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When you first visit the Stealth Electric Bike web site, most people are drawn to the aggressive lines and impressive performance figures of the Stealth Bomber.  However, more and more people are looking more closely at the Bomber’s smaller brother, the Stealth Fighter, and for some very good reasons.  Besides the obvious cost difference between the two models, there are quite a few other compelling reasons why someone might prefer the Fighter over the Bomber. So let’s have a closer

Over a decade or so of recreational E-biking I’ve learned a few tricks I’d like to share for extending the length of your individual rides. Many lessons have come the hard way, through amateur mistakes that often resulted in riding my battery pack to depletion or having to walk that last half-mile home. It may seem obvious, but a little planning and forethought can go a long way towards peace of mind once you’re in the saddle and pedaling towards

A Friction-Drive (FD) is an electric bike drive system that spins a roller that’s pressed against the bicycles tire. FDs have been around for over 100 years. Small gasoline engines (the size of a chainsaw) have been used to drive a roller on a bicycle tire almost as soon as small gasoline engines were invented. A company that still makes these kits is staton-inc.com A concern that some builders have about an FD is that…in wet weather, the roller might

The mission of electricbike.com is to make the public aware of the quickly evolving electric bike, by providing honest reviews and ride reports on commercially viable products. Because what most people want (fast, long range, and cheap) does not exist on the open market, we are writing a series of stories which will make the task easier on which compromise you should make.  Basically if you pick wisely, you can have 2 of the things on the list, (i.e. fast

5/20/2012  M55 bikes announced the newest incarnation of the M55 Terminus which became lighter, smarter and more powerful. The launch was in Monaco at Top Marques few days ago and the first 12 production units of the updated m55 are already sold. The M55 is #2 most expensive ebike available for purchase right now according to our Top 10 Most Expensive Electric Bikes.  Build in Hungary this E-bike is an example of master craftsmanship, and is made to order and built one

For over fours years now I have been testing different E-bikes of various drives and designs, and  I had the opportunity to test an electric bike that uses the new Bosch electric drive system, recently introduced in Europe. My curiosity was piqued, especially given Bosch’s storied reputation for getting things right the first time after researching the pros and cons of competitive systems and reviewing user feedback. I set out to test the new Bosch drive system thoroughly, and chose

The Pinion E1.8  electric bike drive system will make any decent E-bike enthusiast’s mouth water.  Pinion is another German manufacturer who is making huge strides in the high-end electric bike world. Pinion has spent the last 5 years designing one of the sexiest components for E-bikes that we have ever seen. Small brushless RC motors are highly efficient, small, and lightweight, but they cannot be run straight to an Ebike rear wheel because they spin at too high of an RPM…some kind of

The announcements for high-end and exciting electric bikes soon to be released in 2012 just keeps flowing! High-end German bike frame manufacturer Nicolai has announced that there will be a full suspension downhill electric bike in their 5 frame line up for 2012. They call it the “Ion20 E-boxx”. This frame incorporates all the latest in a mountain bike full suspension system, and an elegant space for a lightweight high density LiPo battery built into the downtube.  Although the bike

Audi has released a new video and more pictures today highlighting the features of the Audi E-bike which we reported on in last weeks story (read here). This video reveals more details about this E-bikes smart phone control system, and its a much more polished video than the one Audi leaked last week. Once again the video features Julien Dupont, the French motocross trials rider. In an interview, Julien said that he thought the Audi E-bike was very fast with tons of

2012 has been an exciting year for E-bike announcements. Here is a list of 10 amazing electric bikes that could potentially change the game.  These are not your regular E-bikes, but super E-bikes with high price tags to boot.  Many companies have tried to bring expensive electric bikes to market and have failed (read Tidal Force story here). Now in 2012, because of a unique environment caused by the electric bike explosion in China (over 120-million there so far), mass