BionX Bad Boy Ultra Electric Motor Powered Bicycle

Cannondale Bad Boy Ultra equiped with BionX PL-350 36V Li-Ion battery + brushless rear-hub electric motor system. Four assist levels allow for up to 32 Km/h max speed. There are also four levels of generative charging to charge the batteries going down the hills or for some extra exercise :P

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• BionX
• electric
• bike
• bicycle
• motor
• battery
• power
• cannondale

[ILikeWeatherGuy]

:P its so expensive! i was just wondering how the securities system would work if theres like no battery like if you take the baterry out to recharge it

[BladeDC5]

@ILikeWeatherGuy Not sure the "security" system would stop anyone but the battery is locked to the bike... I usually left the battery on the bike to recharge. Pricey but I think the PL-350 with 36V Li-Ion 10AH battery goes for ~$1600 on eBay now.

[GreatAlexander10]

So...for that you buy all this stuff????To make cyrcles around a studium???????

[BladeDC5]

@GreatAlexander10 Um, no I rode to the park and then I rode back home, lol! A short easy 25 Km ride.

[TimpBizkit]

Does the motor automatically shut off above 20mph, because in good conditions (i.e a tailwind), a 350 watt motor should be able to push faster than that.

[BladeDC5]

@TimpBizkit 32 Km/h but you can pedal and go faster if you wish... The bike, motor, battery weighs a bit more than the average bike at 50 lbs. It is easier peddling against the wind with the assist that is for sure.

[Fentanyl3]

i seriously doubt this guy is worried about some dude who can't even assemble cohesive sentences watching to see if he makes your grading system or not

[BladeDC5]

@cujafish "electric assist" means you either pedal a little or you don't move very fast. It really does make you feel bionic when you are hardly putting in any effort. On level ground you can just hold the throttle down but there isn't much level ground on Salt Spring. Besides, a little exercise won't kill you eh? Unless you are allergic to it of course =)

[GreatAlexander10]

this is not a bad boy any more...its like... gudget boy

[TimpBizkit]

We have a shitty law in the UK which prohibits manufacturers from mass producing any bike that's providing assist at any speed over 15.5mph!! The motor switches off completely!! You have to build your own bike if you want help above that.

There's also another rule about having to pedal for the motor to work but I don't care about that rule as turning your legs at 30rpm with no resistance like an old granny constitutes as pedalling. Personally I'd pedal anyway for a power boost.

[BladeDC5]

@zwtcrack Nerds rule the world ;-)

[BladeDC5]

@PalmOliveSoap The motor and Li-Ion battery kit was $1800 CAD. Some kits from China are much less but I have no experience with those. The NiMH battery pack costs a lot less also but I opted for the lighter and greater range of Li-Ion.

[BladeDC5]

@dellam04 It depends on what level of assist is used, how steep the hills are but I usually get about 50-60 Km range on a very hilly Salt Spring Island before the battery level indicates low. If you rode on a more level area then of course the range would be far greater and you probably wouldn't use beyond level 2 assist (out of 4).