eBike News: Trek & BH eRoad, Fazua in US, eBike Pioneers, eMTB Adventures, & More! [VIDEOS]

In this week’s eBike news roundup:

• New Trek Domane+ LT eRoad Bike
• Fazua Officially in North America
• BH Core eRoad & eGravel Bikes
• eBike Pioneers & Champions
• 5 eMTB Adventure Tours
• Participate in eBike Study
• Uber Invests More in eBikes
• And Much More!

New eBikes & eBike Systems

Trek Domane+ LT eRoad

Trek just launched their new Domane+ LT eRoad bike with the Fazua system.

This bike features a carbon fiber frame and fork, Shimano Ultegra components with hydraulic disc brakes, and the Fazua mid-drive system with pedal assist up to 20 mph. 

It is priced at $6,499.99.

The 10.1 pound Fazua drivepack includes the battery and 250 watt motor that is fully removable from the bike to convert it to a traditional bike.  

The Fazua control pad and battery level display is built into the top tube of the frame. 

Here’s a video from Trek for an overview of the new Domane+ LT: 

Here is more info on the new Trek Domane+.

Fazua in North America 

Fazua teased us in 2019 with their lightweight and fully removable drive system and now for 2020 they are officially setting up shop in the US and Canada.

Fazua’s CEO Fabian Reuter: “The start of sales in the US and Canada is an important milestone. The team has done everything in its power to carry Fazua’s hallmark beyond the borders of Europe. Not at least the excellent cooperation with customers and partners makes it possible to excite more and more people in these markets with a new eBike category.”

There are more than 40 eBike companies in the European market that use the Fazua system and the North American market is Fazua’s next frontier. 

The Trek Domane+ was one of the latest eBikes to launch with the Fazua system and you will also see Fazua powered eBikes from Pinarello, Look, Fantic, Bulls, Budnitz, Cairn and Cube in North America. 

QBP is the service partner in North America and they will be providing dealer training and spare parts. 

“Fazua is very fortunate to have QBP as a service partner for the North American market. Thanks to many years of experience and a pronounced service mentality, QBP is a perfect solution for us and our customers,” says Fazua Head of Service Oliver Piesch

Learn more about the Fazua system here. 

And here is the full testing and review of the Logo FS10 with the Fazua system.

BH Core eRoad & eGravel Bikes

BH just launched their Core line of eRoad and eGravel bikes with an internal frame battery and mid-drive motor.

The 540 Wh lithium battery is housed in the downtube of the frame for central weight distribution and a very clean look.

They state that their drive system provides 165km (103 miles) of range and that the battery can be charged to 80% in 1.5 hours. 

The mid-drive motor is 250 watts with 65 Nm of torque and they claim it only weighs 5.5 pounds.

BH also states that the motor is very quiet and does not generate any friction above the max assist of 25 km/h. 

The motor allows for a single or double chainring configuration and it has fairly narrow 163mm Q factor (distance between the crank arms) “which optimises the cyclist’s performance, efficiency and ergonomics.”

This is the Core Race 1.4 eRoad bike with aluminum frame, carbon fork, and mostly Shimano 105 componentry.  

 

The Core Race 1.2 has a similar component set up but has a flat handlebar for a more upright position. 

Here is more info on the new BH Core eBike lineup.

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LEVA eBike Pioneers & Champions

The Light Electric Vehicle Association recognizes these people as pioneers in the world electric bike industry.

Their contributions, as well as the work of many others that we hope to add to this list in the future, made today’s ebike industry possible. 

