Thank you Kudos 4 Redbridge!

[Woosh]

Many thanks to Dave and all the Kudos team for a really good day.
Weather was good for once, venue brilliant, visitors were great - varied, interesting, motivated with lots of useful comments - and our trade colleagues were fantastic - what a lovely bunch of people.

A big hit - next year is a must, perhaps we can help a bit more with organising , Dave.

Sleep well everyone.

Hatti

 

[Woosh]

More pictures


Chez Woosh:

 

[DCUK6]

Yes, thanks for an amazing afternoon. Really enjoyed testing all the bikes and has given me an idea of what to look for. Perfect weather too.

Well worth the trip.

 

[geostorm]

Jolly good show

Thanks Dave and all for putting up a good show and no hard selling, a good selection of various bikes, i was impressed by some of the bikes, and dissapointed by others, two at least required mechanical adjustments of which were not difficult, personally i found the crank drives didn't impress me much at all. and i still think for all round cycling the Ezee range gets my vote.

WELL DONE CHAPS

 

[Cyclezee]

Anne and I would like to echo Hatti's post, a big thank you to Kudos Dave for his invitation and for organising an excellent event at an equally excellent venue.

Looking forward to Redbridge 2014

It was good to meet a great bunch from the trade, enthusiasts and public in general.

D8veh, really sorry about your finger and hope it doesn't cause too many problems when typing apostrophes ....whatever they might be

Thanks also to D8veh and Saneagle for letting me ride their great converted bikes

 

[Cyclezee]

A couple of photos from today

Russ tries a mean green eZee machine​

Lynda makes Anne gasp, must have been a blonde joke?​

 

[HelenJ]

Many thanks to Dave and all the Kudos team for a really good day.

..and ditto from myself and Russ..thank you.. fantastic to see a really good turn out

 

[Martin@e-bikeshop]

Thanks Kudos Dave for a great event today, great weather too!
Think I may have caught the sun for the first time this year!

Nice turn out, good to meet a lot of you and talk with other exhibitors.
Good to see so many bums on the Haibikes for their first ever outing.
Overall impression very good with one user quoting "defiantly best bike I have ridden today!" (Daves friend with converted carrera mtb, didn't catch your name?)

Also special thanks to Dave for letting me try his 2WD Rocky Mountain! Loved it very different..

Nice for me to try other exhibitors bikes too, looks like this year is going to be another exciting year in the electric bike world.

Also nice to talk to Helen and Russ, thanks for constant up keep of this forum! Gives us all a place to chat and for new users ask opinions. Keep up the good work! Great site!

Regards
Martin

 

[muckymits]

And whats this I hear about the phantom charger swapper...Dave? you must have red ears

 

[jackhandy]

So - what happened to d8veh's digit?
Surely not the dreaded chain-sprocket sandwich?
Clank, clank, squish.....
"Oops I really wish I hadn't done that".

 

[saneagle]

Yes it was the best bike I had ridden today. Fantastic day was had by all. Can't wait until the next meet.

Steve

 

[Kudoscycles]

Thanks to everybody for coming to Redbridge,both testers and exhibitors,everybody entered into the spirit of the day,to make it so enjoyable.
Wow,we were so lucky with the glorious weather,I can't believe I came home with a suntan.
We are all pioneers of a fledgling business and the camaraderie and friendship amongst us made it such a pleasure
Good to meet Dave(D8veh),Lynn,Geostorm,SanEagle,Hatti plus all the other pedelec members and nice to meet Helen and Russ with family,who put so much effort to maintain this excellent forum.
I will definitely book the venue for a similar time next year.
Getting ready for the Manifold Trail event,Wetton Mill Tea Rooms,this coming Saturday-I am advised by Lynn that is not truly 'going up north!'
KudosDave

 

[Deleted member 4366]

I really enjoyed the show today. The best bit, of course, was meeting all the people. Bikewise, for me the star of the show was surprisingly the Gocycle. It's a real masterpiece of technology and engineering. It seemed to be the most powerful by quite a bit, although I didn't get a chance to test it on full power (40 amps at 22v = 1000w). It had electronic gear-changing and a very futuristic LED display that showed speed, gears and power with an array of little red dot LEDS. The power curve was completely configurable from a smart-phone and all electronic data is logged for remote diagnostics. The bike is light, powerful, clean and easily foldable. Every feature is a masterpiece of engineering: wheel removal; enclosed disc brakes; self adjusting chain; etc. It was very simple to ride although the gear-changing is different so it takes a bit of getting used to. No problem if you own the bike.

