Benno Boost e-bike review + RACE ACROSS AUCKLAND!

[@NannyBoss1173]

Very entertaining. First time ever in Auckland, no traffic🤣

[@steverobinson3900]

Fun video Gav - since getting my e-bike last year I’ve realised it’s less of a bike than it is a car replacement. That’s especially true with the cargo capacity of the Benno.

[@HarmLessSolutionsNZ]

"Where is Auckland traffic when you need it" 😆 Top effort Gav!

[@bluestraycat]

Absolutely loved this race! Highly entertaining, would be interesting to see if Hayley fared batter had she gotten on the right bus

[@barryanderson863]

Great race, and bike. Would love to see a re match, if Hayley had the right bus it could have been real close 😇

[@kiwifrogg]

The question for entry is hard when your description says 80kg, but in the Video you say 60Kg on the back and 25Kg on the front that is 85Kg ?

[@electricbazza]

If you did it again (which would be a more fair race) you and Hayley would improve your times where the car would stay much the same.

[@richao-rj4yx]

What a fantastic bike and great race, chips looked good yum!

[@AlisIsConfused]

Hahaha my partner and I have done that exact route on our old mountain bikes and got stuck at those exact stairs!!

[@ThalassTKynn]

Both my bikes have a centre stand, and I'm never going back. Even if you don't have a lot of stuff on it, it takes up less room so you can stack them closer haha

[@ApeOnABike]

Very cool. 90% of my trips in my home town are easier by bike. But next time maybe leave from the ground floor and have the bike and bus routes planned in advance to avoid the wrong buses and routes with stairs 😅

[@quietkiwi7572]

The auckland bus experience is spot on.

[@theunknownunknowns5168]

Devonport fish and chips next time with a electric ferry. Auckland currently has at least two tunnel boring machines working away underground, both those tunnel boring machines are going to need a job once they finish what they are doing. A sensible city would bore bicycle tunnels from Auckland Central to Devonport. Also a gondola would be just as sensible. But sure bow down to the car lobbyists Auckland voters.

[@SebastianFleischhacker]

This is so cool and very inspirational. Maybe I should ask my colleagues to do a race in Copenhagen

[@CianHa]

Great TG vibes from this! I wish we had more cycle lanes here in Galway. They're great when you can find 'em, but there's not enough of them. And narrow streets means that cars don't always leave room, and cycling on footpaths is a big personal no-no.

[@gunghojoe]

Ebikes are great for urban commutes!

[@MiniLuv-1984]

Gees - there goes the geo fencing caper again...just because I am in Australia and a resident, I can't apply, even though I would win for sure if I could enter the competition (God given right as an Australian). Damn you Ecotricity NZ, damn you! :)

[@kiwiwriter]

Haha nice one Gav great effort.

[@JimWattsHereNow]

8500nzd bloody ehighway robbery!

[@LouDeVere]

Hi you guys. Great video. How do you get a top speed of 46kM/Hr? We're limited to the joke top speed of 25kM/Hr here in the nanny state of Western Australia. I think actually 25 is the speed limit across all Australian states and territories. I'd be happy with 35 even. 25 is just downright ridiculous. I'm passed by ordinary bicycles ridden by oldies!

[@FreeUpTheWeed]

NZ has different regulations, that’s just the way it is. Most of our e-bikes top out at 32km/hr. Have been on a couple that get to 60, though 😅 30-35 is plenty fast, especially given the skill level of most e-bike riders

[@Thorned_Rose]

5:15 yep, while the Ionic is a good car, it's also pointlessly large like so many SUVs and mini SUVs these days. The vast majority of large car owners don't need such large cars. There's so many great compact and mini EVs these days and the Leaf has been around for ages.

[@grantlouw3182]

Need to move to NZ so I could be in with a chance to win and get some of that carbon positive electricity.

[@adrianraven8805]

Kinda speaks volumes about Auckland's crappy public transport system and the inconsistent quality and poor connectedness of our cycle infrastructure. Not really a true test of a typical Auckland commute though, is it? Now do Birkdale to Balmoral! 😂

[@garylovesbeer]

In Australia max speed 25km/hr. Different rules in NZ?

[@freerangewhanau]

Yeah, up to 45km/h on road e-bikes

[@garylovesbeer]

Going to move back...@@freerangewhanau

[@Kangaroo_Caught]

@@freerangewhanau, Gavin went up to 47. Can he be booked?

[@CarkeekW]

Mtb are set for 32 like America and pedelec road bikes are set for 45

[@CarkeekW]

​@@Kangaroo_Caughtno he only has to obey the posted speed limits the same as a conventional bike . Even the local bike paths in auckland have no posted speed limits as yet

[@reflectionssplashbacks]

Has this competiton been drawn yet - who won the bike.

[@CarkeekW]

An emotorcycle would have won and you would be wearing 3x better protective gear , i do like my ebicycle too though

[@wez130]

Entered.

[@Nderak]

its not jet lag the game but ill accept it

[@loggggon]

Im in

[@davepanting8409]

I always wonder why motorcycles are never included in these challenges?

[@FranFirman]

Yeah. I'd happily joined in with ya Gavin. Electric too. The ebike there looks nice, but the prices of them does make we wonder when for the same money you can get a battery electric motorbike that will do 95kph and around 60-80km. Ie the same price with lights, better suspension, 3kwh battery, 5kw motor

[@chewie_nz]

O R A N G E

[@chewie_nz]

really would love to give this a hoon on Dunedins new harbour cycle path

[@TheMntnG]

I have a bike with a child seat and dont need a battery or stand 🤷🏻‍♂️