"Hercules E-Versa" new German folding bike

eddieo

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Hercules E-Versa

Nice looking (probably Dahon) and very neat folder..Hardly looks electric at all. 5/6Ah battery, the weight is 16.9kg and price 1299 € (approx £1082 at todays rate)

Hercules are established company with a range of popular Bosch powered bikes as well...

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or the Pro version @ 1699 €. Looks much nicer with dark frame and Big apple tyres...nice and meaty

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12xu22

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bikester are selling them at £899, not bad, but it's pretty much the same as the bike i've got, albeit slightly lighter, so I'll have to talk myself out of this one. like the look of it a lot though ...
 

jerrysimon

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Quick hide it from cwah (big wink).

Not a bad weight though may not be powerful enough. I guess you could build a more powerful one based around the same frame and probably for less money. The Big Apples are a good idea to add to suspension.

Having said that is that suspension I see on the front ?

Discs front and back too.

Bikester link does not say anything about suspension. Big Apples would be nice though.

Regards

Jerry
 
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cwah

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cwah

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Yes, battery and controller are inside the frame. Most stealthy configuration ever.

Too bad the space is so limited.

This bike is really nice too, except that I'd need to complet with additional battery (and probably change the motor) for my requirement. So unless the frame is perfect for all at least 450wh or if I can carry it to do shoppping (rolling), I won't buy it (too many things to change)

Is the jetstream that bad compared to this one? They both are full suspension bike. The jetstream at 12 kg is probably lighter
 

jerrysimon

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Is the jetstream that bad compared to this one? They both are full suspension bike. The jetstream at 12 kg is probably lighter
Dave has done a short update of his in the other thread and is going to do a build thread so hopefully we can see his conclusions from that.

Regards

Jerry