Hostel Shoppe's Limited Edition Azub Ti-Fly X sits in a snowy setting.

Extreme Off-Road Fun with a Custom Azub Trike

Jessie Bostic
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When money is no object, this is the off-road trike to get. The Hostel Shoppe Limited Edition Azub Ti-Fly X features the comfort of titanium leaf-spring suspension with the raw power of the Bosch Performance Line CX motor and the efficiency of Rohloff E14 electronic shifting. This trike offers a level of performance, reliability, and fun that is simply unmatched. With 1600 Wh of battery power, you aren't just going for a ride; you're going on an adventure where the terrain and distance are no longer obstacles.

With so many features on this trike, it's hard to know what to take in first. First, let's talk about the trike frame. The Ti-Fly X frame is the heart of Azub's flagship full-suspension trike, and it is designed to handle everything from pavement to rugged off-road experiences. It features unique Grade 5 titanium leaf springs, which provide incredible durability and "memory," absorbing high-frequency vibrations and big hits without the weight or maintenance of traditional shocks. It has an indestructible build with an oversized main frame tube for stiffness, ensuring all of your power goes into forward motion rather than frame flex. This frame also includes Azub's Fold-to-Flat Ultra (F2F) technology, allowing you to transport it in the most compact package possible for travel. To see the F2F function in action, visit Azub's YouTube channel to watch how quickly it folds.

While the Ti-Fly X normally comes with 26-inch mountain bike style tires, Hostel Shoppe has equipped this trike with Panaracer Fat B Nimble 20 x 4.0 inch tires for a more compact off-road trike, giving it maximum stability with great purchase on a variety of terrain. The wide, low-pressure tires offer exceptional traction and "float" on soft, uneven surfaces like sand or snow, while acting as natural, built-in shock absorbers, enhancing the comfort of the ride. The seat is also extremely comfortable with Azub's Dream seat cushion, and the winter insert provides extra warmth in cooler temperatures. With IPS (Ideal Position System), you can adjust the seat for maximum comfort in your riding position.

The second thing that enhances the fun factor, climbing ability, and speed is the top-of-the-line Bosch Performance Line CX motor. The latest 2025 software update allows these Gen 5 motors to boost torque up to 100Nm and provide peak power of 750 W, providing a 400% maximum assist. Paired with two 800 Wh batteries hooked up with Bosch's Dual Battery System you can achieve a total capacity of 1600 Wh. A Y-cable splits the connection between motor and battery, so that both batteries are recognized by the energy management system and capacity is combined.

Also tied into the Bosch electric system is the Busch and Müller IQ-X 100 Lux headlight, which emits a wide, even beam pattern that is very bright and great for night riding or a daytime running light. A B&M TopLight Rear light is also included and runs off the battery.

The Bosch System is extremely flexible and can offer a variety of features with the use of the Bosch E-Flow App. Benefits of using the app include:

  • Security & Theft Protection
  • Personalization & Performance
  • Navigation & Connectivity
  • Maintenance & "Digital Garage"
  • Sustainability Tracking

The third part of this unique trike is the Rohloff hub with the E14 electronic shifting feature, which can be set to Manual or Automatic in the Bosch settings. Shifting comes easily with the push of a button in Manual mode: simply coast, push and pedal. You also have the ability to auto-set a low gear in the Bosch settings. That way when you come to a stop, the trike automatically resets itself in your preferred low gear, so you can easily take off again.

Combine all of this together with a sweet accessory package, including fenders, a middle rack, neck rest, mirror, universal mount, phone mount, lights, safety flag, and a service kit, and you have a trike that will give you the ultimate in performance, comfort, and exhilarating off-road thrills!

Introducing the Azub Custom Limited Edition Ti-Fly X!

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Hi, I'm Jessie here at the Hostel Shoppe.

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And today I'm going to give you
a little bit of a rundown today on the Azub

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Ti-Fly X Limited Edition

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Hostel Shoppe custom trike
that we've brought in.

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It's pretty exciting.

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It’s got three 20-inch tires all around,

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but it features the full suspension
of the Ti-Fly X.

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Usually this trike comes
with 26-inch wheels, but we have had a Azub

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make up a special trike
just for our store,

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and it's a lot of fun.

