Trek CHRGTime Charging Station... Is it a Thing?
03-02-24, 06:47 AM
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Trek CHRGTime Charging Station... Is it a Thing?
I'm not sure that anyone actually needs this or not, but it is interesting and an convenient way to store and transport all the various electronic doo-dads that today's bikes have. What's odd is that this looks like a legit Trek product, but I can't find any info on it online.
03-02-24, 09:24 AM
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Might be unauthorized use of the brand. Seen that a lot coming out of you know where
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Trek CHRGTime Charging Station... Is it a Thing?
It looks like a thing.
It looks like a thing.
03-02-24, 06:00 PM
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Looks like a European thing.
03-02-24, 10:06 PM
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Hey. I saw one in a box in the Trek store today. I thought it was for charging ebike batteries. It was behind the counter area too far for a close look. Now that I think about it, it was too small to hold the Trek ebike battery I saw.
Too organized for me.
Too organized for me.
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That looks handy! I’d llove to know the specs to see does it support fast chatging across all outputs; at €100, it seems to cheap for that, but it still is very appealing to me.
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Release date is March 7.
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looked at the one at my lbs, it has that "cool" factor, but it wouldn't fit within my needs. I think the container could be built thinner using stronger materials resulting in a smaller footprint.
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If I ever have enough electronics on my bike that I feel I need this product, it means it's time to take up another hobby.
...and I currently always ride with a GPS and Varia, and sometimes have a front light. I can't imagine needing this product, even if my main bike was di2.
...and I currently always ride with a GPS and Varia, and sometimes have a front light. I can't imagine needing this product, even if my main bike was di2.
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If I ever have enough electronics on my bike that I feel I need this product, it means it's time to take up another hobby.
...and I currently always ride with a GPS and Varia, and sometimes have a front light. I can't imagine needing this product, even if my main bike was di2.
...and I currently always ride with a GPS and Varia, and sometimes have a front light. I can't imagine needing this product, even if my main bike was di2.
In my garage, over my workbench, I have plenty of outlets, and several have charging bricks and cables more-or-less permanently plugged into them. If a light, or a computer, or anything needs charging, I just plug it in. Don't know why I would need some special box for charging.
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I was thinking the same thing. It looks like a storage box. I presume it has built-in multiple usb charge ports and a single external mains plug, which could be quite useful. Even more useful if it has it's own rechargeable battery
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While I love the ridiculously absurd “looks like a box” line of thought— it’s so classic BF hater form, one has to marvel— there aren’t more than like 5 returns from a Google image search for “Trek CHRGtime,” which tell most of the story. It’s obviously an integrated USB hub connected to mains. A quick call to my local Trek shop confirmed there is no onboard battery, and the hub outputs 65w max at 13amps across 6 ports, which are ‘quick charge’ battery charging specs, so that’s nice. At $125 for everything pictured, that’s not too bad, so I’ll probably order one of these.
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That tracks for you, thought I am surprised you arent holding out for the oil slick or anodized version.
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While I love the ridiculously absurd “looks like a box” line of thought— it’s so classic BF hater form, one has to marvel— there aren’t more than like 5 returns from a Google image search for “Trek CHRGtime,” which tell most of the story. It’s obviously an integrated USB hub connected to mains. A quick call to my local Trek shop confirmed there is no onboard battery, and the hub outputs 65w max at 13amps across 6 ports, which are ‘quick charge’ battery charging specs, so that’s nice. At $125 for everything pictured, that’s not too bad, so I’ll probably order one of these.
I must not be understanding this device properly, because I can't understand what it does that can't be accomplished with a smaller price and smaller footprint by something like this.
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Ok so it is a usb hub in a box. Not a terrible idea, but at $125 I’m out.
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In a dreamy future world, it'd be nice if all bicycling gadgets had wireless charging and there was a charger box that one could just throw all batteries and devices in the box and they are magically charged.
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A 6 port usb charger can be had for $20-30 bucks but if a box with a logo on it is worth a lot to you, go for it.
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Maybe it's one of the skus that'll disappear in the Trek downsizing rightsizing. Better get yours now before they're gone.
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While looking for something else this morning, I came across the manual. I like that there are lights that indicate when each device is charged, but apparently the lights may only indicate the charge status of Brontrager/Trek devices. And although I would like a solution to the clutter of cables where I charge my Edge, two Garmin watches, two Bontrager lights and two Apple Watches, the clutter doesn't bother me enough to buy one of these.
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