When one thinks of Lotus in the cycling world either the image of Chris Boardman aboard a now very much UCI illegal Type 108 bike arises, or either the original mad Lotus x Hope HB.T from the Tokyo Olympics, or the later, even madder Team GB track bike for Paris 2024. While a modified version of the HB.T, the HB.TT, was used by Ethan Vernon on the road in the U23 time trial world championships, Lotus has pretty staunchly been a track-only endeavour.
Now, skipping straight over 'standard' road bikes, Lotus has branched out on its own and launched limited run lightweight electric bike, dubbed the Type 136, with a price tag set at £20,000 / €25,000.
