Kalkhoff has unveiled its new "Impulse Drive" for the first time. The system combines the comfort of a high-performance centre engine electro-drive with a familiar back-pedal brake. This drive concept comprises a new worldwide development. Consumers have been faced with a compromise to date: either to enjoy a particularly comfortable centre engine thanks to its low centre of gravity, but without a back-pedal brake – or to deploy back-pedal braking as accustomed, but to then derive the electro-drive's much-loved "tailwind effect" from a technically inferior front motor. The Kalkhoff Impulse series combines the advantages of both drive concepts, with both a back-pedal brake and two hand brakes delivering unique breaking comfort, and, with it, especially high safety levels. At the same time, the low, central arrangement of the e-bike components ensures optimal weight distribution. This offers cyclists additional balance and even better steering behaviour.