http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/-_-;;]]>Aug 2nd 2008 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/
Why do you need a car? I thought you could just walk everywhere.

Obviously, a car makes it a lot easier to go long distances.

Understand? Same concept at work here.

Electric bikes are not a new thing in Japan. There are many of them out there.]]>Aug 1st 2008 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/
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The line for "too strong" is that if more than half of the propulsion power at any given time comes from the motor, then it's no longer a bicycle. Therefore, Japanese electric assisted bicycles are VERY smart to begin with, constantly monitoring the pedaling power and adjusting the motor output to be slightly less than your leg.

So this probably is a minor adjustment in that algorithm...]]>Aug 1st 2008 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/


TETSUO!!!!!!!!




meh so sue me i get carried away when i hear electric bike :)]]>Aug 1st 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/
Some of us have bad knees or simply aren't as young as we used to be.
Some of us have lots of hills on our daily commute.
Some of us just want to get to our workplace without being all sweaty & smelly.
Some of us just enjoy riding for pleasure.
Some of us need a motorized vehicle that requires no insurance or gasoline.
Some of us want a motorized bike, but want to legally ride sidewalks/bike paths.
Some of want the ability to go 20 miles without being an athlete.
Some of us want an environmentally-friendly motorized vehicle.
Some of us need a motorized vehicle that we can park in an apartment.
Some of us just refuse to ride the bus.
Some of us need an extra vehicle that can be easily transported on vacations.

And so on...

I go up hills, long distances, and make it to work in about the same time as I do in a car. I pay for no gasoline. I pay for no insurance. I don't have to be on the road, stuck in traffic (or blocking it), and I arrive to work without being a sweaty mess, and the trip causes no pollution.

How much have you spent to get to work this summer? I haven't purchased gasoline since April.

(For the record, I do have a car. I just don't need to drive it all the time thanks to my e-bike.)]]>Aug 1st 2008 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 1st 2008 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 16th 2008 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/yamahas-pas-brace-electric-bike-gets-smart-maybe-too-smart/Aug 26th 2008 6:51PM