Polestar Made an E-Mountain Bike and Nailed it

Polestar is a relatively new name in the EV industry, but the company has been around since the late 90s as a tuning brand responsible for, in my opinion, one of the coolest Volvos, the Polestar V60. Most recently, the Swedish Automotive manufacturer has been rolling out a range of great-looking electric cars, which seem to be exceptionally well received compared to a polarizing truck we've seen all over the news lately. 

More importantly, the brand has now introduced the Allebike Elize Polestar Engineered, a collaboration between two Swedish brands, Allebike and Polestar. Somehow, they have assembled the nicest-looking E-bike adorned with an automotive badge I've ever seen. 

It's more than looks, too, and seeing what Polestar has done with auto-tuning in the past, it's not that surprising to see the company nail it with this bike. At the core, the Elize Polestar Engineered is powered by a Shimano EP 8-85Nm motor housed in the full carbon frame. Said frame packs 160mm of rear wheel travel and 170mm in the front, and Öhlins have supplied both the shock and fork, the same suspension found under Finn Iles and Loic Bruni. The drivetrain has been thoughtfully sorted with a Di2 XT 12-speed rear derailleur and shifter from Shimano, who also take care of the braking with it's XTR 4-piston calipers and levers. 

The Elize also sports mullet wheels from DT Swiss in the form of the HRC 1501 Spline One Carbon wheelset. This wheelset uses DT Swiss 240 Hub internals, which are praised throughout the industry for their serviceability and simplicity. Capping it all off is a RockShox AXS Reverb Seatpost, which some might see as a faux-pas (considering asthe drivetrain is all Shimano), but I think it's a thoughtful touch that shows they had someone in tune with the industry make the decisions for the finishing kit. Kudos to the Swedes for nailing it. 

Unfortunately, as of writing this, you won't be able to bring one of these bikes home if you're outside the EEA markets (except Switzerland). If you are so inclined to add this to your possession, it will cost you €7,120 ($7812.93 USD), or is it €8,349.56 ($9,162.15 USD)? It depends on where you check, as Polestar lists the bike for €7,120 on its website, but the link to purchase takes you to allebike.com, which is selling the Eliza for 95,000 Swedish Krona (approx. €8,349.56 or $9,162.15 USD). Either way, it's surprisingly affordable for an E-MTB of this spec. Take, for example, the Specialized Turbo Levo Alloy LTD with a similar build, which will cost you €8657.44 ($9,499.99 USD), and you don't get a carbon frame. 

All pricing confusion aside, this bike is also available in only one size for now, so if you have the coin to spend and you're in the market, you better ensure it will fit. 

The Allebike Elize Polestar Engineered will likely be extremely hard to obtain, and most of us will never see one in the wild. Still, the execution shows that Automotive Companies CAN design and build good-looking E-mountain bikes. I'll refrain from pointing fingers here.