Electric Jitensha test: a minimalist VAE in its design, exhilarating in its driving

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What is said of Jitensha

They tested it, they adopted it.

I opted for the Copper Bullhorn Alu version. The bike is splendid, light, fast, handy, secure, a collection bike ! It is a real pleasure to ride with it, we feel that we are on a quality bike. This is my first single speed and I love.

Bike ordered a few months ago. The bike arrived carefully packed in a box. Just ten minutes to get it up and it’s a breeze.

Order of the new e-bike model on the site. Accompaniment to the choice of the model and the impeccable devices, we feel a great happiness in Jitensha to talk about their bikes.

Two bikes ordered. Easy to climb, and with a very nice finish !
I want to thank Nicolas and his team for their advice and their availability.
I highly recommend it !

I love this bike, i’ve been following this project for a long time and as i got the chance i order one from nicolas. It is about 9 months i’m using the e-jitensha Daily and with the right setings i’ve managed to do about 90/100 km (Yes I Like Pedaling).

I love my jitensha single speed! It’s super well made and wrinkles so well. It’s also such a good look bike. I Live In London and People Literally Stop Me in the Streets to Ask Questions About It. Very happy customer! Highly recommend.

Super bike, wonderful and elegant design, and what a pleasure to ride ! Thank you JITENSHA.

I have been the proud owner of a Jitensha E-Bike for 1 years now. And what can I say if not my enchantment. Light, racy, classic and ultra modern at the same time.

The ordered bike was delivered within 2 weeks, very well wrapped and protected.
Thank you very much, to recommend !

Perfect, from customer service to delivery everything is perfect.
The product is obviously excellent and in every way in line with my expectations

Stunning
Well done site, with a configurator to create the bike of his dreams
Quick response when requesting information by email

Single speed almost unique !
I love my jitensha, super design, lightness and ride experience at the top !

Super bike ! Super design ! Ultra light and therefore very practical !
It’s been a little over a year since I have it and I will not change my bikes for nothing in the world !

Exceptional !
It is difficult to order a bike without seeing it or trying it, but the professionalism of customer service immediately reassures: answers in a few minutes, quality advice, it is ordered.

Just a little message to tell you all the good that I think of you. I received my (very) beautiful bike, which I have already been riding.

Really top
It’s been more than a year since I am using an JITENSHA single speed for my work trips. No complaints. The bike is really beautiful, very reliable (0 puncture in 1500km) and requires little maintenance compared to a conventional bike.

Satisfied with the product sold and the service that surrounds it, to recommend.

Excellent welcome at the showroom by a young and friendly young lady. We can test the bikes there, which is cool for bikes of this type. I was surprised by the lightness and the bicycle finishes.

Great Bike. I Change the Pedals to MKS Sylvan Touring Next, Combined With MKS Adjustable Toe Clips and MKS Alpha Sports Pedal Straps. Furthermore, I’m Getting a Selle Italia Milano Bullit Racing Saddle and To Finish it Off, I Put On a Spucycle Raw Bell. This bike is a baller, i can tell you.

Showroom: Very welcome, very good advice and ease to test bikes. Opening hours and days are nevertheless too limited, too bad. Recovery of the order after a fortnight.

I am delighted with my JITENSHA and all my colleagues and friends find it beautiful and ingenious !! They may want to acquire one too ..

I was looking for a beautiful but sober, vintage but modern bike in its technicality and its design. I opted for the 2-speed system which offers real comfort in use without sacrificing the dynamism and lightness of the bicycle.

Japanese aesthetics with a touch of French class, associated with the reliability of a Swiss watch, a definition adapted to the JITENSHA, if you are not used.

Magnificent bike, very pure and simple, fully customizable. The electric motor activates very easily in all simplicity no need for a smartphone.

A very simple bike but so different from the others. It goes straight to the basics, light, balanced, comfortable, it immediately responds to the slightest intention of movement while remaining sober and stylish.

Bike bought more than 2 years ago. Excellent customer service at the time of order, delivery within the deadlines, simple and easy assembly and above all, always a pleasure to roll with my JITENSHA. A real feeling of freedom

Excellent service, Beautiful Bike!

I recommend the eyes closed this magnificent bike ! Everything is simple but it is this simplicity that makes this experience unique. I am even stopped in the street to tell me that my bike is beautiful ! Just delighted with this purchase ! thank you !

Thank you for imagining a simple bike with sober lines that calls on each passing through lights. My e-jit accompanies me everywhere, from Paris to the island of Ré and I mount it with great happiness whatever the wind conditions, the so discreet engine being helping just what it takes when that breath. I adore !