Nominations to this list can be sent to [email protected] 

E-Bike Pioneers and Champions
Last Name	First Name	Comments
Allen	Richard	President, e-z Pedaler, Early USA Brand
Ayrton	William	E-Trike 1882 London
Benjamin	Ed	Founder and Chairman of the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA)
Bolton	Ogden	1895 US Patent 552271 for battery powered bicycle. Ohio
Boyle	Hal	Founder & CEO Triad Eco Adventures
Bricklin	Malcolm	Co-Founder of EV Warrior
Brusch	Susanne	Founder and Managing Director of Pedelec Adventures
Carranza	Miguel	CEO Legend E Bikes
Costello	Maurine	Co-Founder and General Manager of Organic Transit
Cotter	Rob	Co-Founder and CEO of Organic Transit
Currie	Malcolm	Founder of EV Warrior and Currie Technologies
Desmond	Kevin	Book author on LEVs’ E-Bikes, E-Motorcycles
DiCostanzo	Don	Co-Founder of Pedego Electric Bikes
Dubre	Jean-Yves	Founder of BionX
Evans	Ross	Founder and President Xtracycle
Fleischer	Claus	CEO Bosch eBike Systems
Franklin	Jerry	E-Bike educator. Director Danville VA Community College.
Fritz	Michael	Early Ebike Engineer,
Gardner	Fulton	E-Trike US patent 473,871 1892 Chicago
Gerhardt	Don	Founder of LEVA Technician Training
Gillespie	Ryan	Founder Sol-Mobil
Gingl	Manfred	CEO Bionx International
Goodenough	John	2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize for lithium-ion batteries
He	Sunny	Co-Founder of Bafang
Wang	Qinghua	Co-Founder of Bafang
Hu	Dennis	LEVA-EU Director for China Affairs
Iacocca	Lee	Founder of EV Global Motors in 1996
Kaplan	Rob	VP Currie Technologies / Accell NA
Kraft	Jason	CEO Electric Bike Technologies
Kuropchak	Sid	Light Electric Vehicle Association Executive Director (LEVA)
Lemire-Elmore	Justin	Founder and CEO of Grin Technologies. Inventor of Cycle Analyst.
Libby	Hosea	1897 US Patent 596272 for bicycle electric motor in crankshaft
MacMartin	Neil	Founder Free Flow Technologies
Martin	Jack	E-Bike educator. Founder EAA-TEVA Chapter.
Means	Rob	Early Internet Directory, Retailer,
Morchin	William	Author. Electric Bicycles. ISBN-13 978-0-471-67419-1.
Munjal	Naveen	Managing Director Hero Electric
Neupert	Hannes	Chairman extra Energy,
Oman	Henry	Author. Electric Bicycles. ISBN-13 978-0-471-67419-1.
Pahwa	Onkay	Managing Director Avon Cycles Limited
Perry	John	E-Trike 1882 London
Pizzi	Larry	President Currie Technologies / Accell NA
Porsche	Ferdinand	Electric wheel hub motor 1903
Prebus	Pete	Founder of www.electricbikereport.com
Puello	Felix	E-Bike executive various companies. Haibike, Winora
Puello	Susanne	E-Bike executive various companies. Haibike, Winora
Reckenzaun	Antony	E-Trike 1883 Vienna Exhibition
Roberts	Rob	Writer www.electrobike.com Moniker “SpinningMagnets”
Roetynck	Annick	EU Manager Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA-EU)
Rye	Court	Founder of www.ElectricBikeReview.com
Schnepf	John	1899 US Patent 627066 for friction wheel drive electric bicycle
Sherry	Terry	Co-Founder of Pedego Electric Bikes
Sinclair	Clive	British inventor who devloped the Sinclair C5 E-Trike and E-Bikes
Slinn	Matthew	Author. Build Your Own Electric Bicycle. ISBN-978-0-07-160621-9.
Smith	Mark	Electrical, computer & E-Bike engineer
Sosin	Wayne	President, Worksman Cycles
Steffens	Mathew	1898 US Patent 613752 for electric bike with belt on wheel
Toll	Micah	Author. E-Bike, LEV books
Trouve	Gustave	E-Trike 1881 France
Turner	Jim	Founder and CEO of Optibike
Wasko	Claudia	Bosch executive
Weinert	Johnathan	Bosch-Gates Marketing / PHD in Ebikes
Whittingham	Stanley	2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize for lithium-ion batteries
Yoshino	Akira	2019 Nobel Chemistry Prize for lithium-ion batteries
Cherry	Chris	University of Tennessee, / PHD in Ebikes
Jamerson	Frank	Author and publisher of Electric bike Reports 1994-2019
Ma	Guilong	Professor at Tsinghua University, Retired
Ma	Zhongchao	Chairman of China Bicycle Association, Retired
Wang	Qinghua	Co Founder Bafang Motor Company
Kutter	Michael	Founder of Dolphin and creator of European EPAC paradigm
Fisher	Gary	Founder of Fisher Mountain Bike and Ebike Advocate
Wei	Wei	eCycleElectric, China
Chen	Jean	Early China Ebike entrepreneur
Ho	Chien-Wei	Taiwan Motor Developer
Chien	Percy	Fairly Bike Manufacturing, First ebike maker in Taiwan
Yue	Mr.	Shanghai Cycle Association, National Bicycle Information Center

