London Kierin 2014
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4th August 2014: Falco makes British cycling history with Falco powered Pace bikes in Rollapoluza's London Keirin at Herne Hill Velodrome.
" Completely silent, these pacing bikes, in themselves, capable of 78kmh, added a new aspect to the racing as the racers were unable to judge the arrival of the pacing bike, relying solely on the starters' gun" Track Cycling News
The innovative, specially modified electric bikes paced the riders instead of petrol Dernies used in Keirin races previously. Completely silent, the Falco powered pacing bikes, capable of speeds up to 78kmh, added a whole new aspect to the racing.
Derny bikes are used to regulate the speed of the racing competitors, the bike does one lap of the track and the racing cyclists are released by starting gun when the Derny bike reaches the start line at 30kph. The Derny bike is on track for a total of 3 laps before releasing the riders at around 55kph. Competitors complete one final lap as fast as possible.
Racing cyclists from all over the UK, the Netherlands, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Uganda fought their way through three scoring rounds to garner enough points to make it to the eight man final. In the format devised by Rollapaluza no cyclist in any category is knocked out. And those who don’t make the final for places 1-8, will race in minor finals to produce a full classification for all riders.
The women’s event though having a broader spectrum of talent was equally exciting and competitive with some of the closest finishes of the day during the first and second round.
It was fantastic day of cycling and a faultless performance from Falco powered ebikes.
Team Hybrids custom built electric bikes use Falco’s 500W e-Bike system along with the 48V AllCell battery pack and are capable of sustaining speeds of 65kph.
Falco has spent 5 years perfecting their innovative 5-Phase brushless permanent magnet technology. The HX system has embedded controller and torque sensors that eliminates the need for outside components. Falco’s inbuilt controller has 16 sensors to measure the motor’s current, power, voltage, temperature, magnetic field and torque.
The motor’s highly compact design has better superior power, torque and efficiency than the conventional three-phase motors. Reduced weight of at least 25%, improved efficiency of 10% increased power and torque of 30% and zero resistance pedaling.
The zero resistance pedaling is also a first for direct drive motors. This is achieved by minimizing the force of the magnets inside the motor to near zero when the drive is off. This means that for the rider the bike can still be ridden as an ordinary bike when he or she decides not to use the motor. But why anybody would want to do that when they are riding a bike with such an awesome eBike system is another matter.
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