Cube EPO - a good looking e-bike?

quenching · 17-09-2011 6:13pm #1

Had a short spin on a Cube Epo today and liked it more than I care to admit. If I had the space and the means I'd be happy to keep one in the shed for those really windy days on the uphill commute home. For an e-bike it looks great, bloody heavy though! Oh, and it €2600.

karlmyson · 17-09-2011 6:17pm

A most unfortunate name for a bike though! Although maybe quite appropriate given the battery assistance.

rp · 17-09-2011 6:19pm

quenching wrote: »

Had a short spin on a Cube Epo today and liked it more than I care to admit. If I had the space and the means I'd be happy to keep one in the shed for those really windy days on the uphill commute home. For an e-bike it looks great, bloody heavy though! Oh, and it €2600.

EPO? Are they serious? Dynamic Drug Assist feature?

mfdc · 17-09-2011 6:19pm

I don't know anything about the bike but I have to say... I'm amazed they called it the EPO.

easygoing39 · 17-09-2011 11:44pm

Grand bike,but the Kelly's Cocaine Snorter is cheaper,and the Trek Cough Bottle Enhancer,thou a bit more expensive,is lighter!!

kenmc · 17-09-2011 11:53pm

easygoing39 wrote: »

Grand bike,but the Kelly's Cocaine Snorter is cheaper,and the Trek Cough Bottle Enhancer,thou a bit more expensive,is lighter!!

how do they compare to the specialized sirloin?

kenmc · 17-09-2011 11:55pm

karlmyson wrote: »

A most unfortunate name for a bike though! Although maybe quite appropriate given the battery assistance.

smashing name for it imo, I presume the e is for electric, great pun.

tomasrojo · 18-09-2011 12:26am

Reminds me of when Umbro had a Zyklon running shoe.

(That was much worse, obviousy.)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1405692/Umbro-drops-its-Zyklon-shoe-after-Jewish-protests.html

Kintarō Hattori · 18-09-2011 12:55am

OK I'm obviously missing something here- what's wrong with the name?

tomasrojo · 18-09-2011 12:58am

EPO (erythropoietin) is a drug used to raise the red blood cell count, giving athletes an unfair advantage.

Kintarō Hattori · 18-09-2011 1:06am

tomasrojo wrote: »

EPO (erythropoietin) is a drug used to raise the red blood cell count, giving athletes an unfair advantage.

I never knew that and on knowing that now.... it's pretty hilarious.

Bambaata · 18-09-2011 11:24am

Great name, the next model should be the Cube Cancellara ;-)

Tonyandthewhale · 18-09-2011 12:50pm

Aero seatpost looks all sorts of ridiculous on a battery powered hybrid.

coolbeans · 18-09-2011 2:01pm

Cube have a penchant for stupid names as far as I can see. The Cube Agree is a strange one but the Attempt is a different level of fail altogether. You might as well call it the Cube Loser or Cube Tryer, implying that you'll try but will always eventually fail.
At the other end of the spectrum Kona get the award for the best names in the business. Who wouldn't want a Kona Sex? Personally I'd kill for a Kona Stab.

Dr.Millah · 18-09-2011 2:13pm

EPO makes sense for a assisted machine.

Beasty · 18-09-2011 2:57pm

Design for purists who want to strike with "understatement".

Biopace · 18-09-2011 3:10pm

coolbeans wrote: »

Cube have a penchant for stupid names as far as I can see. The Cube Agree is a strange one but the Attempt is a different level of fail altogether. You might as well call it the Cube Loser or Cube Tryer, implying that you'll try but will always eventually fail.
At the other end of the spectrum Kona get the award for the best names in the business. Who wouldn't want a Kona Sex? Personally I'd kill for a Kona Stab.

Cove, nuff said

Cube EPO - a good looking e-bike?

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