Electric power-assist bike from Japan
Hey, don’t knock it ’till you have tried it.
Carbon Fiber and Folding Bike, Here’s Sanyo’s Latest Eneloop Bike
akihabaranews.com — 2009-07-24 13:04:00
The reason why I say, ‘don’t knock it ’till you have tried it’ is that these power assist bikes are kind of amazing. Parts of Tokyo are very hilly but the when I have peddled uphill in a power-assist bike the hills just vanish. The power assist is also invaluable to keep up with and surpass Tokyo’s heavy traffic. I have regularly maintained a 47 kpm (30 mph) speed without breaking into a sweat in Tokyo’s tropical heat (great for going to summer business meetings not being covered in sweat).
Last March, the 3Yen reported on the eariler version of the lithium battery electric bicycle in Japanese govern’t office to have a solar bicycles for official use. Now, Sanyo is offering an upscale $6,000+ USD upgrade to their Eneloop line. This electric hybrid bicycle, the “CY-SPK227 eneloop” is a sports-type featuring a super-lightweight carbon composite bicycle frame that absorbs vibration Sanyo will start selling it (only in Japan) in October for 627,900 yen ($6,600 USD).
Read more about this bike in wacky machine translation of the Sanyo website.
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July 25th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
This seems to be a Japan Inc. directive to get away for autos and to move to electric bikes for urban trips.