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E-Bike Kit: Specs, Pictures, & Video for Geared Front Motor & Lead Acid Battery.

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Here is an introduction to The E-Bike Kit that recently arrived for riding and review.

This is the 350 watt geared front hub motor with 36V 9ah lead acid battery kit.

E-Bike Kit offers other kits including front or rear direct drive hub motors, rear hub geared motors, and lithium ion batteries.  They offer their kits in many wheel sizes: 700C, 26″, 24″  and 20″.

In this post I will go over the specifications and installation of the kit.  There are a bunch of pictures as well as a video that [Read more…] about E-Bike Kit: Specs, Pictures, & Video for Geared Front Motor & Lead Acid Battery.

RoadRACE Power Pod: Electric Assist for Hand Cyclists! [VIDEOS]

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This is pretty cool!  Invented by a former road motorcycle racer, the RoadRACE Power Pod easily adds electric assist to a hand cycle or tricycle.  It is also easily removable.

Why would a hand cyclist want electric assist?  The inventor, Mark Brereton, explains why:

“Handcycles are great fun whizzing down a flat road, as they take advantage of their flat aerodynamic shape cutting through the air.  However, [Read more…] about RoadRACE Power Pod: Electric Assist for Hand Cyclists! [VIDEOS]

Modular Electric Cargo Bike Design from Italy

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Electric cargo bikes continue to be a growing trend in the e-bike world.  Here is a modular bike design that allows 3 different configurations; a normal e-bike, a front load e-cargo bike, and a front load e-cargo trike.

This design is from Luca Feletti, who is a recenty graduate of the Industrial Product Design at the University of Ferrara, Faculty of Architecture. “My thesis is on design of an electric cargo bike. This bike is designed to permit three different configurations (e-bike, e-cargo bike, e-cargo trike) but the possibilities of customizing are [Read more…] about Modular Electric Cargo Bike Design from Italy

My Visit to the Prodeco Technologies Electric Bike Assembly Facility – Part 2

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Here is the conclusion to my >Prodeco headquarters visit report where I will cover the bikes that I test rode, how Prodeco offers their bikes for low prices, and their focus on constant improvement.

Make sure you check out Part 1 of the report that covers the Prodeco story and what the future holds for this American e-bike company.

My Test Ride Experiences [Read more…] about My Visit to the Prodeco Technologies Electric Bike Assembly Facility – Part 2

My Visit to the Prodeco Technologies Electric Bike Assembly Facility – Part 1 [VIDEO!]

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Prodeco recently caught my eye with the new electric mountain bikes that they introduced this year; the Outlaw and the Titanio.  Over the past few years Prodeco has focused on building quality electric bikes for reasonable price points ($999 and up).

The addition of these new e-mtb’s along with their unique story sparked my interest and I recently visited their headquarters and assembly facility in Pompano Beach, Florida, just north of Miami. [Read more…] about My Visit to the Prodeco Technologies Electric Bike Assembly Facility – Part 1 [VIDEO!]

E-Biking For Real with Brett Thurber

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This is a guest post from Lani Hanson.

Meet Brett Thurber, co-owner of  The New Wheel electric bike shop in San Francisco, California.

Beware. You will want to try an electric bicycle after reading this article.

I wanted to interview Brett Thurber for a number of reasons.  I remember the buzz in San Francisco’s cycling community when this shop opened exclusively for electric bikes. Despite seeming like a practical choice for SF’s massive hills, cyclists had a bias towards e-bikes.  Why?  My interest was also perked by Brett’s [Read more…] about E-Biking For Real with Brett Thurber

Regaining the Freedom to Ride With an Electric Bike

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This is a guest post from Cathy Lau of Ohm electric bikes.

When injuries take away your ability to cycle where and when you like, sometimes, you can regain your freedom to ride with an electric bike.

Blake Thomson discovered this just last year, after spending 30 frustrating years unable to ride on anything but flat terrain, after a car accident crushed his foot flat “like a [Read more…] about Regaining the Freedom to Ride With an Electric Bike

Series Hybrid Electric Bike Compared to Traditional E-Bikes: Efficiency, Ride Feel, Cost & More!

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Recently the Mando Footloose series hybrid electric bike was announced and it is definitely a paradigm shift in the way we think about electric bikes.

The series hybrid type e-bikes have an alternator at the cranks that creates electricity from your pedaling.  The bike then uses that electricity plus the electricity in the battery to power the motor of the bike.  This type of e-bike eliminates the typical bicycle drivetrain (chain, chainrings, cogs, derailleurs, shifters, etc.)  Checkout the Mando Footloose for more detailed info on a series hybrid e-bike.

A friend of mine, David Calley, who is very technically minded, mentioned [Read more…] about Series Hybrid Electric Bike Compared to Traditional E-Bikes: Efficiency, Ride Feel, Cost & More!

Freestyle Motocross Rider Ronnie Renner Rides a Stealth Electric Bike! [VIDEO]

Ronnie Renner riding his Stealth electric bike. Photo courtesy of Stealth Electric Bikes.

Ronnie Renner riding his Stealth electric bike. Photo courtesy of Stealth Electric Bikes.

Ronnie Renner knows how to handle a bike with a lot of power!  He is a world record setting freestyle motocross rider for Red Bull.

And as a break from the ” daily grind” of riding his moto, he jumps on his Stealth Bomber electric mountain bike.

Actually the Stealth electric bikes are more like lightweight electric off road motorcycles.  Most of their bikes have [Read more…] about Freestyle Motocross Rider Ronnie Renner Rides a Stealth Electric Bike! [VIDEO]

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