Comments on: Eurobike 2019: M-E1 E-bike Sneak Preview

By: Geoffrey Smith

Geoffrey Smith — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:32:00 +0000

Cannot wait to have this fine e-bike in my store in NorCal!
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By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:08:48 +0000

Would buy if offered in a belt drive version. Derailleurs need to much maintenance! Get damaged to easy. Old technology! Go with a drive system like on your Allston and you have a winner!!! Folding, belt drive, full size E bikes are the future!

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 20:56:57 +0000

In reply to Montague Bikes. Please design a full size folding E-Bike with a internal hub and Gates belt drive. No one makes one! Been looking for years.

By: Milton Sender

Milton Sender — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 19:37:41 +0000

I currently own four Montague Swiss bikes which I bought from Phew in Philadelphia and had “electrified” by adding Bafang 750 motors with both pedal assist and throttle. I keep them on my sailing catamaran and have used them as we have sailed about a quarter of the globe. I just bought your new Alston belt drive which we will also motorize. I also own, and keep on the boat, the Optibike R15 which is now nine years old, but the most powerful bike I have ever ridden….however, as I get older it gets harder and harder to step over the frame to mount this very heavy bike. Thus I am very excited about your new step-thru model, but I am relatively sure it will not be powerful enough for my uses in very hilly and rugged terrain. I have been told repeatedly that you won’t customize, so could I buy just the step-thru bike without the motor, etc. and then we would attempt to adapt it with a Rohloff 14 speed internal hub and a Bafang 1000 watt motor, with the appropriate battery? Obviously this would add considerable cost to your basic bike, but I think we could have a revolutionary bike suitable to many situations and riders! If possible I would love to speak with Mr. Montague about this. And, if you guys would build this bike for me I would buy four from you now!

By: Jase

Jase — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:29:39 +0000

In reply to Michael Cole. The Rad Power bike has smaller wheels and a smaller frame, and most significantly, a hub motor. The Montague bike will be full-sized frame and components with full-sized wheels. And it will have a mid drive motor, which is much more efficient and more natural to pedal assist than a hub motor.

By: Jase

Jase — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 16:21:10 +0000

In reply to Montague Bikes. Thank you for the reply. I think that Montague will be entirely unique in having a high-quality, mid drive full size folding ebike on the market. That is a wonderful thing. Could you please answer one question if you know it. Does the Shimano motor produce some drag while pedaling it without electric power, like the older Bosch mid drive units, or does it allow you to pedal freely without resistance like the Brose motors?

By: Montague Bikes

Montague Bikes — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:27:39 +0000

In reply to Jase. The M-E1 will only be available with a Shimano Steps drive system. Brose would require a different mounting bracket to be integrated with the frame, and we're not set up to customize individual bikes in this way. But we appreciate the feedback! Perhaps a future version will use Brose.

By: Montague Bikes

Montague Bikes — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:16:22 +0000

In reply to Adrian Alphohziel.

This setup of the Shimano E6100 series motor and a 418 kWh battery should provide a range of at least 80 km of assisted riding on a single charge. This always varies based on riding conditions such as terrain, hills, riding style, etc., but that should be a conservative estimate! We expect our German distributor to order some soon for delivery in the spring of 2020. I recommend contacting them directly to encourage them to bring some in immediately! https://www.montaguebikes.com/de/

By: Jase

Jase — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:12:11 +0000

This bike looks great. Would you consider offering it with the 2020 Brose Drive System and something around 500-630 watt hours battery? I need a mid drive ebike which does not drag or offer resistance when the motor is turned off.

By: Montague Bikes

Montague Bikes — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:37:40 +0000

In reply to toni.

We’re not set up to make customizations like this to individual bikes, so it wouldn’t be possible to supply one with that specification. Additionally, if a belt drive is used on a bike, the frame should be designed with some method for tensioning the belt. In the case of a mid-drive motor, an eccentric bottom bracket cannot be used so it would likely need to be a sliding dropout, which this frame does not have.

It’s possible you might be able to accomplish this with an aftermarket gear hub and a pulley style tensioner, but we have not tested that set up.