What is the joy of cycling? Maybe you like to climb hills and be satisfied when you reach the finish line when you're exhausted. Maybe you enjoy a long-distance ride, a sense of accomplishment for completing a 300km challenge in one go. Maybe you enjoy being with friends, fast or slow. There are many kinds of happiness, no matter how much, no matter how big or small. The existence of e-Road Bike allows you to add another way to pursue happiness.
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As one of the few e-Road Bike electric road vehicles in China, BLULANS S8 electric powered road vehicles are very friendly to consumers. The packaging box of the whole vehicle is very large, but it has basically completed 100% of the completeness, as long as you open the package, you can ride, and immediately enjoy the help brought by the motor. The F.I.R all-internal routing system is also relatively mature, making the whole vehicle look very simple and powerful.
The S8 adopts an all-carbon fiber frame, with the M800 mid-motor designed for road cars in Bafang, F.I.R full internal cable design, carbon fiber integrated handle, 50mm frame high carbon wheel, and a battery up to 460Wh, such a configuration makes the weight of the vehicle control at 14.5kg. Compared to the S6 electric mountain bike of more than 20kg, such a weight is still acceptable. Moreover, the shape of the whole vehicle does not appear unusually thick because of the embedded battery, and the overall vision is more harmonious.
BLULANS S8 is not limited by any design, the whole vehicle has made a lot of aerodynamic optimization in the tube type, F.I.R full internal routing layout, wide fork, airfoil section handlebar, aerodynamically optimized middle tube and seat bar, and the wheelset that perfectly fits the width of the 32C tire, the whole car is always reminding its pneumatic highway positioning. According to BLULANS engineers, the CAR's CFD simulation is a good improvement compared to before optimization.
The S8 comes with a 50mm carbon knife, and the front wheel 780g and the rear wheel 890g cannot be compared with the traditional road wheel in terms of weight. But its optimization for eBike is indeed worth mentioning, the rim has undergone 150% strength overflow, too high strength although it loses some of the elasticity but also brings a good overall rigidity. The hub is made of steel and aluminum composite material, and the four-claw synchronous jack plate makes the tower base still stand the test in the face of the high torque output of the mid-mounted motor. The 32mm outer width and 23mm inner width fit the 32C tire perfectly and also bring good cushioning performance.
Regarding the Happo M800 mid-motor system, this is very worth saying. The M800 mid-motor, designed for road or gravel vehicles, weighs only 2.3kg in weight and provides a better design requirement for road vehicle Q-Factor (144.6mm). From the actual riding experience, the Q-Factor brought by the Bafang M800 mid-motor is between the road and the mountain, which will be wider than the Q-Factor of the road car, and the pedaling feeling is basically not much different from that of the ordinary road car, so that consumers can seamlessly connect. At the same time, the rated 200W power and the maximum torque of 55N·m set for road riding needs make the motor's power very smooth and stable. As soon as the pedaling force is felt, the motor will apply a boost based on the gear you set. A vehicle of nearly 15kg can have a slight impact when you're just starting out, especially when you're used to riding a bike with an electric boost, and sometimes you'll ignore the shift. Therefore, the operating habits when riding this electric power road bike are the same as the control habits of our traditional road bikes, don't change the speed with electric help. The Bafang M800 mid-mounted motor provides five-speed boost, but the difference between the gears is relatively small, even in the full-power 5th gear, the power it provides will not make you feel abrupt, very linear.
All you need is to steadily speed up the cadence, and the speed can be easily increased to more than 40km/h. The difference in power provided between each gear is very small, so I also changed the power mode to 3 gears through the code table provided by The Eight Directions, which will be more in line with our actual use needs.
Of course, the speed at which the mid-mounted motor provides assistance varies according to national regulations. After exceeding the speed limit, the motor stops assisting, but the M800 optimizes the gear structure while streamlining the internal structure, so you won't feel the slightest resistance when pedaling.
Although the S8 does not provide a very exaggerated battery capacity, but its 460Wh battery can bring about 60km of battery life in the state of maximum gear (5 gears) and maximum power speed (45km/h). Using the lowest assist of the 1st gear, riding on the flat road, you can reach about 120-140km.
As a new thing, the S8 also faces some problems, such as only providing a size at present, and the higher span height is more suitable for people over 170cm to ride. In order to adapt to a larger range of people of different heights, it is equipped with a seat tube similar to that used in the Iron Tricar, and the large front and rear range adjustments are also to make up for the troubles caused by a single size. Of course, this also causes the vertical regression of the seat tube to be almost non-existent, and the cushioning is slightly worse. Fortunately, the whole vehicle is equipped with 32c tires, which also allows you to ride at a lower tire pressure, bringing better cushioning.
In the Chinese bicycle market, the BLULANS S8 electric powered road car with a price of only about 30,000 yuan brings consumers a very different choice. Maybe it's not a road car for everyone, but it definitely gives more options to specific consumer groups. In a variety of riding scenarios, blulans S8 undoubtedly adds another way to get pleasure.
Edit: HCY
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