Black Trail Electric Bike

PG-Bikes' Black Trail.

The PG-Bikes built Black Trail electric bicycle, designed and engineered by UBC, claims to be the lightest, fastest, and most powerful electric bike in the world. The Black Trail is made from carbon fibre, aerospace standard aluminum alloy, magnesium and titanium, weighing in at 19.8kgs (43.7lbs), with special Black Trail 3” x 26” (7.6cm x 66cm) wheels. The bike is 1.896m (6.2ft) long, 0.620m (2ft) wide and 0.982m (3.2) tall.

The top speed is 100kph (62.3mph), with a 30-50kph (18.6-31mph) cruising speed, giving a range of 40-60km (24.9-37.3 miles) at top speed, and 160-200km (99.4-124.3 miles) when cruising. The drive train is a CM48 V hybrid engine giving 1.2 kW (1.6hp) output and 140Nm (88ft.lb) of torque. The battery is a 48V lithium ion 17Ah, good for 2500-5000 charging cycles, with a fast charge to 80% capacity in 30 minutes and fully charged in 2.5hours. The bike also has LED lights and an OLED display showing battery status, engine power and, of course, speed.

Only 667 bikes are being built, and the price is a lofty US$79,000 (€59,500)

Visit: http://www.pg-bikes.com

Via: Designboom

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UBC is not University of British Columbia, look at http://www.ubc-gmbh.com
written by Der Schwabe , August 09, 2010

There is no way that bike can reach a speed of 100kph with a 1.2 kilowatt motor. My custom made electric bike puts out over 13 kilowatt and has a top speed just over 80kph.
written by Greg Davey , August 09, 2010

How about the power added by the pedals? The article says it has a "Hybrid" motor.
written by squeegie , August 14, 2010

what difference does it make if it gets 200 piles per charge or can go 100 mph. The bike costs $79,000 which is out of reach for more than 99 44/100 % of the entire world's population. I can think a many more green items and vehicles that would save the environment and resources. That is a gross waste of money to say "look at me- I have money to burn".
written by Bob M , August 15, 2010

....this bike doesn't look versatile....It's made for top speeds, but claims to be a trail bike.....which, for me, means an off-road bike .....without suspensions ? Concept seems quite unclear....
written by Raf , October 14, 2010

"Black Trail" is code for asphalt, I think. But $79K is still ridiculous!
written by Matt , January 14, 2011

Who cares what it looks like or how fast it goes...You could have just about one of every other type of pedal bike on the planet or go out and buy a couple Ducatis for that price...seems a bit ridiculous to me.
written by Black Widow , March 01, 2011

I'll take two please!
written by rpmjunkie , November 03, 2011

Does it come in a three wheeler with a cooler?
written by skullspike , November 07, 2011

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