Want to Contribute to E-bike Research – There’s an App for That!

Researchers at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Portland State University, University of Pittsburgh, and Bosch E-Bike Systems want your help to conduct e-bike research and it looks as simple as downloading and setting up an app on your smartphone. 

They have received funding from the National Science Foundation to measure real-world travel behavior and assess the sustainability impacts of those choices. 

They say ‘Current practices of tracking e-bike data rely on memory recall and self-reporting from the user. Our approach will instead leverage smartphones to conduct ad-hoc travel surveys to supplement passive data collection and, using machine learning algorithms, create the largest and richest dataset to support the growth of e-bike use as a transportation option.’

More details of this eBike study here.

eMTB Adventure Tours

H+I Adventures announced 5 new eMTB tours for 2020.

“We recognized early on that e-mountain biking is different from traditional mountain biking and could not just be ‘bolted on’ to our existing adventures without compromise,” said Euan Wilson, CEO of H+I Adventures. “We wanted to take time to learn as much as we could about e-mountain bikes, E-MTB riders and travel by E-MTB, and we’ve designed these new tours to allow riders to join the next ‘e-volution’ of mountain bike travel.”

H+I Adventures’ new E-MTB tour destinations include:

• E-MTB Safari of Namibia: Pedal across vast plains and sand dunes, spotting zebra, kudu and oryx, and connecting with local communities along the way. Twelve-day departures available Aug. 9 and Oct. 4, 2020, starting at $5,075/£3,500 per person based on double occupancy.
• E-MTB Tour in Croatia: Journey from the lush green interior of Istria to quiet coastal singletrack and the piercing blue waters of the Adriatic Sea. Eight-day departures available May 17, June 21 and Aug. 29, 2020, starting at $3,698/£2,550 per person based on double occupancy.
• E-MTB Tour in Switzerland: Put the seamless Swiss transport system to use accessing backcountry riding and flow trails in the beautiful Graubünden region. Eight-day departures available July 11, Aug. 22 and Sept. 19, 2020, starting at $3,988/£2,750 per person based on double occupancy.
• E-MTB Tour in Slovenia: Become immersed in Slovenia, Austria and Italy while riding from the Julian Alps to the shimmering Adriatic Sea. Eight-day departures available July 11, Aug. 15 and Sept. 13, 2020, starting at $3,263/£2,250 per person based on double occupancy.
• E-MTB Tour in Spain: Circumnavigate Andalucía’s Sierra Nevada from white-washed mountain villages to desert badlands and historic Granada, enjoying local cheeses, jamon and red wine. Eight-day departures available May 9, Sept. 26 and Oct. 24, 2020, starting $2,828/£1,950 at per person based on double occupancy.

Here is a video from the scenes from Namibia:

eMTB at the Jump Track

Specialized put together this video of Joel Anderson putting the Turbo Kenevo “to work”!

eBike Share

Uber Doubles Down on eBikes

Uber is investing more in its Jump eBike and eScooters for 2020, especially in Europe because of the high amount of use. 

They seem to be happy with how micro mobility works with their core business of ride sharing. 

CNBC has more on this interesting story. 

Stay tuned for more e-bike news and reviews and thanks for reading!

-Pete

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