Recent content by bluecat

No doubt, this is tough. It was already announced here, nevertheless, I'll add a few words. I'm I Stromer owner since the very first days. At the beginning, no dealer was in my region - and my Stromer needed often support. Taking one day off, putting the Stromer in the trunk for a ride to Thömus...

let's add a few words: The sun appears blue due to the Mylar foil. Sunglasses are by far not dark enough. Watch only the total eclipse from bare eye. Once the total eclipse takes place, the temperature will drop. This will cause some wind. If it has not too much clouds, they will be blown away...

Very surprising the comparison with electric cars. 186 Wh pro km is roughly only 10 times higher (but the weight of a car is nearby 100 times bigger). I see the reason in the very much more often used "full throttle" mode an a Stromer.

I rather share my experiences from Switzerland and Germany. Stromer US said: The final assembly of a Stromer might be (meanwhile) possible for a handy man. But more than any other commuter bike from any competitor, a Stromer contains a lot of proprietary parts. It's upon the customer to make...

From all newer 48V / 27½" Stromer, the ST7 was the most advanced I've tested but alos the most "defective". None of the issues did ultimately stopped the ST7 from running. But the restrictions were remarkable. Let's have a look on my hometown in the warm morning light. Stopped my commute on...

You're a lucky guy! I had the ST7 for approx. 1'000km and the worst thing was the disabling of the {S} mode if little heat is n motor housing. The dirt comes from the Swiss bike lanes which are out of scope for the road cleaning.

Bought by mail order? In fact, it's sad to the the different service levels of Stromer dealers in various countries. One of my standard advices which I give to potential new Stromer customers is: "Ein Stromer ist nur so gut wie sein Mechaniker". Without LBS with Stromer experience, you'll get...

The are so many parameters (much more than in a car) which influence the energy consumption that any value is arbitrary. The TCS, a swiss car assistance service, did a comparison between different 45km/h e-bikes. They changed the rider multiple times, but didn't say word about the settings. The...

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Hmm, We have different understanding of "fun". If I go "all in" in the flat, I'm always fighting the internal speed limiter. This is rather annoying than fun for me. So I ride in (3) and use (S) only for accelreration.

I can confirm, the (S) mode can get locked due to high motor temperature. This happens also, if proper settings are used. But operating the ST7 with too low speed forces the error. However, it's not a design failure, it's because of the safety settings. Remember: Riding in the flat with 45 km/h...

Fully equipped, the ST3 Pinion LE had look like this. The chunky Pinion well visible, but somewhat more elegant.

2023: Abouts 1650 hits for scientivic overwiews about solid state ceramic battery energy density. We live an a fundraising period. We're flooded with claims and promises about an probably upcoming technology. Once a real breakthrough comes closer, we will get facts and figures. Until then, it's...

In German, we call this a "Hängebauch". But there are still much uglier designs on the market...

No doubt, once ever the ceramic solid state battery will come to market, the e-automotive industry will open champagne. But for sure, this battery solves problems we not have on the Stromer. What we desperately need is a battery with much higher energy density. Stromer has built a mockup of the...