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By Richard Peace
Budnitz Titanium Electric Bike
If you are looking for a fancy eBike then you should checkout the custom Budnitz Model E -titanium electric bike (starts at $7,450) with the Zehus all in one hub and Gates Carbon belt drive.
The titanium version has a claimed weight of less than 30 pounds!
They also make a steel frame version that starts at $3,950. Here is a video with more: [Read more…] about eBike News: Titanium eBike, Forbes on Faraday, Amsterdam eBike Share, & More! [VIDEOS]
Welcome to the Eurobike eBike Roundup Part III.
We’re in the final stretch with a more innovative electric bikes from Europe’s largest bicycle tradeshow.
Make sure you checkout Part 1 and Part 2 of the Eurobike eBike roundup.
Now, more eBikes from the show floor! [Read more…] about Eurobike Electric Bike Roundup – Part 3
Welcome to Part Deux of our 2016 Eurobike Roundup.
As you may have seen in Part One, the eBike has already reached parity with traditional pedal bike market in Europe.
This massive acceleration has been unlike anything I’ve witnessed in the cycling industry in the past 30 years.
Granted, every class of eBIke has benefitted from those 30 years of gradual improvements in bicycle design and production.
Here is more from the show floor. [Read more…] about Eurobike Electric Bike Roundup – Part 2
I’ve been to a lot of bike shows around the world over the past 30 years. I believe that Eurobike, held annually in Friedrichshafen, Germany, is the best there is.
Beautiful location, great riding all around the area, young and energetic attendees, quality food and drink, creative companies and designs, and the list goes on.
2016 marks a turning point in that it was the year the eBike reached parity with the rest of the cycling industry. Equal floor space, basically. From almost nowhere eight years ago, eBike’s have bridged the gap completely. [Read more…] about Eurobike Electric Bike Roundup – Part 1
The ProdecoTech Rebel X9 fat electric bike is a big bike in every way!
It has massive 4″ wide tires that can handle sand, snow, dirt road/trail cruising, and they provide for a fun ride around town.
In addition, this all wheel drive fat eBike can handle almost any terrain.
And with its continuously variable drivetrain from NuVinci it is very easy to dial in your perfect gear ratio.
The 4 piston SRAM Guide hydraulic disc brakes do a good job of slowing this big bike down.
At $2,799 it offers a lot; 600 watt motor, large 36V 14.25ah battery, high quality components from Samsung, SRAM, NuVinci, Truvativ, and more! [Read more…] about ProdecoTech Rebel X9 Electric Fat Bike Review Part 2: Ride & Range Test [VIDEO]
By Richard Peace
The electric bike scene continues to be a highlight at Eurobike (largest European bicycle tradeshow) and we have some of the cool new eBikes from the show for you.
Prizes & Innovation from Eurobike
Notable winners in the Eurobike e-bike and pedelec prize category include Haibike’s SDURO AllMtn 8.0 (innovation being cloud based communication possible for the first time on an e-MTB), and the Elby [Read more…] about eBike News: Eurobike Innovations, Titling eTrike, Chainless, New Bosch, & More! [VIDEOS]
The ProdecoTech Rebel X9 fat tire electric bike just arrived for testing and review!
With 4″ wide off road tires and 600 watts of power, this fat eBike is ready for sand, snow, rough roads, and the daily commute.
This eFat bike features a 600 watt front hub motor, a 36V 14.25ah Samsung frame integrated lithium battery, the continuously variable NuVinci N380 rear hub, and much more!
[Read more…] about ProdecoTech Rebel X9 Electric Fat Bike Review Part 1: Pictures & Specs
By Richard Peace
Women’s Specific eBike Launched by California’s Karmic Bikes
The Karmic Kyoto is being targeted specifically at women and it has just gone live on Kickstarter.
Karmic say “Kyoto is built from the ground up for women and a clean-sheet design—with a price tag as low as $1799 for early backers, a $1000 savings off the $2799 retail price.”
The new Kyoto uses Shimano’s STEPs mid-drive with an 11 speed derailleur system and unusually sized 650 x 38c tyres and is offered in three frame sizes. It also uses the larger recently launched 500Wh STEPS battery mounted to the seat tube of the frame for central weight distribution. [Read more…] about E-Bike News: Trek, Stromer, Karmic, Easy Motion, World Record, Eurobike, & More! [VIDEOS]
There is beauty in simplicity. Consider the bicycle. Without electric assist, the most efficient human powered machine known to man.
With electric assist, the bicycle climbs off the charts. Still, many are intimidated by the bike – and particularly the electric assist bicycle.
Some electric systems can be complex. The influx of high-end, mid-drive motor systems have brought a surge of attention to the ebike, including a following of younger, more experienced riders.
At the other end of the spectrum is a much larger group of riders.
[Read more…] about LEED 250 Watt & 500 Watt Electric Bike Kit Review [VIDEO]
By Charlie Gandy.
There is a place at 11,500’ elevation, deep in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, that I want to tell you about.
This place requires some mountaineering chutzpah to get to, and some high altitude attitude to thrive in.
So this time I got there, and back, on Tempo’s Carmel electric hybrid bike, and am inspired to share this story. [Read more…] about Colorado Divide Electric Bike Adventure to 11,500 ft.
