eZeebike announces new high end electric bike options including NuVinci gear hub

eZeebike has offered some never before seen options to their flagship ebike, the eZeebike Torq. The following high end goodies can now be stacked onto the Torq:

NuVinci Continuously Variable Planetary Hub gear system. Follow link for discussion in Sydney Cyclist. Benefits include 360% gear range which beats the Shimano Nexus 8 and Alfine 8, both at 306%, but not the soon to arrive Shimano Alfine 11 speed. It's a completely innovative 'gear shifting' meaning you don't go through discrete gears by clicking through, giving you access to all gear ratios in the spectrum and never missing a gear. It shares the benefit common to hub gears - no derailleur to get knocked around and the completely sealed unit means less maintenance. Amongst the hub gear systems it is heavier than the others, however, weight in the right proportions does not cause a problem on electric bicycles. Hub gears are fantastic but don't discount the ebikes that sport the humble derailleur such as the standard eZeebike Torq. Derailleurs have a bigger gear range and are lighter than hub gears and also make taking the back wheel off your bicycle a very easy task.

Cycle Analyst factory installed onto the eZeebike Torq. What is it? It's the world leader in ebike performance monitoring, right on your handlebar. Shows you how much power you're using, how much battery is remaining (accurately!), battery voltage, bike speed, energy efficiency readings and much more. These babies retail for USD120 not including installation. When we get something installed at the factory level it's always at a better price and installed for you in a neat and professional manner.

The 'Easy Assist Factor' (EAF) dial is installed, in conjunction with pedal assistance. This is a great and simple way to have variable pedal assistance on your handlebar without complex, space-taking electronics or little buttons you can't push with gloves on and little screens to stare at instead of keeping your eyes on the road. It's a good development for the eZeebikes, as it overcomes one of their main disadvantages compared to the Wisper Bikes - that you have to always use a hand throttle even when pedal assistance mode is activated.

Hydraulic disc brakes front and rear - but you still get to keep the ebrake motor cut off option in the levers, thanks to Tektro. Hydraulic disc brakes offer superior braking power to cable disc brakes as it makes both brake pads active. Cable versions push one brake pad into the disc rotor which is thus pushed into the other brake pad. Therefore, cables systems never have a perfect grip onto the rotor. Hydraulic systems pull both brake pads at the same time together and squeeze the disc rotor - the way you would imagine it should work!

This super duper eZeebike Torq will probably cost around $900 more than the standard Torq, taking the retail price up to $3200. We are still confirming if that will include the 14Ah battery option or the standard 10Ah battery. We'd like to gauge the interest in the public before ordering quantities of these electric bikes. Please comment below if this sounds like the kind of ebike you think we should get. We will probably get at least one for demonstration purposes but your comments will help us forecast how many to order.