Going out for a spin can mean a good workout, but if you’re spinning to work sometimes you can use a little help with the pedal power. To that end Powerpedals is on the way. Enter the Tonaro electric bicycles, which feature a revolutionary central drive technology that makes electric cycling more efficient and gives riders more freedom when shifting and when choosing how to ride.
“Every so often a radical new design comes along and changes everything. So it is with Tonaro’s patented central drive technology and electric bicycles,” said Philip Hughes of Powerpedals. “The entire drive system is housed within the pedal cranking system and the bracket mount motor enables the bikes gears to be used with the motor. This allows you to down shift for hills and to shift up to higher gears as you gain speed.”
The Tonaro electric cycle help riders when they’re climbing, and if the climb gets too much riders can even choice not to pedal at all thanks to a freewheel that works just as it would on a regular bike. The central drive technology is also wireless and friction-free, so it allows the changing and removable of both the front and rear wheels without special tools, and unlike hub motors, there is no resistance or drag when the motor is switched off.
The electric bikes promise to be easy to recharge from a standard outlet. The bikes, which are currently available and street legal in the U.K. aren’t available in America yet, but hopefully they’ll make their way across the pond, giving bicycle commuters some extra power in their pedals.