There are always many e-bike crowdfunding campaigns looking for backers, not a few of which, it has to be said, sound too good to be true – ‘hubless’ and ‘fully self-charging’ e-bikes being just a couple of examples.
However OL+EM’s campaign for a titanium mid-drive uses established tech to produce a unique and very exciting-sounding e-bike – a 28.5lb / 13kg mid-drive with hub gears, lights and a titanium frame. So enticing is the prospect you wonder why it’s taken a lone designer to come up with the idea rather than an established e-bike firm. Yes, titanium welding and 3D printed materials are still exotic – but they are well within the remit of bike firms who want to try their hand at limited editions. Yes, the price tag is high, but even non-titanium e-bikes regularly appear costing many thousands of dollars. It will be fascinating to see how popular OL+EM e-bikes prove to be…
In this week’s e-bike news:
- OL+EM titanium mid-drive crowdfunding
- Gates belt drives new products aim at e-bike market
- SERIAL 1 BASH/MTB is a limited edition single speed emtb
- Orbea launches Keram high quality trekking e-bikes
- Smart lighting pedals from Redshift
- Ride Colorado’s Iron Horse electric style
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