Comments on: Mando Footloose: a chainless hybrid e-bike http://bicycledesign.net/2012/09/mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike The blog about industrial design in the bike industry Fri, 24 May 2013 19:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mark Sanders http://bicycledesign.net/2012/09/mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-34639 Mark Sanders Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:22:26 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=3621#comment-34639 There is a battery door (inside/wheel side of rear ‘Beam’).
6 screws, DIY potentially. But Battery Management / balancing systems are mush improved these days to maximise life – expect 7-10years plus a al Tesla, and then only gradually reduced range (or in this case reservoir).

]]> By: Toni http://bicycledesign.net/2012/09/mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-32672 Toni Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:28:41 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=3621#comment-32672 As the lithium battery is built-in, when it dies, how does one replace it?

]]> By: Mark Sanders http://bicycledesign.net/2012/09/mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-32136 Mark Sanders Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:40:21 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=3621#comment-32136 Johnny – I agree !! I am on the case … (persuading the makers to make the bike naked or at least wireless :-)

]]> By: Johnny F http://bicycledesign.net/2012/09/mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-32008 Johnny F Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:02:06 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=3621#comment-32008 I love the design. I am curious about the cables. As a wire hater – you name power lines, supposedly wireless speakers etc I noticed that the promo shots above the wires have disappeared. I think you would do well to either group them so they are wrapped in a sheath similar to what you get at a speaker shop or route them internally. Even better get rid of them!

]]> By: bmthuat http://bicycledesign.net/2012/09/mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-30850 bmthuat Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:01:36 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=3621#comment-30850 Please keep the price range somewhere below USD700 then you can move a lot of this bike. I love it and was desperate enough to visit the homepage everyday and even sent an email to meister@mandofootloose.com.

If it is sold for $3200 then I would buy the second gen (or when this version get old). If it is around $700 I will order 1 and get my friends buy 2-3 more.

]]> By: Mark Sanders http://bicycledesign.net/2012/09/mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-30360 Mark Sanders Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:46:23 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=3621#comment-30360 Hi Byron
No CAD concept that just raises expectations … this is real !!

Re-efficiency … Best see the comments below and especially by Dr. Andreas Fuchs – who is leading expert on ‘electronic bikes’ … and also 4 page report in Bike Europe: http://issuu.com/mark77a/docs/bike_europe_october__12__compressed_

I just got back after launch in Korea, and the Production bike is very impressive – Seoul is VERY hilly (think San Francisco – compressed in to a downtown area) .. so 1st thing I did was head out up these hills .. and did a few hill starts .. No problem! the dual wound motor works a treat even better than concept demonstrators.

There are about 50 early footloose’s riding about Seoul and several of the test riders/ambassadors turned up to the launch. What was so cool for me to see was as they parked up, a technician hooked up a laptop to each bike and updated the ECU software – the riders went off much happier…. a modern version of ‘spannering’ :-)

A few more pic’s from Seoul, just added >> https://plus.google.com/photos/105398075724946531166/albums/5783148738897695585?banner=pwa

and at last (for such a wired country) a website: http://www.mandofootloose.com

cheers
Mark (a tad jet lagged …. my excuse for lousy spelling)

]]> By: Byron http://bicycledesign.net/2012/09/mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-30356 Byron Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:18:11 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=3621#comment-30356 Mark,

Yes skeptical and was just at the factory that makes Stridas now, odd bit of timing. Let’s see this being ridden and test results of the drivetrain efficiency. That’ll do more to impress then plugs for yet another cad fantasy bike on design blogs and please more than beer coaster calculations.

Thanks,

]]> By: James Thomas http://bicycledesign.net/2012/09/mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-30353 James Thomas Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:28:45 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=3621#comment-30353 Thanks for the pricing info, Peter!

For those of you who are interested, the Footloose website is now up and running, though most of the detailed info is only in Korean at this point. According to a tweet from Mark Sanders, details in English are coming soon.

]]> By: Peter Han http://bicycledesign.net/2012/09/mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-30350 Peter Han Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:57:44 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=3621#comment-30350 According to MK newspaper, in korean, European price is about 3200 euros. In Korea, it is available from mid November 2012. They have opened a dedicated shop “Cafe Footloose’ in Seoul just recently

]]> By: Mike http://bicycledesign.net/2012/09/mando-footloose-a-chainless-hybrid-e-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-30079 Mike Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:53:17 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=3621#comment-30079 Looks like a great product!

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