| Gocycle | |
| Industry: | Electric bicycles |
| Founder: | Richard Thorpe |
| Hq Location City: | Chessington, London, UK |
Gocycle is an electric bicycle manufactured by Karbon Kinetics Limited, a company founded in 2002 by Richard Thorpe. Thorpe is an industrial designer who formerly worked at the racing car company McLaren.[1] The Gocycle features quick-release wheels that are designed to be easily interchanged,[2] along with a fully enclosed chain, gearing and cabling system. Frame and wheels are molded magnesium and a flat pack storage and transport system allows the bicycle to be disassembled and carried in a case.[3] The electric motor is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
The Gocycle G1 launched in Europe and later that year the Gocycle G1 won the Best Electric Bike award at Eurobike 2009.[4]
The Gocycle G2 launched at Eurobike 2012.
The Gocycle G3 launched in Europe in March 2016 with a daytime running lamp (DRL).
The all-rounder Gocycle GS [5] model was funded using Kickstarter on November 2016 [6] and was officially launched on October 2017.
The Gocycle GX, which debuted at the start of 2019, is capable of being folded and stowed in under 10 seconds.[7]
The GXi was introduced in 2020.[8]
The G4 and G4i models were introduced in 2021.[9]