The Future of eBike Technology? – TQ Drives

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4.9 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

EBike technology is progressing rapidly and TQ Drives are at the forefront. Today I’m joined by TQ’s Product Manager, Daniel Theil and their Product Marketing Manager, Anna Vodickova. TQ are a new name for most of us, but I believe that they represent the future of eBike technology. Just a year ago they launched their system in the Trek Fuel EXe and it has received incredible praise from the media and riders worldwide. We sat down at their HQ to find out about the development of this lightweight, super intuitive eBike drive system. Find out how TQ have focussed on the rider to ensure that the technology works hand in hand with how we ride bikes. Hear how they’ve achieved all this in such a small and light package. It’s awesome to see what this brand have achieved in such a short time and I think it’s going to be exciting to see where they take this approach to eBike drivetrains. So sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Anna and Daniel from TQ Drives.

To find out more about TQ Drives, head to their website tq-ebike.com or follow them on Instagram where they are @tq_ebike. If you’d prefer to watch the episode, you can do that on YouTube here.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm Chris Hall and this is the downtime podcast where we're going to be taking you
0:07.7	deeper than ever into the gravity base side of mountain biking. Before we get stuck into this week's
0:12.2	episode, we've got two amazing supporting partners this month who both have incredible offers for
0:17.0	you lucky listeners. Invisi frame is the original and the best way to protect your bike so that it always
0:22.0	looks great. Also, we all know that those small scrapes and scratches knock heaps of the resale value
0:27.3	off your bike. So Invisi Frame is going to pay back way more than it costs when it's time to sell
0:31.4	your bike to its lucky next owner. I've had a Visi Frame on my Cotic Rocket Max for three years
0:36.5	and it still looks box fresh.
0:38.7	What started out over 10 years ago as one man trying to keep his prize possession looking
0:42.7	great has grown into the global market leader in frame protection with precision cut kits
0:47.1	available for thousands of different bikes. Invisi Frame is also the choice of many brands worldwide
0:51.9	to keep their demo fleets looking fresh. In fact, the Santa Cruz that I took to Sloan King Rally came in Vizyframe wrapped and is shrugging off everything I throw at it. Invisyframe provide kits for frames and forks in both gloss and matte finish and come delivered with literally everything you need in the box. I fit my own kit and it's actually pretty easy. Just make sure you use heaps of water and then even if you put a piece in the wrong place, you can easily move it to where it needs to be. There's a really helpful video on the Invisi Frame website to show you how to do it, but if you don't want to do it yourself, then Invisyframe have a global network of approved fitters that you'll also find on their website invisyframe.com. As a downtime listener, Invisyframe,
1:29.3	are kindly offering 20% off everything on their website,
1:32.3	which includes frame and fork protection and decals too
1:35.2	until the end of July 2023.
1:37.9	All you need to do is to enter the code downtime 20 at the checkout
1:41.0	over on Envisyframe.com.
1:43.3	That's downtime, all uppercase, followed by the number 20.
1:46.5	And don't stress, the price you see is the price that you'll pay as they factored in all the costs
1:50.7	at the checkout. So head to invisifram.com.uk now and get the best protection possible for your
1:56.2	price possession. Goreware is brought to you by the people who invented the most well-known
2:00.8	and respected material in the outdoor clothing industry, Gortex. So you is brought to you by the people who invented the most well-known and
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