The Copenhagen Wheel

[awol]

BBC News - US company reinvents wheel to make bikes electric

 

[Geebee]

Existing thread http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/5179-copenhagen-wheel-what-do-you-think.html

 

[jackhandy]

Has someone on here got shares in this Danish jobbie?

It seems to be popping up all over the place

 

[Geebee]

It's being hammered all over the internet, all the tech blogs at first an now sneaking into more mainstream.

 

[trex]

what's good about it? it's not cheaper than the 8-Fun kit, it does not take your cassette or freewheel, it cannot have a throttle, it's ugly looking, it's easily nickable, it's got the wrong weight distribution and by the way, if you forget or lose your phone, your bike is locked.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

I think that there's a lot of clever marketing going on.Plus some directed rumour-mongering. Real information is very sketchy.I heard 48v,then I heard 20 18650 cells in it, which would be 6 aH max at 36V. Then I heard that it can be re-programmed for 57 km/H, but how long will the battery last like that?Whatever the truth, I'm sure that it'll be a suitable solution for some people. I just hope that it'll be reliable and come in colours other than orange.