We don’t often get to update you on the more madcap crowdfunded e-bike projects we’ve previously reported on – for the simple reason that most of them don’t go anywhere. It seems Beno’s hubless Reevo e-bike did at least get built – although given what we’ve seen, perhaps it shouldn’t have been. Announced in 2020, the Reevo boasted hubless, spokeless wheels; a one-sided fork; and fingerprint locking/unlocking. This was apparently a sufficiently alluring package that it managed to attract over £5m in crowdfunding.
The Berm Peak video mentioned in the article can be viewed by Nebula subscribers or on YouTube for free.
I’m very pleased to see the merits of the 100+ year old design of the spoked wheel and pneumatic tire vindicated, as there are many ways to make a bad wheel but only a few ways to make good and excellent wheels. A hubless wheel does not fall into the latter category.
The one-sided fork already has precedence in cross-country cycling, but it’s mainly only Cannondale that makes them.
I watched that video last week, and holy shit, that bike is a death trap.