E-Bike System

[Emaxx_Quebec]

Found this one!




Color: Matte Black
Gearing: 7 speed integrated (14 speed optional)
Weight: 38 kg - 85lbs
Wheelbase: 129 cm - 51 inches
Tire Diameter: 50 cm - 20 inches
Range with 1 Battery: 32 km - 20 miles
Run Time on Street: 1 hour
Run Time Off Road: 1.5 hours
Wheels: Monocoque, Aluminum Axles, Sealed Bearings
Tires: Tubeless 50cm x 20cm - 20" x 8"
Frame: Aluminum Seamless Aircraft Tubing
Suspension Fork: Triple Clamp 8” Adjustable
Motor: 600 Watt Sealed Brushless
Battery Pack: 36 Volt LiPo4, 10 Amp Hour
Frame: 6061- T6 Aircraft Seamless Aluminum Tubing
Fork: Dual Crown Triple Clamp 8" Adjustable Travel
Rear Rack: 8" x 21" Aluminum
Brakes: Hydraulic Disc Brakes
Deraileur: Shimano
Seat: Comfortable Sprung Saddle

[mistercrash]

That thing looks cool. But it starts at $5500. A little too much for me. I'm moving forward with my plan to go ''gasless'' in the near future. We have two cars, a 2007 Toyota Rav4 and a 2004 Toyota Sienna. My work is 2 minutes away from home so we really don't need two cars. So the plan is to get rid of the wife's Rav4 first, it's not that bad on gas but it's suspension is hard and the seats are not comfortable. We traded it in for a fully loaded 2007 Mazda6 GT wagon. About the same gas mileage as the Rav4, maybe a tad more but the ride is much more enjoyable. This car is temporary anyway, we don't plan to keep it more than three years. Hopefully just two. Then we want to sell my Sienna and replace with an electric bike. We are interested in electric cars that are hitting the market and the Chevy Volt looks cool. But it's a brand new model so we thought, let's drive the new Mazda a couple years and let GM fix the bugs out of the Volt and in two years, start shopping for one to replace the Mazda.
So now I need to sell the minivan to get the E-Bike. I am still debating if I go with something that is ready to go like this or a system I can incorporate to a bike of my choice like this.

[mistercrash]

The minivan is sold. I spent all weekend cleaning it up and making it look as new as possible. So I'll soon be riding around on an E-Bike to go to work, laughing at all those people driving those SUVs paying $1.38 per liter.