What good surprises !! Easy to go up pleasant to rider beautiful object which arouses that proud praise of my jitensha

I love my jitensha bike! Loved the fact that i could customis my bike that much. Love How Quickly It Came. Loved How Quick and Simple The Assembly was. Love How It Looks – So Stylish and Unique.

I received the bike, I wanted to thank you, it is top of the top. Despite the strongholds of water, to be on Every Day bike, I enjoyed a 45 -minute walk for setting, saddle height and handlebar.

Daily cyclist in the Brussels urban jungle, my Jitensha is my first experience on a singlespeed and it’s a pure treat.

Excellent order experience on delivery; The service is personalized and the bike is superb.

The bike is simply beautiful, very comfortable, best one 🙂 Thank you Jitensha

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Electric Jitensha test: a minimalist VAE in its design, exhilarating in its driving

The JITENSHA electric bike is focusing on advanced personalization, a unique design and a featherweight to stand out from the other VAE. We tested it for ten days, here is our verdict.

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In short
JITENSHA Tokyo

• Design, finishes and personalization
• Featherweight (13 kg) and Passe-Partout
• Driving pleasure
• Agile and fast
• Regenerative braking

• Comfort in cabbage
• Skate brakes at this price
• Autonomy too fair
• No screen for basic information
• No standard mudguard

Our full opinion
JITENSHA Tokyo

October 08 2022 08/10/2022 • 20:00

JITENSHA is a French company founded in 2017 and specializing in the manufacture of muscle and electric bikes. Its catalog is now made up of three models: a single speed (one speed), a Two Speeds (two speeds) and an electric launched at the end of 2018, which also benefits from a transmission to a report.

The brand has a workshop in Annecy in which each JITENSHA is tested. Production is in tense flows, since everything is designed on demand. Fandroid had fun with the obviously trendy Jitensha, which emphasizes lightness and a unique look that clearly does not go unnoticed.

JITENSHA Tokyo Technical Sheet

Model	JITENSHA Tokyo
Max speed	25 km/h
Engine power	250 watts
Number of assistance	4
Announced autonomy	60 km
Recharge time announced	180 min
Removable battery	No
Bluetooth	Yes
GPS	No
Weight	13.4 kg
Color	Black, white, green, brown, chrome
Price	2540
Product sheet

This test was carried out from a model loaned by the brand.

JITENSHA Tokyo Design

Unique in the electric bike landscape. The look of the JITENSHA has something special in the first and in the twentieth look. With each glance, the same feeling: what a beauty. Our test model is adorned with chrome color and aluminum finish which brings it delicious visual uniformity.

One of the great forces of Jitensha is the level of ultra -driven personalization integrated into the purchasing experience. Two types of frames (closed or open), three sizes for the Tokyo version (open frame) or seven colors (chrome, white, black, matcha, copper, concrete, kuri). Copper, seen in the store, is exquisite.

There are also two types of finishes (black or aluminum), six stools (three in series and three brooks at 130 euros in black, brown and camel color) and four handlebars (Bullhorn, Mustache, Race and Loweris) which offer driving positions different to reach the maximum number of users according to their preferences.

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

But back on topic. The Electric Jitensha plays the sobriety card: the whole is clean, fine and pleasant to observe. Brake cable passages do not spoil the view and are even relatively discreet. The color association between the handles, the tires and the saddle brings visual harmony.

The brand has also taken a particular care in terms of finishes: the end of the handles is affected by a small metal tip where the names of the model (Paris, Tokyo) and the brand have been encrusted and the brand. Same observation on the side parts of the saddle. These are small details, but neat details that make the difference.

Beyond pure design, the Jitensha-which signified bike in Japanese-reflects the minimalist culture specific to the land of the sun-levant. “” It was the art of Japanese living that inspired the search for essentials, purity and poetry “Explains the company. A bike just as elegant as it is symbolic, which could even be confused with a mechanical cycle both its battery and its engine are well hidden.

In three words: this is a success.

Comfort is not its strong

If the design has been at the heart of the company’s specifications, comfort was rather left on the side of the road. And after all, the JITENSHA fully assumes himself as uncomfortable bikes. To guarantee its ultra -light weight of 13 kilos, the brand has notably opted for very fine Panoracer Ribmo tires with a width of 28 mm.

Without any suspended fork or saddle, the cycle captures all the asperities of the road and transmits a large amount of vibrations in your arms and your body. Clearly: you feel the slightest bump. This is an element to consider if comfort is one of your purchasing criteria.

If the saddle was relatively well suited to my buttocks at the level of the shape, the embarrassment which results from it after a trip of 20 minutes – after 30 minutes, you will feel the journey – is real.

