April 24, 20188 yr Here is the final design for our new Wisper Wolverine, our full carbon road bike with the new Fazua motor. Tooling is now underway, the bike will be available in 4 sizes. The electronic Shimano Ultegra R8070 Di2 Disc Groupset is amazing and completes our latest offering. The Wisper Wolverine will be available in early, 2019 we will finalise the price very soon but expect it to be in the region of £5,750 - £6,000 with full carbon kit and carbon wheels. The Wisper Wolverine will weigh in at about 12kg with motor and battery, the motor and battery can be removed as one, leaving a 7.5kg road bike with absolutely no motor drag at all. Yes it's like floating on air! On a separate note, the Pineapple folding bike tooling will be finished this week and our first container of carbon eMTBs will arrive next month. All good! All the best, David Edited April 24, 20188 yr by Wisper Bikes
April 24, 20188 yr oh my! Not been a roadie since I sold my last Carlton in the 80's but that is a handsome looking bike
April 24, 20188 yr Great machine David, a real eye opener among e-bikes. Is it going to be only a UK/EU legal pedelec or derestrictable for the US and similar markets? .
April 24, 20188 yr Author Hi Tony, thanks! We are very proud of the bike. Jeremy our ex Team GB rider has spent a lot of time on it. The version we are using in the UK is 250W but we can program to 400W for the US. We will be showing it at Eurobike and will be aiming at the European market first. All the best, David Edited April 24, 20188 yr by Wisper Bikes
April 24, 20188 yr That’s a really nice bike. I don’t know anything about the motor, battery & how it all integrates, but it looks and reads great.
April 24, 20188 yr Author Hi Tilson, thanks! Full details here..... https://fazua.com/en/ All the best, David Edited April 24, 20188 yr by Wisper Bikes
April 24, 20188 yr Looks really stunning. Will you be looking at doing an alloy version with mudguards etc for touring ??
April 25, 20188 yr Author Really good looking bike David, and that drive system looks very impressive. Thanks Pete, we fell in love with it. All the best, David
April 25, 20188 yr Author Looks really stunning. Will you be looking at doing an alloy version with mudguards etc for touring ?? Hi Crockers, thank you. Yes we will. It will have a less expensive group set, alloy frame and wheels with the facility to fit mudguards. A lot more affordable too. All the best, David Edited April 25, 20188 yr by Wisper Bikes
April 26, 20187 yr Looks good. Are you planning to offer various configurations of wheels, groupset, etc. A mechanical groupset and some good alloy wheels would drop the price by a few hundred? Any plans to offer a single ring up front, or do you think the roadies are wedded to double chainsets....?
April 26, 20187 yr Author Hi Kwozzymodo, You have read our minds! All our Wisper Pro products will next year be available as frame sets. That is to say frame and motor system with battery (and forks in the case of the Wisper Wolverine road bike). This means, as you say, the choice of group set, wheels, bars etc etc and suspension forks on Wolf and Wildcat mountain bikes, can be chosen and fitted by our customers. We haven’t announced this officially yet. It would be interesting to get some feedback? All the best, David Edited April 26, 20187 yr by Wisper Bikes
April 26, 20187 yr please correct me if I am wrong but the Fazua motor appears to have no sensor attached to the bottom bracket? no rotational pedal sensor, no torque sensor, no speed sensor that I could see?
April 26, 20187 yr Author Hi Woosh, good question, thanks for asking. There is a double sided torque sensor and speed sensor with CAN connectivity to remote accessories all engineered into the very clever bottom bracket. All the best, David
April 26, 20187 yr thanks for letting me know. I did find the connector in one of their youtube videos a little while after posting. They don't save much weight on motor (1.91kgs) + gearbox (1.31kgs) = 3.22kgs compared to the 2.9kg Bosch Active Line drive unit. The clever bit is to remove both motor and battery when not needed. How useful it is? I don't know but it looks a beauty!
April 26, 20187 yr Author Good point, however they are completely different motors, this can be removed in a few seconds to convert the bike to a 7.5kg road bike. Absolute genius! All the best, David
April 26, 20187 yr David Don't get me wrong as this isn't a criticism but a question. Firstly I think its a stunner, but at that price I find it hard to see your target market. A roadie will spend that on his road bike. Would he want an ebike? I doubt it Would someone of my age want one - yes - for its aesthetic looks . But at my age I need to sit upright. And at my age practicality takes over .So no its not for me So it brings me back to what is your target market. I'm sure you have done extensive market research amongst your dealers . I still think it looks lovely and will be a great ambassador for the Wisper band. But for the mainstay market, and with your commitment with Shimano, a bike along the lines of the Sven bike would fit your stable and generate more sales and profits . All imho and meant in a positive manner.
April 26, 20187 yr Author David Don't get me wrong as this isn't a criticism but a question. Firstly I think its a stunner, but at that price I find it hard to see your target market. A roadie will spend that on his road bike. Would he want an ebike? I doubt it Would someone of my age want one - yes - for its aesthetic looks . But at my age I need to sit upright. And at my age practicality takes over .So no its not for me So it brings me back to what is your target market. I'm sure you have done extensive market research amongst your dealers . I still think it looks lovely and will be a great ambassador for the Wisper band. But for the mainstay market, and with your commitment with Shimano, a bike along the lines of the Sven bike would fit your stable and generate more sales and profits . All imho and meant in a positive manner. Hi Crockers, thanks for your kind words! Of course, it’s not a massive market. In fact it’s very niche. There are club riders that can’t keep up with the peleton anymore but still want to ride at the weekend with their mates. These guys are used to spending thousands on a bike so £6000 will probably be in thier price range. The bike is meant for fit people who need help on the hills. The unit will climb the bike about 1500 meters. It can be used for training, then competition when the motor has been removed. All the best David. Edited April 26, 20187 yr by Wisper Bikes
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