181 Brook St, Providence, RI Open Wednesday to Saturday
Gazelle Arroyo C8 Elite
$3,499.00
The C8 is the cheapest way into the Arroyo Elite range. It has eight sealed Nexus gears instead of five and the same 540 Wh battery as the more expensive Arroyos, and Gazelle quotes up to 85 miles in Eco.
What you trade for the $500 saving is motor and drivetrain: Bosch Active Line Plus at 50 Nm rather than Performance Line at 75, and a chain rather than a Gates belt.
RI residents: the Erika Niedowski Memorial E-Bike Rebate pays $350 back on this bike, up to $750 if you income-qualify. You apply yourself after purchase, and we'll show you how. How it works
Since 2018, nobody has returned a bike. We take the time to get it right.
A year of free unlimited tune-ups and labor, then 20% off labor for life
Bosch and only Bosch since 2018, using Bosch's own dealer diagnostic tool
Fitted to you, with kid seats and racks set up before you ride away
Why the C8 Elite
The lower-priced Arroyo, with more gears
Compared to the C5, you give up some motor and get more gears, and you save five hundred dollars.
What you give up
Bosch Active Line Plus, 50 Nm. The C5 Elite and the C380 Elite both run Performance Line at 75 Nm. On flat ground that gap is smaller than the number suggests. Coming up Hope Street with a week of groceries, you’ll feel it.
It also runs a chain rather than the Gates belt on the C5 and C380. A chain wants cleaning and lubing. A belt doesn’t.
What you get back
The sealed Shimano Nexus hub has eight gears instead of five, with a wider spread and smaller steps between them. It shifts at a standstill because it’s a hub, not a derailleur. It has the same 540 Wh battery as the more expensive Arroyos, which is where the range comes from. Gazelle quotes up to 85 miles in Eco.
What’s on it
Bosch Active Line Plus, 50 Nm, Class 1 to 20 mph. 540 Wh Bosch Intube battery with the Purion 200 display. Shimano Nexus 8 speed hub on a KMC chain. Tektro HD-T280 hydraulic discs, 180 mm front and 160 mm rear. 28 inch wheels on Schwalbe Energizer Active Plus. Telescope fork with 40 mm travel and a suspension seatpost. AXA NXT 60 front light, Spanninga Solo rear. Low step aluminum frame in S, M and L. 60.2 lb without the battery.
Who it’s for
It’s for errands, the commute and the bike path, and for someone who wants a proper Bosch city bike with good brakes and suspension but doesn’t need to climb College Hill loaded twice a day. If you do, spend the five hundred on the C5 Elite and take the bigger motor and the belt.
Ride one on Brook Street
181 Brook St, Providence. Walk in Wednesday through Saturday, or call and we’ll set up a time. Qualifies for the Rhode Island e-bike rebate like everything else we sell.
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