Electric Bike Reviews, News, & Testing
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Electric bikes are a lot of fun to ride but they also require that you be attentive to safety.
By following the safety tips in this guide you will be prepared for potentially dangerous situations that you could encounter on your e-bike.
In this guide you will learn about selecting the right gear, selecting the safest route, watching out for others, and how to handle rough roads.
Make sure your next ride is a safe one! [Read more…] about Electric Bike Riding Safety Tips
Electric bikes = More people riding bikes, more often! Photo credit to Turbo Bob.
The results are in from a recent electric bike survey: 55% of those surveyed had ridden a traditional bike weekly or daily. That jumped to 93% after they bought an e-bike!
6% of those surveyed had not ridden a bike as an adult. With an electric bike, 89% of those now ride daily or weekly!
Those are just a few of the stats from an e-bike survey that was directed by John MacArthur, Sustainable Transportation Program Manager at the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC). John is also a research associate at [Read more…] about Survey Says: Electric Bikes Enable More People to Ride Bikes, More Often!
Cathy Rogers and her Pedego Interceptor electric bike. Ready to ride 3,300 miles!
Cathy Rogers, 57, of Pittsburgh, PA will be riding her Pedego Interceptor electric bike 3,300 miles in The Big Ride Across America!
Cathy and 13 other riders will raise $6,500 each and ride from the Seattle WA area to Washington D.C. in support of the American Lung Association.
The Big Ride Across America will take place from June 16 to August 2, with 40 days of riding and 8 days of rest.
The tour will go through Washington State, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and then to DC. [Read more…] about Electric Bike Touring: 3,300 Miles from Seattle WA to Washington D.C. on a Pedego Interceptor
The IZIP E3 Peak; a versatile high performance electric mountain bike.
If you are looking for a versatile high performance electric mountain bike, then I recommend that you checkout this review of the IZIP E3 Peak from Currie Technologies!
The Peak is a mid drive motor electric bike that can climb almost any hill and fly along the flats at 28+ mph.
It is designed as a hardtail mountain bike with 27.5″ wheels but it can also be used for around town commuting or rolling along country roads.
At $3,000 USD it offers a number of features that [Read more…] about IZIP E3 Peak Electric Bike Review [VIDEO]
The IZIP E3 Peak; a 27.5″ wheel e-mountain bike with mid drive motor, 48V mid mount battery, up to 28 mph, & more!
The new 2014 IZIP E3 Peakmid drive electric mountain bike has arrived for testing and review!
Currie Technologies has really gone all out with this new high speed (28 mph) e-mtb that features a 350 watt mid drive motor, 48V mid mount lithium battery, 27.5″ (650b) wheels, RockShox suspension fork, and more!
In this first part of the review there are a BUNCH of detailed pictures and specifications to get you familiar with the Peak. [Read more…] about IZIP E3 Peak Electric Bike Video, Pictures, & Specs
The future of electric bikes will be highly networked!
This is a guest post from Edward Benjamin, Senior Managing Director of eCycleElectric LLC, and Chairman of Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA).
For nearly 20 years, I have watched engineers, inventors and designers steadily improving electric powered two wheelers. Improving performance, reliability, and appearance in nearly every aspect in every market.
Some of the electric bikes of today are truly marvelous. We have inexpensive bikes that successfully carry many millions of people to work every day. We have electric mountain bikes that carry [Read more…] about The Electric Bike of the Future Will be Social, Smart, Entertaining, & Talking to Traffic All The Time
Journalists swarm to ride e-bikes at the Charged Up electric bike media event!
Yes, electric bikes are still relatively unknown to a majority of people in the US.
But hopefully that will change soon!
As a way to get the word out about e-bikes, Interbike (organizers of the largest bicycle trade show in the US) partnered with Outdoor Retailer to present e-bikes and other outdoor gear to a group of journalists from large mainstream media companies.
The Charge Up media event was held at the Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg, NJ and the location was selected because [Read more…] about Charged Up! 2014 Electric Bike Mainstream Media Event Report [VIDEOS]
The E-BikeKit headquarters and assembly facility.
Jason Kraft is the CEO of Electric Bike Technologies and he recently invited me to tour their headquarters and assembly facility that is located just outside of Philadelphia, PA.
Electric Bike Tech offers a variety of moderately priced electric bike kits (E-BikeKit™) and electric trike kits (E-TrikeKit™). They focus on providing kits that have a lot of features for the money.
It was great to get the personal tour from Jason and learn more about this US electric bike kit company.
Jason started the company in 2008 and he has been growing and improving the Electric Bike Tech [Read more…] about Tour of the E-BikeKit Headquarters With CEO Jason Kraft
Larry Pizzi (President of Currie Tech) enjoying an e-bike ride.
Recently I caught up with Larry Pizzi who is the president of Currie Technologies (IZIP, EZIP, Haibike, eFlow).
Larry has been in the bicycle industry most of his life and is in charge of one of the largest e-bike companies in the US.
In this interview you will learn more about his experiences in the industry, what the latest is at Currie Tech (new IZIP’s, Haibikes, eFlow, etc.), the IZIP Road Show, and what’s on the horizon for Currie Tech.
Enjoy the interview!
Pete: Larry, you have been in the bicycle and e-bike industry a long time. Could you give us a brief history of [Read more…] about Interview with Larry Pizzi: President of Currie Technologies (IZIP, Haibike, eFlow) [VIDEOS]
Ed Benjamin reviews the work of members of the class who installed a Watts Up meter on a ProdecoTech Stride electric bike.
The other day Robert Provost, CEO of ProdecoTech, invited me to join them for the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) E-Bike Technician Training at ProdecoTech headquarters.
How could I say no?!
The LEVA E-Bike Technician Training helps electric bike dealers increase their e-bike knowledge and diagnose and troubleshoot electric bike technical issues for their customers.
Ed Benjamin is the founder and chairman of LEVA (also Managing Director of eCycleElectric) and he taught the 3 levels of [Read more…] about Electric Bike Technician Training at ProdecoTech by LEVA
