Josef Huber was a guest on e-FRAMER: This CEO is Velomech for a day

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The conversation between Josef Huber and Nino Rüegsegger consists almost entirely of single words: “Shall we get dressed?” – “Yes.” – “Torque wrench?” – “Here.” – “Did you rent it?” – “Yes.” Huber tightens the screw on the e-bike’s rear wheel until the wrench makes a rattling sound and checks it with his fingers to make sure it’s tight. “Everything is fine,” he says.

Rüegsegger and Huber stand in the meeting room of e-bike manufacturer e-FRAMER in Uetendorf near Thun BE. Their roles are clearly divided: here is the expert who has assembled hundreds of e-FRAMER bikes, here is the guest who receives instructions, carries out the work and asks questions. Their role is also seen in their clothes: Rüegsegger is recognized as an employee of the company; He’s wearing a company T-shirt that says “Hard Working Crew.” Huber is wearing a red workshop jacket.

1 out of 300

So how come Schösu (as Josef Huber is called by his friends and colleagues) helped assemble an e-mountain bike that day? The 59-year-old actress won the competition in which more than 300 men and women participated. The price was attractive: one day in the e-FRAMER factory; Including company tour, lunch, production work and test drive.

Huber went to the Bernese Oberland with motivation. “I really love tinkering and can’t wait to get my hands dirty again,” she says. But business is not foreign to him; He was initially apprenticed as a mechanic. “It also brings back memories of our previous operations; For example, how we had to install our specially produced food elevator in the well of a house. It was narrow and we had to work with flashlights; There were no headlights back then.”

Does the engine brake from 25 km/h?

But Huber also thinks it’s exciting to get an insight into the Swiss start-up. As CEO, he heads the Vargus company in Cham ZG, an internationally active SME offering solutions for yarn production. “I have been following e-FRAMER since its inception; as a company that trusts Swiss Finishing, I find this very interesting.” He now experiences how flat the hierarchies are and how familiar the work atmosphere is. «It looks like a solid company. I think the atmosphere here is good and pleasant.” Huber completely closed the day’s session at his company and told employees that he could not be reached.

While working in the e-FRAMER factory, technically interested guests often have questions. For example: “What actually happens to the electric motor when the bike reaches a top speed of 25 kilometers per hour? Does it brake then?” – “No,” says Rüegsegger, “after this speed the motor no longer supports the rider, it goes into freewheeling. Unlike other e-bikes, the freewheel does not develop any resistance with a braking effect.

20 kilometers regardless of the weather

Huber has been cycling almost his entire life; It was an indispensable tool in his childhood and youth. “I cycled 20 kilometers to the gym every day, in all weather conditions.” In the large family he grew up in, owning a motorcycle was never a financial option. “And of course, I was repairing my own bikes back then.”

Huber still rides his bike regularly for trips. His partner will probably buy an e-bike next spring so he can continue to accompany her. She also rides e-bikes, she says. “Today, a bike trip like this is part of the holiday.” At some point he’ll buy one himself. It is an inevitable conclusion that this will be an e-FRAMER.

Source: Blick