YouMo in the media
Experience YouMo through the eyes of the press. Our collection of press articles shows how we impress with our three brands and our commitment to sustainability. Discover the stories behind the brands YouMo, Go SwissDrive and XCYC.
YouMo
YouMo is a Swiss invention
Article published in Luzerner Zeitung
YouMo stands for Your Mobility. It’s more than just an e-bike. YouMo YouMo is a statement of your personality. It’s lifestyle for all ages. Cycling is defined in a whole new dimension. The vehicle was designed as an e-cruiser. The ride is extremely comfortable. And still fast, if that’s what you want. With a pulling power that will take your breath away.
Swiss startup brings e-bikes in cruiser design
Article published in Startwerk.ch
Sometimes the most important trick in innovation is to change the image of a product. Computers used to belong in nerd territory. Design, operation and marketing have changed that and opened up a huge market for home computers. The start-up YouMo is attempting a similar change with its electric bike concept – it wants to rejuvenate e-bikes. After all, electric bikes are still not very popular with the under-40s.
YouMo eCruiser: the statement bike for individualists
Article in Coolbrandz.com
Like all teenagers, Jon one day had the desire for freedom and mobility and a vehicle that enabled him to get around. You know what it is like to be young and to just want to get out there. At this age you want to be motorised. Scooter or moped, anything else is just not cool, right? Fine. BUT: at our day and age, does it really have to be one of those noisy, gasoline-powered, environment polluting vehicles? NO! Luckily, Jon’s father Knut, an engineer, has developed a clean, eco-friendly alternative: the YouMo eCruiser.
Touring and everyday e-bikes: Test: YouMo One - comfort cruiser with response factor and Go SwissDrive
Article published in Velomotion.de
The Swiss YouMo is refreshingly different in many ways, which means that the bike does not necessarily appeal to the typical e-bike customer. Instead of a display and controller, there is pure support from the GoSwiss-Drive motor – and riding characteristics that are more suited to leisure use.
YouMo - stylish eBikes from Switzerland
Article published in Unikatoo.com
Chocolate, cheese, watches – these are the best-known and most sought-after products bearing the “made in Switzerland” seal of quality. But watch out: Thanks to the young innovation company YouMo, the term “eBike” could soon be added to the list.
Test: YouMo One C RatRod Edition
Article published in Velostrom.de
A particularly cool pedelec comes from Switzerland: The YouMo One C RatRod Edition was tested by VeloStrom and surprised us with its special features.
When you see the YouMo for the first time, you are more likely to assume that its country of origin is the USA rather than Switzerland: the chopper-like styling simply suggests this provenance. Moreover, when the whitewall tires are mounted on red rims, as on the test bike.
cycling: YouMo e-bike: for the junior? For all!
Article published in Velomotion.net
YouMo e-bike company portrait: An e-bike whose development is based on a family affair – that is rare and, in the case of YouMo, has led to an interesting product that could become very popular with individualists among cyclists. Velomotion took a closer look at the new YouMo e-bike concept and its history.
YouMo - casual cruiser e-bikes from Switzerland
Article published in Pedelecs E-Bikes
Of course, YouMo also offers its models with even better components and has two e-bikes in its range that should leave virtually nothing to be desired.
The One X250 comes with even better equipment than the aforementioned e-bikes. It is fitted with the top X9 shifting group from SRAM, which is complemented by a complete set of city equipment.
E-Crusier from YouMo
Article published in Zweirad-union.com
Production and service from a single source – Swiss e-bike manufacturer now has the e-Cruiser produced in Sangerhausen and benefits from nationwide service
Sangerhausen, 29.05.2019 – Until now, the e-bikes have been produced exclusively in Switzerland. Sachsenring Bike Manufaktur is now taking over the production of the stylish e-Cruisers.
Cool ROCKLAND e-bike from YouMo
Article published in Rockland-digital.de
What a thrill for Ralf from Halle on Friday morning! Andreas had registered and won the second handmade ROCKLAND e-bike from YouMo worth 5,000 euros on Friday, March 29!
Interview with YouMo Managing Director Knut Späte
Article published in Rockland-digital.de
What is special about the YouMo – Rockland – E Bike?
What is the difference between a normal bike and an e-bike?
Tour de Switzerland 2018 with the YouMo e-Cruiser
Article published in Ebike-news.de
Reto Frischknecht discovered the extraordinary YouMo e-bikes for the first time at a trade fair in Winterthur. He immediately asked developer and mastermind Knut Späte if he could try out the e-Cruiser. The agreed 10 minutes quickly turned into three quarters of an hour, so enthusiastic was the Swiss rider about the relaxed, dynamic riding experience.
YouMo launches with German sales partner
Article published in Velobiz.de
Since 2014, Knut Späte has been offering an e-bike alternative to mopeds and scooters (not only) for young people with his YouMo brand. Recently, the young Swiss company has also been able to gain a German bicycle manufacturer as a partner for sales and logistics.
The E-Chopper from YouMo - trendsetter in electromobility
Article published in Fahrrad.space
The e-chopper from “YouMo” is a new e-bike and is designed to appeal to those who like beach cruisers and choppers.
YouMo is style
The stylish design is available in 6 different styles. Each individual model is a special feature in its own right. With 540 watt hours, the battery promises a range of up to 120 kilometers, which is a distance from Hamburg to Bremen, Vienna to Ybbs or, for example, Zurich to Bern.
