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A Smart Electric Bike: Taking the Copenhagen Wheel Out For a Spin

Posted by timothy on from the would-like-one-of-these-immediately dept.

New submitter mlamonica writes Bikes are a great way to get around the city. But what if it's just too hilly or far to commute by bike? That's where Superpedestrian wants to come in. With a license from MIT's Senseable City Lab, they're commercializing the Copenhagen Wheel, a bike wheel replacement that gives riders electric assist, and through 12 embedded sensors, lots of information on a smart phone app. I took the bike for a ride at the Cambridge office and offer this review.

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  1. Re:what's the point? by evilad · · Score: 4, Informative

    A pedal-assist system (one that only helps, but will never do all the work), can be just the boost that some people need to start exercising.

    The gentleman that I bought my used electric-assist bike from was so weak that he was unable to cycle any reasonable distance without assistance. After using the assisted bike (with a custom rack for his oxygen tank!) for a year and a half, he decided to switch to a regular bicycle.