The Clorofilla Traildiva longtail proved its skill on World Cup trails in December 2025, when a heavily loaded prototype was ridden hard above the Italian Riviera. This is the story of a bike that refuses to behave like a conventional electric cargo machine, and of a builder who has spent a lifetime turning two-wheeled experience into something genuinely different.
World Cup Trails Confirm the Clorofilla Traildiva Longtail Skill
Finale Ligure is not a place for half-measures. The trails that overlook the Mediterranean play host to mountain bikers who push their equipment to the limit, and World Cup racers have made this part of Italy one of the sport’s most demanding proving grounds. So when Clorofilla Bike Lab founder Lorenzo Buratti arrived there in December 2025 with a longtail e-cargo bike loaded with five-litre canisters of water in each pannier, he was not going for a casual spin. He was demonstrating that the Clorofilla Traildiva longtail is more than a utility platform. It is a genuine trail bike that happens to carry cargo.
It is a capable, trail-oriented bike designed around a long rear rack and a rider who wants to ride to a fishing spot, camp for the weekend, or simply take the long way to the bakery.
The Traildiva is not yet a household name, but among anyone who watches the electric cargo bike segment, it stands out. Clorofilla describes it as an “Adventure Utility Bike,” and that combination of words is precise. It is not a delivery-focused cargo machine with off-road pretensions. It is a capable, trail-oriented bike designed around a long rear rack and a rider who wants to ride to a fishing spot, camp for the weekend, or simply take the long way to the bakery.
That flexibility places the Traildiva in a small group of bikes that include the Santos Adventure Cargo Bike and the Tern Orox. Like those models, the Traildiva is a platform before it is a single product. Different bags, racks, and riding styles can turn it into a commuter, a bikepacking rig, or a multi-day touring machine.
From Paris-Dakar to Bike Lab: Lorenzo Buratti’s Unusual Résumé
Lorenzo Buratti has not followed the typical path of an e-bike company founder. In the mid-1980s, he was riding BMX freestyle. By the early 2000s, he was riding a motorcycle in the Paris-Dakar Rally. In between and after, he spent time on gravel bikes and slept out under the stars while bikepacking.
That background matters because it tells you where the Traildiva’s priorities come from. Buratti is not a product manager who looked at a spreadsheet and saw a gap in the cargo bike market. He is a rider who understands the difference between a trail that feels fun and a trail that feels like work. His experiences in the Paris-Dakar Rally, in particular, would have taught him how important it is for a loaded vehicle to remain composed when the surface disappears from under the wheels.
Equally important is his technical background. Buratti is not just a rider with good ideas. He has deep experience in metalworking and a serious command of CNC milling machines. That combination of athlete and fabricator is what makes the Traildiva feel like a custom bike rather than a mass-produced compromise.
Ergal, Epoxy and the Case for a Handcrafted Aluminium Frame
Frame construction is where the Traildiva reveals its true personality. The frame is built from aluminium tubes that are not welded in the conventional way. Instead, they are bonded into lugs using epoxy resin. The lugs are then anodised, which allows Clorofilla to add striking colour accents and gives the bike a clean, engineered look.
The material choice is also unusual. The frame uses an aluminium-zinc-magnesium-copper alloy, better known as Ergal, duralumin, or aluminium 7075. This is not the kind of material found on a typical commuter bike. Stronger than pure aluminium, 7075 is used in aerospace, automotive engineering, watchmaking, and high-end bike frame construction. For a longtail, where the frame has to carry cargo without turning into a noodle, the material makes technical sense. It also shows that Clorofilla did not simply bend an existing cargo bike design into a new shape. The company built the frame around the demands of the bike.
The modular nature of the construction means that every part of the frame, including the large rear rack, flows together as one integrated structure. The tubes and lugs do not look like separate pieces bolted together. They flow organically into one another, as though the bike were grown rather than assembled.
That modularity is not just cosmetic. Because individual parts can be modified, Clorofilla can adapt the frame to meet a customer’s specific needs. Want a different solution for the rear rack? Need a detail changed on the main frame? The design allows for that in a way that a welded mass-production frame rarely can. This is a bike from a small laboratory, not a factory, and it feels like one.
