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By Doug Schwartz.
This year’s Sea Otter Classic was the year of the center drive (mid drive) motor.
Not that there wasn’t strong representation of hub motors by Bionx, BESV, IZIP, Specialized, and others. It seems that the focus of this year’s Sea Otter Classic was companies introducing new models with [Read more…] about Sea Otter Classic 2015. The Year of Center Drive Motors [VIDEOS & PICS]
If you search the web for a definition of the word “Jarifa”, you will find this bike turns up as the top result. That may have been the intention of Focus Bicycles. Perhaps they wanted the machine itself to provide the definition.
Mountain bikes without a rear suspension are popular with two groups of riders: Those that want to travel fast and far, including uphill, in the least amount of time, and [Read more…] about Ride Report: Focus Jarifa Impulse 27 3.0 Electric Mountain Bike [VIDEO]
The Raleigh Misceo iE is one sporty and high-tech electric bike!
This is the first e-bike in the U.S. to feature the Shimano STePS mid drive system and it also includes the Shimano Di2 electronic shifting system for the Alfine 8 internally geared rear hub.
The Misceo iE has the efficient ride of a road bike with a stable feel thanks to the [Read more…] about Raleigh Misceo iE Electric Bike Review Part 2: Ride & Range Test [VIDEO]
Electric bikes are great for zipping around town but what if you want weather protection?
Well, Virtue Cycles has the answer with their Pedalist semi-enclosed electric trike.
The Pedalist is an upright (not recumbent) e-trike with an enclosure that looks somewhat car-like.
The full electric version of the Pedalist comes with a 750W mid drive motor & 48v 32A lithium battery with a stated range of 50+ miles per charge!
[Read more…] about Virtue Pedalist: The Car Like Electric Trike [VIDEO & PICS]
In this final report from the ExtraEnergy and CBA e-bike industry tour of China you will get a closer look at a few more bike & e-bike manufacturer’s along with some pictures of the e-bikes and e-scooters from the China North Bike Show.
Here’s an intro to the manufacturer’s that we visited.
Aima is one of the larger electric bike manufacturer’s in China. They made 4 million e-bikes [Read more…] about E-Bike Factory Tours in China: Aima & More, Plus China North Bike Show – Part 5 [VIDEOS]
During the ExtraEnergy and China Bicycle Association e-bike factory tours we had the opportunity to visit the Bafang Motor Company and the King Meter display company headquarters.
Bafang motors are found on many electric bikes all over the world. While we were there I had a chance to ride their new Max mid drive system!
King Meter is one of the largest [Read more…] about E-Bike Factory Tours in China: Bafang Motor & King Meter Display – Part 4
The Raleigh Misceo iE just arrived for testing and review and it is the first electric bike in the U.S. to feature the new Shimano STePS mid drive system!
In addition, the Misceo iE also has the high tech Shimano Di2 electronic shifting for the Alfine 8 speed internally geared rear hub. [Read more…] about Raleigh Misceo iE w/ Shimano STePS Mid Drive: Pictures & Specs
During the ExtraEnergy and China Bicycle Association e-bike factory tours we had the opportunity to visit 3 major e-bike battery companies in China.
Here’s a little intro to each company that we visited.
Tianneng Battery claims to have 40% market share for LEV & e-bike batteries. They make a lot of lead acid batteries but they are in the process of expanding their lithium battery production.
Phylion Battery claims to be the second largest lithium battery pack supplier for the electric bike market in Europe. They have a cloud based diagnostic tool that helps them troubleshoot battery issues remotely.
Lishen Battery makes lithium batteries for high tech companies like Apple, Samsung, Motorola, [Read more…] about E-Bike Battery Factory Tours in China: Tianneng, Phylion, & Lishen – Part 3 [VIDEOS]
Let’s take a look at how bicycles are built!
In this report from the ExtraEnergy & CBA electric bike industry tour of China we will take a look at the assembly facilities of Giant Bicycles, Golden Wheel Bicycles, and Yadea.
Giant Bicycles is an industry giant in the traditional bicycle world and their bikes are sold worldwide.
Golden Wheel makes many bikes under different brand names. They have an impressive facility which includes melting aluminum to create their own aluminum frame tubes!
Yadea is one of the larger e-bike companies for the Chinese market and we were fortunate to [Read more…] about Touring E-Bike Factories In China: Giant, Golden Wheel, & Yadea – Part 2 [VIDEOS]
I was recently invited by ExtraEnergy and the China Bicycle Association to tour electric bike factories in China and to take a closer look at the Chinese e-bike market.
How could I say no?!
It was an honor to be invited on this tour with many e-bike experts in attendance and I quickly said “Yes, I’ll be there!”.
The Chinese e-bike market has been rapidly developing domestically in addition to [Read more…] about Trip Report: Touring Electric Bike Factories in China – Part 1
