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VanMoof Electrified S — An electric bike that looks and feels nothing like one
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Want to sell more bikes? Show a demo of this cruising up Filbert Street in San Francisco 😅
@chadwhitaker Or riding up the world's steepest street, conveniently located in @ow's homeland: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bald... 📐🚲
@chadwhitaker Yeah I live at the top of 28th and the only thing that I've found that'll do it under $5k is a https://lunacycle.com/bafang-bbs...
@chadwhitaker just found/hunted an electric bike that mashes hills in SF, you might be into it: https://www.producthunt.com/post...
When you think about the internet of things, do you ever think about your bike?? VanMoof is an innovative Dutch (what else) bike brand and this is their prime product! My buddy @ow is their Digital Director, take it away!
@orliesaurus 18KG - I was carrying it up and down stairs in New York daily :)
@csaba_kissi @ow that's very good for an electric bike - definitely going to keep an eye out for y'all
@ourielohayon That's right, it's pedal assist. If you could do it by holding a button it's classified as a vehicle instead.
Didnt this bike exist already for a while now? Love their bikes though. Thinking of buying maybe the Smartbike but not sure yet (because of price).
@dereckbreuning yes, a few months, but we're finally out of the pre-order phase so you can get one right away! We preferred to wait to post, so that people didn't have to wait ages to get one :).
Slick @ow! I love the ground up approach and the placement of the controls/screen underneath the handle bars. What was one aspect of the digital design that you were able to completely change or rethink that people would not expect from a smart bike?
If anyone is looking for a comprehensive review on the Electrified S, please check out my take on it here: http://www.twohumansliving.com/2...
I've yet to try an electric bike, so I haven't got to that "aha!" moment for these, but in terms of beauty, simplicity and functionality, the Van Moof team seem to be nailing it. I'd definitely like to give one of these a go, and can see them as super useful for longer commutes.
My personal hope is that many cities become more bicycle focussed and less car focussed. London for example, I'd love to see it transformed into a bikers paradise. There's progress being made, but hopefully with innovations like this it'll help chip away at the idea that we should be driving around cities.
@fredrivett Heck yeah! If you're ever in New York, swing by our store and we'll get you set up for a test ride.
I really really like this bike! The thing I'm afraid of is that I need to park it at Amsterdam CS every day, other people tend to be not so nice for their neighbours when grabbing/placing their own bikes. And is it resistant against always being outside, the older models tended to get a bit too rusty after a while?
@ernstmul Totally with you on that - we are pretty rough on bikes here in Amsterdam. The Electrified has a much more resilient paint job, and a lot of incremental improvements to the frame we've been making over the years, so it's much hardier than ever before :)
@ow Probably would be better than Top Gear! (also you should 100% do this, so long as it's avoiding cobbled streets!!!)
I have a black Electrified S for 6 months after selling my car and it's my only "vehicle". Design is great, engine and electrical part also works good until now. It turns heads when I'm commuting. The price is fair considering what is offered. Just changed 2 things: pedals (plastic ones provided are not really good and bell. I would expect more updates to the app namely the ability to record milage/kilometres driven. Keep up the good work!
@leite_joaopedro thanks for your feedback, João! We're working really hard on the app and have some nice stuff coming up. It's still a new product and we're getting moving pretty quickly – trust me, we want to get updates out as fast as we can. Touch Unlock and parking location just shipped, and more to come soon. :)
@ow Hi Owen. Touch Unlock I'm already using. But parking location did not see anywhere. Coming on the next update?
@leite_joaopedro Ah yes - parking location is coming to iOS soon, we just launched it on Android.
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