Ducati launches new 2027 road, gravel and e-MTB bike range

Ducati has expanded its bicycle operation with a new 2027 range covering road racing, gravel and electric enduro riding.

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Unveiled at the International Bike Festival in Misano Adriatico, the range has been developed through Ducati's partnership with Gruppo Zecchetto, which is responsible for the production of the bikes. The partnership brings together Ducati's motorcycle brand with Zecchetto's cycling expertise, including its DMT and Alè Cycling businesses.

There are four models in the new range: the Ducati Monoscocca, the GraviaX, the DM-160 R and DM-170 RR. They cover fairly different parts of the cycling market, although Ducati is positioning all of them as performance-focused machines.

Ducati Monoscocca

The Monoscocca is Ducati's road racing bike and is built around a carbon-fibre monocoque frame made in Italy by Gruppo Zecchetto. 

Ducati describes it as an all-round racing bike rather than an extreme competition machine, with an emphasis on speed, handling and long-distance usability.

It is available in Monoscocca R and Monoscocca RR versions, as well as as a frameset. 

The RR is the higher-spec option, using Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 and Vision Metron wheels, with a claimed weight of 7.18kg in a size M without pedals.

Ducati GraviaX

The GraviaX is Ducati's gravel offering, aimed at riders who want something capable on both tarmac and loose surfaces. 

It uses another carbon monocoque frame and takes tyres up to 50mm wide, although that drops to 45mm with a double-chainring setup.

Ducati has also designed it with bikepacking and longer-distance riding in mind, with mounting points for bags and accessories and an integrated tool holder in the down tube. 

It is available as a frameset or as the GraviaX R complete bike.

Ducati DM-160 R

The first of Ducati's two new electric enduro bikes is the DM-160 R, which is aimed at the Performance Trail end of the spectrum. 

That means the emphasis is on climbing traction, high-speed stability and dealing with obstacles rather than outright downhill aggression.

It uses a carbon-fibre frame, 160mm of front suspension and a full 29-inch wheel setup. 

Power comes from the new Avinox M2S motor, which produces up to 1,300W and 130Nm, or 150Nm in Boost mode, with an 800Wh battery.

Ducati DM-170 RR

The DM-170 RR takes the same basic e-enduro platform in a more gravity-focused direction. It gets 170mm of suspension and a mullet wheel setup, combining a 29-inch front wheel with a 27.5-inch rear.

Ducati says the RR is intended to be more agile and better suited to jumps, steep terrain and harder downhill riding than the DM-160 R. It also gets higher-spec Öhlins suspension and SRAM GX Eagle AXS equipment.

Both e-enduro bikes share the Avinox M2S motor, 800Wh battery and a system of three flip chips that allows riders to alter suspension progression, geometry and wheel configuration. The two models therefore aren't simply different equipment levels, but are intended to serve different types of off-road riding.

The new range marks another step in Ducati's relationship with the cycling industry. Rather than simply putting its name on existing bicycles, the company says the project has involved development and testing with established cycling athletes including Elia Viviani, Vincenzo Nibali, Alessandro Petacchi and Mattia Viel, while motocross racer Lorenzo Suding contributed to development of the e-MTBs.

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