Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The new Swissebike model is here


Attack the battle of the bulge and climate change at the same time, simply by getting out of your car and biking on a SwisseByke.

Other benefits of of using an Swissebike include less smog, fewer deaths from car crashes, less osteoporosis, and less depression (since exercise stimulates those feel-good endorphins).

Monday, November 2, 2009

If Cities start to use the Swissebike sharing program, it could take some cars off the road.

If Cities start to use the Swissebike sharing program, it could take some cars off the road.

It would also put Geneva among the first cities in the country with a way for people to borrow an electric bicycle. Several cities are running pilot programs on electric bicycle-sharing, and Paris has about 200,000 bikes in its program for short-term rentals with a very successful plan. The objective of SwisseBike is to convince Swiss Cities to be the first one offering electric bicycles as alternative transportation. Getting people out of their cars is a top priority as it would reduce traffic jams, cut parking costs and inconvenience, lessen dependence on foreign oil and reduce the city's carbon footprint. Contrary to scooters or electric cars, which both require licensing and registration electric bicycles don't require any licensing, insurance or registration, as long as they keep below a certain speed.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Swissebike - the next generation of electric bikes is here







electric bikes used to be ugly, heavy and poorly engineered. In a word, clunky. But now a new generation of advanced swiss electric bikes has hit the streets.

The last generation of e-bikes were often poorly-designed lumps of steel with motors and batteries bolted on. They basically sucked. Even worse, trying to pick up one of these monstrously overweight machines might lead to a journey in a different sort of motor-powered vehicle - an ambulance, perhaps. Something wasn't right.



Electric cycle manufacturers in Swistzerland were among the first to tackle the problem of building better electric bikes.

L'avenir est dans le vélo à assistance électrique.


L'avenir est dans le vélo à assistance électrique. Nul besoin d'être sportif pour cela. Équipé d'un moteur électrique de 250 watts, c'est le vélo qui fait l'effort. Une fois le cycliste en selle, le boîtier, enfermé dans le pédalier, repère la force créée sur la pédale et en reproduit une de la même intensité.

Swissebike - Nouvelle technologie, Velo électrique haut de gamme






* Procure une sensation bionique.
* Équilibre les différents niveaux de cyclistes (couples et amis) et leur permet de rouler ensemble.
* Assure de rouler de plus grandes distances sans vous épuiser.
* Ajoute à votre poussée et couvre vos points morts.
* Sert d’entraînement pour les plus rapides grâce au mode génératif.
* S’utilise comme exerciseur santé intérieur et extérieur.
* Procure la sensation de rouler avec un vélo super léger (le mode 2 annule le poids du vélo)
* Son moteur roue générateur est silencieux et sans entretien.
* Léger, il se transporte facilement.
* S’installe sur VOTRE vélo.
* Sa batterie peut être aussi rechargée en pédalant ou en freinant.
* Permet de défier les côtes, le vent et même un cycliste plus rapide.
* Constitue un excellent moyen de transport pour le travail.