The closest thing to this that's sold here in the U.S is the BionX system. I am currently running a Stokemonkey system on my Surly Big Dummy and I love it's ability to haul ridiculous amount of stuff and people AND power me up the big hills. That being said, the biggest bottleneck for human electric hybrid vehicles is energy storage, hence the need for better battery technology as well as new tech (à la electromechanical batteries). I'd like to see a RIDE report from one of these bikes, as THAT is what's going to sell me on one. AFAIK, these are not yet available in the U.S.... maybe next year if these ones sell well in Japan? Maybe the guys at the electric bike network should consider this?
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The closest thing to this that's sold here in the U.S is the BionX system. I am currently running a Stokemonkey system on my Surly Big Dummy and I love it's ability to haul ridiculous amount of stuff and people AND power me up the big hills. That being said, the biggest bottleneck for human electric hybrid vehicles is energy storage, hence the need for better battery technology as well as new tech (à la electromechanical batteries). I'd like to see a RIDE report from one of these bikes, as THAT is what's going to sell me on one. AFAIK, these are not yet available in the U.S.... maybe next year if these ones sell well in Japan? Maybe the guys at the electric bike network should consider this?