How to Build Yourself

Dec 25, 20187 Comments

Most ebike builders have never seen a resistance soldering unit, so they don’t know that it’s an option when you are moving up to soldering

Dec 16, 20184 Comments

There are several things I really like about this build, and if I was building a daily commuter, a longtail electric cargobike with a large

Feb 20, 201819 Comments

Guest post by Brian Lynch Ok, so you want to build an e-trike. Yeah, me too. Above is the result. Goal achieved, bye, thanks for

Feb 13, 20186 Comments

If you want to install Ferro Fluid in your large direct-drive hubmotor, this is a pictorial to help you do that. Ferro Fluid (FF) doesn’t

Oct 22, 201714 Comments

by Patrick M. They say necessity is the Mother of Invention. That was certainly the case when I decided to build my own hard battery

Jul 30, 20171 Comment

I have seen youtube videos on a regular basis that show an old cordless drill being used as a drive-motor for a small bicycle. I’ve

Jul 26, 201719 Comments

There has been a boom in ebike builders making their own battery packs out of the popular 18650-format cells (18mm diameter, 65mm long), and I

Jul 16, 2017No Comments

I am Eric and I am the editor of electricbike.com. For the last few years I have been fairly silent and have not contributed content

Jun 21, 201714 Comments

Recently, we have seen several kits for assembling a battery pack out of 18650 cells. Here are some examples, so you can see if that

May 11, 201732 Comments

If…the idea of using cordless tool batteries to power an ebike has ever crossed your mind? You are not alone. After some research, I found

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