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NEWSLETTER 3 - JAN 2015

2/16/2015

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Bikee Bike Newsletter 3. What a wonderful start.
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Wow, what a wonderful start!


This year couldn't have started better: we applied for the Extreme Tech Challenge contest and we've been selected among over 2,000 startups for the FORD technology special prize. Sir Richard Branson is the final judge of the competition, hosting on his private island all the finalists.
The finalists of the Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) have been announced at CES International, held in Las Vegas last January ( see full press release here , the XTC section is at the bottom of the article) . During the show, Mark Fields (Ford's CEO) explains how FORD is committed in bringing constant innovation into the mobility sector by partnering with innovative startups across the globe. For that reason he wanted to reward with a $50,000 check the best innovation technology into the mobility industry. See the interview:

And the winner is..... Bikee Bike!
It's a huge honour for us receiving such a recognition. We had the chance to chat with the Ford R&D team about our products and they were enthusiast about the technology content of Bikee Bike system. They confessed that they were really impressed about the video of the 250W BEST system hauling a van without pedaling. See the footage here.

Also, we had a chance to talk with Mark Fields about what's next and whether there could be a partnership or support from their side. We are so grateful for this opportunity and we are currently in touch with their Future Mobility Manager to evaluate how to create sinergies between Bikee Bike and their ongoing and future programs. 

Being awarded from FORD puts us outside the XTC competition so we won't be at the final in Necker Island. This time...

XTC semi-finals at Venetian, Las Vegas. Matteo Spaggiari receives the $50'000 check from Ford


Mark Fields chatting with Bikee Bike's founder Matteo Spaggiari after the interview, at CES International, in Las Vegas.
Revolution Bike project chose Bikee Bike  
Franco Cimurri, founder of Dynalab, chose Bikee Bike drive system to present his first Revolution Bike project. A carbon fiber smart bike with embedded batteries into the frame, proximity sensors to spot nearby cars and pressure sensors on the saddle. 

Do you want to discover more about this bike? Contact us and we'll put you in touch with Franco.

Cutting edge technology: the pressure sensors on the saddle allow the rider to understand the weight distribution, and thus the effectiveness of the pedaling.

That's awesome, but...what about the progress?
We started hauling a van for the sake of testing the 250W version. See the impressive video!

If you cannot see the embedded video, you can find it HERE.

CAUTION: Don't do this at home with any other e-bike!
 

The Design Challenge


As we finished working on the core of the system we started the design work and we'd love to hear what you think. Each newsletter we'll show you two designs and you can choose your preferred one. The most voted design will go to the following match, against a new design, the less voted will be discarded. That's a knockout match (or single elimination),  so support your favourite work to make it the one!

After a tough battle, you made Mad Max design won over the Naked Aluminum design in the first round. We thank you for the great contribution you gave. Now this design have to fight against the iRobot design. 

Now it's your turn to VOTE your preferred design!

You pick your favourite the by clicking on your preferred design below.
Be careful: by clicking on the image (everywhere) you submit your vote.
 

The Kickstarter campaign: the bar is now lower


A lot of good things happened in the last 60 days: we had the official product presentation ( aka Demo Day, see the next paragraph), 2 tradeshows, we made a submission for the XTC and we won it. We had to prioritize those good things and, since the amount of available time is fixed, some other things went in the backburn for a while. Kickstarter is one of those. 
In the next 30 days we hope we'll put down fix dates for the campaign, so we apologize with you for the delay. 
We decided to prioritize the Extreme Tech Challenge contest because we knew we had the opportunity to play our game, as we did. The $50,000 prize will help us to reduce both the Kickstarter campaign goal and kit price. That's because the tooling cost will be partially covered by those.
Also, the visibility coming from such an achievement can attract the attention of investors, speeding up the manufacturing set-up process.

We plan to start delivering the motors in October this year, but we'll need your support for that.


Testing the kit at the Demo day

We gave the opportunity to test the kit during the Demo Day, on November the 28th, in our new plant in Rovereto, Trento, Italy.  The event went sold out almost immediately and that's why we didn't even had the chance to promote it as we wished.
Moments of the BEST presentation in our new facility
Test on the 25% degree slope, without pedaling, for the 750" version. Output power: 1200W.

First Test footage of the BEST 1500W version in Indonesia
 
Yes, we went in Indonesia to start the first tests of the 1500W version. We went there because an e-bike manufacturer wanted to test our motor and we took advantage of that to test the kit in very harsh conditions: 35°C ( 95°F ) and 80% humidity, on a 30% slope. Average Output Power around 1200W. The rider continued till the top of the mountain. That's a mountain on which they tested all the most powerful e-bikes. None of them went "all the way through". Bikee Bike did.
If you cannot see the embedded video, you can find it HERE

What's next

We have in program to start additional days for testing the BEST system. Stay tuned as we'll send you the dates through this newsletter.
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Hi Innovator,

Yes, we know, it's been a while from the last time and we've been very busy, so it's time to share some exciting news!

