Segway Electric Dirt Bike is just a Sur-Ron with bogus range claims
Segway has launched their Indiegogo campaign to market the Sur-Ron Light Bee in the United States. There is a couple of problems for discriminating customers,
Could the Tesla Cyberquad usher in a new era of silent hooliganism?
Before I even start writing this article, I have to confess I’m not a fan of Quads. Every time I’ve been on one I feel
Finally: An article on how to buy an ebike without any ebikes in it
It’s interesting to me how many blogs have done articles on how to buy ebikes, but frequently their articles highlight a bunch of different ebikes
Electric vs Gas vs Diesel: When is a horsepower not really a horsepower?
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
Meet Sparky, the giant unicorn art electric quadricycle that you can actually ride
My good friend Doug Shire told me a year ago that he was going to build an art car. I asked him “Why build an
Winter is here, my favorite time of year for ebiking
I woke this morning to 3 inches of snow outside and the sun shining bright. A reminder of why I actually chose to live in
The LMX64, a powerful freeride E-MTB from France
A “freeride” bicycle is used to go up a steep hill, and the hill is so steep that when you start to go downhill, you
Using eBikes as medication in the battle against depression
Millions of people suffer from serious depression. If you haven’t ever suffered from depression, then this article is probably not for you. If you’ve had
Quit your whining : How much ebike motor noise is too much?
I’ve ridden every single ebike I can get my hands on in the last 5 years. So are fast, some are slow, some are big,
Switched Reluctance motors, an old design is suddenly important now
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
The Electric Mini-Bike Craze, 10 Models
When I was young, one of my favorite memories was riding a minibike. For readers who may not know where that term comes from, back
Top 10 reasons to build / borrow / steal a fast electric bike
The other day while slumming it on another ebiker’s blog (which I should never, ever do) I stumbled across this article titled “Why you don’t
Why Lime Bikes are anything but green
Bright green Lime bikes, ebikes and scooters can be found all over many cities in the US. At first I relished the idea of a
Sheer Insanity: How I used a Sur-Ron to plant 500 trees in just one day
So I’ve owned a Sur-Ron Light Bee for about 2 years now. I’ve used it extensively to get around on my 42 acres and it’s
A history of all these weird electrical terms
I find this crap interesting. I readily admit that someone can be very good at building electric bikes, and still not know anything about the
Grand Theft Ebike : How the justice system is ill-prepared to deal with ebike theft
Here is something that has bothered me for a really long time. Why is it that when your ebike gets stolen it’s such an incredible
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