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General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Vibetrippin on September 13, 2012, 04:06:36 PM

Title: Polaris is busy
Post by: Vibetrippin on September 13, 2012, 04:06:36 PM

http://www.powersportsbusiness.com/top-stories/2012/09/13/polaris-electric-bicycles-unveils-new-line-of-bikes/ (http://www.powersportsbusiness.com/top-stories/2012/09/13/polaris-electric-bicycles-unveils-new-line-of-bikes/)

Looks pretty cool from a commuter standpoint.

Title: Re: Polaris is busy
Post by: Brammofan on September 13, 2012, 04:50:43 PM

Once you've gone electric, you never look back. ;)

Title: Re: Polaris is busy
Post by: 860 on September 13, 2012, 07:31:54 PM

Quote from: Vibetrippin on September 13, 2012, 04:06:36 PM

http://www.powersportsbusiness.com/top-stories/2012/09/13/polaris-electric-bicycles-unveils-new-line-of-bikes/ (http://www.powersportsbusiness.com/top-stories/2012/09/13/polaris-electric-bicycles-unveils-new-line-of-bikes/)

Looks pretty cool from a commuter standpoint.

That system looks a lot like Bosch's center-drive unit they are selling in Europe:

http://www.bosch-ebike.de/en/elemente/drive_unit/drive_unit_.html (http://www.bosch-ebike.de/en/elemente/drive_unit/drive_unit_.html)

This is showing up in all kinds of bikes, for example this spiffy Scott mountain bike:

http://www.scott-sports.com/global/en/products/227805009/bike-e-aspect-920-xl/ (http://www.scott-sports.com/global/en/products/227805009/bike-e-aspect-920-xl/)