Jul 31, 2020 This week we’re celebrating because Dave’s visa to go to Taiwan for his manufacturing inspection trip on August 7th has been granted! It’s currently extremely difficult to enter Taiwan, which continues to see very low numbers of COVID-19 cases. One of the only ways to do so is a special visa for […]
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Jul 16, 2020 Another week… another set of parts welded! In our last update, we showed you some photos of the rear swing arm (the part that swings under the bike when folding) being welded. Welding of the main frames continues in the factory, and this week we were finishing up the bottom brackets. This
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Jul 3, 2020 BIG NEWS: welding of the main frames has begun! Remember the shiny CNC parts that we showed in our last update? These parts are now being welded together, so your FLIT-16s are really starting to take shape. We’ve got some footage straight from the factory for you… FOUNDERS’ BATCH HANDLEBAR ETCHING Those of
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Jun 5, 2020 Since our last update, things have been progressing fast! We’re seeing more and more parts of your FLIT-16s coming off the production line which is really exciting. We’re now ready to weld up the main frames of your ebikes, as all of the main frame CNC components are now complete! For those
Manufacturing update: main frame CNC components complete! Read More »
May 23, 2020 Hi all, This week we’re mainly talking about our new mudguard and the kickstand designs. These have been in development for many months and are now ready to be revealed. Let us know what you think! FOLDING MUDGUARDS One of the key features of the FLIT-16 is the ability to easily roll
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May 9, 2020 You might have noticed that it’s been a while since we have featured Maya, our blue FLIT-16, in our updates. The original Maya was an early prototype and has been used as a test platform for many of the upgrades that we have worked on over the past 8 months, with various
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Apr 24, 2020 Over in Taiwan, manufacture is continuing as usual. Since our last update, our manufacturing partner has completed our first batch of injection molded parts, so we thought we’d explain a bit about the process and the importance of these parts too. INJECTION MOLDING EXPLAINED Injection molding is the process of making plastic
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Apr 10, 2020 In our previous update, Dave promised to give you a walkthrough of the new demo bikes that he brought back from Taiwan after the pilot manufacturing run. So here it is, a short video tour of Marengo… MEET MARENGO, OUR BRAND NEW DEMO BIKE MARENGO’S NEW FEATURES: New handlebar display: bigger, brighter, better. Based
Manufacturing update: Marengo unveiled + frame manufacture continues Read More »
Mar 21, 2020*As you will be aware, all sorts of companies have been severely affected by the current coronavirus outbreak. We’ve written a blog post about how it has affected us and our manufacturing timeline here. Hi guys, Dave here – back in the UK now after my Taiwan trip. I brought some pretty special luggage
Manufacturing update: demo bikes back in the UK! Read More »
Mar 6, 2020 Hi guys, Dave here, I’m currently out in Taiwan with our manufacturing partner, so I thought I’d give you a quick update of what’s going on over in the factory, and what I’ll be doing whilst I’m here for the next couple of weeks… BATTERIES BUILT! One of the big milestones that
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