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MOBILITY OUTSIDE THE BOX

Price from £3,999 Range up to 50 miles Charging time 3 hours Weight from 16.9kg Connectivity USB port and Bluetooth for the Gocycle App Likelihood of making it onto the fleet? 7/10

The majority of vehicles featured within this magazine have four wheels, but the rise of the e-bike means fleets are considering all transport options. As such, the Gocycle G4 could be the answer to a lot of questions. Need more exercise, but don’t want to go ‘full’ lycra? Tick. Zero emissions? Yup. Fold and carry your vehicle wherever you need to go? It’s possible.

The Gocycle story dates back to 2002, when Richard Thorpe – a former McLaren Cars employee – had a vision. The first bike in the range, the G1, eventually launched in 2009 and saw a lot of lightweighting and engineering innovation put to good use on two wheels. Since then, the clever people in the company’s R&D department have been fine-tuning products to make them even lighter, more comfortable and as fully equipped as possible.

With the latest model – the G4 – riders get carbon fibre on the forks and frame and fast-charging capabilities. There’s also a new electric motor and the ability to fold the bike up in just 10 seconds. But look beyond those attributes – and the ‘MotoGP-inspired tyres’ – and the G4 is just good plain fun. If you’ve not been on a bike for a while, this e-bike is sure to raise a smile. Go one step further and press the magic Power Boost button and you’ll be giggling along the road.

The bike doesn’t do all the work, though. It’s very much a case of what you put in, you get out. A little bit of effort is required to get started and keep going, but that boost button – especially on hills – means that you don’t arrive at your destination a sweaty mess.

The Gocycle App will give riders all sorts of data such as speed, riding time and calories burned – think of it as part trip computer, part smart watch. It also lets you know how much battery life you’ve got left, so there’s no excuse for range anxiety on this EV.

It might not be top of the list for everyone – battling the elements in an uncovered two-wheeler isn’t ideal – but anyone looking to help themselves and the environment could do a lot worse than a G4…

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March-April 2022

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