City of London E Cop!

[Wisper Bikes]

For those that are interested, here is the result of some work we have been doing with the City of London Police.

The City of London Police is an innovative force, always on the lookout for new ideas to assist in policing London’s Square Mile. When the City of London Police, approached us at The Cycle Show to discuss a possible trial of a Wisper electric bicycle, we were happy to oblige.

“We wanted to look at whether an e-bike would suit City policing and our experience has been extremely positive. The Wisper covers ground more quickly, which allows instant access to areas usually inaccessible by car, such as alleyways and footpaths. The extra power of the e-bike allows an officer to move quickly and definitely fits with our objectives; helping us to cut crime in the Square Mile. Cycle Squad use a variety of specialist bicycles modified for police purposes and the Wisper bike offers another tool to help us to keep the City safe."

All the best

David

 

[eddieo]

Is it derestricted?

 

[Wisper Bikes]

Is it derestricted?

Of course not Eddie they are the Police!!!

Regards

David

 

[Atmosphere]

Nice looking set up David - well done

 

[NRG]

Has it got a siren and flashing light?

 

[Wisper Bikes]

Thanks Alastair!

And yes NRG is has sirens, blue flashing lights and a brilliant electronic whistle!

I will down load an image of the front of the bike for you.

All the best

David

 

[Wisper Bikes]

On the first day of use the policeman in the photo caught a guy using a mobile whilst driving, being a professional cyclist he hates drivers using phones illegally as he believes it puts bike users in danger.

He told me that he would never have caught the driver on his conventional push bike, but because for the huge and instant power boost available from the hub drive he was up with him in a few moments.

All the best

David

 

[eddieo]

plus I guess he can go through traffic lights on red, with lights flashing and siren blareing........I WANT ONE!

 

[Wisper Bikes]

Does and electric bike policeman put his battery on a charge?

 

[tillson]

This is interesting David. I would imagine that in a typical shift, a lot of ground can be covered. Are the batteries lasting a full shift, or are they being changed periodically throughout? If they are changing the battery during the shift, how many are allocated to each bike?

I think this is a really good idea and it would have a role to play in a variety of environments. That is until ebikes come to the attention of the organisation's resident elf & safely eggsperts. They'll cripple the initiative in no time at all. But well done in the meantime.

 

[brucehawsker]

Really well done David. That is a huge achievement and a credit to your product. I know how conservative Forces can be...

Bruce

 

[jbond]

Does this mean we can expect charging stations outside Dunkin' Donuts?

 

[Wisper Bikes]

Really well done David. That is a huge achievement and a credit to your product. I know how conservative Forces can be...

Bruce

Thanks Bruce, we should all be in touch with our local police forces with our various brands, I believe this is a superb way of publicising the advantages of electric biking.

I know a great many forces have started to use them all over the world, we simply need to keep up the pressure.

All the best

David

 

[Wisper Bikes]

This is interesting David. I would imagine that in a typical shift, a lot of ground can be covered. Are the batteries lasting a full shift, or are they being changed periodically throughout? If they are changing the battery during the shift, how many are allocated to each bike?

I think this is a really good idea and it would have a role to play in a variety of environments. That is until ebikes come to the attention of the organisation's resident elf & safely eggsperts. They'll cripple the initiative in no time at all. But well done in the meantime.

Thanks Tillson, using our standard 14Ah 36V battery the bike is proving to be OK for a full shift. We also have bikes with the North Welsh police who find the same. However I don't think they do much more than 30 or 40 miles a day.

All the best

David

 

[Synthman]

Time for me to get a faster bike I think.

 

[eddieo]

Time for me to get a faster bike I think.

Mine is derestricted

 

[Mussels]

This is interesting David. I would imagine that in a typical shift, a lot of ground can be covered. Are the batteries lasting a full shift, or are they being changed periodically throughout? If they are changing the battery during the shift, how many are allocated to each bike?

I think this is a really good idea and it would have a role to play in a variety of environments. That is until ebikes come to the attention of the organisation's resident elf & safely eggsperts. They'll cripple the initiative in no time at all. But well done in the meantime.

You can ride from one side of their area to the other in 5 minutes so I doubt the batteries will get prolonged use and they are never far from the station to charge them up.

Most of them don't dress like that either, they tend to ride in much lighter clothing.

 

[Wisper Bikes]

It was a very cold day!

 

[Mussels]

I'll keep a look out for them and overtake with my feet off the pedals.

 

[rustic]

I'll be fuming if I get nicked coz of this innovation........

But seriously, well done David & all at Wisper. It seems a great idea in that location, be nice to think this will really catch on.

What has the bike got in terms of security? I'm just imagining a scenario where the policeman follows the thief on his bike, but then needs to get off the bike to chase him down a narrow alley (ok, I've probably watched too many episodes of the sweeny over christmas), but he wont want to spend time fiddling around with a lock, and certainly wont want to leave such an expensive piece of kit unsecured.