Opinions Please!

[bowserman]

Hi all,

Has anyone heard of this brand and have an opinion on the bikes compared with Woosh?
https://comingsoon.a20go.com/threephase-ebikes?fbclid=IwAR2hujOOe5US-Qtt-8vXEFHfY8RmrIr_Dy88Po-rBefZEXAygNymfFmMhoU

I already own a Woosh Camino that I am more than happy with, but my friend is looking at this for his first bike.

Any opinions, good or bad from members who are far more knowledgeable than I am will be greatly received.

 

[sjpt]

I haven't heard of that brand, but a few fairly general comments. Always risks with INDIEGOGO; that bike isn't even launched yet, goodness knows when you will get it. Looks fairly standard parts so should be easy to maintain; possible issue may be the that battery is difficult to replace in a few years time.

They say 'Duties and import tax included'. Strictly, I don't think VAT is either a duty or an import tax; double-check on that. Also check possible delivery charges; including delivery extras for handling the import forms (even if the import duty is itself paid).

 

[vfr400]

Both versions look pretty good value.

As said, the only problem is when it will be delivered. These sort of things can go on forever. The last thing I ordered from a crowd funding scheme was supposed to be delivered in 3 months, but actually took 18 months. The Swytch kit had delays at start up, and so did the Copenhagen wheel. What happened to that? I haven't seen or heard anything about it for ages.

 

[Deleted member 33385]

Vapourware is everywhere on crowdfunding websites.

I wonder if this will ever make it to market, this time? Q1 2021? Unlikely:

https://www.grantsinclair.com/en/e-bike/iris-silver.html

 

[Deleted member 33385]

Hi all,

Has anyone heard of this brand and have an opinion on the bikes compared with Woosh?
https://comingsoon.a20go.com/threephase-ebikes?fbclid=IwAR2hujOOe5US-Qtt-8vXEFHfY8RmrIr_Dy88Po-rBefZEXAygNymfFmMhoU

I already own a Woosh Camino that I am more than happy with, but my friend is looking at this for his first bike.

Any opinions, good or bad from members who are far more knowledgeable than I am will be greatly received.

The price looks great - but they are stingy with battery capacity, presumably to keep costs down. Crowdfunding websites are full of failures. Why not wait until their product actually manifests, and then pay the non "early bird" price for relative certainty?

 

[Nealh]

My crowd funded Revos took about 6 months once the required initial amount was raise, the early bird price is the draw for buying but as with most, teething issues or revisions soon come abut there after as feed back is gained.

 

[Deleted member 33385]

My crowd funded Revos took about 6 months once the required initial amount was raise, the early bird price is the draw for buying but as with most teething issues or revisions soon come abut there after as feed back is gained.

...and somethimes there is bitter disappointment at downgraded specs:

https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/13/planet_computers_astro_slide_downgrade/

 

[PP100]

Hi all,

Has anyone heard of this brand and have an opinion on the bikes compared with Woosh?
https://comingsoon.a20go.com/threephase-ebikes?fbclid=IwAR2hujOOe5US-Qtt-8vXEFHfY8RmrIr_Dy88Po-rBefZEXAygNymfFmMhoU

I already own a Woosh Camino that I am more than happy with, but my friend is looking at this for his first bike.

Any opinions, good or bad from members who are far more knowledgeable than I am will be greatly received.

Might help if they knew how to spell "Pedal"

it even has a throttle to make it easy for you to just step on and go, perfect for if you don’t want to peddle.

One of my bugbears...specially on a so called specialist site that should know better.

 

[Deleted member 33385]

Might help if they knew how to spell "Pedal"

Well spotted! Lol, I skipped read that bit and went straight to the specs- perhaps "Peddle" is a Freudian slip? They should never have skimped on retaining the services of a proofreader... Basic spellcheck isn't enough!

 

[Laser Man]

Coming from Holland and with only 6 gears, I wouldn't expect too much in the way of hill climbing ability for the 250W version.