Test: Pegasus Premio E10 Sport: Everyday life today, tour tomorrow? Trekking bikes cope best with such diverse demands. The Pegasus Premio E10 Sport is a model that is a perfect all-rounder in terms of engine and equipment. Velomotion tested the bike very intensively in the test laboratory and on the road.
Having more than just one bike in the basement is not uncommon for frequent riders - for example, a robust city bike and a lighter, faster bike for tours. That's fine as long as you don't miss the superior driving characteristics of the fast tourer in city traffic; but once you've gotten a taste for it, you'll quickly lose interest in the sluggish everyday slicer.
Pegasus Premio E10 Sport: perfect all-rounder
E-bikers are rarely faced with such decisions, because with vehicle prices around 3.000 euros there is usually no scope for a larger fleet. Versatility is therefore required: Anyone who plans to do more with their pedelec than only through everyday life or only From the start, touring enthusiasts should look for a model like the Pegasus Premio E10 Sport, which is suitable for both purposes. And then you usually end up with the good old trekking bike, which of course has to have properties in the motorized version that play no role in the non-motorized model.
Because where the trekking bike differs from the city model by a larger range of gear ratios with easy mountain gears, the e-trekker has to stand out with a different engine. Carrying luggage and going uphill make a higher torque advisable, which allows the rider to pedal effortlessly and fluidly on the mountain. With the Pegasus Premio E10 Sport - because this is what it's all about for trekking - this means: "Bosch Performance Line CX" motor instead of the Bosch Active typically used on everyday bikes. The unit originally developed for e-MTBs is of course also bound to the 25 km/h limit, but it reaches it much faster, which in turn is a great advantage when riding in the city - keyword starting at traffic lights.
And the fun factor is also supported by the powerful engine, as our test drivers were able to find out on around 700 kilometers in everyday life and on tours - incidentally in a mountainous landscape, which also accommodates the great variety of gears of the Pegasus. Where the typical eight-speed touring bike comes with a gear range of a good 300% (the highest gear is geared three times as long as the lowest), the ten-speed cassette of the E10 Sport offers almost 400% - the aforementioned easy mountain gears that most everyday bikes have miss. And thanks to the derailleur gears, the user is also free to adapt the gearing to his needs.
Pegasus Premio E10 Sport: brakes, tyres, suspension fork - a good combination
Disc brakes have long been standard on all possible types of bikes, although they are not of the same quality everywhere. Simple designs do not necessarily go beyond the level of rim brakes; depending on the usage concept and seating position, they don't have to. On a touring bike with a relaxed, upright posture, the front wheel is subjected to comparatively little load, and if the brakes are too strong, the risk of locking increases. With the Pegasus Premio E10 Sport, on the other hand, the rider puts a lot of pressure on the front wheel, despite the pleasantly high handlebars, so that the deceleration forces can be safely transferred.
What quickly becomes apparent in practice and also came out in the dyno test: The Shimano brake system (180 mm disc at the front, 160 mm at the rear) shines with optimal controllability and good performance - even with a slightly higher rider weight. Or when transporting luggage, which Pegasus facilitates with a well-tailored, robustly bolted carrier. Bags can be hung on the frame just below the actual carrier plate, and there is also a stable spring clamp that many cyclists appreciate in everyday life.
With the Schwalbe Marathon Plus, a solid, puncture-proof tire is mounted on the Pegasus Premio E10 Sport, whose width of 40 bucks the trend towards extremely bulky e-bike tires. The tire rolls lightly on asphalt and has enough grip for rough gravel roads. You probably shouldn't hit the curb unbraked with the Marathon Plus, but that's not recommended with '60 Urban tires either. In any case, the suspension fork with a medium-long stroke ensures proper shock absorption at the front; the steep aluminum seat post, on the other hand, is rather hard - if you want more comfort, you should retrofit a parallelogram post.
Pegasus Premio E10 Sport: excellent ranges in laboratory and practical tests
The shape of the handlebars and grips is very pleasant - high-quality specimens from Ergon, which are attached to the handlebars without twisting and do not cause any pressure problems even over longer distances. "Longer" can be taken literally: The test bench measurements of the Pegasus Premio E10 Sport in the renowned Velotech test laboratory resulted in a range of 95 km on the flat at an average speed of 25 km/h and 21 km on the mountain at an average of 21 km/h. Touring riders don't have to worry about being left without electricity halfway through the day's stage with their Pegasus Premio E10 Sport. It should be noted that these ranges were achieved in the highest support level "Turbo". In "Tour" or "Eco" mode, ranges of 200 km can definitely be achieved.
If you like to sit more upright in everyday life than when touring, you can easily (if not without tools) change the handlebar height on the Pegasus Premio E10 thanks to the adjustable stem; the seat height, which has to be corrected less often, can be adjusted in a flash using the quick release.
The combination of frame and chain lock mounted on the test bike proved to be extremely practical and user-friendly. However, the saddlebag used to store the chain should be a bit more robust, and for longer stops a solid padlock or folding lock should be purchased anyway - the latter can be mounted on the bottle holder holes of the down tube to save space.
Pegasus Premio E10 Sport: 400Wh or 500Wh?
The latest craze on e-bikes is a battery integrated into the frame - pretty much the only modern feature the Pegasus Premio E10 Sport has not offers and differs from the Premio Evo 10 sister models. This is not a big loss in view of the successful optical integration of the power storage unit; other factors such as the very tidy cable routing speak in favor of the Pegasus Premio E10 Sport anyway. And finally, the down tube battery is easier to disassemble.
There is a difference of 200 euros between the variants with 400 and 500 Wh storage - an investment that needs to be considered and will depend on the intended use of the bike. Depending on this, you can also choose the shape of the frame. Trapeze, step-through and diamond variants are available, the former in four colors and three sizes, the latter in three colors and four sizes. The model with a low step-through is definitely a unisex version; All versions are stable and flap-proof. So it's no wonder that the Pegasus Premio E10 Sport is one of the best-selling e-bikes in Germany. And that speaks for the fact that this e-bike really covers a wide range of applications - a fast motorized all-rounder that makes specialists superfluous.
