G-Bike are a maker of electric bikes, the bikes can be both peddled or powered by an electric motor to give your journey a boost. Designed to appeal to commuters for urban transportation the electric bikes allow you to cycle as much or a little as you wish, while producing no nasty fumes.
G-Bike have two main models of bike. The chopper electric bike is designed to look more like an average bicycle, specifically a chopper. The 500 watt brushless hub motor provides the bike with a top speed of around 20 mph. The lead-acid 12 Ah 48v battery can be fully charged in around 4 to 6 hours and can provide you with up to 31 miles of use. It can handle a gradient of up to 12%.
The standard electric bike has a design that is similar to that of a scooter. The bike uses the same 500w brushless hub motor but uses a 20Ah 48v sealed lead acid battery. This allows it to be able to provide a top speed of 20 mph, and can provide a range of use between 35 and 42 miles depending on conditions. The battery requires 4 – 8 hours to fully charge. Due to the bike having a scooter like design this model has additions like shock absorbers, mirrors and a comfortable seat.
Both models can either be peddled or powered from the electric motor. This allows you to use the motor to help assist you in cycling, to help with hills, or for longer journeys. The motor also allows you to have a burst of increased speed when required, for example to allow you to move out of another vehicles way quickly when needed.
The makers believe it takes only around 20 cents worth of electricity to fully power the bikes batteries helping to make the bikes an affordable way to take trips that are perhaps a bit too far for leg power alone. Ideally it would be best to charge the bikes from a eco-friendly electricity source but for those that lack that ability the electric bikes would still usually be a better alternative for the environment than taking a form of diesel or petrol powered transportation.
Source: G-Bike