Hey folks this is Peter, from BikesAndLife.
Now I'm out here on this beautiful February
afternoon to show you a bike that I've been
excited about for years.
Now this is a bike that was launched on Kickstarter
in 2012 by Adam Vollmer.
And Adam, who founded Faraday Bikes had a
vision to combine high tech cutting edge technology
with timeless design.
And that's something that I really think he's
been able to accomplish with the Faraday.
One of the things you'll notice about Faraday's
design is that they really went with a minimalist
look and a feeling.
Faraday wanted to come in at 39 lbs.
And to do that they dialed back the motor
power a bit and they were able to dial back
the battery power in tandem with that.
So although you don't have a bike that can
do maybe 28mph or carry a 300 lb load the
Faraday can certainly handle your everyday
commute and it can get you around easily,
in style, with less effort.
Riding an electric bike is all about adventure.
It's about exploration.
It's about fun.
It's not about fitness in the same way that
a regular bike is - although you do get a
workout.
But, you know, especially with a bike like
the Faraday you're just out to have fun.
You're out to relax.
You're out to see the world in a different
way.
Alright well we've arrived at one of my favorite
coffee shops in New York City: Koru Kuma.
We'll talk about some of the details of this
beautiful Faraday Porteur.
The first things that I want to talk about
are the obvious things - the big things.
And the first thing that you see is the frame
on the bike.
It's a beautiful steel frame.
It's actually made in Taiwan - designed in
California.
And this frame is incredibly lightweight for
being steel.
The bike is only 39 lbs without the basket.
Probably about 41-42 lbs with the basket.
Now, again, I'd really recommend getting that
because it just completes the feeling of the
bike.
The ride is more stable.
The bike is more practical.
The other thing you'll notice right away when
you look at the bike is the leather grips,
the leather seat, and bamboo fenders.
So all of these things go into making the
bike cooler overall.
The Faraday is a great bike for getting around
cities.
It's stable.
It's fast.
It's comfortable.
If you're feeling a little winded you just
flip the power switch on and then you have
a 20 mph boost that's delivered through the
front hub motor right here.
It's a 250 watt motor with a 350 watt peak
and it's actually geared.
So there's little gears inside here that help
spin the motor forward as you're going down
the road.
It has a range of 15-20 miles on a charge
and you can charge up this battery in just
3 hours.
One of the last things I want to talk about
is the belt drive gearing system on the Faraday.
With a belt drive you actually have a super
quiet, low maintenance, very very clean system.
I'm touching this and there's just nothing
coming off on my hands because a belt drive
doesn't need grease.
So this belt drive is a huge benefit to the
Porteur compared to say, the Porteur S or
really any bike with a chain drive.
Well hey, thanks so much for watching our
video on the Faraday Porteur.
If you want to see the Faraday Porteur S which
is the spec'd down - little less expensive
- model of the same bike you can click right
up here to see me riding that through the
streets of New York during a snow storm at
night.
Or, if you want to check out a completely
different electric bike - something more high
powered, something longer range, something
more high tech - you can click down here to
watch our video on the Stromer ST2.
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As always: thank you, take care, and have
fun!
