What's going on with cytronex?

[Riverman]

Hi,

Cytronex are a company in Winchester that produce electric bikes and I've been keeping an eye on them keen to see when they're going to release a new model. I'm not sure but I think they have the same models on there that they had almost two years ago. To be fair they have updated the components on one of their models but it's a poor show really. I don't think the prices have changed much lately but there's occasionally been discounts (for eg. Christmas).

Don't get me wrong though, I really love what Cytronex are doing. They produce by far the best looking electric bikes I've ever seen it's a neat idea to make the battery look like a water bottle to fool people into thinking it's a regular bike. You also don't see many electric racers too but that's cytronex's bread and butter.

They also told me when I rang them about a year ago that they were going to release a kit....

I'm still tempted to buy one of these bikes though but I'm just concerned that it's old technology now. What do you think?

Edit: Actually I think the price of this one has dropped by about a grand. Still pricey though. Looks lovely.
http://www.cytronex....kes/caad10.html


http://www.cytronex....persix_old.html

Discounted?

 

[fossyant]

Mr C thought the were too slow. Stopped sales !

 

[Yellow Fang]

They got a good write up by AtoB magazine, especially the single-speed version that is based on the Cannondale Capo. They're one of the few electric bikes to still use NiMH instead of Li-ion. NiMH batteries can't carry as much charge per given weight as Li-ion but they are more reliable over time. Li-ion batteries don't seem to last too well. I've been reading all about it in a book called Electric Bikes. Perhaps Cytronex are struggling with this issue. If Li-ion technology does come good then Cytronex's NiMH batteries are obsolete. If Li-ion continues to be unreliable then perhaps Cytronex has a market. I've been idly pondering buying the Cytronex Capo, but I think what I really want is a moped.

 

[Riverman]

They got a good write up by AtoB magazine, especially the single-speed version that is based on the Cannondale Capo. They're one of the few electric bikes to still use NiMH instead of Li-ion. NiMH batteries can't carry as much charge per given weight as Li-ion but they are more reliable over time. Li-ion batteries don't seem to last too well. I've been reading all about it in a book called Electric Bikes. Perhaps Cytronex are struggling with this issue. If Li-ion technology does come good then Cytronex's NiMH batteries are obsolete. If Li-ion continues to be unreliable then perhaps Cytronex has a market. I've been idly pondering buying the Cytronex Capo, but I think what I really want is a moped.

There's another problem with lithium... there ain't that much of it on planet earth.

 

[Yellow Fang]

Yes, it's strange that. Hydrogen and helium are the most abundant elements in the universe. Lithium is the 3rd element in the periodic table, so you'd think there'd be a lot of that too.

 

[Riverman]

So yeah, not much appears to have changed since. A few new models I think but still no sign of the kit etc.

 

[Riverman]

However much I like the concept of cytronex, and I really do, I can't help but feel like they're flogging a half dead horse. They've said they're going to release a kit for about the last three years. I mean ok they've updated their range slightly but still, has the technology changed?
http://www.cytronex.com/