Schindelhauer ARTHUR Cruiser X35 / graphitschwarz L (59cm) | graphitschwarz

ARTHUR Cruiser X35 – cruiser e-bike with 47 mm tyres, front basket and carbon belt

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This bike is conceived as a special edition and is memorable accordingly: wide tyres, a handlebar with greater backsweep and a Pelago front basket shape its appearance, while the Mahle X35 drive and the Gates carbon belt define its mechanics. The result is a machine designed less for pace than for composure – with the clarity of a bicycle and the power of an e-bike. Its frame is an aluminium diamond frame without suspension whose cable routing is fully integrated into frame and fork; the silhouette therefore stays free of visible cables and appears rounded and clean. The wider backsweep is felt directly in the seating position: the hands rest further back, the shoulders relax, and steering remains calm and light even in slow city traffic.

The mechanics are deliberately simple. A Gates Carbon Drive toothed belt transmits the power, and because the carbon band runs instead of a chain, chain stains, chain wear and the regular servicing of a lubricated drivetrain are all eliminated. Since this is a singlespeed configuration, there is only one fixed ratio and therefore nothing that would need adjusting during the ride. It is precisely this reduction that makes the bike pleasant in everyday use: what is not present cannot soil or wear out. The 47 millimetre wide tyres add a second level – on cobblestones, in puddles and on smooth asphalt they provide a calm, comfortable ride and take some of the nervousness that narrow tyres produce on stone.

Mahle supplies the thrust with the X35 generation. A 250 watt hub motor in the rear wheel drives the bike, while the battery disappears in the down tube and thus remains part of the frame appearance. The strength of assistance is controlled at the push of a button via the iWoc ONE button on the top tube; the LED colour scale in the same place reports the charge level. In addition, speed display, weather data and GPS navigation can be used via the MAHLE Ebikemotion smartphone app. All controls thus sit in one place, and the bike can be left between routes without any display distracting the view.

Visibility and safety are handled accordingly. The StVZO-compliant light system from LightSKIN is discreetly integrated into handlebar and seat post, exactly where it works without an additional mount and leaves neither cables nor edges in the cityscape. The hydraulic disc brake system from Formula ensures that the 47er tyres can be controlled predictably even in the wet. The Pelago front basket takes shopping, a bag or picnic equipment aboard and makes the bike a practical companion for journeys that are meant to be covered by bicycle. With a weight of 15.9 kg the bike remains easy to move despite basket and motor power, and the four frame sizes from S at 53 cm via M at 56 cm and L at 59 cm to XL at 62 cm cover a wide span.

What the designation ARTHUR Cruiser X35 means

The name consists of three pieces of information with different tasks. ARTHUR stands for the range, whose internal designation is the avant-gardist and which Schindelhauer names after a classic European first name; the name gives the urban character a personal note and designates the variant with diamond frame here. Cruiser is the additional designation marking this special edition character: front basket, greater backsweep and the wide 47er tyres indicate an orientation towards relaxed riding rather than sporting efficiency. X20 would be the successor generation with more torque, X35 designates the Mahle generation installed here with 250 watt hub motor. A Roman numeral is missing from the name because there is no gear level – this ARTHUR is a singlespeed, and that is precisely what distinguishes it from the VI and IX models. Graphite black is listed separately in dealer naming.

Position within the range

The Cruiser is the most casual and at the same time most extensively equipped interpretation of the range, and it differs noticeably from the three other ARTHUR variants. Compared with the ARTHUR X35, the sporty-comfort singlespeed with narrower tyres and a more stretched seating position, the Cruiser trades speed for ease: wider tyres, more backsweep and the basket change the geometry of everyday life without abandoning the principle of bike, belt and hub motor. Compared with the Pinion variants VI and IX, which react to changing requirements with gear unit and all-season comfort, the Cruiser stands for a clearer line: one fixed ratio, a straightforward cockpit and a load surface that brings shopping aboard. Compared with the X20 generation it retains the lighter X35 basis and relies on uncomplicated technology. In colour it shares the graphite black with the other singlespeed versions, while the geared models appear in lighter and darker blues. That is the lower and upper limit of this bike – and precisely for that reason the most balanced solution for commuters and shopping cyclists.

What this bike is designed for in everyday life

The intended use lies in relaxed city traffic. The wider backsweep moves the seating position backwards and upwards, which relieves shoulders and neck whenever there is frequent stopping, waiting or slow rolling. The 47er tyres damp additionally, so that damaged surfaces or cobblestones can be crossed relaxed. The front basket extends the range of use beyond pure mobility: shopping, a handbag or the transport to work are possible with this accessory without any further conversion. At the same time the drive remains so unobtrusive that the bike appears like a classic bicycle in traffic and the electric assistance only becomes noticeable when pulling away or on gradients. It therefore suits everyone who is on the road daily, does not want to optimise for a single purpose, and values comfort, quiet operation and low maintenance.

A female counterpart exists as well: the ANTONIA range carries the same VI and IX pairings of Pinion gear unit and Mahle drive, yet is built as a step-through with a lowered top tube and an additional XS frame. Anyone preferring an upright posture therefore chooses between two frame silhouettes – a diamond frame for a sporty-classic seat and a lowered entry for relaxed arrival – with identical technology at whichever level of specification is chosen.