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The Revive SpiritForget your Vespa. This is the new urban two-wheeled über-cool - electric bikes. How cool's that! I've always wanted to be able to work über-cool into a sentence that isn't about Uma Thurman and even got to put the two dots over the u. Am I good or what?

This little number on the left (with the wanky name "Revive Spirit") is part of a range of electric bikes that our mex will soon be offering from her new Newtown shop dikes'R'us...ah sorry...that should read bikes'R'us.

"The Revive Spirit is unlike any bicycle you’ve ever seen or ridden. The Revive Spirit offers a Lithium Ion powered electric ride with a comfortable reclining position and cushion-like under-seat suspension. The bike can be ridden with pedal-activated power, throttle-only power (no pedaling), and with cruise control. It includes an integrated cycling computer, front and rear lights, and a bike so infinitely adjustable that it can feel like the bike was made for you!

The Revive Spirit is made by Giant Bicycles, one of the world’s largest bicycle companies."

This little baby tops out at 16 mph. (about 25kph, say) but if you want something with a bit more grunt but just as cool you can swing your buttocks over this beauty - the "E-go" (gotta love the name) and scream through the city at a mind-blowing 20 mph ( 30-something k.p.h.).
The E-Go The rich forex traders amongst us will probably opt for the Deluxe E-go. Called the E-go Cycle 2 LX, it's identical to the E-go Cycle 2 but has front and rear turn signals, dual mirrors, license plate holder, electric horn, speedometer, and handle bar mounted lighting controls. Wooah baby! I'm coming. It's available in "Very Well Red" or "Black Tie". Price = AU$2150 or US$1675

Want more? Mex says they'll also be offering The TidalForce i0 Cruiser.
The TidalForce i0 Cruiser Who names these things? The Chinese? Sounds like the early Japanese cars - you know the Datsun "Bluebird", the Nissan "Cedric", the Datsun "Fairlady Z", the "Toyopet". Come to think of it, Cedric might go down a treat in Newtown. And then, of course, there's the Isuzu "Light Dump", and the Mazda "Bongo". And don't forget the VW "Thing".

"TidalForce bicycles are unlike any other bicycle available (unless you look into the future). Not only cool and rugged, they are also the highest-tech bikes on the market.

You can pedal on your own without using the motor or you can use the motor without pedaling. For the greatest range, you can pedal while using the motor and experience a ride unlike any you've ever had before. (I want some of that!)

The TidalForce bicycles are the only bicycles on the market that incorporate regenerative braking: the regenerative brakes recharge the battery to give you greater range."

Frank ByrnesNo, they didn't say degenerative wanking, Frank. But maybe they should have. And mex, baby, you gotta ditch that name - The TidalForce - that sucks dogballs. Nobody's gonna say "Check out my new TidalForce" let alone "Check out my new TidalForce i0 Cruiser". Maybe you should just stick to "Cruiser". Yeah, that might work. Um...any discount for the Maladjusted ones here, mex?

Specs and propaganda - www.myebike.com