The new S6 Series — which I briefly rode just a few hours ago — makes an excellent first impression. That’s why the company is covering the S6 and low-stepover S6 Open with an extended three-year warranty as it tries to regain the trust squandered by the company’s departed co-founders. I spent just 15 minutes riding a pre-production S6, but it already addresses almost every issue I’ve ever had with VanMoof e-bikes. That makes the automatic shifting 100 percent mechanical just like VanMoof’s e-bikes from 2019 — no problematic electronics required. The S6 series also features a new custom Slimlink phone mount co-designed with Peak Design.