvid Anthem electrical bike prototypes final 12 months, which you’ll see within the video under. The design has solely gotten higher since, so I’ll be excited to strive one of many manufacturing bikes subsequent month on the Micromobility America convention in San Francisco.