Ebike Industry Updates

A High Quality, Heavy Duty Hauler for Romping Around Rough Terrain In the following review about the QuietKat Jeep Rubicon electric bike, you will learn what makes this e-bike such a monster riding through the wilderness, as well as the technical details and notable features. We tested this e-bike’s performance in speed and acceleration, handling [

The Italian motorcycle and e-bike brand Fantic had a huge display of their e-bikes on hand. They make eMTBs across a wide range of off-road use including: hard tails, trail, all-mountain, enduro and downhill, as well as a number of different city/commuter e-bikes. All feature mid-drive motors, but they source those motors from a variety […] The pos

How much e-bike can you get for how little money seems to be the question posed by this week’s crop of new releases. EBC’s model J is a 28 mph e-bike for only $1199 whilst the triple battery option of the Eunorau gives you 2,808Wh of capacity. Engwe have also added to the moto e-bike […] The post E-Bike News: EBC’s 28mph Model J, more Motor E-bikes

The Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California, is the world’s largest participatory bike event. They have races and rides for the young, the old, the in-between and for road riders, mountain bikers and … even e-bikers. It’s also the bike industry’s de facto trade show. There are a number of companies here in the expo […] The post The Sea Otter Clas

Gary Fisher was one of the originators of the mountain bike, in Marin County, back in the 1970s. In addition to making the first production mountain bike and helping to popularize the sport, Fisher can be credited with many of mountain biking’s greatest technical advances—everything from bigger wheels to four-bar-linkage suspension. For many years,

Electric dirt bikes, like their gasoline-powered counterparts, require high-quality suspension systems to handle the rigors of off-road riding. A good suspension system can help absorb bumps and impacts, improve stability, and provide a smooth ride. Here are some common types of suspension systems used in electric dirt bikes: Air suspension: Air su...

Electric motorcycle controllers are a critical component of the electric motor system that controls the speed and torque of the motor. Here are some important features of electric motorcycle controllers: Power Rating: The power rating of the controller is an important consideration, as it determines the maximum power output of the motor. Electric m...

Sur-Ron is a Chinese manufacturer of electric bikes, founded in 2014. The company is known for its high-performance and lightweight electric dirt bikes, including the popular Sur-Ron Light Bee. Here are some key features and specifications of Sur-Ron bikes: Power: Sur-Ron bikes are powered by a high-performance electric motor that produces up to 6 ...

I was slumming it on Twitter today when I came across the following post: Say it isn’t so I started to really think about this chart and started to think about if I agreed with his theory that adding an electric motor on a bike increased the overall load on the bike by 708%. Since most of my time in the last 8 years has been spent repairing destroy

Today we’re talking about something near and dear to our hearts: saving cold hard cash. Specifically, how the US Postal Service can save a ton of money by switching from 40 year old Grumman LLV death traps to e-bikes. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “The Postal Service is a government entity, they don’t care about saving money.” Well, you’d be su

There are so many competitive e-bikes in the $1500-$2000 price range, it can be hard to build a bike that stands out from the competition. With the LMT’D, Ride1UP made an e-bike with a set of priorities different from what we see with the average commuter or city e-bike. What we will explore in our […] The post Ride1UP LMTD Review, 2023 first appea

This week’s news shows the great variety out there in the e-bike world; we are concentrating on new launches in this issue and have Cannondale’s lightest e-bike yet, a small cargo bike with a rear hub motor, a slighter larger but still very manageable one with a powerful Bosch mid-drive, an all-wheel model from a […] The post E-bike News: VanMoof b