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OHM XU450: Putting the Electric Bike to the Test

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Uploaded by on Jul 17, 2008

WSJ's David Patton puts OHM Cycle's new electric-assist hybrid bicycle to the test. Riding the OHM XU450, he challenges colleague Reed Albergotti, an amateaur cyclist with a Ridley Noah, up what he calls "heartbreak hill." (July 17)

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  • lol @ 1:05 xD

  • Just like Fabian Cancellera

  • Electric Bikes??...c'mon...he's better off with a Moped.

  • <--- roadie, but also has electric modified bikes. Ebikes make commuting possible. Who wants to show up at work/store/friend's all sweaty or having to change out of bike clothes. Different machines for different purposes, don't be so close minded. I do commute places on the roadie in spandex, but such trips don't involve me leaving my bike. Also, a motor will keep you safer in traffic as you can go ~10mph faster (if designed correctly). Doubling your speed uphills means less exhaust/passing cars

  • there is just so much that is unholy about the electric, electric assist, and any type of assist bicycle

  • the guy on the noah looked like he had a 42 handlebar....needs a 44.seatpost waaay too high. probably gets hurt when the hammer drops.

  • Zeppelin called it - scooter, bike, don't even try to pass this yuppie bullshit toy off as anything of real value. By the way, the dude with the $3000 racer doesn't know how to ride, as revealed by the fact that his saddle is way too low to allow for optimum range of motion. On the downstroke the leg should be almost, but not quite, fully extended. In otherwords, don't lock the knee. I hate yuppies.

  • you can get much better ev bikes now

  • Great video, Dave and friend... I owned an EV Global a few years ago and I loved it. The EVG had a lever throttle, so you could sit back and ride w/o pedaling. I had the lowest factory gear replaced with an even lower gear and I loved the bike. It was stolen. Electrics are great, but how large a lock do you need to have on a bike? Electric bikes dramatize just how much effort is expended re-starting the bike at stop signs and traffic lights... Lots. Great post. Thanks, guys.

  • on a fixed gear my friends and i climb hills preaty fast with out trouble but hey ppl always looking to enhance performance so cnat say thats stupid

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