FiveFWD - Cytronex Powered Cannondale Capo review by The Gadget Show

FiveFWD - Cytronex Powered Cannondale Capo review by The Gadget Show

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Cytronex Powered Cannondale Capo highest rated E-Bike in Wired Magazine review

"Excellent" - 8/10

Top speed: 26.1mph
Time from 0-15mph: 5.42secs

The December '09 issue of Wired Magazine features a comparison of 4 electric bikes, with the Cytronex Powered Cannondale Capo pedelec being compared to the new Wisper 906, Urban Mover UM36X and Infineum Extreme. The Cytronex Capo was rated highest ("Excellent" - 8/10) and led the field in both acceleration and top speed even though it is a single speed bicycle!

You can see the full Wired review by clicking here (PDF 2.32Mb).

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Cytronex Electric Bikes on EV World

German journalist Martin Schwoerer from Germany visited us in late November 2009 to write about Cytronex elecric bikes for the sustainable transport website EV World. You can read the article about "The Lightest Electric Bicycle" here.

Road.cc, BikeBiz and BikeRadar

News of the lightest full size ebike in the world is spreading fast. The Cytronex Powered Cannondale Capo, weighing 13.6Kg, appeared on the front page of 3 UK cycle websites: Road.cc, BikeBiz and BikeRadar.

Cytronex races top cyclist on The Gadget Show A special episode of the Gadget Show was broadcast on 16/11/2009 with a "beat the pro" challenge where presenter Ortis Deley races professional cyclist Russell Downing (winner of the Tour of Ireland) on a Cytronex electric bike. A brand new model has been launched for the occasion, the world's lightest electric bike - the Cytronex Powered Cannondale Super Six Ultegra, a carbon framed bike using the legendary Cannondale Super Six frame. Click on the image below to see how he got on in the gruelling 2 mile uphill race on Holme Moss, one of the countries toughest hill climbs...

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Cytronex Powered Electric Bikes at The Cycle Show 2009

It was a busy Cycle Show 2009 for Cytronex with the Capo and Claud Butler electric bikes in constant use on the test track and a great many visitors to our stand wishing to see the world's most innovative electric bicycle concept. Cytronex is already booked in for Cycle Show 2010!

Cytronex Powered Electric Bikes Exhibited in London

On Thursday 24th Sept. we exhibited two Cytronex Electric Bikes at the Green Motor Expo at Triton Square in London.

The Cytronex Powered Cannondale Capo and Cytronex Powered Claud Butler Urban 500 electric bicycles got us quickly across London to the event after we abandoned the car due to the slow moving traffic!

Both electric bikes created plenty of interest, and celebrity Gail Porter posed for photographs with the world’s lightest electric bike (the Capo).

Mark Searles was interviewed about the Cytronex Powered Cannondale Capo by Positive TV.

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Radio Solent
BBC Radio Solent broadcast a feature on Cytronex on 28th August by Nadine Dukeson. She test rode the Cytronex Powered Ridgback Cyclone, commenting that she felt like she was flying! Click here to play the interview

Cytronex on the Gadget Show on 24th August 2009

Jason and Suzie loved the Cytronex Powered Cannondale Capo featured on the show, designed for City and town riding. The Cytronex Powered Genesis Day One and Cannondale Capo electric bikes were in London for filming of The Gadget Show on UK TV Channel 5. See the final results on the FiveFWD site.

These minimalist electric bicycles set new standards for ultra light weight fast and convenient city commuting, and they can climb hills too! See photos.

Southern Daily Echo

In August Southern Daily Echo reporter Peter Law tested the Cytronex Powered Cannondale Synapse and the Cytronex Powered Genesis Day One electric bikes and wrote "Going up hills is absolute doddle, even on a single speed bike, and I barely broke out in a sweat as I tackled the hilly terrain of Winchester". You can read the full Daily Echo review and see a video of his test ride here.