I heard they just slap on a battery and motor to their non-electric bikes and call it an ebike.
Not good if you ask me even though their bikes make great tourers. Proper e-bike needs to be designed and engineered from scratch not an existing analogue bicycle frame.
They should take Kona’s lead and see what they did with their just released first gen ebikes. Expensive but original frame designs that are built from the start as ebikes.
Yes they made their name in the utility touring market. Especially with the Silk Road model.I see Tout Terrain as a more utility, modular option, but do think the integration/aesthetics of their battery need improvement and are a couple years behind in that department.
They offer touring bikes, which gives them real world experience to lots of environments. This is a huge advantage.
Would love to see a 'Revonte type' integration on their bikes. Or keep it Pinion+hub motor?
The motor is in the hub, so I do not really see a problem. You might argue that the frame needs to be stiffer or stronger in some fashion, but that is a design choice a manufacturer makes. Stiffer is not necessarily better. Stronger is somewhat academic; steel is more than up to the task of added weight or stress. I do not think there is some other special engineering that needs to take place to make it a proper e-bike, other than the engineering that went into the motor system itself. The only issue is that because it does not have a sexy looking integrated battery, it is somehow "less" of an e-bike, which it isn't, really.I heard they just slap on a battery and motor to their non-electric bikes and call it an ebike.
Not good if you ask me even though their bikes make great tourers. Proper e-bike needs to be designed and engineered from scratch not an existing analogue bicycle frame.
Integrated battery offers far more benefits than just good aesthetics.The motor is in the hub, so I do not really see a problem. You might argue that the frame needs to be stiffer or stronger in some fashion, but that is a design choice a manufacturer makes. Stiffer is not necessarily better. Stronger is somewhat academic; steel is more than up to the task of added weight or stress. I do not think there is some other special engineering that needs to take place to make it a proper e-bike, other than the engineering that went into the motor system itself. The only issue is that because it does not have a sexy looking integrated battery, it is somehow "less" of an e-bike, which it isn't, really.
Depending on the design, it can also have disadvantages as well.Integrated battery offers far more benefits than just good aesthetics.
As it is a European e-bike, its speed is limited. Analog bikes are ridden at speeds beyond 32 km/h and with great weight without ill effect. Now, if it had a high power system, I might be inclined to agree more with you. But otherwise, I do not think it is less of an e-bike than one that is theoretically more purpose built.Stiffness certainly matters especially when the average ebike weighs 25kg and travels at higher speeds compared to the average steel touring bike that is usually around 16kg and travels at slower speeds.
I don’t understand why so many people think s-Pedelecs don’t exist in Europe of all places. Most countries in Europe have ebikes available for purchase that go up to 45kph. It’s just that one needs insurance , registration, plates and a brake light.Depending on the design, it can also have disadvantages as well.
As it is a European e-bike, its speed is limited. Analog bikes are ridden at speeds beyond 32 km/h and with great weight without ill effect. Now, if it had a high power system, I might be inclined to agree more with you. But otherwise, I do not think it is less of an e-bike than one that is theoretically more purpose built.