Segway Bike

noalox · 02-24-2015, 11:18 AM

http://blog.segway.com/20150224take-...ikes-4569.html

Anyone familiar with this?

Gihgehls · 02-24-2015, 01:18 PM

Paging @JohnM

Gihgehls · 02-24-2015, 01:19 PM

Here is a pdf http://www.segway.com/segway-resourc...ly_cycling.pdf

JohnM · 02-24-2015, 09:27 PM

Old news. Saw this coming nearly a year ago.

http://forums.segwaychat.org/showthread.php?t=32937

Take a clunky bike, put an electric motor on it and its still a clunky bike. I favor conversion kits that retro-fit the bike you probably already own.

noalox · 02-24-2015, 10:23 PM

Geeesh. According to the pdf the bike weighs over 50#'s. Is this normal for an ebike?

JohnM · 02-24-2015, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by noalox

Geeesh. According to the pdf the bike weighs over 50#'s. Is this normal for an ebike?

Motors & batteries are heavy. A Bionx kit (350w, not the skimpy 250w on the Seg bike) can add 15-20 lbs to a bike. Start off with a heavy clunker and 50+ is possible. But mate a quality motor to a good folding bike and it beats a PT on weight, speed and range, plus is compact enough to carry on a bus/train. And half the cost of a PT.
http://youtu.be/6zzbpzIsPgQ?list=UU1...qS4VIEYu7YfPhg

gbrandwood · 02-25-2015, 08:51 AM

I hope the kickstands work...

airdale · 02-25-2015, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by noalox

Geeesh. According to the pdf the bike weighs over 50#'s. Is this normal for an ebike?

Mine weighs 69 lbs....750 watt motor and 51 volt battery....It does 28 mph....I use it on dirt trails...Goes over 30 miles on single charge...The battery and motor are were the weight is....

noalox · 02-25-2015, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by airdale

Mine weighs 69 lbs....750 watt motor and 51 volt battery....It does 28 mph....I use it on dirt trails...Goes over 30 miles on single charge...The battery and motor are were the weight is....

So you treat it as a moped then. I can't imagine pedaling a bike that weighs 69#'s and this must be a different class than the pedal-assist bikes I read about.

airdale · 02-25-2015, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by noalox

So you treat it as a moped then. I can't imagine pedaling a bike that weighs 69#'s and this must be a different class than the pedal-assist bikes I read about.

Well....You try cranking around here at a say a 30 degree angle and its a half mile long, you need the assist...full throttle and peddling...There are times I have a long distance through the desert here....if its high 90 or 100, you cant carry enough water.....No moped could due 1/100th of this off road bike does...

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