New Jeep E-Bike????

[mitchhackleman]

Did anybody scope that new Jeep e-bike from their Super Bowl commercial? Looks like they're teaming up with QuietKat for a pretty exciting take on an outdoors style e-bike.

Here's the video in case anyone missed it!

Has anyone seen it in person? or have any experience with QuietKat bikes?

Interested to know your thoughts on it!

 

[ElevenAD]

two other threads on the same subject floating around here

 

[mitchhackleman]

two other threads on the same subject floating around here

Aw, man! I thought I was bringing some fresh, hot off the presses stuff Thanks for the heads up! I'll check out the other threads and see what people are saying!

 

[rich c]

cool but it doesn't look like Jeep was involved in the development it does say Jeep on it, but that's about it.

Jeep® e-Bike

Discover the Jeep® e-Bike, powered by QuietKat. Featured in the Jeep® Super Bowl Commercial, it’s all terrain and all electric. Available June 2020.

jeepe-bike.com

I'm not sure how much of a Jeep is developed by Jeep these days. What with the Fiat Chrysler ownership.

 

[ElevenAD]

unfortunately it looks like QuietKat will be producing the bike along with JEEP so it will probably cost $30,000

 

[mitchhackleman]

unfortunately it looks like QuietKat will be producing the bike along with JEEP so it will probably cost $30,000

Maybe they'll offer 60 months 0.9% APR on it

 

[BillH]

unfortunately it looks like QuietKat will be producing the bike along with JEEP so it will probably cost $30,000

Pre-orders March 1st......$5899 US

I own a Quietkat and they do tack a premium on and cater to a specific buyer who's willing to dish out the extra $$$, but they are built like tanks, ride great and have great customer service.

 

[LockHughes]

Nice PR for electrics... `been plastered all over the news... https://www.facebook.com/groups/321889295290210/permalink/635190717293398/

 

[TForan]

Pre-orders March 1st......$5899 US

I own a Quietkat and they do tack a premium on and cater to a specific buyer who's willing to dish out the extra $$$, but they are built like tanks, ride great and have great customer service.

Do they build their own frames ?

 

[BillH]

Do they build their own frames ?

If you mean spec'd from mass produced Chinese frames to add things like a braze-on attachment for their trailers, then yes.

 

[FlatSix911]

An update from Electrek... still overpriced in my book.

Jeep's powerful electric bike goes on sale today, but good luck paying for it

Jeep is the latest car company trying to cash in on booming electric bicycle sales by bringing a Jeep e-bike...

electrek.co

Jeep is asking for a whopping $5,899 for its fat tire, all-terrain electric bicycle.
To put that in perspective, other popular fat tire electric bikes such as the RadRover from Rad Power Bikes retail for around a quarter of that price.
Jeep e-bike goes on sale today - Of course the Jeep electric bicycle is a lot more e-bike than most others, to be fair.

Marketed under a partnership with North American company QuietKat, the Jeep e-bike puts out an astounding 160 Nm (118 lb-ft) of torque, thanks to its massively powerful Bafang Ultra mid-drive motor. That motor is well known to put out over 1.5kW of power, though QuietKat and Jeep market the e-bike as providing 750W of power. They could be detuning the motor, or more likely using a lower figure to avoid running afoul of e-bike regulations in many US states that limit power to 750W.

 

[coldriderwi]

This was the part I found most fascinating about that article:

The bike also features high-end suspension. In fact, I happen to already be quite familiar with the bike’s suspension design because I know the company that builds it. It is designed by FREY Bike, a Jinhua, China-based e-bike company

 

[reed scott]

hmmmmmmmmmm

 

[voidedwarranty]

hmmmmmmmmmm

I guess they have multiple models because the one I've seen recently was dual suspension

 

[FlatSix911]

I guess they have multiple models because the one I've seen recently was dual suspension

Here is a recent review of the Jeep/QuietKat Bafang Ultra model with dual-suspension on Electrek...

Here's a behind the scenes look at Jeep's new high power, full-suspension e-bikes

With Jeep’s new high-powered electric bicycles now being delivered to the first customers, we caught up with the guys behind...

electrek.co

 

[FlatSix911]

Unfortunately, the hardtail appears to have low-end components mismatched to a decent Shimano mid-drive.

 

[reed scott]

Unfortunately, the hardtail appears to have low-end components mismatched to a decent Shimano mid-drive.

9 speed. Stronger chain.

 

[FlatSix911]

at least they're all Shimano

Yes...the Jeep EBike has Altus components. I won't touch anything below SLX/XT.