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Posted by wiradikusuma 4 days ago

Asus Bike Booster(www.asus.com)
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windsweptabove 4 hours ago|
Cycling product announcement as we enter the last two weeks of summer, LOL.
calvinmorrison 15 hours ago||
They aint new. I had one that was driven by a honda gx35 4 stroke

there was another company named "bee" something that did these (gas as well 2 stroke)

and many early scooters, conversions, that all followed the friction style

d--b 15 hours ago||
some bike vendor told me that the biggest problem with regular to ebike conversion was that regular bike frames were not strong enough to support the additional forces that the electric bike imposed. And it was why the ebikes were much heavier than regular bikes.

Does anyone know if that’s true and if that applies to conversions like this one?

analog31 13 hours ago||
It's less of an issue for this device. The reason is that the motor is further from the axle than a hub motor would be. Thus, there's less force on the frame for a given amount of torque.
mkl 12 hours ago||
A lot of extra force when slowing down from faster speeds though, no matter where the motor is added.
analog31 2 hours ago|||
Brakes handle this already. Rim brakes are attached to the frame above the wheel.
happosai 12 hours ago|||
Not a lot of extra force.

About 5% more weight you need to slow down (80kg rider + 10kg bike + 4kg motor + battery)

NegativeLatency 15 hours ago|||
Depends on the bike and motor combo. Something like a mountain bike from the last 20 years would be fine, but I wouldn’t try and put one on like a road bike from the 70s or something. Basically anything that’s well built sturdy steel is going to be ok with the common sub kilowatt motors, but there are like crazy ones that will output considerably more power than that.

Also that’s going to be more applicable with a mid drive or a hub motor than something like this.

theendisney 14 hours ago|||
Interesting point. That might be the only thing this thing has going for it self. The angle of force is perfect even for the most fragile frame.
justsomehnguy 15 hours ago||
Weight

3.7 kg (including battery)

boesboes 8 hours ago||
This might be the dumbest thing I've seen this.. well.. week tbh. Don't you guys have mud guards?
uwagar 15 hours ago||
i have a folding cycle and a fat bike. my only two devices still analog and keep me reasonably fit. i dont wanna e-bike them. but if i wanna long distance, this could be nice.
lostlogin 15 hours ago|
It only gives a boost for 50km.
uwagar 7 hours ago||
then charge how many hours?
leemailll 9 hours ago||
disappointed to see no tire brand listed as a partner or sponsor
convolvatron 3 hours ago||
not really interested in this weird thing, but does anyone know what kind of bike is in the top picture? steel frame, machined brake calipers, really looks very attractive and light for a commuter.
singpolyma3 16 hours ago||
lol. A friction drive in current year?
akarshhegde18 9 hours ago|
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