Another surprise for me was the EZee Torque, which was as powerful as the Bosch, Neo and New Kudos Ariba, but, for me, the most pleasant to ride. I could pedal comfortably at 30mph on the slight downhill part of the track. Everything else about it made it a very user-friendly bike. It looks boring, but delivers everything that you need. I rode one at Presteign a couple of years ago, but it didn't seem as powerful as the present one. If I didn't have a bike and I wanted the best bang-for-buck all-round bike with specially good climbing power. This is now the one I'd choose. If I were strapped for cash, it would be the Woosh Sirocco CD, and If I won the lottery, it'd be the top Haibike. If I had money to spare and wanted a city bike or otherwise short-range bike, the Gocycle wins hands-down.

 

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[dmcgoldrick]

I really enjoyed the show today. The best bit, of course, was meeting all the people. Bikewise, for me the star of the show was surprisingly the Gocycle. It's a real masterpiece of technology and engineering. It seemed to be the most powerful by quite a bit, although I didn't get a chance to test it on full power (40 amps at 22v = 1000w). It had electronic gear-changing and a very futuristic LED display that showed speed, gears and power with an array of little red dot LEDS. The power curve was completely configurable from a smart-phone and all electronic data is logged for remote diagnostics. The bike is light, powerful, clean and easily foldable. Every feature is a masterpiece of engineering: wheel removal; enclosed disc brakes; self adjusting chain; etc. It was very simple to ride although the gear-changing is different so it takes a bit of getting used to. No problem if you own the bike.

Another surprise for me was the EZee Torque, which was as powerful as the Bosch, Neo and New Kudos Ariba, but, for me, the most pleasant to ride. I could pedal comfortably at 30mph on the slight downhill part of the track. Everything else about it made it a very user-friendly bike. It looks boring, but delivers everything that you need. I rode one at Presteign a couple of years ago, but it didn't seem as powerful as the present one. If I didn't have a bike and I wanted the best bang-for-buck all-round bike with specially good climbing power. This is now the one I'd choose. If I were strapped for cash, it would be the Woosh Sirocco CD, and If I won the lottery, it'd be the top Haibike. If I had money to spare and wanted a city bike or otherwise short-range bike, the Gocycle wins hands-down.

very interesting.......noting climbing power reference
first choice..... hub motor (1.5k) , but top of range haibike crank if funds allow (4k) would be first ....what about the other haibikes (2.7k etc) v the ezee ?
gocycle interesting choice for town.......converted 'e' brompton based on their folding properties would be a better bet for city commuters in my opinion.....

another rider comments that crank bikes not what he expected.........

will be very interesting to see what other people report back ........

regards

 

[Scimitar]

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Nice to see a couple of hot pieces.
That's a Kanger, isn't it?

 

[trex]

I really enjoyed the show today. The best bit, of course, was meeting all the people. Bikewise, for me the star of the show was surprisingly the Gocycle. It's a real masterpiece of technology and engineering. It seemed to be the most powerful by quite a bit, although I didn't get a chance to test it on full power (40 amps at 22v = 1000w). It had electronic gear-changing and a very futuristic LED display that showed speed, gears and power with an array of little red dot LEDS. The power curve was completely configurable from a smart-phone and all electronic data is logged for remote diagnostics. The bike is light, powerful, clean and easily foldable. Every feature is a masterpiece of engineering: wheel removal; enclosed disc brakes; self adjusting chain; etc. It was very simple to ride although the gear-changing is different so it takes a bit of getting used to. No problem if you own the bike.