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Where the JITENSHA stands out – spoiler above-, it is obviously on its featherweight of 13 kilos. Where a lot of VAE sail around 20 kilos, if not anymore.

The manufacturer makes a appreciated little feat here. The weight is particularly concentrated at the rear, in the module bringing together the battery and the engine. This allows you to climb it on a few floors (you will be breathless after 4 floors, but it is achievable) to the strength of your arms.

Let’s say that the task is immediately much simpler than with more imposing templates. Porter it to seven floors on stupid stairs is probably more delicate, take it into account.

With a length of about 162 centimeters, the JITENSHA can interfere in diagonal in an elevator of medium or large size. Its very good turning radius allows you to angle your handlebars to gain a nice amount of space in smaller elevators. And, at worst case, switching it back remains a breeze given its fame weight at the front.

Equipment: the strict minimum

Where we could really tick, it is at the level of the equipment provided as standard. The Jitensha is not the most generous, he who wants to play it completely dusted, again to pull his weight downwards. Mudguards ? It will be necessary to pay 70 euros as an option, as an example. It’s a shame, because it is an essential for the city – the bottom of my back and my bag still remember it.

Fortunately, the JITENSHA provides all compulsory security equipment, such as a doorbell, catadiopters and front and rear lamps. On the other hand, we must ignore a crutch.

Regarding the baskets, you have the choice between two models, both in Paris and the Tokyo, for an oscillating sum from 90 to 120 euros each time. Overall, the electric jitensha offers the strict minimum and could have made a little effort to install standard guards.

JITENSHA TOKYO TIMED TECHNOLOGIES

The JITENSHA is devoid of any screen, generally used to follow its appearance, the level of assistance used, but also and above all the percentage of autonomy remaining. To access this last data, you have to go to the Bitride Connect application – provided by Zehus, its partner – available on Android and iOS.

Above, you will come across your main dashboard, where there is a function to block the rear wheel (but not completely) as a safety system, your total mileage, a kilometric counter that you can put to zero, the percentage of remaining battery and the different assistance modes.

In total, four assistance modes are available: muscle mode (without assistance, therefore), Eco, Turbo Custom and Turbo. We will come back to their skills in the conduct part.

The tab ” Others »Gives you access to your profile, that of the vehicle and SIGMA screens compatible with the application.

Overall, the application is relatively primary and above all useful to consult your battery. The bicycle also records the latest assistance mode used and keeps it on the next trip. It therefore does not require new configuration with each new trip. This is a good point here.

One point we chafouine nevertheless: to access its main interface, it is necessary that the bicycle system is activated. Two methods are possible, but one is impractical. Direction the chapter ” Conduct »To find out more.

JITENSHA TOKYO CONDUCT

The JITENSHA is definitely a city bike with which you will like to move from point A to point B. In addition to the driving pleasure he gives-we will come back to this later-it is intended for relatively smooth bitumen and not to the small stuck and irregular paths, unless you like vibrations and jolts.

The low -handed handlebars that we used reassures us in this observation. The handlebars is the element that exceeds the most of a bicycle, in the direction of the width. From its size depends your ability to sneak between cars or exceed other cyclists on a narrow track. Here, the JITENSHA offers impressive capacities.

Its 49.5 centimeters handlebar is a considerable asset for overruns and maneuvers in more crazy places. As a comparison, that of the Trek FX+, Cowboy 4 ST and Nakamura E-Crossover V makes respectively 62, 57 and 65 centimeters. So we are dealing with a small champion in the category.

We are talking here in the name of the Lowrisal handlebars: for the other models offered by the brand, difficult to say.

How to turn on the JITENSHA electric bike engine ?

If you want to take advantage of the electric assistance, two methods are available to you to light the engine.

• When stopped: run the wheel three times in a vacuum. A green light on the engine will then light up. Go to the application, which will automatically connect to the bike, then press ” Touch this icon to activate the engine »;
• By driving: reaching the speed of 10 km/h and retropedaler for three seconds. After this stage, you will feel electric assistance.

Obviously, the second method is the most practical, although it is necessary to drive up to 10 km/h to enjoy the benefits of the engine. The first technique is however binding if you want to consult your autonomy before a journey, since it is necessary to lift the rear part of the cycle – the heaviest – and turn the wheel every time.

This can be tedious if you are one of the people wishing to consult your remaining radius of action before each departure.

A real driving pleasure

The electric JITENSHA (in its Lowriser Configuration) offers singular driving pleasure. Its 2nd generation Zehus all in one engine is supported by an amazing rotation sensor and maximum torque of 40 Nm. Amazing, because it is reactive, which is generally the prerogative of torque sensors.

