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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
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!
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]
A cardboard bicycle? Yes thats right! It may seem a little strange but some entrepreneurs from Israel have developed a way to reuse this everyday shipping material to create a fully functional bike.
And at $20 it could be available to almost anyone!
And no, this is not an electric bike……but [Read more…] about A $20 Cardboard Bicycle! [VIDEOS]
Make sure you checkout this post about the kit’s specifications and how the installation of the kit went. There are a few videos and a bunch of pictures!
Now let’s talk about what the Hill Topper kit ride is like, the real world ride results, pros, cons, and who this kit is for. [Read more…] about Clean Republic Hill Topper Electric Bike Kit Review
In this post I will cover the specs of the kit along with my experience with the installation. There are a few videos and a bunch of pictures documenting the [Read more…] about Clean Republic Hill Topper Electric Bike Kit Specifications & Installation
This is a guest post from Gary Kaye, founder and chief content officer at In the Boom Box. “In The Boombox is intended to be the place for baby boomers to find products best suited for us, with clear, concise information to help them make smart purchasing decisions.”
There are no good figures for the number of Americans who ride bicycles. Back in 2007 the National Sporting Goods Association generated this factoid: [Read more…] about Review of the NuVinci N360 Hub on a Greenspeed Recumbent Trike with EcoSpeed Electric Bike Kit
Guest post by Cathy Lau from Ohm Electric Bikes.
Jean Dion is not your typical bike commuter, but he is certainly a devoted one.
Unlike most commuters who choose to bike because they need to get to work one way or another, Jean is an 81 year old retiree who has started working again as an excuse and incentive to commute by electric bike.
To him, cycling is critical to [Read more…] about 81 Year Old Man Comes Out of Retirement as an “Excuse” to Commute by Electric Bike!
This is a paradigm change in the e-bike world for sure. It is a clean and simple design. It removes all of the typical bicycle drivetrain components: the chain, chainrings, cogs, derailleurs, and shifters. This also removes the dirty, greasy chain!
Of course it adds the alternator and some other electronic components but overall [Read more…] about Mando Footloose: The Future of Electric Bikes? [VIDEOS]
If you are looking for a sporty and nimble road style electric bike, the IZIP Ultra should definitely be on your list of bikes to consider.
Make sure you check out the video, large pictures and specifications of the IZIP Ultra.
What you can expect from this electric bike: [Read more…] about IZIP Ultra Electric Bike Review
