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Mar 23, 2011

Gates, Bosch, And NuVinci Combine To Make Pedal-Assist E-bike Concept

There's those who want electric bikes that'll hurtle you down the road at 40mph at the twist of the throttle, and there's those who believe pedaling to be enjoyable enough, but would like a less strenuous bicycling experience.

 If you find yourself a member of column B, listen up, because Gates, NuVinci, andBosch have created an e-bike concept that'll satisfy your two-wheeled transportation needs. Gates supplied its Carbon electric belt drive, NuVinci brought its N360 infinitely variable planetary hub, and Bosch threw in a battery and control system to make a bicycle beauty.

The power train is set up to give riders pedal-assist with four settings that go from Lance to lazy, depending on your mood. At an estimated cost of €2,600 - €3,200 ($3,680 - $4,530).

12 comments:

  1. ZombieMarch 23, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Interesting. Cant wait to see what this will be like when it actually comes out.

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  2. Guy Movie BloggerMarch 23, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    "from Lance to Lazy."

    I lol'd. It looks pretty sweet. I'd get one just to piss off the hipsters riding around on their fixies!

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  3. 123March 23, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    Oh man, that costs as much as a used car :(

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  4. SeanMarch 23, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Fuck lazy people. Who is going to buy this? It costs too much to be affordable by young people, who would rather get a car than this 99.9% of the time and anybody who does own one probably wouldn't use it most of the time because it fucking defeats the purpose of a bicycle: i.e. EXERCISE.

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  5. JayMarch 23, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    a bit too pricey for me, but great concept.

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  6. UnknownMarch 23, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    This actually looks VERY cool. Thank you for sharing this!

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  7. nooneMarch 24, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    Really interesting stuff. I'd like to have one of those.

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  8. TotenkreuzMarch 24, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    How lazy. Stickin with original bikes.

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  9. EngelhartMarch 24, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    That's a great idea, it's just too bad about the price. I think it would have to be under $1000 for it to be a really viable option.

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  10. ScottDMarch 24, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Price is not that bad. A good bike like a trek etc. are between 1000-2500 anyway!

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  11. ScottDMarch 24, 2011 at 6:07 AM

    @guy
    make sure you wear your helmet and full skin tight biking attire also!

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  12. LennyMarch 24, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    interesting!!

    http://le-nerd.blogspot.com/

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