Ever Tried Riding an eBike In the Snow?

[TorqueBikes]

A little snow and some ice can't stop us having fun.
How about you? Love to see some videos/pics of your rides.

[video=youtube_share;MyRanW-Rz5M]http://youtu.be/MyRanW-Rz5M[/video]

 

[jackhandy]

Great-looking bike - When I'm too crumbly to pedal, I'll be seriously looking at bikes like that

Have you got any video of it performing in, say, 3" of virgin snow? Rather than hard-pack that everyone's already ridden over.

 

[TorqueBikes]

Thanks
No, sorry, but you gave me an idea. Al dough it looks like we're finished with the snow for the season. Have you ever tried it? I mean riding in deep snow.

But I do have pictures:



Regarding pedaling - the new Torque model will have pedals as well. It's nice to have an alternative to electric power if you're not on the track.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Two small motors is better than one big one for riding in the snow. Here's my two-wheel-drive. It was very slippery melting snow:
Videos Photos by d8veh | Photobucket

 

[TorqueBikes]

Watched it, nice! What have you got? Can you share a photo of the bike as well?

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Watched it, nice! What have you got? Can you share a photo of the bike as well?

It's a Rocky Mountain Element with twin Cute Q100 motors from BMSSBattery. 15 amps each. The throttle works both motors simultaneously and the PAS just the rear motor. They're both 201 rpm, so only 18mph max

 

[Ajax]

Great-looking bike - When I'm too crumbly to pedal, I'll be seriously looking at bikes like that

Have you got any video of it performing in, say, 3" of virgin snow? Rather than hard-pack that everyone's already ridden over.

Looks like the next gen ebike to me. From ebikes which look like regular cycles, to ebikes looking like budget motor cycles.

 

[GaRRy]

Looks like the next gen ebike to me. From ebikes which look like regular cycles, to ebikes looking like budget motor cycles.

but costing far more than budget motorcycles.

eg 50cc Scooters | 125cc Scooters | 125cc Motorcycles | Kymco UK

 

[Woosh]

It's a Rocky Mountain Element with twin Cute Q100 motors from BMSSBattery. 15 amps each. The throttle works both motors simultaneously and the PAS just the rear motor. They're both 201 rpm, so only 18mph max

Wow d8veh, what a beautiful bike, wish I could have a go! How far have you done so far?
Hatti

 

[TorqueBikes]

d8veh, haven't seen one of them in person yet. It's great for street rides, right? How far does it take you?

Ajax, that's what we're aiming for. Trying to come up with something new. Hopefully even better, more fun to use than what's on the market right now.

but costing far more than budget motorcycles.

GaRRy, it all depends on what you build it with. The one on the video/pics has got a 3kW, Crystalyte H series motor, 20Ah, 72V LiPo battery, 200mm stroke RockShox rear and front suspension, and Avid Code R 203 mm disc brakes. That's why it can't be budget friendly. If you've made a custom ebike before, you probably know what are the prices for performance bike components. But yeah, it's not a low-budget sport unfortunately.

The new model with pedals will be around 3.000€, still a performance bike, which I think is not too bad. What do you think?