New Brose electric drive system

[Cycleops]

This looks interesting, a new drive system claimed to be whisper quiet with belt drive;
https://electrek.co/2019/07/03/brose-mid-drive-and-battery-system-electric-bike/

 

[Sharky]

I gather that a new EU law is in effect, requiring a fake noise to be generated for e-cars traveling at less than 12mph.
Won't be long before a similar law comes into effect for e-bikes, which generates a puffing and panting sound with random creaks.

 

[Slick]

I gather that a new EU law is in effect, requiring a fake noise to be generated for e-cars traveling at less than 12mph.
Won't be long before a similar law comes into effect for e-bikes, which generates a puffing and panting sound with random creaks.

 

[raleighnut]

I gather that a new EU law is in effect, requiring a fake noise to be generated for e-cars traveling at less than 12mph.
Won't be long before a similar law comes into effect for e-bikes, which generates a puffing and panting sound with random creaks.

View: https://youtu.be/cfyC6NJqt2o

 

[Mart44]

My Scott e-bike has a Brose motor. Perhaps not the exact motor shown in the page linked to because the bike is a year old now. However, the bike itself is the same shape as the one shown in the page with the battery being integrated into the frame. I don't know whether this is the best motor/system to have but I find it does the job very well (up to 16 MPH) and doesn't make any appreciable noise.

I had to return the bike to the shop a couple of times because of a battery charging problem. The battery took no notice of the charger being plugged in and wouldn't charge at all. A bit of trial and error was needed (resetting - turning off and on) to get it to charge. The problem was eventually cured by a firmware upgrade and it has been no trouble ever since.

I'm well pleased with the bike all in all.

 

[aldus]

View: https://youtu.be/cfyC6NJqt2o

Did a swallow carry those coconut shells? Asking for a friend... :P

 

[cosmicbike]

Did a swallow carry those coconut shells? Asking for a friend... :P

I believe so, a European one mind, not African. Something to do with dorsal feathers....

 

[aldus]

I believe so, a European one mind, not African. Something to do with dorsal feathers....

Ah, yes... the Schwalbe Marathon I supposed... lovely bird, the Schwalbe Marathon... we see them a lot around here in Leipzig... :P

 

[rualexander]

This looks interesting, a new drive system claimed to be whisper quiet with belt drive;
https://electrek.co/2019/07/03/brose-mid-drive-and-battery-system-electric-bike/

The 'whisper quietness' and belt drive of Brose motors is not new, they've been making them for a while now.
My friend has a Specialized Turbo Levo e-mtb with a Brose motor, and it is virtually silent, even on smooth tarmac you can't really hear it riding alongside it.

 

[aldus]

The 'whisper quietness' and belt drive of Brose motors is not new, they've been making them for a while now.
My friend has a Specialized Turbo Levo e-mtb with a Brose motor, and it is virtually silent, even on smooth tarmac you can't really hear it riding alongside it.

Yeah, I wish those Gates belt drives didn't add so much to the cost; I've been looking at some of the e-folders that use them here and they charge a premium for them. And they even make the Bosch systems quieter!

 

[rualexander]

Yeah, I wish those Gates belt drives didn't add so much to the cost; I've been looking at some of the e-folders that use them here and they charge a premium for them. And they even make the Bosch systems quieter!

Not talking about Gates belt drives here in this thread but rather the internal belt drive in Brose mid-mount ebike motors.

View: https://youtu.be/hBL7g22Pj18