Dead simple to use, the Clip offers up to 12 miles of electric range for your bike.
Novel design but I think I’d stick with a traditional conversion kit
Yeah, I’m failing to see how this is preferable to just swapping your rear wheel with a hub motor and calling it a day. You can get a very nice conversion kit and battery from the Usual Scumbags for that kind of money, or if you’re careful you can pay a lot less, and still wind up with a final product with significantly more range and performance.
And, you know, doesn’t look nearly as stupid. Front wheel friction drives are a uniquely terrible solution to the bicycle propulsion problem, and they have been ever since their inception with those nasty two stroke things from the '50’s. Their energy transfer is quite inefficient, and their failure mode when you encounter a hill too steep for the motor is to steadily fuck up your front tire.
The only possible benefit I could see from this is if you plan to regularly swap it between multiple bicycles or perhaps bikes you don’t own, like beach rental bikes or something.
This looks like it would cause horrible driving dynamics due to additional load on the front wheel.
This one seems better in that it’s contained in the front wheel https://electronwheel.com/
At $499 for the Commuter model
Its range is pegged at “up to 12 miles,”
And there’s the deal breaker.
This seems like an interesting alternative to replacing your wheel and mounting a battery somewhere on your frame.
But without any range, it’s not worth the sacrifices in handling and cost.
It’s even worse, the 12 mile range is the explorer model for $599.
The Commuter model offers half the battery capacity, charge time, and range.
The commuter model is more like 6 miles max range.
What the hell is the point? 🤔🤔🤔😂😂😂
I believe they call this sort of thing a solution in search of a problem.
I have one, I like it!
Can you share your experiences with it?
This looks kinda hazardous for pedestrians. Did they take a cue from modern SUVs?
Not in picture: chainsaw attachment front
Just pedal you lazy fucks
Rough, but it makes sense. Instead of electrifying a crappy Walmart bike, people should just spend that money on a decent road bike. Most people have no idea how fast a good mechanical bike can be.