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We got it in when it was 40
below 0 with windchill,

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but it's a balmy day here in point -
only 36 degrees.

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And so we're going to give you
a little lowdown outside.

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This does
feature the titanium front suspension.

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This is a soft suspension
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It's good for riders up to 220 pounds.

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Or a rider who wants to feel

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a really responsive suspension.

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In the back,

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it does have the

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FOX Float CTD that has adjustable

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damping, three different settings
and a lockout as well.

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So that is like the top of the line
shock from Azub.

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So you're really getting
a nice suspension system

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with this. Another nice feature
about the trike itself.

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It does have the fold to flat ultra fold.

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And what that means is
you'll be able to fold the trike.

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You can take the seat off,
fold the trike in half,

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put it in the back of your SUV
or your pickup,

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you know, and still have room
to put other stuff in the back.

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Or you can even take off the rear wheel
if you want.

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And this is a quick release rear wheel

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and a Rohloff hub,
so it's not very difficult to remove.

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And then you can actually fold up
the rear suspension unit and then take off

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the front wheels and pack this down
for transport in a much smaller container.

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So let's say you want to ship it
somewhere.

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You do have that ability.

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Plus with the smaller wheels,
instead of having 26-inch wheels,

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it's going to be a lot more compact
for transport as well.

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Another nice feature.

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It does come with the, headrest.

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We did include that as well as a mirror.

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And it has a mount over here.

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You can put other accessories
over on this mount.

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A second mirror, you can add

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a bell or whatever else

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you need to carry along with you.

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It does feature the mid rack.

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The mid rack is great for carrying smaller
panniers.

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They do make a bigger rack as well.

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The king rack.

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But this is a nice option
if you just want to tote along

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some extra gear,
maybe a camera, some lunch.

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You know, you're out
and about enjoying this trike

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on the beach maybe, or gravel roads.

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This is going to be a nice off-road trike for a variety of terrain.

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So you don't want to,

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necessarily spend the day,

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you know, trying to figure out
how to lug all your stuff along.

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You've got this nice little rack,
you can add panniers to it

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and have your gear with you
so you're prepared for whatever

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the day brings.

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The other thing this trike has,

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is the Shimano CUES hydraulic

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disc braking system.

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Really nice brakes.

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You're going to also get a disc...

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Avid BB7 Disc parking brake in the back.

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The hydraulic disc brakes

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are controlled over here

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and here.

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And your parking brake

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is controlled by this lever over here.

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It's kind of a, basically
what it is, is a thumb shifter

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that's been adapted to snug up
the rear brake.

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This trike also comes
with electric assist.

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It has the Bosch Performance

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CX motor on it and a dual battery system.

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The nice thing about the dual
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that both
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so that you don't have to switch
your batteries out.

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You know, when you're riding, you can -

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it just automatically is drawing power
from both sources.

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The other nice thing that it has
is the Rohloff hub,

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but it features the E14
electronic shifting.

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Now, this is not a shifter

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that's automatic, but it does allow you
to shift it with the touch of a button.

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I don't know if you've ever shifted
a Rohloff.

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The twist shifter for the Rohloff
can be a little stiff.

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So for riders who might have trouble
using their wrists,

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this is going to be a great option
for women as well.

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You can just push the button, when you're

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shifting a Rohloff,
you don't want to be pedaling.

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You want to coast, push the button
and then start pedaling again.

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It's a little bit of an opposite
to a derailleur system

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where you want to be pedaling,
but lightly when you shift,

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with a Rohloff,
you're going to coast while you shift.

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The other neat feature,

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because it is tied into the Bosch system
with the electronics,

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when you come to a stop,
it does automatically downshift

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to the lower gear.

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It’s the only auto shifting feature
on here.

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It downshifts to a lower gear
automatically so you can get started

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and then shift up again to the gear
you want to ride in.

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So that's a pretty cool feature.

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The other thing we've included -

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really nice fat fenders on this.

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You're not going to get the spray, the
water, the dirt, wherever you're riding.

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It's not going to come up
and hit you in the face.

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You're not going to go home
with a streak along your head.

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So that's also a nice feature.

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And it does have a built in headlight

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and tail light system
that's tied into the battery.

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The Busch and Muller IQ-X headlight,

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nice bright
headlight, great for riding at night.

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So you're not only going to

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be able to see,
you're going to be seen as well.

