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Part II of dispatch from Eurobike by Brett Thurber from The New Wheel Electric Bikes. It didn’t look to be a fun demo day for Marin Bicycles of California. Their pitched tent was crowded with reps and brand new bicycles, waiting to be asked out for a spin. But of the thousands of bicycle industry people who had descended on the small town of Ratzenried for Eurobike’s annual Demo Day, hardly a soul was interested in trying a Marin bicycle. That wasn’t the

Part I of a dispatch from Eurobike by Brett Thurber of The New Wheel, San Francisco. It’s nine in the morning, 70 degrees, and I’m cycling up a hill in the Alps on an electric bike. Welcome to Zurich, Switzerland. I’m not on vacation; this is all business. Truly. Zurich is the first stop on a business trip to Eurobike, the world’s largest bicycle convention. I have come half-way around the world from our electric bike shop in San Francisco

German based Grace will start distributing electric bicycles in the US in the spring of 2013. (read our review on the Grace One)  Established in 2009, Grace is a premier E-bike manufacturer from Berlin, Germany. German engineering and craftsmanship bring the perfect balance of design, technology, and durability to the Grace series of E-bikes. Combining interdisciplinary thinking, superior E-bike technology and the spirit of the road, Grace’s sophisticated design is the perfect interplay of attention to detail and aesthetic sensibility.

Nik from Italy sent us pictures of his recently finished home-built mid drive mountain bike which is indeed another clean and elegant example of what can be accomplished from a garage build. He calls it the “Spider Bike” and it  is powered by a 500W Cyclone motor.  Although 500 watts does not seem like much when compared to various hub motor powered E-bikes, this is a mid drive (as opposed to a common hub-motor), and mid drives are the ultimate

August 22nd 2012 Currie Technologies announced today the release of  their latest electric bike, the eFlow E3 Nitro. I am familiar with this bike design which debuted at the 2012 Tapei Cycle show, and am excited about Curries decision to materialize this design and  bring this bike to the marketplace. The eFlow features a unique purpose built frame which integrates Currie’s high quality/ high capacity Samsung lithium manganese battery into the bike’s seatpost  for a sleek design that  allows for  convenient charging in or

The electric bike builder marketplace is full of cottage industries.  This is a list of vendors for people who are considering building an electric bike themselves.  The shops below are owner operated with at most   a few employees.  Every vendor on this list is known to be reputable and knowledgeable. This list is current as of Summer  2012.  We will add and take away names off this list as the industry develops.  As of this writing these are the big

Electric bike home builder Nader Alizadeh lives in Hamburg Germany, where electric bikes are popular, but restricted to a maximum watt limit of 250 watts. Unlike most home builders these days who focus on speed, range and affordability, Nader decided to focus on stealth and minimal weight, so that his E-bikes look and ride like bikes. Climbing hills is not an important consideration for him because where he lives is not very hilly. To achieve his goals Nader uses small geared

If you are thinking about buying an electric bike, here is a list of critical questions you should ask yourself, and a few directions you can go in for your research. To buy an electric bike is a complicated equation that you should spend a few nights researching before making the big jump. This is the primary goal of this site to provide unbiased testing, information, and opinion on which electric bike or component to buy (we do not accept advertising

250 watt hub motor are so cool and nifty looking, they made it on our  top 10 list of electric bike porn. Here we will look at  three of the better known types of mini 250 watt hub motors, although most electric bike builders and kit providers do not specify which motors they are using.   Most hub motors are made in China, including the 3 main types listed below. For more information regarding 250 watt hub motor, read our

250 watt motors are the most used motor on commercially available electric bikes. They are popular in Europe (and Asia) where in many countries there is a 250 watt power limit on E-bikes. Because millions of these 250 watt motors have been made for the European and Asian market, the cost to buy them from the factories in China is low, but at the same time it is a motor that is proven to be reliable and efficient. The wholesale