The Heinrich e-bike conveys a great sense of dynamism and invites you to go on tours, because the continuously variable automatic transmission always works at your preferred cadence. Thanks to top-of-the-range components such as the carbon belt drive and the Bosch Performance Line motor, you can always transfer the full range of power to the road.
The Performance Line is characterised by particularly powerful assistance and high torque. The PowerTube 500 battery provides a range that is sufficient for several trips to work, shopping or out into nature, depending on the assistance level. The battery is removable and fully charged in 4.5 hours.
In titansilber this bike gets a character that almost recalls tool quality: cool, precise, unexcitable. The silver surface forms a calm backdrop for black rims, dark tyres and the dark seatpost, and it makes the lines of the frame more visible than any other colour in the family. This is the brand's design language in its purest form – nothing is concealed and nothing is meant to attract attention. Anyone who chooses their bike this way gets a pedelec that does its work without talking.
The frame technology is the same that underlies every model in the range: AL6061-T6 aluminium, a triple-butted tube set, a forged motor bridge, a multi-cell down tube and a forged dropout with slide tensioning system and the Schindelhauer belt port for the drive. An integrated saddle clamp and smoothed welds provide a clean surface, and a five-year warranty is included. Because this complex in-house development encloses motor and battery as compactly as possible, the result is a mid-drive bike that moves sportily through bends instead of feeling heavy. Cables and hydraulic brake lines run entirely inside fork and frame, which is only possible at all on a bike with mudguards, pannier rails and a complete lighting system.
The drive is an enviolo TR – a stepless hub gear that operates without cables and without any lever and guides the ratio itself. AUTOMATIQ mode with electronic eShift takes care of this in the background so that the pedalling frequency stays constant: you pedal in your desired rhythm while the hub tracks the ratio between pedal and wheel. That is why this bike invites extended tours in the manufacturer's own description. When the load fluctuates between climbing, descending and rolling, the automatic equalises it out without a shift sound and without taking your eyes off the road. Traffic light starts, headwind and gradients run just as smoothly.
Power comes from the Bosch Performance Line (Cruise) with 250 watts nominal output and 65 Nm of torque, supporting up to 25 km/h. That power reaches the rear wheel through the Gates Carbon Drive CDX belt with 50 teeth at the front, 22 at the rear and 118 teeth in total – low-maintenance, without oil and without re-tensioning. The PowerTube 500 with around 500 Wh can be removed on the road and is fully charged in roughly four and a half hours; depending on the assistance level selected, that covers several commutes, shopping trips or a full day outdoors. Display and control are handled by the Bosch KIOX onboard computer.
Decisive for long days outdoors is the standard equipment. The mudguards are custom-made Wingee W52 in Schindelhauer specification, fitted from the factory, and they keep rain and dirt away. An integrated lighting system from Supernova sits in them: the Mini 2 headlight at the front, the E3 tail light at the rear – both powered from the e-bike battery. Integrated pannier rails are also located at the rear of the guards, onto which panniers hook without an additional rack. For luggage at the front there is an optional frame-fixed aluminium front rack with VarioStraps. That allows the bike to be set up for a day tour, a cycle tour or shopping without any assembly required.
Further equipment details that make the difference to a bare city version: Shimano MT401 hydraulic disc brakes with 160 mm rotors, 47 mm wide WTB Horizon tyres with reflective stripes on 27.5-inch Alexrims EXR25 rims with eyeleted rims and Sapim Race spokes in three- and two-fold lacing, Schindelhauer high-flange front hub with enviolo TR rear hub, the Miranda Delta crankset, CNC-machined Schindelhauer Urban Pedal, Satori Stealth stem, Satori Seagull handlebar, FABRIC Scoop Shallow Sport saddle, a Schindelhauer seatpost and screw-on Schindelhauer grips. The Hebie 663 FIX18 side stand is part of the equipment, a lock holder can be attached beneath the top tube and a frame lock can also be mounted. The seat tube provides for a child seat, and for the rear wheel axle a child trailer can be hitched via a coupling adapter – subject to approval by the respective manufacturer.
