fooferdoggie
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but it cant take any weight its a light weight one.Yep, if the one piece style clears the chain it is the better choice.
but it cant take any weight its a light weight one.Yep, if the one piece style clears the chain it is the better choice.
Great news Ravi!Yes, Ken!
This will be one of the new models. It will have a throttle and a 960Whr battery. Of course, the Gates belt drive system remains.
We have a few units coming in April, and the order page will be live sometime in February.
I was agreeing with you, but mistook the double kickstand you linked as a one piece(both legs are one rigid piece).but it cant take any weight its a light weight one.
no sweat I likeyorus better it gets out of the way mine hangs below the chain I have had the chain get caught in it when backing our tandem out of the garage. but it is sure steady.I was agreeing with you, but mistook the double kickstand you linked as a one piece(both legs are one rigid piece).
Hello Ravi,
Just curious, why your cargo bikes are not belt drive with IGH ?
From my experience, I don't really care much about belt drive but I'd prefer at at least single speed chain or 3 speed IGH with chain.
I have had many bad experiences with derailleurs and I don't like them generally.
Ebikes don't really need many gears/ gear ranges. 3 gears are enough I think for most people.
Thanks,
Hi Ravi,Hi there,
The current Cargo bikes are built for a particular client in Canada.
Generally, once you go with a mid-drive and belt, the costs tend to go up and the market in the US not matured enough for high volumes of belt-drive Cargo bikes. We actually designed a belt-drive Cargo bike first and it was costing us $0.5M to order small quantity of those but we chose to use the money to build the battery technology. Were you looking for a belt-drive cargo bike? hypothetically, how much would you pay for such a bike?
Hi @Ravi KempaiahYes, Ken!
This will be one of the new models. It will have a throttle and a 960Whr battery. Of course, the Gates belt drive system remains.
We have a few units coming in April, and the order page will be live sometime in February.
Thanks for this note.Hi @Ravi Kempaiah
Any updates from Zen on the new bike models/battery packs/manufacturing facility?
Hi Ravi
I've been PM'ing you about the Shakti for my wife and my wife happened to see this photo while I was looking at it. She likes the look of the bike (with added fenders and rack).
Will it come with a throttle and will there be more than one size?
thanks
Ron
What do you guys think of this suspended rear rack design? of course the fenders would be added for urban usage.
Any thoughts on suspended vs un-suspended designs?
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Definitely suspended. Attaching a loaded rear rack directly to the rear swingarm seems like a recipe for bad handling. What do you think the weight limit on this design would be?
I think that'd be great! I think the R&M SuperDelite has a 20kg capacity.The weight limit is 25kg ( 55 lbs) as of now and we believe that is sufficient for most folks. What do you think?
but isn't this design essentially a single pivot, meaning there isn't really a way to control the leverage curve?