Reviews from Kalkhoff Tasman owners
I must say I bought the bike blind, without ever seeing one or trying one, I wanted to get a good bike because of my weight and the 2 mile hill I need to climb everyday, I can't believe just how good this bike is, it's so comfortable and hills are just effortless, people seeing me whizz up the hill must think I am a superfit fatman :)
Mike, Tasman owner in Enfield
I am enjoying a resurgence of my youth since buying a Tasman. As I live among the beautiful Chiltern Hills I have found that my enjoyment of the countryside has been limited by my ability to cope with the aforesaid hills on my 30-year-old conventional bike.
With the Tasman I can now manage to ride up these hills with. My research into electric bikes and comments from users convinced me that Kalkhoffs were the Mercedes of bikes, expensive but beautifully engineered and the evidence is there that you get what you pay for. I can certainly recommend the Tasman to any 77 year old, and anyone younger, that is looking to keep on cycling.
Bob, Tasman owner in Beaconsfield
Thank you - safely received just after lunch today, very quick. Using the charged battery from my Agattu my wife was out on the road already and is very impressed! She now understand why I rave about my bike....
Jonathan, Tasman and Agattu owner
I am now able to go on cycle outings with my grown-up family without restricting the distance and difficulty. After years of them waiting for me or me needing a life support machine when I have got home, the tables have turned. I am the one waiting for them to catch up and it feels great not to be the handicap anymore.
Pat, Tasman owner
Thought you'd like to know that we are recently back from biking 280 miles plus on the Outer Hebrides, from Stornoway to Lochboisdale and my TASMAN was fantastic!
Just did between 20 and 35 miles a day (enough for a couple of oldies!) but some of it in gales and rain, and the HILLS! I was waiting for David at the tops of the hills, some of which he was walking up.
We charged up the battery every night at the hostel or B&B, and 2 or 3 times did a booster charge in a café at lunch time. Kalky coped with it all, and the extra weight of all my baggage. I have attached a photo of Kalky taken in one of the flatter areas of our trip. I really wished I had taken some 50cycles leaflets, as there was SO much interest in the bike - and lots of envy from older cyclists!
I guess you are busier than ever, but thought you would like to hear how much I enjoyed my electric biking holiday!
Clare, Tasman owner
'A great machine in a class of its own'
The new Kalkhoff Tasman builds on the reputation of the Agattu with higher specification Magura hydraulic brakes, Premium 8-speed gears, Rodi double-walled rims and Abus Amparo wheel lock. It uses a pedelec system, meaning the Panasonic motor senses when and how hard the pedals are being used. Your pedalling is converted into motor power which drives the rear wheel through the chain and gears. This makes for near silent operation, excellent hill climbing and the sensation of being bionically boosted.
Power system
- Full published specification (German Language pdf 1Mb)
- Motor Panasonic 250W integrated system
- Range up to 80km assisted
- Operation eco, normal & hi-power modes
- Battery 26V 10Ah Lithium Manganese removable battery pack with built-in carrying handle.
One recent independent test by A to B magazine saw no decline in capacity at all over 6 months of "fairly intensive all-weather use" last Winter. These batteries last for years.
- Battery weight 2.4 kg
- Charge time max 5 hours
- 2-year warranty on bike and battery
Bicycle spec
- Colour India Brown matt
- Total weight 25.8 kg
- Frame Aluminium frame for trekking and touring
- Cables neatly routed through frame
- Sizes X-small, Small, Medium, Large and X-Large
- Forks Kalkhoff Verso Magnesium adjustable fork
- Gears Shimano Nexus Premium 8-speed Premium hub gear
- Shifter Shimano Nexus 8S20 twist grip
- Gear ratio front 41 teeth, rear 23 teeth
- Front hub front Shimano 3N20 dynamo
- Tyres Continental TownRide Reflex reflective and puncture resistant
- Handlebar Humpert Stuttgart Touring Aluminium
- Stem Adjustable aluminium stem
- Seatpost Post Moderne Glide Solo, sprung
- Saddle Selle Royale Freedom Gel, Elastomere
- Brakes Magura HS11 hydraulic rim brakes
- Brake levers Magura HS11 Evo2 hydraulic
- Rims Rodi VR19 double walled rims 622-19; 26" 559-19
- Spokes stainless steel reinforced spokes
Fitted accessories
- Front lamp Busch & Muller Lumotec Fly Sensor Halogen (automatically activates lamp in the dark)
- Rear light Busch & Muller Toplight Flat Plus
- Chain case Hesling closed chain guard (Dutch)
- Mudguards SKS 53 Mudguards with plastic reflector, HR-spoiler and with sideguards
- Pedals VP-608 Aluminium, non-slip resin
- Lock Axa Defender ring lock
- Stand Atran Stylo adjustable
Tasman £1,895
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Interest free credit
0% typical APR |
3 year finance
23.9% APR |
£150 deposit then
9 monthly payments of
£182.78
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£150 deposit then
£62.50 per month
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If you'd like to learn more or apply for credit, just contact our finance team.
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The Tasman is available to test ride at our main premises in Loughborough and in London, as well as many locations around the UK.
Loughborough
50cycles Ltd
Unit M Little Moor Lane
Loughborough
Leics LE11 1SF
Tel: 0800 0288 116
London
Please contact Tim Snaith (one of 50cycles owners)
Test rides usually run in Richmond Park, but
I can also meet you in certain areas of London if
preferred.
2009 Gents Tasman 
