The perfect pedestrian travelling companion has to be the bicycle. And ElectroBike have made a much more favourable option for those bike sceptics by making a range of electric bikes that are both compact and have their own motors.
AIR-33 can charge in 2 hours and weighs just 15.2 kg
Usually, electric bikes aren’t the go-to utility that they’re known for mostly because they either have to be charged separately, or they aren’t easily available and also that they can be a bit bulky. The AIR-33 by ElectroBike is the best mix of electric plus manual – meaning that it will work on a battery as well as manually pedalled by the user. It’s fully weather-proof too, so rainy days won’t tarnish that bike-ride.
The AIR-33 is a foldable bike and weighs in at 15 kg – not bad for a cycle with a motor in it. It can be carried around, for the most part when traversing through staircases or just showing off to people that this bike is electric and can be folded. There are a few modes on offer with the AIR-33. One is a hybrid setting that lets users get some power assistance from the battery while they pedal, a mode without assisted pedalling and a third mode that allows the bike to go fully electric. The speed will top at just 26 km/h that will go up to 32 km/h on the higher end model.
The electric bike boasts a ultra light frame alloy with two step folding mechanism
Of course, bikers can control how much of assistance they really want by a useful gauge they can control on the handlebar offering up to six levels of assistance. There’s a throttle for pedal free riding as well as a seven speed gear-shifter. And that’s about it. The AIR-33 isn’t the only bike that the company is offering. There are different styles suited for cycling enthusiasts and mountain-bikers. Some of them have suspensions along with a bigger motor and a bigger price-tag to boot.
These bikes don’t come cheap at all. But the company is putting their AIR-33 bike in the forefront of its campaign. For those in the market right now, they’ll sell it for $799, which is the early-bird offering. Once it releases in 2017, it’ll retail for $2,099. What this bike has going for itself is that it’s very light – lighter than its competitors – the Peugeot eF01 and almost as light as the Xiaomi MiQicycle.
The AIR-33 started off as a Kickstarter campaign and has almost reached its funding goal of $75,000 and should be reaching it in a few days at this rate.
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