Hi everyone,
Thought I'd start a thread on the latest designs to the market and ask a couple of questions/opinions.
Looking at the new Torq Trekking and the Forza, both bikes now come in at over 25Kg and both have front hub motors. How does this effect the bikes ridability when the battery power is gone do people think?
Also of interest to me is the Wisper 905e/905se, and looking at the Forza vs the Wisper, is there much in it between those 2 bikes? The Wisper comes in at 22.6Kg vs the Forza's 26.3Kg, and of course the Wisper has a rear hub motor. How much could these factors effect the ridability of the bike?
With all 3 bikes, and the current trend towards hub motors and all the advantages that they bring with reliability, are trends moving away from 'power-assisted' pedal bikes and closer to motorised-bikes with pedal assistance of the motor (the difference being that in one the motor is helping the rider, whislt in the other the rider is helping the motor)?
What are peoples thoughts on this?
John
Thought I'd start a thread on the latest designs to the market and ask a couple of questions/opinions.
Looking at the new Torq Trekking and the Forza, both bikes now come in at over 25Kg and both have front hub motors. How does this effect the bikes ridability when the battery power is gone do people think?
Also of interest to me is the Wisper 905e/905se, and looking at the Forza vs the Wisper, is there much in it between those 2 bikes? The Wisper comes in at 22.6Kg vs the Forza's 26.3Kg, and of course the Wisper has a rear hub motor. How much could these factors effect the ridability of the bike?
With all 3 bikes, and the current trend towards hub motors and all the advantages that they bring with reliability, are trends moving away from 'power-assisted' pedal bikes and closer to motorised-bikes with pedal assistance of the motor (the difference being that in one the motor is helping the rider, whislt in the other the rider is helping the motor)?
What are peoples thoughts on this?
John