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Yeah, I bought a Faraday Porteur too, it's hands-down the smoothest ride on an e-bike I've ever experienced. The electric motor on the front wheel while you ped
by skyfaller 6y ago
Yeah, I bought a Faraday Porteur too, it's hands-down the smoothest ride on an e-bike I've ever experienced. The electric motor on the front wheel while you pedal the back wheel as normal is a unique configuration that means the different drive methods don't interfere with each other at all. On the lower setting the electric assist feels like a gentle breeze is blowing your direction. It was also my first experience with a carbon belt drive, which was a revelation.
It's really a shame that Faraday got bought out and stopped making bicycles, yet doesn't make it clear on their website that they've gone out of business, which is crucial information for anyone thinking about buying one. Some of their custom parts, like the internal battery pack, will be difficult to replace once they run out of inventory.
Today I use a Tern GSD instead (in part because of the cargo capacity, in part b/c of standard Bosch parts), and I'm trying to sell my Faraday, although the pandemic has interfered with that somewhat. If anyone is in the Philadelphia area and wants a Faraday Porteur, please take it off my hands :)
- Accacin 6y agoNot unique, Gocycle GX has this configuration too.
- skyfaller 6y agoTo be fair, the VanMoof S3 in this article also has a front hub motor, so clearly it is not literally unique. That said, I looked for a long time about a year ago, and had difficulty finding any other examples of front hub motors.
- timae 6y agoI’m in the philly area and might be interested. @timraybould on Twitter, I’ll open my DMs.