By now we've realised that you probably aren't taking too much notice of this intro text, so let's cut to the important stuff. Scroll down to check out the finest bits of road and mountain bike gear to land with the BikeRadar UK office this week. Shazam.
New road bike gear
Let’s face it; bikes don’t come much more weird looking than this one. We think the Footloose electric bike from Mando looks like it’s still a concept – and we sure got some interesting looks when moving this one about.
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Stare down at the cranks and you’ll notice no obvious connection between them and that rear wheel, that’s because the Footloose does without a traditional drivetrain - instead there’s a 250w motor at the rear wheel and an alternator between the cranks. Inputs at the pedals are processed by an ECU that then dishes power out accordingly to the rear wheel, meanwhile the rider’s physical effort is used to further charge the Footloose’ removable Lithium-ion battery.
The rider can choose from several modes that alter the physical effort to power the bike or – and you’ll either love or hate this, the Footloose also features a thumb push throttle that eliminates the need to pedal at all – naughty.
How long will it go for? Mando claims it’s good for 18 miles on the throttle alone or 37 miles if you actually use your legs. That’s important, because the moment that motor runs out of juice you’re left with a 50lb behemoth. Thankfully the removable heads-up display feeds detailed information on your ride and the life of the battery so that should never happen.
New mountain bike gear
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