A startup out of Istanbul, Turkey, known as Tozz Bike is hoping to inject some enjoyable into getting round metropolis streets with a stand-up electric kickbike known as the Pipegun #1 that is impressed by BMX bikes and skateboarding.
“E-mobility products in the market are designed and developed to move people from point A to point B with less consumption of energy and time,” defined Burak Kazar, who based Tozz Bike earlier this 12 months with Emre Kuvvetli. “These are great specifications for commuting and go with the flow – or usually rush – of the city. However most of them are designed to fulfill the requirements and still need some seasoning to be more fun and even offbeat. We removed that secret seasoning from our design cellar and created Pipegun #1.”
The Pipegun #1 – or PG-1 – made its debut on the current Design Week Turkey, and is initially being made as a really restricted manufacturing run of 20. It will are available in two powerpack variants – every constructed round a unadorned chrome steel body and driving on 20-inch Eclat rims wrapped in purple Salt Tracer BMX tires.
The mannequin with a 250-W Bafang hub motor produces 45 Nm (33 lb.ft) of torque, has a prime velocity of 25 km/h (15.5 mph) and is reported succesful of tackling 12-degree inclines. Though the Li-ion battery specifics have not been shared, riders are promised a per-charge vary of as much as 45 km (28 miles).
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The different powerpack possibility comes with a 500-W Bafang motor and greater battery for 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) of torque, a prime velocity of 35 km/h (21.7 mph) and a variety of as much as 60 km (37 miles).
What’s not precisely clear is how the motor works to get you shifting, although the design suggests {that a} rider’s kick enter is amplified in a similar way to the fat-tire Scrooser fairly than merely twisting a throttle to roll off. Elsewhere there is a BMX-style handlebar, disc braking to the rear and funky LED lighting to the entrance of the skateboard-like deck.
That’s about it for the given specs. Pre-orders for this restricted manufacturing run are open now, pricing begins at US$2,100. Shipping is predicted to start out in January.
Source: Tozz Bike