Technical
Using ebike batteries to power your RV or t...
Many years of my life I have spent living in vans. My first travel van was an old 2001 Honda Odessey that I outfitted with
I just can’t stop: Best brakes for e...
Nothing sucks worse than wanting to stop quickly on your ebike and not being able to. In the last 5 years, I’ve tested dozens of
I’ve got the power: Using the Cybertr...
I watched the Cybertruck reveal and knew I had to have one because it was everything I had always wanted in a car but never
Electric vs Gas vs Diesel: When is a horsep...
I’ve driven every single fast car, fast motorcycle, big truck, and electric anything I can get my hands on in the past 30 years. I’ve
Switched Reluctance motors, an old design i...
Reluctance is an engineering term that (as far as I can tell) means that when you create an electromagnetic field (in the shape of a
Bafang Ultra Max, the new big dog on the po...
The Bafang Ultra Max mid-drive has the biggest motor you can buy in a factory turn-key ebike right now. It is labeled as a 1,000W
Making a Resistance Soldering Unit, and may...
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
An introduction to lithium 18650 batteries
The development of electrical transport, from skateboards and scooters to buses and trucks, has been an evolution of battery power. We’ve been able to store
How to make a lithium battery last, or̷...
We have written in the past about tips that will help your expensive lithium battery pack last as long as possible. This article will cover
Motor Tech: learn the terms, Part-2
If you actually know anything about electric motor technology, and you don’t hate me yet? Buckle up…this article is going to be a bumpy ride.
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I would like to install it on my Road bike.
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