Model L Order Form 2026 — EUR (EN)
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Model L
When comfort meets speed.
From €8,490
01 Dolomite glossy
- Assisted speed
- km/h
- Battery
- Wh
- Range up to
- km
- Motor
- W
Discover the Opium Model L
Comfort made powerful. Built for everyday ease.
The Model L is the Opium you step through. A low frame, an upright posture, and a foot on the ground at every light without thinking about it. Nothing about getting on it asks for a decision.
Underneath the comfort is the same engineering as every Opium: a fully sealed nine-speed Pinion gearbox, a 1000 W rear-hub motor with assistance to 45 km/h, and a 1,400 or 1,600 Wh battery in the frame for up to 230 km.
Comfortable. Capable. Uncomplicated.
1,400 or 1,600 Wh. Up to 230 km.
Up to 230 km on one charge.
The Model L comes with a 1,400 Wh battery built into the frame, or 1,600 Wh as an option, for up to 230 km of assistance at 45 km/h. Both charge overnight from a domestic socket.
230 km is a week of 20 km rides in each direction, or one long day out of the city and back, without plugging in between. It is enough range that you stop counting it, which is the point of carrying it.
The battery sits flush inside the down tube, keeping the silhouette clean and the centre of gravity low for stable, confident handling.
Quiet and powerful: Opium hub motor
1000 W, and you barely hear it.
The Model L's rear-hub motor gives quiet, reliable power from the first pedal stroke, with assistance to 45 km/h. Easing into a ride or holding a pace on an open road, the delivery is smooth and the same every time.
On a step-through bike the motor does more than add speed. It makes a fully loaded bike easy to move off from a standstill, which is what a route with traffic lights and stop signs actually demands, and it takes the effort out of the small hill that would otherwise decide whether you ride or drive.
Sealed in the rear hub, it needs nothing from you: no exposed drive, no adjustment, no seasonal attention.
Nine-speed Pinion gearbox
Nine speeds, maintenance free.
The Pinion C1.9 sits at the centre of the frame: nine mechanical speeds with a 568% range, fully sealed, driving the rear wheel through a Gates carbon belt. No chain, no cassette, no derailleur.
A bike that is parked outside and ridden in every season needs a drivetrain that does not mind either. Nothing here is exposed to rain, grit or road salt, so nothing wears at the rate a chain would, and the belt needs neither lubrication nor re-tensioning.
Service attention comes round about every 10,000 km. Over a year of riding, that is a drivetrain you use rather than one you look after.
Intelligent power management
More on the hill, less on the flat.
FIT sits between the battery and the motor and decides, several times a second, how much of one to spend on the other. It reads cadence, gradient and load, and adjusts the assistance as you ride.
Climbing, it gives you more. Holding a steady pace on the flat, it gives you less and keeps the charge for later. That is where the range comes from: the same battery goes further when the assistance is matched to what the road actually asks for.
There is nothing to set up. FIT is working from the first pedal stroke, and the only sign of it is how rarely you think about the charger.
Rigid or suspension fork
Ride your way.
A rigid fork for direct handling, or an optional suspension fork for comfort on rough surfaces. Both sit on the same stable front geometry, and both keep the Model L composed at 45 km/h.
Which one is right depends on the route rather than the rider. Tram tracks and cobbles reward the suspension; a smooth ride to work does not need it.
Balanced geometry and a low centre of gravity do the rest — less fatigue over distance, and a bike that stays predictable fully loaded.
Engineered for safety and everyday comfort
Everything integrated, nothing added.
A fully adjustable cockpit, a Supernova headlight, hydraulic disc brakes with 203 mm rotors, a rearview mirror and the FIT controls. All built in, all standard.
Integrated rather than added is the point. A light wired into the bike is on when the bike is on. A mirror fitted at assembly sits where it can be used. The brakes give the same lever pressure the same result wet or dry, which at 45 km/h is the difference that counts.
Nothing here is on an options list, and nothing here can be left at home.
Mudguards with integrated pannier rack
Clean lines. Hidden function.
No bolt-on racks, no rattling fenders. The mudguard system is one integrated structure: it keeps the spray off, hides the light cabling, and carries Ortlieb's QL3 interface for the panniers.
On a step-through bike this is the combination that does the work. Loading a low frame is easier to begin with, the bags go on and come off without tools, and the whole thing stays low enough that the bike is no harder to move off from a standstill full than it is empty.
Low-profile, and ready for the daily haul.
Drivetrain
Mechanical or Smart.Shift
Model L
Pinion C1.9 · 9-speed mechanical
From €8,490
Nine sealed speeds with a 568% range, on a Gates carbon belt. 1,400 or 1,600 Wh, for up to 230 km.
ConfigureModel L Smart.Shift
Pinion Smart.Shift · 12-speed electronic
From €9,490
The same step-through frame and motor, with twelve electronic speeds that change while you are stopped. 1,600 Wh as standard for up to 230 km.
See the Smart.ShiftWhat is a speed pedelec?
A speed pedelec assists to 45 km/h, where a standard e-bike stops assisting at 25 km/h. In most of Europe it is classed as a light moped: an insurance plate, a helmet, and in some countries a moped licence category. The Model L is the one you step through rather than climb over, which is what makes it the one people ride most often.
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Specifications
Model L specifications
| Model L | Model L Smart.Shift | |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted speed | 45 km/h | 45 km/h |
| Motor | 1000 W rear hub | 1000 W rear hub |
| Battery | 1,400 Wh standard · 1,600 Wh optional | 1,600 Wh, integrated |
| Range | Up to 230 km with 1,600 Wh · 200 km with 1,400 Wh | Up to 230 km |
| Gearbox | Pinion C1.9, 9-speed, 568% | Pinion Smart.Shift, 12-speed electronic, 600%, automatic shifting |
| Drive | Gates carbon belt | Gates carbon belt |
| Frame | Low step-through | Low step-through |
| Fork | Rigid, or optional suspension | Rigid, or optional suspension |
| Brakes | Hydraulic disc, 203 mm | Hydraulic disc, 203 mm |
| Lighting | Supernova M99 Mini Pro 45, 1,300 lm | Supernova M99 Mini Pro 45, 1,300 lm |
| Cockpit | Up to 8 settings | Up to 8 settings |
| Power management | FIT system | FIT system |
| Rack | Integrated, Ortlieb QL3 | Integrated, Ortlieb QL3 |
| Colours | 18 | 18 |
| Price from | €8,490 | €9,490 |
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