Cycle electric Komsa, a stylish upscale city ebike
This German ebike has an elegant and subtle style that caught my eye. Style may not be hugely important to most people, but I think
TQ-Systems mid-drive, the German off-road hot rod
TQ used to be called “Clean Mobile”, in case this drive looked familiar to you. But they didn’t just change their name, they also made
Pedego finally has mid drives, plus Captain Kirk…
This is news because Pedego sells more turn-key ebikes in North America than anyone else. What makes it strange is that they waited so long
12 All-In-One Hubmotors, because I keep getting asked about them
When it comes to installing an electric bike kit, many potential buyers are nervous about the technical difficulties of that task, and they are drawn
Bafang Ultra Max, the new big dog on the porch
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 maybe a spot-welder too…
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
Custom Build Gallery, Joel’s Yuba Cargobike using Nissan Leaf cells
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
TSDZ2, mini 750W mid-drive with torque sensing
The TS in TSDZ2 stands for Tong Sheng, and that company decided a few years ago to make a mid drive kit that was as
Mobipus hot rod controllers, and Shenta Tsai
Over the last year, I would occasionally hear about these new Mobipus controllers. Once a few hot-rodders I know got their hands on one and
Interbike 2018 at the Reno Convention Center
The Interbike convention has moved its operations to Reno Nevada, and I was able to go this year and gather some pics and info. The
Interbike 2018, Outdoor Demo at Lake Tahoe
Las Vegas has a lot of conventions, and they are now squeezing the conventions to get a little bigger slice of the pie. When it
Custom Build Gallery, Tom’s 3D-printed RC drive
Tom Stanton is an engineering student, and a few years ago he became interested in learning how to use CAD / CAM programs. As an
Pedego moving three China factories to Viet Nam?
Pedego just announced that due to the Trump administration tariffs on Chinese-manufactured products, they will be moving their three factories (located near Shanghai) to somewhere
Custom Build Gallery, The Appel Cruiser
Here is an ebike where the builder is using a common hubmotor, but…he is mounting the motor into the frame, and connecting it to the
Mubea introduces a motor/transmission combo mid-drive at Eurobike 2018
Mubea from Germany introduced a high-end mid-drive at Eurobike 2018 that has a gearbox for the motor to use, and…the gears are located by the
LAPD selects the Bulls Sentinel for trial run
In June of 2018, the Los Angeles Police department began using 20 electric bicycles to evaluate their possible use for community patrols. Here’s what I
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