Race results: latency between the first pedal strokes and the transmission of electric assistance is minimal. It is at least much lower than on the other VAE equipped with a rotation sensor. This observation applies as well for the starts as for the covers. Please note: the degree of responsiveness does not arrive at a torque sensor either.

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Source: Chloé Pertuis – Frandroid

Another positive point: the good balance of the gear. Whether at low or high speed, there is always room for ” type »In the pedals and climb at 30 km/h without the slightest ground effect. As a reminder, the electric Jitensha is only entitled to a mono-speed transmission. This famous point of equilibrium is therefore very important: it is here controlled.

On the pleasure of driving in itself, you will be served. The JITENSHA is playful, fast and agile, and registers in the turns in an incisive manner without it being feared that the tires are hidden if we lean a little too much. It’s a bike with which you like to go fast, with which you will like to give beautiful pedal strokes to reach 30 km/h.

Its good maneuverability makes it possible to dodge with ease both small obstacles and other users, in case of danger.

“Four” assistance modes

Four assistance modes are available. One of them is to cut the audience and pedal the strength of his legs. If you like efforts, why not use it on dish – as a rise, the effort is real -, but if not, favor at least one of the other modes offered.

The ECO draws 50 % of the power of the engine to propel you at a look of 25 km/h. So you are always able to climb at such speed, but it simply takes more time. To save battery, this can be a solution, but the VAE is not the most dynamic.

The turbo custom mode is interesting: by default, it adjusts the motor power to 75 %, but you can then refine it as you see fit. Regenerative braking can also be configured. Finally, turbo mode pushes performance – power and regenerative braking – at their maximum, by default.

I mainly used Turbo mode mainly. But it is quite possible to fall back on the Eco mode if you are not in a hurry.

Skate brakes … supported by a Kers system

Let’s admit: the presence of skate brakes on an electric bike sold 2590 euros is a disappointment. At this price, we expect biting hydraulic disc brakes, progressive and capable of guaranteeing you optimal braking quality for urgent situations.

In fact, the brakes of the Jitensha are not bad. They allow you to stop at relatively short distances. Just, over time, eraser will wear as much as efficiency. It will therefore be necessary to change them. But finally, the JITENSHA is much smarter than that thanks to its KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) system).

This is an energy recovery system, which is activated when we retropedal. Consequently, a slight progressive braking will activate. This type of system is relevant, since it is quite possible to brake until stopping by anticipating a little. By the way, this allows you to use the skate brakes less, and therefore preserve them.

This KERS technology is very easy to tame and include in your user habits. Finally, this is a system that we constantly use to recover a bit of energy while slowing down gently.

JITENSHA Tokyo Autonomy

The electric Jitensha relies on a battery of 173 Wh able to provide a theoretical autonomy of 35 km in turbo mode, and up to 60 km in Eco mode. In our case, turbo mode was the most used during our trips. To calculate our autonomy, we have noted each distance corresponding to each displacement.

We have also followed the remaining percentage of autonomy and the mileage available from the application. At the end of our autonomy cycle, we noted a ray of action barely 30 kilometers, using regenerative braking without any moderation. Which, let’s admit it, is a bit fair for a VA sold 2590 euros.

By way of comparison, the cowboy 4 ST (2790 euros) is able to travel almost 70 km in a single load, against 66 km for the Nakamura E-Crossover V (1,599.99 euros). In short, at the same price slice, there is better for slightly more expensive, even more affordable. It is important to know it, unless autonomy is not an important criterion for you.

In my use case, and mixing telework and trips to the office, I had to go through the recharge box at the end of the week, just before the weekend. If you are a more diligent user or user with daily journeys over 10 km, a second load session will be imposed on you.

For those who love small efforts, you can always switch to Eco mode, even mechanical mode, to prolong your autonomy. Do you really want it when you buy an electric bike ? This is the whole question, even if the writing has its little opinion. But after all, why not.

Regarding recharging, count three beautiful hours to find 100 % battery. To connect it, just remove a small tip on the side of the engine/battery module. Nothing too complicated. We regret on the other hand that the accumulator is not removable. But with a weight of 13 kilos, the bike can be worn on several floors.

JITENSHA Tokyo Price and availability

The electric JITENSHA is available on the brand’s official website at a price of 2590 euros. A configurator allows you to select two types of frames (open or closed). Depending on this choice, several handlebar options, color and other finishes will afford you.

To lower the note, know that bonuses for purchase exist according to your city, department or region.

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