NEC Cycle Show 2017: Wisper e-MTBs, Swytch & other highlights

[Wisper Bikes]

Post Brexit if we dont have access to EN15194 will we fall back onto old UK e-bike specs (200 watts!!!),just a thought???
KudosDave

And that was 200W max not nominal! Uggggg. I would imagine though we will simply adopt the EU reg.

 

[Crockers]

Any way back on topic....what were the highlights of your visits to the NEC ?

 

[The Bear]

Any way back on topic....what were the highlights of your visits to the NEC ?

Probably the guy on the Bosch stand being totally ignorant and unhelpful towards me, to the point I walked away in anger and followed it up with an official complaint to Bosch.

 

[greyfox69]

On topic, my highlights were trying out the new continental bike and the wisper hardtail with the steps motor, as a bosch cx rider i couldn't really tell the difference between the two ?

 

[Crockers]

What was the continental bike like?

 

[topographer]

We all need to be sensible or as I say we put ourselves in danger of losing this dispensation.

I don't like the word dispensation being used for this...like it's a special case. It's simply one of the laws.

 

[topographer]

And that was 200W max not nominal!

I didn't realise it was the max. Bloody hell, dark ages...

 

[greyfox69]

Sorry crockers early to bed early to rise and all that s@@t
The continental bike looked really smart and rode very smoothly with it's automatic gears it was effortless, maybe i was so surprised because it is the first time I have ridden a bike without derailieur gear shift since the good old days of sturmey archer 3 speed, ( or in my case single speed when the toggle chain snapped due to total lack of care and misuse)
I thought the build quality was excellent, I just wished I had spent longer riding it around the small test track.
I would definitely like to give one a road test, and probably will when they become available.
Hope this helps