tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post5775118699974540166..comments2023-11-02T04:23:00.400-06:00Comments on Cyclelicious: Sanyo Eneloop Bicycle ReviewYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-81991990453413281002010-07-08T09:41:50.836-06:002010-07-08T09:41:50.836-06:00The Sanyo Eneloop electric bike is quickly turning...The Sanyo Eneloop electric bike is quickly turning into one of our best selling electric bikes. Sanyo has just dropped retail pricing to below $2k and $1700 on the entry level <a href="http://www.nycewheels.com/sanyo-eneloop-electric-bike.html" rel="nofollow">Sanyo eneloop electric bike</a><br /><br />We do have a lot of simpler technology throttled bikes as we had for the past 10 years but the consumer is growing up and understands how a lightweight, efficient pedelec bike makes a lot of sense. A lot of our test-riders choose the Eneloop electric bike after trying out different systems.<br /><br />A pedelec has tons of advantages over a throttled bike but if you are into (moped-like) heavier electric bikes than an <a href="http://www.nycewheels.com/ezee-all-electric-bikes.html" rel="nofollow">eZeebike</a> or A2B Metro might do the trick.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505536674484263587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-8624162152315447062010-01-10T15:23:55.364-07:002010-01-10T15:23:55.364-07:00Terry, drop me a note.Terry, <a href="http://www.cyclelicio.us/contact/" rel="nofollow">drop me a note</a>.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-9738557139400430282010-01-09T22:53:47.856-07:002010-01-09T22:53:47.856-07:00Yokota,
We are looking into Sea Otter. Do you thi...Yokota,<br />We are looking into Sea Otter. Do you think that this would be a good market to show electric bikes?Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783761216621726151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-38946613290360551112010-01-09T17:58:50.060-07:002010-01-09T17:58:50.060-07:00@Meli: Yeah, butterflies. :-)
@Terry: I'm sk...@Meli: Yeah, butterflies. :-) <br /><br />@Terry: I'm skeptical of regen myself, but I have yet to measure the actual range with regen enabled. I was planning to today but got busy with other things. The throttle bikes I've tried (e.g. A2B, Currie) are a lot of fun but I feel like I'm 'cheating,' but I'm also not the target demographic for those types of bikes. Any chance Pedego will be at Sea Otter or any other west coast consumer event? If not, I'll look for you in September in Vegas.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-38015549362637674032010-01-09T15:56:10.770-07:002010-01-09T15:56:10.770-07:00i just tremendously love those butterflies, what c...i just tremendously love those butterflies, what can I say :DMELI.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01871688353021351859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-79850932633373398222010-01-09T10:45:47.265-07:002010-01-09T10:45:47.265-07:00Yokota,
I am a co-owner of Pedego Electric Bikes (...Yokota,<br />I am a co-owner of Pedego Electric Bikes (www.pedego.com). We started out as an e-bike retail store selling Currie and whatever else was out there but got so frustrated with the quality, customer service of the manufacturers, lack of power (250 watts is not quite enough for the US crowd), speed, etc that we decided to design and build our own electric bike specifically for the US market. At the reatil store, we had customers bring us pedal assist bikes back asking us to convert to throttle. I have never seen anyone not buy an electric bike because it has a throttle but can give you countless instances where people have not bought an electric bike because of the pedal assist.<br /><br />PS The regen aspect on electric bikes is mostly sizzle and no steak. Since the battery can only accept a small amount of power at one time, most of the amps generated are restricted from getting into the battery. The amount of charge actually put into the battery is negligible and not worth the expense of the electronics involved. If you were able to extend your range on the bike by even 2%, I would be surprised. Our testing has shown that it makes no difference at all. It is completely marketing hype.<br /><br />Did you use the regen feature on your ride through the hills and do you think that it added anything to your distance?Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783761216621726151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-41922753613178698612010-01-08T21:27:52.850-07:002010-01-08T21:27:52.850-07:00I suspect you're right, Terry. Can you give so...I suspect you're right, Terry. Can you give some more insight on this? Are you with an ebike shop?Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-43433003297405827902010-01-08T19:45:51.573-07:002010-01-08T19:45:51.573-07:00Our experience is that the US consumer does not wa...Our experience is that the US consumer does not want pedal assist but instead wants throttle activated so that they are in complete control of the power going to the motor. What are everyone's opinions?Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12783761216621726151noreply@blogger.com