Tonaro Enduro arrived

[steveindenmark]

Just a quick post to let you all know that my Tonaro Enduro arrived in Denmark today. The first to enter the country.

10 minutes after opening the box I was pedalling down the road.

There were a couple of issues that I will not mention at the moment as I have just e-mailed Phil and I am sure we will sort the problems out.

The first thing I did was to change the seat the bike came with. Luckily my road bike seat post and Brooks saddle is a direct swap. I then changed the lucky bag pedals it came with for a set of Shimano SPD pedals which flip over to be normal pedals.

I took a 20 minute ride and breezed up 2 hills that I find tough on my road bike and so I am looking forward to reporting on a few rides and giving my opinion of the bike over the next few weeks.

Here are a couple of photos just in case you have not seen this bike.

Steve

 

[flecc]

Looks good Steve, I hope you get years of enjoyment from it. The Tonaros are spreading so fast they're in danger of getting the status of a disease!

 

[jerrysimon]

Looks good. I must admit to being intrigued by these drives assuming it is the same as the motor details I posted here .

As stated we are all looking forward to a full review in due course

Regards

Jerry

 

[tillson]

Good luck with the bike Steve. I'm very interested to hear more about these machines, they seem to be very popular. Please keep us updated with your progress.

 

[PennyFarthing]

Enjoy and report back.

 

[steveindenmark]

Looks good. I must admit to being intrigued by these drives assuming it is the same as the motor details I posted here .

As stated we are all looking forward to a full review in due course

Regards

Jerry

It is exactly the same Jerry. The bike on the video is the Bighit which is a little over 2kg heavier than the Enduro but they both have the same power unit.

Steve

 

[trex]

Hello Steve, how easy is it to climb hills with the Tonaro? do you have to help it with pedalling?

 

[steveindenmark]

Hi Trex,

I only got the bike yesterday and have not got used to it yet but I did ride 2 hills that I usually battle up with my road bike. I am quite fit and did pedal up in the lightest assist and it was a doddle to what I usually endure.

I only had 3 lights left on the battery when I got it out of the box so I did not want to tax it too much.

I am sure it would have got up the hills with just the throttle but they are steep, long hills. I think on any electric bike that if you rely totally on the throttle and not pedalling at all that the battery will drain quite quickly. I prefer the term " Pedal assist bikes" as opposed to "Electric bikes" and electric bike to me is a scooter that runs on batteries and not petrol.

I have bought mine for my 40km round trip commute to work in an undulating area. The Enduro allows me to shut the power on and off at the handlebar and I will be using it with and without electric assist during my commute. My first trip is tomorrow.

On my road bike I usually make the trip in about 50-55 minutes but it is a hard training sessiion. My aim is not to be too much slower but to expend a lot less energy and to admire the scenery a bit more.

Steve

 

[jerrysimon]

It is exactly the same Jerry. The bike on the video is the Bighit which is a little over 2kg heavier than the Enduro but they both have the same power unit.

Steve

Thanks Steve I appreciate that the bikes in the first video I posted but it was the drive arrangement that I was questioning. As I understand from the forum member vhfman in the other post the motor although the same, has a different drive arrangement i.e. their is an enclosed gear box on the two bikes, unlike the kit (shown in the other videos) which has a seperate chain between a cog/sprocket on the motor to another cog/sprocket on the end of the crank spindle. In the kit the main chain ring then seems to cover all this up ?

Regards

Jerry

 

[scarrabri]

Hi Steve ,beautiful bike,and i know how pleased you must be,because i have the Tonaro Bighit ,and she is sweet to run,and very stylish,enjoy my friend ,very best wishes Brian.