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And then the B&M

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Toplight in the back.

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The other nice thing,
it has the dream seat cushion

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and this particular trike
we ordered with the winter insert.

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So it's going to be a little warmer

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if you want to ride this
in the cold weather.

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And the dream seat does
feature the pouch on the back

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that allows you to open it up
and store things in there, like essentials

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like keys, wallet,
whatever you need to have handy.

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And the dream seat is also nice and cushy.

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So, you're going to, to
have a really nice, plush, comfortable

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ride with the full suspension
and the comfortable seat with neck rest.

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So I wanted to go into
a few more details about the

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technical aspects of this trike.

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The Rohloff hub gives you

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a 526% range.

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This is very comparable to a derailleur
system,

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where you get a wide range of gears,
and it's much

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better than a lot of other internal hubs
on the market.

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The Rohloff is the best of the best.

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So you can't go wrong with this system.

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It's very low maintenance,
easy to maintain.

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Every 3000
miles, you'll want to do an oil change.

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And Hostel Shoppe does sell the oil

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change kits
or we perform the service for you.

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If you don't want to mess with the hassle
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but it's similar to a car, it's
going to need maintenance periodically

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because all of the parts inside are metal
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So you've got metal moving on metal,

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and it definitely needs
fresh lubrication from time to time.

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neat thing
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It's an E14 electronic shifter module,

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and that sends a signal

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to the Bosch system.

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And the shifter is right up here
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Just a little, you know, push

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you give it. You’re coasting,
push the button,

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and it'll shift the gears for you.

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All powered by your

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You know, it's two 800 watt hour batteries,
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watt hours of power on this.

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The smart system is pretty cool.

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I've got it turned on here.

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And so this is the power button.

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I'll turn it off.

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So I'm going to turn that on.

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And it's the Purion 200 display.

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If you want to change your

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level of e-assist,

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you can hit this button down here.

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Eco, tour, mountain bike plus, and turbo.

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And then of course, you can go back down
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So you're going to push this here

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to go to different screens.

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to look at different settings

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like your range,

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your miles,

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time, miles per hour.

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go in

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when you're on this screen
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through different functions for your trip
settings and range reset, etc.

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with a smartphone holder.

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It does adjust to different width phones.

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You simply pull this piece out, slide
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It's nice and stable.

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is go to the
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and you can download the Bosch
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What this allows you to do is to control
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And the eFlow app features
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You can
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So if somebody were to take your battery,
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- and try to use it with something else -
it turns it into a brick for them.

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So if it's stolen, you can also,

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lock up the system
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And they can't just ride away with it.

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the eFlow app has is a subscription
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With that,
you can get advanced features, like,

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there's another alert system.

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You can set an alarm.

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So if somebody tries to steal your bike,
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if it's stolen, because it will track
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and it actually will show up
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And let's say they take it
to another shop, it will tell them

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that this bike has been stolen.

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So that's a pretty cool feature.

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It also allows you
to customize your settings

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for the different levels of riding,
so you can go in and change,

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your range for eco, turbo, mountain bike.

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And, there's one more,

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but, it lets you do a lot of things.

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It has a mapping function.

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The subscription feature will get
you advanced mapping.

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So there's a lot of cool features.

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The other nice thing it allows you to do
is to update your Bosch system.

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You don't necessarily
have to bring it into the shop.

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You can update it with the app,

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to keep your software
for the motor and everything up to date.

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The other neat thing about that,

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you can also update your software

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for the Rohloff E14 shifting module.

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You would want to do the Bosch system
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and then update that as well with the app.

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So it kind of all ties together
into this really nice system

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that allows you
to have a lot of enhanced functionality.

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I hope you've liked this video.

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If you did give us a thumbs up and,

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visit our website at hostelshoppe.com
for more info

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on the Azub limited edition

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Ti-Fly X with 20-inch wheels.

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Thanks and have a great day.

We're excited to announce the Hostel Shoppe Limited Edition Azub Ti-Fly X which includes the Bosch Performance CX e-assist, Rohloff with E14 electronic shifting and 20-inch fat tires.

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  • Azub Limited Edition Ti-Fly recumbent trike on a snowy path.
  • Azub Limited Edition Ti-Fly recumbent trike on a snowy path.
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