Mounted on the left handle bar near the grip shifter, it’s easy to reach and see when riding. The display panel is very simple with LED indicators instead of an LCD display but it still lets you power the bike on, choose from one of three pedal assist levels, activate the lights and approximate remaining charge capacity. It’s sleek, decent sized with 36 volts of power and 10 amp hours of capacity and well protected with an aluminum shell.Įven though the Tour is a budget minded electric bike it comes with quite a few accessories and options. The battery can be charged on or off the rack which makes it easier charge if you commute to work or live in an apartment and park downstairs. While iGo only offers a six month battery warranty here the cells used are Lithium-ion that should get ~1,000 charge cycles (they say 750+ officially). I love that the rack they chose uses standard gauge tubing and has side protectors because it makes larger bags and panniers easier to mount and less likely to get snagged by the rear tire. The battery pack on the Tour is a better design than the plastic cases used for the Urban and Titan in my opinion because it’s not so noisy when riding on rough terrain. If the motor is turning while you change gears mashing may occur (especially if you’re climbing). One downside to the mid-drive this bike offers is the lack of a shift-sensor. Of all the mid-drive iGo’s I’ve tried this one is the fastest due to the narrower tires and wider 700c wheels.
Since the Tour has eight gears, you can expect good climbing ability and up to 20 miles per hour top speed. The beauty of any mid-drive bicycle is that it leverages the rear cassette to provide more torque or speed depending on which gear is chosen. For the most part it stays out of the way and is high enough that you won’t hit rocks, logs or other obstacles without first hitting the chain ring. The motor driving the iGo Tour is an efficient 250 watt geared mid-drive canister that’s mounted right in front of the bottom bracket. iGo is based in Montreal Canada and has a background in fork lifts and other machinery which I believe also relies on manufacturers in Asia. I can’t think of any other mid-drive ebikes around that come close to the $1,500 mark and you get a decent year warranty on the frame and motor with six months on the battery. It’s a relatively normal looking electric bike with a frame that feels comfortable but rigid, offering the cushion of a basic Suntour suspension fork and padded saddle.
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The Tour is my favorite bike in their mid-drive line because it features full wrapping fenders, front and rear lights, a solid aluminum alloy rack and efficient hybrid tires on large 700c wheels. The design hasn’t changed much over the years but the price has remained affordable and that’s in part due to Chinese manufacturing. Watch for rotten tomatoes as they're hurled toward.IGo designed one of the first mid-drive electric bike systems sold in North America around 2005 and has since adapted it to several different models (see the Urban and Titan).But Polygamy would have been so much fun.It will be great on car trips, but those tips. Guess I need to be more careful with my cords. But really, I'd only had the thing a week.
That is something they aren't supposed to do. After my sob story to the clerk, he said that I should bring in the "faulty" set, and he would exchange it for me. Apparently tip 103 for the iGo, is a NO-Go. He looked up where I could buy tip 103 for the iGo. I explained my situation, how I was going to cry, because I do all of my work from the laptop, yadda yadda. Smart person that I am, I called them first. I figured it was no big deal, they sell those tips, I should be able to go to Radio Shack, pick up a new tip for about ten bucks. How in the world that happened I have no clue. This morning I got up picked up my computer and noticed that the plug for the computer was busted. I could have it NOW, it had both cord pieces, AND it came with a handy-dandy plug for the car as well. The Dell cord was 80 bucks, and it was only the converter, the power cord that goes from the wall to the converter was not included. It was about 30 bucks more than buying the actual cord from Dell, but the iGo was better. After the great computer disaster of 2007 (the power cord going kaput in Bahrain), I got home and bought an iGo power cord.
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