Beastly Three-wheel Electric Bike Designed for Hunting
Rungu Dualie Electric Bike
This beastly off-road electric bike has a three-wheel design made for hunting. Rungu, the California-based e-bike company, created a Californian solution to a Californian problem.
Riding on the soft sand is an absolute mission, and sure, fat-tired e-bikes can do straight lines fine but become stuck as soon as they attempt to turn left or right.
The Dualie is great for mud, snow, gravel, dirt, or almost any off-road application
Whenever a Rungu Dualie navigates a bend with the two-front wheel design, the wheel on the inside of the turning radius digs in instead of sliding out – preventing both bike and rider from ending up with a face full of sand.
But it's not just sand. The Dualie is great for mud, snow, gravel, dirt, or almost any off-road application. The power delivery technology adjusts the voltage from the battery to the high-power electric motor, providing just enough oomph to overcome the terrain's resistance without spinning the tire.
It's a cross between a bike and an ATV, and although the unit itself weighs a hefty 120 lbs, it has enough juice to get through 30 miles of rugged, loose, or hilly terrain. The tires are heavy-duty, puncture-resistant, and have a knobby tread pattern that is as at home on a hard surface as a slippery or soft one.
The secret to the stability is that the front pair of wheels are spaced apart 9 inches. Each tire can spin at a different speed if they have to while cornering – virtually the same as how an open rear differential in a car works.
Meaning more weight on the front tires and better contact with the ground
Most E-Bikes have a 90 to 10 weight distribution ratio heavily favoring the rear tire, but the unique design of the Dualie brings that back to a 75 to 25 split. Meaning more weight on the front tires and better contact with the ground.
Systems like the Ackerman steering geometry allow each front tire to track its own path. Also, a freeride independent suspension and a longer wheelbase contribute to the increased stability and ride comfort you get in a Dualie over a regular off-road E-Bike.
Design: Rungu
Location: Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A
Price: $4,399 - $5,907 / €3,679 - €4,940
Speed: 24 mph / 39 kph
Motor: 1,429 w
Torque: 204 ft-lb
Battery: Rungu 52 v, 15 Ah
Range: 151 mi / 243 km
Weight: 110 lb / 49.9 kg
Weight Cap: 344 lb / 156 kg
Wheelbase Length: 4.56’ / 1.39 m
Tires: 26” x 4.7” / 66 x 11.9 cm
Frame: Aluminum
Features
The optional Cargo Rack can tow up to 300 lbs. using the optional 2” ball hitch.
Rungu Dualie Standard’s patented Double Wheel design outperforms any single-front-wheel e-bike off-road where it matters – in slimy mud, through soft snow, on deep sand, and over scree and rocky terrain.
