http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/ 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/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 8:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
BTW, how much of a weakling you have to be to need an electric bike? OK, if you are 70 years old than you may appreciate it.]]>Feb 27th 2010 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Of course there are also cheaper e-bikes, and if you think the Europeans buy a lot of e-bikes you should look at sales in China where these things sell by the millions and millions. ]]>Feb 28th 2010 6:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
I don't think the intended customer (septagenarian and above) cares much for such activities. ]]>Feb 27th 2010 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
If it kills you you probably had it coming.

(And, uh. Try to keep up?)]]>Feb 27th 2010 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/it's not my thing, but i believe they are actually for commuters who don't want to change out of sweaty clothes when they get where they're going. in an affluent city like san francisco with lots of hills and little parking, i can see this selling.]]>Feb 27th 2010 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
At that price point what they need to do is an electric scooter which can be pedal assisted for extended autonomy,]]>Feb 27th 2010 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
Electric assist bikes have been around for a very long time in the United States and at much cheaper prices than what is advertised for that POS.

I take it many of you don't have children or else you would have seen the adult e-bikes at Toys-R-US.

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3030730&CAWELAID=164083380


Only $399. ]]>Feb 27th 2010 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
or this one from walmart:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11988713&findingMethod=rr]]>Feb 27th 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
You can't buy a bike for that price. At least not a highclass one.]]>Feb 27th 2010 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/You can buy a used supersport liter bike for that price.]]>Feb 27th 2010 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
You can buy a 125cc or even a 250 cc motorbike (Not only scooters) for that price that can get you to everywhere the bycicle can (and more, you can travel further and with a passenger) only that faster and more comfortably.]]>Feb 27th 2010 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
2010 Scattante CFR Pro Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Road Bike - Platinum Series 8,999$

2010 Scattante CFR Team Dura-Ace 7900 Road Bike - Platinum Series 5,499$

I know you can buy crappy chinese motorcykles for that price. You can even get a car, Tata Nano, for the price of 2 bikes but its all relative. There's cheap crap, and then there's not so cheap not so crappy products.]]>Feb 27th 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
Only thing left to do is put a ban on breathing, or maybe you can all just exhale into bottles and ship them to Poland. :p]]>Feb 27th 2010 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
So?

This Khalkoff is not a race bike, just a modest mean of transportation.

You've got plenty of scooters by Honda and Yamaha under 3,000$ that are more functional. Apparently, you don't have the 125 cc version of the Honda CB , Suzuki TU or Yamaha YBR series in your market but for less than 4000$ yor get the 250 cc models. Of course cheaper Korean models (Daelim, Hyosung) are nothing to spit on.



]]>Feb 27th 2010 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
The CO2 is no more than riding a regular bike.

@think before you act

I hope so, it'd be a lonely transition otherwise.]]>Feb 27th 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/That would be the likely choice for most Americans.]]>Feb 27th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
Agreed. Although this type of bike would be beneficial for people living in hilly areas and who don't possess any climbing abilities. Climbing on a bike uses different muscle groups than riding on flat ground, so most non-enthusiasts probably aren't very good at it.]]>Feb 27th 2010 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Give me a frickin' break. The VAST majority of people DO NOT spend more than a few hundred bucks for a bike. Certainly, there are many who will spend up to a thousand for a nice bike. The amount a people that will spend more money for a high class bike then most people spend for a used car, however, is so tiny that it's not even worth mentioning. Don't get me wrong, I'm a woodworker and I believe in buying the best tools I can afford, but I'm in the vast minority.]]>Feb 27th 2010 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/I do enjoy the fact that the engadget editors are comprised of mostly hipsters.
It doesn't surprise me.
With Envy on the Coast being displayed on every PMP they review and whatnot.

This bike being exciting to them doesn't surprise me. They need a way to get between work and their hip studio apartments filled with the latest gadgetry and this is clearly a godsend..

That being said I live in the hipster capital of the world. Portland, Oregon.]]>Feb 27th 2010 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
You can buy a motorcycle for $500.]]>Feb 27th 2010 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
I can hire someone to happily pedal me around in a rickshaw for 2 years in a country like India or Bangladesh for that! And definitely in the case of Bangladesh I'd be paying well above the average monthly wage too.]]>Feb 27th 2010 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/
"Too expensive"

"For lazy, fat, spoiled jerks who don't want to sweat."

Engadget doesn't seem to be impressed enough to post this, or perhaps already have:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/EZIP-Coastline-Men-s-Electric-Bicycle/12528127

Lead acid batts are pretty cheap, so you can make a cheaper e-bike with them, however, much like computing, the smaller/lighter the batts (while holding as much energy) more expensive.

Perhaps there is someone out there who has bad leg joints, or some kind of genetic muscular atrophy that can use this.

You could by an ICE motorcycle with it? Then do so. This, however, defeats the purpose of increased personal mobility without using gas.]]>Feb 27th 2010 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/27/kalkhoff-s-pedal-assist-electric-bicycles-now-available-in-north/Feb 27th 2010 10:43PM