Another surprise for me was the EZee Torque, which was as powerful as the Bosch, Neo and New Kudos Ariba, but, for me, the most pleasant to ride. I could pedal comfortably at 30mph on the slight downhill part of the track. Everything else about it made it a very user-friendly bike. It looks boring, but delivers everything that you need. I rode one at Presteign a couple of years ago, but it didn't seem as powerful as the present one. If I didn't have a bike and I wanted the best bang-for-buck all-round bike with specially good climbing power. This is now the one I'd choose. If I were strapped for cash, it would be the Woosh Sirocco CD, and If I won the lottery, it'd be the top Haibike. If I had money to spare and wanted a city bike or otherwise short-range bike, the Gocycle wins hands-down.

The GoCycle looks like something that you'd get if you put both Sir Clive Sinclair and James Dyson in the same team.

 

[ajb9]

the show was great. tried all the step through,s and for me the top one was the cyclezee sprint.
if i wanted another bike that would be the one, the kudos and woosh bike,s i tried were very good to. thanks kudos dave for arranging the show, and also cyclezee and hatti(woosh) and not least funckylyn. alan

 

[Deleted member 4366]

The GoCycle looks like something that you'd get if you put both Sir Clive Sinclair and James Dyson in the same team.

Don't under-estimate it. It's been designed from a clean sheet, so that every part and system does what it should very well. Nearly everything is different. You couldn't take it to a bike shop to be fixed because the only normal bike parts are the pedals and brake levers. That's one of the reasons it functions so much better. If the price was £1500, they would take a massive share of the market.

very interesting.......noting climbing power reference
first choice..... hub motor (1.5k) , but top of range haibike crank if funds allow (4k) would be first ....what about the other haibikes (2.7k etc) v the ezee ?
gocycle interesting choice for town.......converted 'e' brompton based on their folding properties would be a better bet for city commuters in my opinion.....

another rider comments that crank bikes not what he expected.........

will be very interesting to see what other people report back ........

regards

The performance of all the Bosch-motored bikes is similar, so you choose the one with the style of bike and components that you want.

The Ezee Torq on the hills of the circuit, one of which was fairly steep, required about the same pedal effort as the Bosch-motored bikes, however, power delivery was much smoother and more predictable. If you rode all the bikes with blinkers so you couldn't see which one you were riding, the Ezee was for me the nicest.

A converted Dahon can't hold a light to the Gocycle for city commuting. When you try one, you'll see what I mean. Every feature of the Gocycle makes it more practical. Maybe it doesn't fold quite as tight, but still small enough to take on public transport.

 

[dmcgoldrick]

Don't under-estimate it. It's been designed from a clean sheet, so that every part and system does what it should very well. Nearly everything is different. You couldn't take it to a bike shop to be fixed because the only normal bike parts are the pedals and brake levers. That's one of the reasons it functions so much better. If the price was £1500, they would take a massive share of the market.




The performance of all the Bosch-motored bikes is similar, so you choose the one with the style of bike and components that you want.

The Ezee Torq on the hills of the circuit, one of which was fairly steep, required about the same pedal effort as the Bosch-motored bikes, however, power delivery was much smoother and more predictable. If you rode all the bikes with blinkers so you couldn't see which one you were riding, the Ezee was for me the nicest.

A converted Dahon can't hold a light to the Gocycle for city commuting. When you try one, you'll see what I mean. Every feature of the Gocycle makes it more practical. Maybe it doesn't fold quite as tight, but still small enough to take on public transport.

no idea about a dahon.....i mentioned brompton which folds small in 10 seconds so this is clearly a huge advantage to a commuter using buses and trains as part of journey. the gocycle looks like a dismantle job...both wheels being removed ? so what are all the other features which make the gocycle so good ?
the brompton is the best folding bike available for commuting in cities. there is no disagreement about this in the cycling world. with a small lightweight e assist motor it becomes the best e assist folding bike. maybe the new version gocycle is the second best........the earlier gocycles were not very good at all when i tried them couple of years ago and servicing/parts replacement is a specialist job.(ie very expensive and not for the local bike shop)
regards