Model L Smart.Shift

When comfort meets speed.

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Discover the Opium Model L Smart.Shift

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, with one difference: Pinion's twelve-speed electronic gearbox, changed by button and at a standstill, a 1000 W rear-hub motor with assistance to 45 km/h, and a 1,600 Wh battery in the frame for up to 230 km.

Comfortable. Capable. Uncomplicated.

1,600 Wh. Up to 230 km.

Go further. Charge less.

1,600 Wh, integrated, for up to 230 km of assistance at 45 km/h.

230 km is a week of commuting for most riders with a weekend still in hand. Take the long way home and it makes no difference to when you next plug in. The battery sits flush inside the downtube, 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 Smart.Shift'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.

Twelve-speed electronic gearbox

Twelve speeds, with automatic shifting.

The Model L Smart.Shift replaces the mechanical gearbox with Pinion's twelve-speed electronic one: a 600% range, a button instead of a lever, and gears that change in a fraction of a second, from a standstill or under load.

On a step-through bike that is the natural pairing. The frame makes stopping and starting easy; the gearbox makes sure you never start in the wrong gear. Arrive at a red light in twelve, select second while stationary, move off correctly. Set it to automatic and the gearbox decides for you.

Fully sealed, on a Gates carbon belt. No clunk, no delay, and nothing to adjust between services.

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 Smart.Shift 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

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