2012 TXT Pro All Electric

[Moto7man]

http://www.gasgasmotos.es/en/trial/380-txt-e.html

[GMP]

Why? Is there really a market for that in trials competition, or is some kind of govt. subsidized green vehicle project. Is it going to be a requirement for indoor competition in the future? Seems to me development money could be better spent elsewhere. And yes, I know all about the torque characteristics of electric motors and their potential advantages. At the end of the day though, you have to be able to sell them to make money.

[Keg]

There might or might not be a market for trials competition, but there is huge potential for them in built up areas where people don't like noisey bikes. It is the biggest problem we face as riders and land not being accessible to us.

A friend on a Zero electric bike once rode for an hour around a local BMX track and no-one seemed to care it was a motorbike.

I can't wait for electric bikes to have some good range to ride as you wont find many people who have ridden them, think they are not great!

[T.Low]

Originally Posted by Keg

There might or might not be a market for trials competition, but there is huge potential for them in built up areas where people don't like noisey bikes. It is the biggest problem we face as riders and land not being accessible to us.

A friend on a Zero electric bike once rode for an hour around a local BMX track and no-one seemed to care it was a motorbike.

I can't wait for electric bikes to have some good range to ride as you wont find many people who have ridden them, think they are not great!

Yeah, I could practice in my yard and my neighbors would diggit. I could also ride the local mountain bike trails on the mountain and feel quite comfortable smiling in everyone's faces.

[skid jackson]

Originally Posted by T.Low

I could also ride the local mountain bike trails on the mountain and feel quite comfortable smiling in everyone's faces.

the mtb'ers will still chase you off "their" trails .. its got a motor .. not human powered ... its bad!! signs in our area say no "motorized" vehicles. The pedal pushing crowd have a hard enough time with the newer electric assist bikes that are out there.

that said electric dirtbikes and trials bikes could find a good market in urban areas.

[GMP]

Yeah, electric or not, the true greenie hates all that think unlike him, there is no acceptance. I was really asking a question, is it a viable product? Look at the electric cars here that the govt pushed for, no one wants them. Plus, they cost $40K!

[modifier]

Originally Posted by GMP

Why? Is there really a market for that in trials competition, or is some kind of govt. subsidized green vehicle project. Is it going to be a requirement for indoor competition in the future? Seems to me development money could be better spent elsewhere. And yes, I know all about the torque characteristics of electric motors and their potential advantages. At the end of the day though, you have to be able to sell them to make money.

Yeah, electric or not, the true greenie hates all that think unlike him, there is no acceptance. I was really asking a question, is it a viable product? Look at the electric cars here that the govt pushed for, no one wants them. Plus, they cost $40K!

I apologize Glenn. I thought you had set the political tone right off with these posts. I usually don't bring things like this up in forums.

I did not spend a lot of time looking for references that I thought would be politically correct to you and even apologized for that ahead of time. I've never even seen Think Progress before this.

If you have scientific evidence supporting what you say or against what I say or the content of the links I referenced I would love to read them. Off forum. I don't have a political agenda. I'm just trying to get the facts.

I'll keep it all bikes from here on out.

[GMP]

This was a year old, I really did not care to revisit it. On one hand I do not want to let things get too out of hand and off topic, but on the other I just can't let misinformation stand unchallenged. Thank you and lets move on now.