The frame is offered in a single size with a wheelbase of 1,325 millimetres. That long wheelbase helps stability when the bike is heavy, and it gives the rider confidence on descents. Depending on the setup, the frame can accommodate tyres up to 27.5 inches in diameter and 2.6 inches in width. There is plenty of volume for a cushioned ride on rough ground, and the geometry is clearly designed with more than smooth tarmac in mind.
The majority of the wiring and cables run inside the frame. That is an unusual detail on an e-bike, because cables and electrical wires are usually the first thing to fail when a bike is ridden in mud, rain, or through overgrown singletrack. Keeping everything internal is not just a styling choice. It is a reliability upgrade.
Weighing the Traildiva: Payload Limits and the Tern Orox Comparison
At 28.5 kilograms, the Traildiva is not a light bike. But for a longtail with a frame built from aerospace-grade aluminium and a powerful mid-drive motor, that weight is reasonable. The Tern Orox, a comparable adventure-oriented cargo bike, weighs at least 34 kilograms in all specifications in frame size M. That makes the Traildiva noticeably lighter than one of its most direct rivals.
That weight advantage has a trade-off when it comes to payload. The Traildiva’s rear rack is rated for up to 40 kilograms. By comparison, the rear rack on the Tern Orox can carry 100 kilograms. The Traildiva also has strict weight limits for the rider. The bike is approved for a maximum permitted total weight of 160 kilograms on-road, and the rider must not weigh more than 110 kilograms.
For many riders, that will be more than enough. But it is important to understand the trade-off before buying. If you are looking for a cargo bike that can carry two children, or handle the weekly supermarket shop with room to spare, the Traildiva is not the obvious choice. If, however, you are more interested in a bike that can carry a little camping equipment and a lot of attitude over rough terrain, the lighter overall weight starts to make a lot of sense.
It is also worth comparing the Traildiva’s off-road intentions with the Tern Orox. Tern rates the Orox for a maximum permitted total weight of 180 kilograms off-road. That is a very high number for an e-bike, and it shows that Tern is confident in the platform’s strength. The Traildiva’s off-road limit is not stated in the available materials, but given its performance in Finale Ligure, it is clearly designed for more than fire roads.
An Italian Heart: The Oli Sport Mid-Drive and Dalen Battery
The Traildiva’s electric components come from Italy, which is fitting for a bike built in a laboratory on the Italian peninsula. The motor is an Oli Sport mid-drive, a system that produces the standard 250 watts of continuous power and a torque figure of 85 newton-metres.
What does that mean in practice? The Oli Sport is not an extreme high-power motor, but it does not need to be. The Traildiva is a lightweight longtail, and 85 newton-metres of torque is enough to climb steep off-road hills and pull a load without feeling underpowered. In a line-up of premium e-bike motors, the Oli Sport sits in a sensible middle ground. It prioritises smoothness and reliability over raw acceleration.
The battery is a 720 watt-hour unit mounted externally between the seat tube and the rear rack. That location keeps the weight low and central, which is important for handling when the bike is loaded. It also makes the battery easy to remove for charging, although the external mounting means that the battery capacity is not hidden inside the frame like on some modern e-bikes.
The battery was developed specifically for this project by an Italian manufacturer called Dalen. That sort of partnership is rare in the e-bike industry, where most manufacturers buy off-the-shelf battery systems from the same large suppliers. A custom battery designed by an Italian specialist to fit a specific frame is a sign that Clorofilla is willing to go the extra mile to get the details right.
There is also a 360 watt-hour range extender, to which the same custom development presumably applies. An extender that can be added for longer rides is a practical solution for a bike that encourages multi-day adventures. It means a rider can set out with the full 720Wh battery and add the smaller unit only on trips where range is a concern. The range extender also adds weight, but on a long-distance ride, that is a trade-off most riders would happily accept.
A Handlebar Attachment That Doubles as a Clothesline
One of the most creative details on the Traildiva is not actually mounted on the bike as standard equipment. It is a handlebar attachment developed in the run-up to a bikepacking tour, and it illustrates the way Clorofilla thinks about practical problems.
