Who rides a Cytronex ?

[Mike63]

Hi...I'm looking to buy a new bike.
I had decided that one of the most important considerations was proximity to where I live.
...this'd put Freego (25 miles) at the top of my list.

I have however, long fancied a lightweight Cytronex and I have been reccomended
(by Cytronex) a Cytronex Powered GT Transeo 4.0... weight 19kg. (£1390 delivered)
I am assured (by Cytronex) that should I choose to ride it without power, It would ride just as easily as an ordinary bike of the same weight.
...this's more than I can say for my existing ebike which rides great under power but is impossible , for me, to ride without power.

Being able to ride without power would be a big advantage to me as on many occasions I would be able to leave the battery at home saving me carrying or worrying about it.

Unfortunately Winchester the home of Cytronex is over 200 miles from me making visiting an impracticality.
...another downside is that the Cytronex only has a 1 year warranty...Freego has 2.

....anybody help me with any views / opinions etc. ....many thanks...Mike

 

[Electrifying Cycles]

Really like Cytronex, not had the chance to ride one though. One key thing to consider is the range you require. They are nice bikes but do not have a large range so this is worth considering. I know there are some people on here with those bikes so they could give you a good idea of range.

If you are looking for light bikes both 3E and Fastforward are a similar weight. Regarding warranty I always recommend people look at bikes with at least two years on the battery.

Good luck
DW

 

[flecc]

Certainly the Cytronex is the most free running of all the production e-bikes I know of. We have a number of Cytronex owners who regularly and in some cases even mostly ride with the power off, and the bikes are designed with that in mind. Owners have reported ranges in this forum of up up to 38 miles on that tiny battery with moderate hills, but most commonly the range is reported as about 20/22 miles.

One owner bought his and at first tried to ride it in normal e-bike fashion and got only 12 miles range doing that, so from that you'll know that most ride without power quite a lot.

The three secrets of the Cytronex ability are the very free running Tongxin Nano motor, very light overall weight and being built into bikes which are very good road machines in the first place.

 

[Croxden]

Look on Electric Bike reviews, greyhound_dog_1 does a good review.

 

[Mike63]

Thanks people...interesting stuff.

I found the review by greyhound_dog_1 very informative indeed, he certainly tells it like it is.
He tells of a few problems which are easily corrected if you live close to Winchester, not so easy if , like me, you're a 450 mile round trip away,......he's not really done many miles yet either.

I have ridden a total of 5000 miles on 2 Urban Mover UM44 USprite's in 30 months with never a minutes bother....only 1 puncture since fitting Marathon Plus tyres.

....what to do ? I used to be indecisive but I just don't know anymore

...thanks again....Mike

 

[Croxden]

I also had a Cytronex on top of my list but greyhound_dog_1's report had it slipping down. Like you, they are a long way off from me and no one else close to.
I now favour a BH-Emotion Neo 29er. The more I look at the reviews the better it seems.
Onbike.co.uk are to mail me when their demo is returned from the Telegraph so I can give it a spin. They seem to be more robust than the Cytronex and very well built.

 

[TobyAnscombe]

Coming up to 450miles on mine (Transeo 1.0) - no problems to report other than some scrote nicking my saddle and switching to winter (half studded) tires.

Forgot to charge the battery last week and cycled home - including some reasonable hills; both steep and continuous long grades which I doubt I could do on most other bikes.

Put it this way; it can haul 20+ stone of me up a hill at 8mph with a bit of input from me (400m in 1 mile), its light enough that I can carry it in and out of the house easily, doesnt look like an ebike which means it gets left alone at the station where I leave it and I can ride it with no power.

Whats not to like? Still think its worth the trip to try it - it was just over 200mile round trip for me but I wanted to know before I parted with money...

 

[amigafan2003]

Build your own

http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/9442-new-build.html

Buy a very good base bike, get a Goldant motor or Q100, some Lipo batteries (or the a Li-Ion bottle battery if you don't fancy playing with lipos), a cheap $25 controller invest some time and imagination and you're away.