Engadget takes a ride on the Faraday Porteur e-bike

We've watched as Faraday Bicycles' first offering, the Porteur electric bike, went from award-winning concept to a fully-fledged consumer product courtesy of Kickstarter. Lately, company founder Adam Vollmer offered us the opportunity to ride one, and naturally, we could not wait seat it for ourselves and put feet to pedals.Gallery: Faraday Porteur e-bike hands-on First impressions are important, a fact of which the folks element Faraday are plainly conscious. The Porteur's white frame, wood fenders, and sea foam green trim pieces and rims provide a pleasing visual counterpart to the leatherwork adorning the seat, frame and handlebars. Add in the yesteryear script of the logo and vermilion detailing work, and it's retro done right -- visually arresting without one gaudy. Element is often the case, the coolest bits of the tandem uncover themselves upon close inspection. We are fans of the leather bag (all for holding smartphones or other sundries) nestled between the parallel top tubes and chain be guard embossed with the Faraday name. And, the appendix of the company slogan claiming it's "the ultimate electric propelled utility bicycle" along with each bike's production number is a pleasant smidgen. Only decent about its good looks, how's the article journey?Go along reading Engadget takes a ride on the Faraday Porteur e-bikeFiled under: TransportationEngadget takes a ride on the Physicist Porteur e-bike originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:00:00 EDT. Enchant see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

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