New Crank Units for 2014 - News from Eddie

[flecc]

Eddie0 has sent me this following link announcing new smaller crank drive units from Bosch, Panasonic and TranzX, and new batteries from Bosch:

English Translation link

Original German link

 

[melspea]

Good to know that eddieo is still around and still interested in the electric bike scene Flecc. He could get on his high horse at times but the forum seems a poorer place since he and the Indy guy got the push.

I can't ever remember reading anything so bad from either of those guys but they have been gone a while now and I'd like to see them back even on a sort of probationary period. Whatever happened to the sticks and stones story?

Melissa

 

[jackhandy]

Good to know that eddieo is still around and still interested in the electric bike scene Flecc. He could get on his high horse at times but the forum seems a poorer place since he and the Indy guy got the push.

I can't ever remember reading anything so bad from either of those guys but they have been gone a while now and I'd like to see them back even on a sort of probationary period. Whatever happened to the sticks and stones story?

Melissa

Absolutely - Eddieo used to drive me nuts, but I miss the guy: The forum's becoming far too staid.

 

[flecc]

Eddie and I keep in touch and he's a valuable source for this German information.

Here's Eddie's tip for the one to watch:

"still think MPF the one to watch...steel gears, multiple chainwheels, 12 Ah battery. and 5.1 drive coming out to replace 5.0".

 

[shemozzle999]

Only problem with the Austrian MPF is your tied into a propriety frame and pricing, also why would you want noisy metal gears for 250W?

His prompting has found an answer to another thread though - can you buy a mid drive carbon fibre bike - god knows how much it would be - 4000euros :

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://pedelec-elektro-fahrrad.de/news/leaos-neues-carbon-urban-e-bike-aus-italien/&prev=/search?q=http://pedelec-elektro-fahrrad.de/news/leaos-neues-carbon-urban-e-bike-aus-italien/&biw=1440&bih=737

 

[Blew it]

The MPF powered machine I rode a couple of years ago was surprisingly quiet, certainly no louder than a Bosch powered machine on its highest assist setting. Power delivery on the MPF is very smooth, with the torque characteristics of a gas turbine. The reason being the very high armature speed of the motor, so high in fact, it requires a multi-stage reduction gear-train to the pedal shaft.

I should mention, that machine was unrestricted, delivering a raw 70 Nm through the chain....and it didn't half shift!!

The problem is, The only bike currently available with the MPF drive is the carbon framed Elom C29er X-cross...at a whopping 5,490 Euros. Much as I would like an MPF powered machine, I'm not paying silly money like that.

Now, if the Ave XH-7 was powered by MPF instead of Bosch, I would buy one tomorrow.

 

[flecc]

Only problem with the Austrian MPF is your tied into a propriety frame and pricing, also why would you want noisy metal gears for 250W?

Eddie has responded to your post with confirmation of what Blew it says, plus a recommendation for you:

"it has a sealed for life engine within an oil bath I think and not noisy..but I havent tried one yet have seen videos and no noise then. Tell shemozzle the Leos a very stylish granny bike...this is the one!

E-LOM - E-LOM 29er Carbon E-Bike "

 

[shemozzle999]

That reply does not surprise me, I would not expect anything different from eddieo

 

[BAH48]

A cheaper MPF drive.

http://www.orangebc.com/media/files_public/xpysectlfo/eSpire_datenblatt_Pure25.pdf

 

[BAH48]

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