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Hi Lenny, The base bike weighs around 36lbs, but we need to finalize the parts specification for production. The battery is based on the NTS patented technology, but smaller than the original Mini 48v size since we were seeing so much range with that pack and the mid-drive motor. The blue bike...

Hi EBR, Just wanted to share an article and video review posted this morning on TechCrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/24/karmic-koben/ The reporter didn't get into all the details, so I'm happy to answer any questions you might have. Cheers, Hong

We're trying Mike! ;)

Still plenty of people buying $10k watches. Lots more people are happy with their $25 watch too. There's no right or wrong answer, having more choices is great for the consumer. Hope you're happy with your ebike Mike.

Appreciate your enthusiasm Mike, but you're talking about a $599 ebike and a $1499 hub. ;)

We think this is the ideal setup, and will be launching our bikes soon.

Sorry I didn't have notifications on for this thread, but will try to answer all the questions. You wouldn't believe me when I say I wrote this "blue/black not white/gold" line the other night! This blue one is our showcase bike with a high-end parts selection. The wheels are 26" and same size...

It's our new bike, sitting in front of a local bike shop who just three months ago told me they would "never sell electric bikes." :)

Why not both?

Hi EBR! I was just checking back to see if anyone had other questions for us. I wish I could answer all of them, but we're still in prototyping so final details haven't been decided on yet. We do have a new Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/karmicbikes Would appreciate any Likes...

Mike, Didn't realize we're neighbors! I'm in Palo Alto, you should come try out the bike sometime. We are in late-stage prototyping, so the production spec is still being tweaked with feedback from test riders. Your input and feedback would be much appreciated! J.R., Thanks for the warm...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forums and Court was kind enough to set up this specific forum for Karmic Bikes. I want to be clear that we are *NOT* Zero Motorcycles, or NTS Works, but we are working with Neal Saiki who was/is the Founder of both of those companies. Karmic Bikes is a startup...

I've asked Court, so hopefully soon. Sorry if I caused any confusion by posting on that thread.

But we're not Zero. ;)

Thanks for all the great questions Mike! Let's be clear on two things: 1) This is *not* a Zero eBike. We are a new startup called Karmic Bikes. It would be great to have our own forum, I'm not sure how that would happen. 2) I worked for a guy, who worked for Steve Jobs. I'm not Steve Jobs. :)...

We're still finalizing specs for the production bikes. The test bikes are 350w or 500w motors with our own 48v battery. You can email me, but we cannot discuss that in public forums as this will likely be considered general solicitation, which requires additional work.

Hi Everyone! I'm new to the forums by way of Pete over at Electric Bike Review. We've been working on a new electric bike and have a couple prototypes that we've been doing demo rides in San Francisco and Palo Alto. I'll be attending a few conferences this weekend and next week with the...

Yes, we decided not to do a press release on that yet. :)

I've heard good things about the Rohloff, but we haven't tested them. We did *not* get good results with other IGH, except for the NuVinci. Of course you will be able to build up the bike anyway you'd like.

Hi Mike, The BBS motor is a good choice for your intended use case. For steep or sustained climbing we do like to pair it with the NuVinci rear hub. Fallbrook are coming out with a new IGH for electric bikes this year, but for now they suggest we only use it with the 250w motors. We have tested...