VIDEO: Copenhagen Wheel: A Clean Way to Convert Your Bike to Electric
Well the folks at M.I.T have come up with a cool way to convert your current bicycle to an electric bike. It’s called the Copenhagen Wheel. Everything you need is housed inside of the hub of the rear...
View ArticleElectric Bike Motor – How Much Power Do You Need?
When looking at electric bikes you may come across information on the watts that an electric bike is rated for. Understanding how many watts you will need for an electric bike can be confusing. The...
View ArticleFrance to Japan on Solar Electric Bike!
This is a crazy story! Worth checking out. Electric bikes take so little energy, solar charging really makes sense....
View ArticleNew Futuristic Electric Bike: The Smart Ebike [VIDEO]
Wow! This is a cool looking ebike! This is an electric bike from Smart (the same company that makes the tiny Smart car). It is very futuristic in looks as well as how it functions. I am excited...
View ArticlePropeller Powered Electric Bike?!
Ok, well you don’t see this everyday…..yet. The Aerobicle just came across my desk and I thought I would share it with you for some entertainment and creative thought. A couple things that come to my...
View ArticleIdeo & Rock Lobster Win Oregon Manifest Utility (Electric) Bike Design...
Here is a concept electric utility bike from a collaboration between Ideo (design firm) and Rock Lobster Custom Cycles (bike frame builder). This is the bike that recently won the design competition...
View ArticleCar Manufacturers Audi, BMW, Ford, Smart, VW Getting Into Electric Bikes
This is interesting……why are car manufacturers like Audi, BMW, Ford, Smart, VW and others getting into the electric bike industry? Maybe they see the increasing demand for versatile and sustainable...
View ArticleNew E-Bike Bling: The ICON E-Flyer and The Caterham Classic & Carbon E-Bikes
The retro style ICON E-Flyer sports up to 3,500 watts of power, the Caterham Carbon features an adjustable carbon/aluminum frame, and the Caterham Classic shows off its class. The post New E-Bike...
View ArticleEnglish Cycles: Designing & Building a Custom Electric Cargo Bike w/ Bosch,...
Rob English (of English Cycles) and his wife have been car free for over 4 years. Rob discusses his thought process of designing and building this custom electric cargo bike with components from Bosch,...
View ArticleCustom Electric Bikes with Bosch Mid Drive, Gates Belt, & NuVinci Hub
Recently Gates Carbon Drive (belts) challenged 12 custom bike builders to build electric bikes using their belt drive along with 3 different e-bike systems; Bosch (with NuVinci N360 hub), SRAM, and...
View ArticleCustom Electric Bikes with SRAM E-Matic & Gates Belt Drive
How is this for custom electric bikes: an e-BBQ-bike with refreshment carrying capacity, a wooden frame e-bike, a bamboo frame e-bike, and more! Those types of e-bikes are the result of a challenge...
View ArticleCustom Electric Bikes with BionX & Gates Belt Drive
In this installment of custom electric bikes from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show there is a retro e-cruiser with a classic gear shifter, a titanium e-mountain bike, and an electrified Santana...
View ArticleThe Electric Bike of the Future Will be Social, Smart, Entertaining, &...
Electric bike industry expert, Ed Benjamin, forecasts the future technology of electric bikes; which includes many high tech features! Find out more! The post The Electric Bike of the Future Will be...
View ArticleDenny: The “All in – Just Ride” Electric Bike: Oregon Manifest [VIDEO]
TEAGUE & Sizemore Bicycle states that Denny is a bicycle "that removes the barriers to becoming an everyday rider", or put another way "All in - Just Ride". Denny is a concept electric bike that is...
View ArticleDutch Solar Cycle Electric Bike: Never Plug In?!
What if you never had to plug in your electric bike for a charge? It looks like that could be a reality in the near future. The Dutch Solar Cycle is a new “S-Bike” that has solar panels built into...
View Article2014 Electric Bike Tech & What To Look Forward to in 2015 [VIDEOS]
With electric bikes increasing in popularity, the technological advancements in 2014 were impressive. Let’s take a look at the biggest e-bike tech news of the past year, and discuss what we expect to...
View ArticleRetro Moto Style Peacock Groove E-Bike [VIDEO]
Wow, checkout this wild retro moto style electric bike from custom bike builder Peacock Groove out of Minneapolis, MN! This custom e-bike features the Shimano STEPS mid drive system with the Gates...
View ArticleElectric Bike Highlights from the Taipei Cycle Show – Part 2
In this second part of the Taipei Cycles Show highlights there are 2 mid drive systems that fit traditional bike frames; the Eram and direct drive Pendix system. In addition there are the stylish...
View ArticleNew Ford MoDe:Flex – The Transformer of Electric Bikes [VIDEO]
Ford just announced the new MoDe:Flex electric bike to add to their current e-bike line up. Compared to the other models of Ford’s electric bikes, the Flex is designed for the cycling enthusiast. The...
View ArticleLightweight Velocité”Maglev” Hidden Motor Electric Bike
Imagine that instead of adding a motor to a bicycle, parts of the bicycle are designed to function as the motor. In this case the wheel rim contains the motor magnets and the frame houses the inductive...
View ArticleThe Quick-Install Bimoz E-Bike Mid Drive Kit [VIDEO]
By Richard Peace European firm bimoz say they are nearing a rollout of the ‘lightest and easiest e-bike retrofit system’ that will fit ‘almost any conventional bicycle within twenty minutes.’ bimoz has...
View ArticleDutch Nano Solar Technology Targets a ‘Chargeless’ Electric Bike
By Richard Peace Dutch company Solar Application Lab (SAL) is pursuing the dream of bringing to market the electric Solar-bike that never needs to be plugged in to recharge it. The design uses small...
View ArticleCool E-Bikes: Aesthetic Trends We See & Like
Electric bikes have come a long way from the days of DIY klunkers and bikes with obnoxious battery and motor placements. Technology is better, designs are nicer and e-bikes look much cooler than they...
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