{"id":1240,"date":"2023-10-25T13:21:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T11:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/batec-dev.wwwarcelona.net\/en\/?p=1240"},"modified":"2025-04-16T13:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T11:05:37","slug":"batec-scrambler-history-evolution-allterrain-handbike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/batec-dev.wwwarcelona.net\/en\/batec-scrambler-history-evolution-allterrain-handbike\/","title":{"rendered":"Batec Scrambler: History and evolution of our most all-terrain handbike"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2018, we launched one of our most iconic and popular handbikes to date: the Batec Scrambler electric handbike<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pau Bach, inventor and founder of Batec mobility, explained that the idea of creating a more powerful and robust Batec handbike had always been on the table. Both he and many Batec employees are motorbike fans, so the idea of creating a Batec handbike similar to a scrambler bike from the 60s came about naturally thanks to the similarities in what they were looking for.<\/p>\n

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But… What is a scrambler?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Motorbike lovers will surely already know. Scrambler bikes, originating in the UK, are a 60s icon that came from the need to combine a road bike with an off-road bike. The two types were \u201cscrambled\u201d together in a new bike.<\/p>\n

Its origins date back to the 1960s, when young people would organise illegal races on improvised circuits from one end of the city to the other on all types of terrain, not just asphalt. Users started to transform their everyday motorbikes into off-roaders, specially for these types of events. These changes included adding wider handlebars, installing studded tyres, raising the mudguards and simplifying the motorbike to make it lighter for illegal competitions.<\/p>\n

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Bultaco Sherpa S Scramblers (1966) \/\/ Triumph TR6 SC (1965) \/\/ Ducati Scrambler Urban Edition (2015)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although the original versions were adapted production bikes, motorbike manufacturers began to respond to demands by creating their own hybrid models for both off-road and asphalt. Models like the Triumph TR6 at the end of the 50s and the Ducati Scrambler of the 60s are true scrambler icons. Spanish manufacturers like Bultaco also joined the scrambler craze.<\/p>\n

This style of bike has always remained popular, and today scrambler bikes are more in fashion than ever, not just for their all-terrain features, but for their characteristic look. Many manufacturers have aimed to recover the vintage essence of this famous 60s model, and Batec couldn\u2019t resist doing the same.<\/p>\n\n

We have always had a proposal for a more powerful and robust Batec handbike up our sleeve. With the increase in popularity of scrambler bikes, the idea of creating a Batec Scrambler came naturally, as so many Batec employees are huge motorbike fans.\u00a0 We just needed to choose the colour and develop the right equipment.\u00a0 The first prototype allowed us to check that the idea would work, and that it would handle as expected.<\/p>\n

Pau Bach \u2013 inventor of Batec handbikes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Characteristics of the original Batec Scrambler handbike<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With this idea in mind, the R&D team got to work on developing the right equipment and bringing this dream handbike to life. Always with a commitment to safety and comfort of our users, who have long asked for a model to fit their all-terrain experiences.<\/p>\n

It was originally made in an exclusive olive green matte, in keeping with that 60s look, with 5 key features that would help it cover more difficult terrains:<\/p>\n