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Nothing Cycles designs and manufactures electric bicycles. The first model, the 'Super 73', was designed and built by John Kim in April 2016. He was inspired by the minibikes he grew up with as a child in the 1970s. A Kickstarter campaign was launched 27 May, 2016 and ended 28 Jun, 2016 with $441,461 pledged from 293 backers. Production facilities are in Tustin, California.

History
Nothing Cycles was founded in 2011 as a manufacturer of industrial carts and scooters. In May 2016, Nothing Cycles launched the Super 73 electric motorbike, which quickly grew into the most popular e-bike on the Internet.

Website was launched July 06, 2016 with sales open for pre-ordering,

Delivery of first bikes starting in early December 2016. December through Spring 2017 bulk of Super 73 are delivered to US customers.

January 2017, LeGrand Crewse joins Lithium Cycles as a partner. Due to demand, 2017 Lithium Cycles invests in European compliant certification for two models in the S-Series in order to sell in more territories.

Products
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Super 73 Original 2018

 * Rear 1000-watt hub motor
 * Speed up to 27 mph
 * Ride for 25-30 miles depending on rider weight, terrain, incline, etc.

Super 73Z

 * Speed: 15-20 mph
 * Motor: 350 watt rear hub motor
 * Range: 15-20 miles depending on rider weight, terrain, incline, etc.

Super 73 S

 * Speed: 20 mph
 * Motor: 500 watt rear hub motor
 * Range: 20-25 miles (depends on rider weight, street incline, terrain, wind, etc)
 * Brakes: Tektro mechanical alloy disc brakes

Super 73 S1

 * Speed: 20 mph
 * Motor: 500 watt rear hub motor
 * Range: 35-40 miles depending on rider weight, terrain, incline, etc.t
 * Brakes: Tektro hydraulic alloy disc brakes

Accolades / Recognition / Reception
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 * BBC top 10 most beautiful bikes of 2016
 * Gear of the Year by Wired UK
 * Hiut Denim: Do One Thing Well - Winter 2017

Media appearances / In popular culture
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Articles Electric Bicycles on Wikipedia
''This section is not to be published. The links are here to help with comparing and contrasting. And setting the standard for what we do.''

Manufacturers with their own Wikipedia pages listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electric_bicycle_brands_and_manufacturers.

Most links in the list are to external pages. Here are links to the few that are not old or huge that have Wikipedia links


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2B_Bicycles
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beistegui_Hermanos
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GenZe_(company)
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GI_Flybike
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gocycle
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italjet
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalkhoff
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedego_Electric_Bikes
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riese_und_M%C3%BCller
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superpedestrian

Lists to consider joining
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 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electric_bicycle_brands_and_manufacturers
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bicycle_types
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Minibikes

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Launched on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lithiumcycles/the-super-73 by Lithium Cycles Launched 27 May, 2016  |   Ended 28 Jun, 2016 $441,461 pledged 293 backers

The first Super 73 was designed and built by John Kim in late April 2016. Inspired by minibikes he grew up with as a child in the 1970s. First article on uncrate.com https://uncrate.com/super-73-electric-bike/ helped spread the word and gather more attention (2 articles total, original may have been removed)

ex: BBC top 10 most beautiful bikes of 2016 http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20160902-the-10-most-beautiful-bicycles-of-2016

Gear of the Year by Wired UK http://www.wired.co.uk/article/goty-rides

https://www.highsnobiety.com/2016/06/03/lithium-cycles-super-73-electric-bike/ By Jonathan Sawyer in Lifestyle Jun 3, 2016

Website is launched July 06, 2016 with sales open for pre-ordering: www.lithiumcycles.com

Delivery of first bikes starting in early December 2016. https://www.lithiumcycles.com/blogs/news/super-73-s1-rose-ave-starting-to-ship-out December through Spring 2017 bulk of Super 73 are delivered to US customers.

January 2017, LeGrand Crewse joins Lithium Cycles as a partner.

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-38540972/ces-2017-the-go-anywhere-electric-bike-and-other-transport-tech CES 2017: The 'go anywhere' electric bike and other transport tech An electric bike that promises to be able to cope with almost any terrain is on show at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Dave Lee put it to the test and checked out some of the expo's other personal transport innovations. 08 Jan 2017

Super 73 S-Series Launch July 3rd 2017 with a more affordable model. with help of PrankvsPrank, the Super 73 S1 "Rose Ave." model is a limited edition designed and launched in collaboration with Jesse Wellens, YouTube creator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXsm_H48Ywc Published on Jul 13, 2017

Sales of the Super 73 S, S1 in White and Black are open, delivery begins late 2017 and sales.

Halloween 2017 Star Wars Speeder Bike Project: about the project: https://www.lithiumcycles.com/blogs/news/star-wars-speeder-bikes-halloween-costume Casey Neistat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8s_T4NpBPs Jesse Wellens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikXP1NT_eZA Super 73 Making of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXub4-LXk40

Flow of articles about it. I can get them too.

2018 marks a series of high profiled customers who adopt the Super 73

Post Malone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aZEvjZlo00 Casey Neistat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J02iZ3FvRoc Will Smith https://www.instagram.com/p/Biz1bFPDU5E/?hl=en&taken-by=willsmith https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a20720144/will-smith-instagram-motorcycle-video/

Other comedians such as Daniel Tosh 2.0, super models such as Coco Rocha, Michael Whitfield have embraced the Super 73 lifestyle.

Notable reviews: Michael Whifield: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFXczXSvCIc&t=58s Casey Neistat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J02iZ3FvRoc BradTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ftrq8PeKk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TS8fUGxXfE

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