August 4, 201510 yr Gtech known for their cordless vacuum cleaner, has just launched their first ebike. Notable features are 16kg weight, no gears, no chain but uses carbon belt, and custom bottle battery with builtin controller. Looking at the videos and comments it guess it maybe a torque sensing. It cost £1695 and their are two version, a sports and city, seems a pricey for me but does like good. They have a 14 day trial with free return if someone may like to try it out and report back here on the performance. http://www.gtech.co.uk/ebike.html
August 4, 201510 yr They sent my partner a mail shot as we have their cleaner and she prefers it to her Dyson. I looked at their site it's certainly overpriced and there is not a lot of spec detail ie its battery capacity It seems to have regular bike brakes and I can't see a LCD screen. Price wise seems a very hefty mark up? I doubt if the regular ebike manufacturers will lose sleep over this.
August 4, 201510 yr Their rustless Aluminium sounds pretty advanced . Who writes their blurb and technical stuff ? That battery looks a bit small too , no mention of the aH . I guess my Batribike Folder must be made of the same aluminium , as that hasn`t rusted either in 5 years !!
August 4, 201510 yr Oh look at where the battery is, see how she keeps avoiding it with her knees? Makes me think that putting the bottle battery on the top bar of my womens Riverside 3 is pretty damned low and out of the way compared! The marketing speak is aimed directly at the houswife, simple explanations for the over 30's mum at home.
August 4, 201510 yr Author I found the spec in their pdf manual. Pretty standard spec. Battery capacity pretty low. EBIKE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Battery model 1016A0010 eBike model EB01 Battery 36V 5.6Ah Li-Ion Charging period 3 hours Battery charger output 42V DC 2.0A Weight 16kg Frame 20” Aluminium Motor 36V 250W Rear Hub Range 30 miles Modes - Off, High Power, Low Power Drive Train - Gates Carbon Drive Brakes - Linear Pull Brakes Wheels 700C Aluminium Tyres 700 x 35C Minimum inside leg 73cm (29in) Maximum inside leg 94cm (37in)
August 4, 201510 yr Hmm, I only got as far as 'Electronic bike' before concluding that they don't know what they are talking about. Electronics is about data, information or control. None of those things make a bike go along.
August 8, 201510 yr Nice looking bike though. To most people's eyes it looks like a normal bike. No mention of torque and that battery capacity is disappointing to say the least.
August 8, 201510 yr How often do you have to empty the dust box? Doing the stairs will be murder even with pedal assist.
August 8, 201510 yr Electronics is about data, information or control. None of those things make a bike go along. An electric bike would not do anything without Electronics
August 8, 201510 yr An electric bike would not do anything without Electronics Neither would a modern car. It's still either a Diesel or Petrol car. The electronic element of either vehicle is simply there to control the delivery of power.
August 10, 201510 yr Probably won't be trading the Haibike in for one. Dyson is very innovative and I hope they sell a huge number of them... Quite looking forward to having clean cycle paths. Covered in leaves in Autumn they are. PhilX
August 12, 201510 yr My wife loves her Gtech vacuum cleaner, it's one of the best presents that I bought her:oops: It had the added benefit of relieving back pain when carrying upstairs which has freed her up to perform other chores around the house:) If the bikes were £999, I guess they would clean up:rolleyes:
August 12, 201510 yr or this for £1000 less when you add lights, stand, mudguards plus the eZee's got suspension and double the battery capacity of the Gtech:confused:
August 12, 201510 yr or this for £1000 less, plus its got lights, stand, mudguards, suspension and double the battery capacity of the Gtech:confused: [ATTACH=full]12092[/ATTACH] And with the added bonus of buying from a company who know a thing or two about electric bikes
August 12, 201510 yr I could go on ad nauseam about better buys that the Gtech, but will only add a couple more, this one is £995 and this one is £1495
August 16, 201510 yr Pretty good hatchet job all round. OK so its basic, some people want basic. Oh, and its 100% overpriced, its biggest failing in my view, but it is the only full size real road bike around at 16kg. I also do like the belt drive although accept that this is only possible without deraillieur gears. I would like to know how it manages inclines without gears. does the motor compensate.......Does it need gears or is it a dead duck on medium slopes?
August 19, 201510 yr Pretty good hatchet job all round. OK so its basic, some people want basic. Oh, and its 100% overpriced, its biggest failing in my view, but it is the only full size real road bike around at 16kg. I also do like the belt drive although accept that this is only possible without deraillieur gears. I would like to know how it manages inclines without gears. does the motor compensate.......Does it need gears or is it a dead duck on medium slopes? I have one just now on trial. It's actually v impressive, especially given the low power output and torque. I have tried it alongside a Bergamont and that came off worse - just felt heavy and cumbersome. The g-tech is so much lighter and very easy to ride without any assistance. The carbon chain is slick and it free wheels brilliantly. But it is hugely over priced for the basics and what I think would prove to be a pretty limited battery life. It does cope perfectly well without gears, especially uphill, given it's response to pedal pressure, but I think it's definitely a gentle potterer rather than one for serious cycling of any great distance. It looks good too - simple and uncluttered. If it were less than £1000, I'd buy it, - probably!
August 21, 201510 yr You can buy a number of KTM models for this sort of money, all of them 'knock spots' off the GTech in every respect! Check these out: Macina Cross 9 Ventura Cross 9 Macina Cross 8 (Nexus) Nothing more to say!! Edited August 21, 201510 yr by NY-EBikes
August 21, 201510 yr [ATTACH=full]12167[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]12169[/ATTACH] You can buy a number of KTM models for this sort of money, all of them 'knock spots' off the GTech in every respect! Except weight, efficiency, stealth and probably a lot of other significant characteristics.
August 21, 201510 yr Except weight, efficiency, stealth and probably a lot of other significant charactetistics. Why not do your homework before you reply to posts!?
August 21, 201510 yr Why not do your homework before you reply to posts!? Thats not the way to win new customers!
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