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A Currie Electric Bike – The Izip Express
When you consider the slew of electric bike companies that are in the market today, you really have to appreciate the care and technological research that goes into building a unit. Not too long ago, mainstream electric bicycle companies were a minority and there we few clear leaders.
One of the leaders in the new arena of e-bikes, was Currie Electric Bikes. Predominantly, Currie had two distinct strains of bikes, the Izip and Ezip lines that were good, stable products in the market. Today, Currie Technologies is clearly taking the lead in the production and sale of electric bikes and now, you can actually purchase these bikes directly from the company instead of going through a dealer.
Today, the Currie Electric Bike has evolved along with the company, and the Izip Express is a very good example of this. This is a human assist e-bike (or an electric assist bike, whichever way you would like to look at it) that uses the EVO Assist, a high torque Currie electric bike motor. Just to be clear, the electric motor assists you as you pedal, creating plenty of power as you do. This feature allows you to bike with minimum effort. This also includes climbing hills and tackling different types of slopes and headwinds as if it were very easy. This is possible because the Evo Assist 2.0 is a 750 watt powerhouse that is fed electricity byway of a 36 Volt 8 Amp battery pack.
This powerful system will give you somewhere around 20 plus mile per hour speeds (32+ kilometers per hour) and a range of approximately 31 miles for a person that is under the recommended weight of 240 lbs. ( I wonder when they are going to make an electric bike for people over that weight!)
I think one of the cool things about the Currie Electric Bikes that are on the market today is that they have a device called a Cadence Sensor, which automatically detects human power and adjusts itself according to your needs. So imagine you are starting to ride out of your driveway and your wife starts to chase you because you didn’t wash the dishes like she told you to. No problem, just start pumping your legs and the EVO Assist on the bike will take you briskly to the bowling alley, adjusting to the amount of effort you put into the system. (Not that this has ever happened to me.) There is even a power boost built into the system to get you out of those real tight situations.
The Izip Express also carries other high quality features such as double wall alloy rims, stainless steel spokes, tires that are double shield puncture – protected, and a host of other high quality features too long to list here.
To find out more about the Izip Express and the entire line of high – quality Currie Electric Bikes, go to this link:
