Electric Bike Reviews and Reports / ELECTRICBIKE.COM

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

Using a Gates Belt…a BBS02 mid drive gets UNCHAINED!

The Bafang 750W BBS02 was an instant success as soon as it was introduced. However, almost immediately…some of the enthusiasts asked if they could ditch