YouMo: The e-bike which really has all the features!
Article published in Funkyforty.com
It all started 8 years ago when a 14 year old boy come home and asked his parents for a moped to drive to school as there was such a steep hill to get there. This got his environmentally conscious parents thinking. His Father, Knut, was in a career transition phase at the time. Studying Business Engineering at the HSG. As part of the course he got to travel the USA and China. In China Knut was perpetually confronted with electro-mobility. Cultivating a love of the concept, in particular the positive environmental effects of e-bikes versus petrol driven mopeds and scooters.
YouMo - High-quality e-bikes in a cool chopper design
Article published in Ebiketestsieger.com
YouMo AG is a relatively young Swiss company that manufactures ultra-modern, emission-free and extremely stylish e-bikes – “YouMo” simply stands for “Your Mobility”. The YouMo e-bikes not only have a powerful (yet quiet) drive with very high torque, but also a frame made of high-strength, stable aluminum.
An e-bike test campaign
Article published in Clemo.ch
Get on your e-bike in the Lake ZurichLinth region
Thanks to e-bikes, cycling has become more attractive again. They are a real alternative to cars for short and medium distances. The Lake Zurich-Linth region whetted the appetite of interested parties in spring and summer 2018.
YouMo - Swiss start-up gets people moving
Article published in Suedostschweiz.ch
More and more people today are interested in new ways of mobility. There are various reasons for this: some want to actively contribute to environmental protection and are therefore looking for alternatives to the car. Others live in big cities, where the lack of parking spaces is a problem for residents. In recent years, the e-bike has increasingly hit the headlines.
Eurobike 2024: Commercial fine mobility from cargo scooters to electrified light transporters
Article published in Profi-werkstatt.net
This year, the world’s leading trade fair for the bike and ecomobility industry took place in Frankfurt am Main from July 3 to 7. The event has recognized the potential of light e-mobility and now covers the spectrum from private bikes to the commercial segment.
Go SwissDrive
Service for Go Swissdrive e-bike drives continues
Article published in Velobiz.de
Even though production was discontinued in January 2019, there are still many e-bike auxiliary drives from Go Swissdrive in circulation. Since the turn of the year, a new service partner, Youmo, has been available in Switzerland, which is also equipped to deal with service requests from Germany and the EU.
Motor manufacturer in Gams: withdrawal despite e-bike boom
Article published in Tagblatt.ch
Go Swiss-Drive in Gams is the only well-known engine manufacturer in Switzerland to cease production. This is not only for technical and financial reasons.
The e-bike business is still booming. There is hardly a bicycle brand that does not have an electric model in its range today, with over 60 drive manufacturers competing in the market. So it comes as a surprise that Go Swiss-Drive, an established supplier of e-bike motors, is pulling out of the market, especially as there are no apparent financial problems
New service provider for Go Swissdrive repairs and spare parts
Article published in SazBike.de
The Swiss electric bike manufacturer Youmo is taking over the Go-Swissdrive spare parts from Ortlinghaus and is now providing the repair and spare parts service for the rear motor. There is also a service partner for Germany.
The takeover is intended to secure service in the market for the coming years. The Swiss rear-wheel drive manufacturer Go Swissdrive was dissolved in 2019. Ortlinghaus had initially been responsible for service since January 2020.
XCYC
Article published in SazBike.de
The Swiss company Youmo AG takes over the e-cargobike brand XCYC from the non-profit organization GWW. The acquisition is being made for strategic reasons.
Youmo has been selling XCYC cargo bikes in Switzerland for two years now and has successfully adapted them to the specific needs of the local market.
YouMo takes over German cargo e-bike brand
Article published in Zhk.ch
Rapperswil-Jona SG/Calw – YouMo is acquiring the cargo e-bike brand XCYC from the German non-profit organization GWW. With the acquisition, YouMo aims to expand its range of electric cargo bikes.
Swiss distributor takes over cargo bike brand XCYC
Article published in Velobiz.de
With YouMo AG, an established player in the electromobility sector is taking over the XCYC brand.
YouMo acquires German cargo e-bike brand
Article published in Swisstrade.com
Rapperswil-Jona/Calw – YouMo hat die Übernahme der Cargo-E-Bike-Marke XCYC von der deutschen Non-Profit-Organisation GWW vereinbart. Mit dieser Übernahme will YouMo sein Elektromobilitätsangebot im Bereich der Lastenräder erweitern.
YouMo takes over cargo bike brand XCYC
Article published in Velostrom.de
Strategic move in the cargo bike market: YouMo AG takes over the XCYC eBike brand for cargo bikes from GWW.
YouMo AG, a well-known player in the electromobility sector in Switzerland, has completed the purchase of the eBike brand XCYC, which specializes in cargo bikes, from the non-profit organization GWW.
YouMo AG takes over the XCYC e-cargo bike brand from GWW
Article published in Pedelec-elektro-fahrrad.de
The acquisition is based on strategic considerations. YouMo AG, which claims to be a leading player in the electromobility segment, has acquired the XCYC brand, known for its e-cargo bikes, from the non-profit organization GWW. YouMo AG has already been distributing XCYC products in Switzerland for two years and has successfully adapted them to the specific needs of the Swiss market.
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