Eeyo: lightweight, belt-driven, rear-hub, carbon fiber e-bike from Gogoro

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Well, O.K.

Seems like a fantastic new bike, as long as your commute is really short, on flat ground, without ever having to deal with headwinds. I surely do hope that they offer about 20 different frame sizes as there appears to be very little seat height adjustability. Awesome that they have used a rim brake on the rear, although to be fair probably 70% of braking power comes from the front.

I don't believe that folks will get anywhere near their proposed ranges with the tiny battery.

It truly looks to be to be a product where "function follows form". I prefer instead to purchase and use products where form follows function - I like things to work well even at the expense of looking good.

I won't be putting down a deposit.
 
Exactly. As the company is quick to point out, the Eeyo 1 will not be for everyone.
I may be interested if they can bring the price down. Waaay down.
 
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Ditto the yawn.

Nice looking bike but just another underpowered 32kph boring ebike. I just don't think effective transportation for most people in the US is possible on these slower ebikes.
 
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A very cool design with a lightweight 26 lb frame, gates belt drive, and integrated battery in the rear hub... with no seat tube!

The claimed range is questionable ;)

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Gogoro unveils 26 lb Eeyo 1 electric bike, shows off innovative new Smartwheel

If you’re already familiar with Gogoro, it’s probably from their hugely popular electric scooters and novel battery-swapping program. In their...
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The new Eeyo line of electric bikes from Gogoro focuses on high tech and ultra-lightweight design, to the tune of just 26 lb (11.9 kg) per bike.

In a call with Electrek, Gogoro’s founder and CEO Horace Luke explained that the Eeyo e-bike is intended for e-bike commuters who want a quick, lightweight e-bike that offers a premium experience over other brands. There are many cargo, utility, and mountain e-bikes out there, and Gogoro decided to take their e-bike in a different direction, aiming for a premium ride experience with an ultralight design.This isn’t an e-bike that you wait for the elevator with at the train station. It’s 10 steps, you can just toss the Eeyo over your shoulder and jog up the stairs with it.

The word premium might be an understatement here. The Eeyo 1 features a carbon fiber frame and fork, while the Eeyo 1s also includes carbon fiber rims, seat post, and handlebar. Pretty much anything that can be made out of carbon fiber is made out of carbon fiber. The frame also uses a novel design that removes the typical seat tube. Other than the extra carbon and the paint color options, the two models are otherwise nearly identical.

gogoro eeyo 1 electric bike


Both feature a Gates carbon belt drive transmission with a torque sensor for ultra-smooth pedal assist as well as front disc brakes and rear V brakes. The inclusion of V-brakes on the rear struck me as a bit odd at first, but they make room for the biggest innovation of all: the Gogoro Eeyo Smartwheel. The Smartwheel hides the motor, battery, and controller in the hub of the rear wheel, giving the Gogoro Eeyo 1 its clean look. It offers Sport Mode and Eco Mode, and uses the bike’s torque sensor to provide more accurate power application based on the rider’s own power output. The motor propels the bike up to 19 mph in the US, or a slightly slower 25 km/h in the EU.

The battery is rather small compared to other e-bikes, at just 123Wh. But Gogoro claims that by designing the entire powertrain in-house, their system has been made efficient enough to reach as far as 40 miles (64 km) in Sport Mode or 55 miles (88 km) in Eco Mode. That range equates to an efficiency of around 3 Wh/mi — an efficiency that I have hit before on other e-bikes, and so this range is entirely possible with enough rider input — despite sounding fairly extreme.
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A hipster idea, with the 125wh it will be going straight into the salvage yard.
Use a real man of 225-250lb to do that 40mile test ride , i bet that it will go 5-7miles most !

If a 50lb ebike with 500wh battery can as ADVERTISED do 100miles which in reality is 4045MILES ONLY, a 25lb ebike would do 60-70miles with same 500wh pack.

A 125WH and a 25lb ebike ?? Is that an engineer overworked who designed this battery?

Nice design but no usable functions.
 
Ebiker01 said:
A hipster idea, with the 125wh it will be going straight into the salvage yard.
Use a real man of 225-250lb to do that 40mile test ride , i bet that it will go 5-7miles most !

If a 50lb ebike with 500wh battery can as ADVERTISED do 100miles which in reality is 40 45MILES ONLY, a 25lb ebike would do 60-70miles with same 500wh pack.

A 125WH and a 25lb ebike ?? Is that an engineer overworked who designed this battery? Nice design but no usable functions.
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I agree that the range is wildly optimistic... just remember a real athlete can ride at low assist levels. ;)
 
A very niche market bike, I don't believe it will be popular at all in NA.
 
This ebike is a toy for Tesla owners .

“It’s designed to bring forth the joy of riding,” Horace Luke, CEO of Gogoro told Engadget. “While other e-bikes look to solve utilitarian challenges, what we wanted to do was bring the fun and excitement into the ride. I gave the team a very simple thesis: I said, ‘give me a bike that makes me feel like I’m 18 again.’”
 
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“It’s designed to bring forth the joy of riding,” Horace Luke, CEO of Gogoro told Engadget. “While other e-bikes look to solve utilitarian challenges, what we wanted to do was bring the fun and excitement into the ride. I gave the team a very simple thesis: I said, ‘give me a bike that makes me feel like I’m 18 again.’”
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More like "makes me feel like I'm 8 again".
Rear hub looks odd, btw. I realize that it contains the entire electrical system of the bike, but still odd.
 
I didn't see any mention of riding unassisted . That's a deal breaker .
I'm guessing since it's a rear hub that's not possible .
And also , not a very natural like ride .
 
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