The attachment is made from a milled aluminium frame and three horizontal carbon rods, each around 300 millimetres long. A dry bag can be strapped to the bottom two rods, while the top bar serves as a mount for a front light, a cycle computer, and other accessories. The entire assembly sits on the fork tube directly beneath the stem, which is why it is barely noticeable when you look at the bike from the front. It replaces a few spacers, so it does not change the rider’s reach or add height to the handlebar.
One of the nicest touches is hidden on the inside of the carbon rods. Because the rods are hollow, a rider can stow some cord inside them, and that cord becomes a perfect clothesline when it comes time to make camp. After a long day of riding, sweaty clothes can be hung up to dry and air out. This is exactly the kind of small, thoughtful detail that separates a custom bike from a mass-produced one. It shows that the person designing the bike has actually spent nights out in the wild and knows what matters.
In the Panniers: The Traildiva’s World Cup Trial Run
The decision to test the prototype in Finale Ligure was not accidental. Finale Ligure is one of Europe’s great mountain biking destinations, with a dense network of trails that hug the cliffs and drop down toward the Mediterranean. World Cup races are held there regularly, and the trails have a reputation for being technical, rocky, and physically demanding.
In December 2025, Buratti arrived with the Traildiva and loaded four panniers with five-litre canisters of water. That is a heavy load by any standard, and more so when the bike had to be ridden uphill before it could be pointed downhill. The point of the exercise was to prove that the Traildiva could climb with the load, remain balanced on descents, and hold a line through ground that would make a conventional e-cargo bike buckle.
We do not know exactly what modifications were made to the bike after that test. Prototypes exist to be tested, and no doubt Buratti learned something about the Traildiva’s behaviour that he would not have learned on a workshop stand. But the decision to run the bike in World Cup scenery, with weight on the rear rack, is a strong statement about the bike’s intended use.
The Traildiva is not built for people who want to ride on smooth, purpose-built cycle paths all day. It is built for people who look at a logging road and wonder where it goes, who want to take their fishing rod and camping gear to places that are not on the map, and who still want to be able to ride to the shops on the way home.
The Traildiva Is a Signal, Not Just a Bike
Clorofilla Bike Lab is not interested in trends or mass production. The Traildiva is a boutique, customisable product, and it is built in small numbers. That gives the company a very different set of incentives from a large manufacturer that needs to sell thousands of units to make a profit.
The success of the Traildiva should be judged not by how many units it sells, but by what it represents. It shows that an e-cargo bike does not have to look like a delivery van. It can be an object of desire, built with the same level of engineering care as a high-end mountain bike. It also shows that there is demand for bikes that blur the line between categories. The Traildiva is part cargo bike, part adventure bike, and part piece of automotive-inspired engineering, all wrapped in a single frame.
For the wider e-bike industry, the Traildiva offers a useful lesson. There will always be a market for efficient, practical commuter bikes. But the future belongs to manufacturers who can create machines with personality, machines that invite riders to do something more than get from A to B. The Clorofilla Traildiva longtail, with its bonded aluminium lugs, custom Dalen battery, and World Cup-proven handling, is a small, Italian-built example of what that future looks like.
The bike is not for everyone. At 28.5 kilograms and with a 40-kilogram rack limit, it asks its owner to make choices. But for the right person, it is almost the perfect vehicle. It can go to the bakery, to the campsite, or to the next trailhead. And when the path gets rough, it has the skill to keep going. That is a rare combination, and it is exactly why the Traildiva matters.
- What is the Clorofilla Traildiva?The Clorofilla Traildiva is an 'Adventure Utility Bike' that functions as a longtail e-cargo bike designed for trail riding and cargo carrying.
- Who is Lorenzo Buratti?Lorenzo Buratti is the founder of Clorofilla Bike Lab, with a background in BMX freestyle, Paris-Dakar Rally, and bikepacking.
- Where was the Traildiva tested?The Traildiva was tested on World Cup trails in Finale Ligure, Italy, in December 2025.
