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Pushme eBike System
Ever since batteries were first developed for home appliances and toys we have been able to take them out and put fresh ones in.
Why not on electric bikes?
In this article we will look at a few swappable eBike battery systems and the reasons why most eBikes won’t have standardized batteries.
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Richard Peace takes a look at three products that can enhance your electric bike riding:
The Cane Creek Thudbuster suspension seatpost to take the edge off of rough roads.
The innovative Lightrider light that illuminates you and the road ahead.
And the handy Blackburn Grid 13 compact multi tool. [Read more…]
By Gary Kaye.
At the Interbike tradeshow in Las Vegas, the biking industry showed off some amazing technologies to make biking easier, safer, and more fun.
Of course, if you are someone who thinks that a bike should be two wheels and no frills, you can probably skip this.
One of the tricky parts of today’s many speed bikes is shifting. Many bikes have gear sets with 27 or more gears. Some have as many as 81 (three in front, three in an internal rear cassette, and nine on the rear hub).
But now, three companies have various designs that streamline the process and make it far less intimidating. [Read more…]
Falco E-Motors has just launched their new Fusion Sports electric bike kit on Kickstarter.
This is a unique kit because it is cardio controlled.
What does that mean? You can set the heart rate range that you want to be exercising in and the Falco Fusion Sports system will vary the amount of assist to make sure you stay in that range. High tech!
While we are talking about tech, the Fusion Sports system features smartphone integration, which is [Read more…]
Technology to the rescue!
Discovering that your prized electric bike has been stolen sucks, but in this day and age, technology can help you recover it.
That is just what happened when Frédéric Marchand realized that his high tech Stromer ST2 had been stolen.
Not only did he get his bike back, but 50 other stolen bikes were recovered thanks to the ST2’s built in GPS and the Stromer Smartphone Geolocator app!
And here’s how the story goes. Frédéric Marchand discovered [Read more…]
Bosch eBike Systems has made a serious presence in the European electric bike scene and now they are focusing on the US e-bike market for 2014. In addition they are introducing some new high tech features to their mid drive systems!
Here is a video that will give you an idea of what the Bosch e-bike systems are like and some background on the company, including the manufacturing of their components:
In addition to their newly revamped e-bike system [Read more…]
As strategic partner with Suzhou Bafang Electric Motor Science-Technology Co., Ltd, Rechargeable Power Energy North America and its e-bike brand Energie Cycles are bringing the latest motor technology to [Read more…]
Nicolai/Gates/NuVinci Concept Electric Bike
Breaking news from the Taipei Cycle Show going on now: Checkout this concept electric bike from Nicolai/Gates/NuVinci! It is a bike that has been designed around the new Bosch electric bike kit that positions the motor to provide assistance at the cranks, the Gates belt drive that eliminates oily chains (and maintenance), and the NuVinci “gearless” rear hub drivetrain. All I have to say is it’s clean, simple, and I want to ride one!
Let me break down a few features that makes this concept bike so cool (and check out all the pictures!): [Read more…]
The NuVinci N360 Hub on Electric Bike
Imagine you are riding your electric bike along and you hit a hill. Instead of shifting the gears on your bike you simple twist the grip shifter a little (like a volume dial on your stereo) to make climbing that hill a little easier and find that perfect gear ratio. That is what the NuVinci drivetrain system is all about and more!
In this video I interviewed Chris from NuVinci about their “Continuously Variable” drivetrain to get an idea of what the advantages are over typical “geared” drivetrains and why the NuVinci is a good fit for e-bikes. Even the dogs (in the background) were excited about the NuVinci system [Read more…]
NuVinci N360 CVP Hub on Raleigh Dover 360 electric bike that I test rode
Last week I was invited to tour the NuVinci design and testing headquarters in Austin, Texas. I was able to test ride a number of electric bikes and regular bikes with their new “Continuously Variable Planetary” (CVP) drivetrain. Below is an introduction to their technology and I will be following this article up with more articles on their latest projects and my visit to their headquarters.
The bicycle drivetrain or “gears” on a bicycle have been [Read more…]