At 24.7 kg in size M it is the heavier bike of the Heinrich family. That weight has a comprehensible reason: mudguards, pannier rails, MT401 hydraulics, the enviolo hub and the complete lighting system weigh more than the shifting technology saved on an SSP. Anyone who accepts the full equipment in return gets a bike that is ready for any weather and remains so for years without retrofitting.
Heinrich – the name of the series. The brand relies on first names that are immediately read as German and follows a system with a direct technical consequence: male first names belong to the diamond frame, female first names to the step-through frame. Heinrich is therefore the version with the closed top tube. The female counterpart Hannah carries the same technology but a swan neck with a low step-through.
Enviolo – the name of the manufacturer of the stepless hub gear after which this bike is named. enviolo hubs know no individual gears; they continuously specify the ratio between pedal and wheel rotation. AUTOMATIQ with electronic eShift adds an automatic function that takes over this adjustment itself. In the same series, the Alfine version with eight fixed gears and the SSP version with a fixed ratio exist – three gear concepts on an identical basic construction.
Titansilber – the colour variant. A matt silver which, together with black rims and dark tyres, creates a cool, matter-of-fact impression and lets the frame shape stand out. Graphitschwarz, perlblau and granatrot are also available in the Heinrich family.
Motor, battery, fork, Gates CDX belt, wheels and the frame construction are the same across the entire range. What differs is the gear, the scope of equipment and therefore weight and usage profile.
The enviolo version is the most complete: Wingee W52 mudguards with integrated lighting and integrated pannier rails, Shimano MT401 hydraulic brakes, KIOX onboard computer and optional front rack are all part of it, and at 24.7 kg in size M it is correspondingly heavier. Compared with the Alfine version with eight-speed hub gear, Shimano Alfine hydraulics and Bosch Active Line Plus at 50 Nm, the enviolo works with 65 Nm and offers more reserve. Compared with the SSP, which focuses on 19.7 kg, manoeuvrability and a reduced silhouette without mudguards and rails, it is the bike for everyone who puts equipment and weather protection above minimalism.
The decision is therefore not between fast and comfortable, but between light and complete. The belt drive is the same in all three versions and low-maintenance in all of them. Yet if you regularly transport loads, ride in the rain or take the bike along on trips, the enviolo is the best fit, because mudguards, rails and rear lights are part of the factory specification.
The manufacturer's description gives a clear answer: extended tours. That lifts this bike beyond a pure commuter pedelec and opens a second level of use – the weekend tour, the excursion into the surrounding area, the longer round in changing weather. The mechanical basics for this come from the series: the frame delivers sporty cornering, the raised handlebar position and the wide 47-millimetre tyres on 27.5-inch wheels ensure relaxed sitting and cushioning over unevenness, and the hydraulic disc brakes deliver predictable deceleration in the wet. The constant pedalling frequency of the automatic makes it possible to concentrate on the route instead of on the drivetrain technology.
Within the family, the division of roles is clear: the SSP is the lightest and purest bike, the Alfine the cheaper alternative with gears and Active Line Plus, the SSP Bosch Smart the digital version with Kiox, LED remote and 85 Nm. Anyone who chooses the all-rounder gets automatic ratio adjustment, comfort and full equipment. Anyone who instead values minimal weight, maximum manoeuvrability and a pure silhouette will find the matching solution in the SSP.
Drawing a line to the other series is also worthwhile: Arthur and Antonia are set up in a sporty-upright way, the Emil is more urban and nimble, and the Wilhelm family is built as a custom and gravel bike with Pinion, Rohloff or Alfine Di2 technology for other purposes. Among the gender-specific variants and frame shapes, Hannah is the female counterpart to Heinrich, technically identical with a swan-neck trapezoid frame. The Heinrich is offered here exclusively as a diamond frame in size M (49 cm) – this colour variant is currently available in exactly this size, while further frame sizes of the series are carried by the product variants in the other colours.
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