As you can see from the  image on the right we just completed the build of the 750W version in naked Aluminum style.
Will this be the final design? You decide!
The Design Challenge

As we finished working on the core of the system we started the design work and we'd love to hear what you think. Each newsletter we'll show you two designs and you can choose your preferred one. The most voted design will go to the following match, against a new design, the less voted will be discarded. That's a knockout match (or single elimination),  so support your favourite work to make it the one!

The Mad Max Design

Tell us what you think about it. The most voted design will become the one we'll choose for the mass production. You can only vote once, but you can invite your friends to vote.

By clicking the image on the right you'll see a presentation VIDEO with the most common (and uncommon) bikes with the Mad Max Design installed
 

Click on the image to see how the design one looks on a variety of bikes.
And your favourite design is....
(click on the images to vote)


Naked Aluminum Design

Mad Max design
Let's see some action now!

This video is a preview. It comes from the earliest testing on the BEST 500W version. The battery pack wasn't yet arrived and all the wiring wasn't yet completed properly. That's a fresh behind the scene of our first road tests. Enjoy!


Our New brochure is ready

You can download it here.
Any additional info you'd like to see?

 


Kickstarter or not Kickstarter?

We are realizing that having a Kickstarter campaign is time consuming, and we are not sure that's the best way to go. A good campaign can absorb all our time for 3 to 6 months, and we are already a little behind our schedule. So the question is: is a Kickstarter campaign a good choice for us? On the other hand by concentrating our effort on the product development we'd be faster to ship. Thanks to the attention we are attracting from OEMs and by the reservations on our website we might be able to find the capital to launch the production. November and December will be two critical months to understand that. Also, we are opening up to investors who are aligned with Bikee Bike vision and we planned an event this month to introduce them into the Bikee Bike world. That's the Demo Day and you can find it in the following agenda. 

We are pushing to ship your products just in time for the next summer season: we'll keep you posted with the next newsletter.
 

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Reserve now!
What's next?!? It's a full November!

Websummit in Dublin
from Nov the 3rd to the 6th 

As anticipated on our Facebook Page , WebSummit is just finished. An incredible experience that brought a lot of interest towards our system. Bono Vox from U2 was there too!



Conference: from the idea to the Prototype
November the 20th, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Bikee Bike will is invited to one of the most popular Universities in Italy to share our insights in this wonderful trip we are making together. You can book your seat here. The conference will be held in Italian. 


Demo Day:
November the 28th, Bikee Bike headquarters,
Rovereto, Italy


We'll officially showcase our product in front of the press and journalists. You can reserve your seat here.
Limited seats available. Conference will be held in Italian.
















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Hi ,

If you are receiving this newsletter it's probably because you are an Innovator, ready to adopt new technologies to improve your life, and we are working for that!

We've been working really hard these months and it's been worth it. We exhibited at BikeUp in Lecco, Italy, gathering a lot of awesome feedbacks and suggestions. Several top news sources covered our BEST conversion kit such as RedBull , Bicilive , InSella , SportOutdoor24 , Corriere.it .

Did you miss the BikeUp show and you want to give us your suggestions? You can do that by filling out our surveys and you can win your Bikee Bike BEST kit at our lucky draw! Enhance your odds to win your kit!
 
   

 






 
Take the Survey in English
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From the BikUp experience, we understood we can contribute in clarifying the concepts around e-bikes: for that reason we updated our website adding the most common e-bike terminology in our Tech section. If you want to understand more about Watt-Hours, Volts and Amperes, just go there and you'll find everything you need to know.

Bikee Bike team at BikeUp during
the Bike Garage session.
Bikee Bike Board of Directors at BikeUp, in Lecco, Italy. From the left: Matteo Spaggiari ( Founder and CEO ), Luca Spaggiari (Founder and COO), Jari Ognibeni (Board member from our parnter Industrio). The bike we installed the BEST kit on is from our friends at Ekletta. See all the pictures here.
Our partners at Industrio are doing a great job in supporting us. From the BikeUp we got feedback to improve the battery holder design and reduce its volume. We are working on that.

Industrio is a StartUp accelerator who believed in Bikee Bike and is now an active part of our team.
The Start of Production is still forecasted for Jan 2015, but all our January batch kits are already reserved. To make sure you'll receive your kits in February 2015, you can reserve it at our reservation page here. There will only be 50 kits available in the February batch. Also you will secure your 20% discount on the retail price by reserving now. 
 
Reserve now!
What's next?!?
Meanwhile we'll be completing the final design, we'll post some video of our testing phase in approx two months. So stay tuned for some good action to come!

By now you can check our installation video here. That's the first prototype and we are working on perfecting all the assembly procedure, but you can have a good grasp of how easy it is to install the kit onto your bike.

We are planning some open days for you to test the kits in our production plant in Rovereto, TRENTO, Italy. As we are in the process to move there, we'll give you additional details about the exact date in the next newsletter release.
 
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