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4 Reasons You Too Should Be Happy E-Bikes Exist

September 26, 2019 at 12:06 pm5 min reading

Do you know that feeling when you’re pushing hard on your new carbon-frame road bike and an older overweight guy in basketball shorts whizzes past you on an electric mountain bike like it’s nothing? That guy is not a cyclist! He doesn’t appreciate how hard…

E-Bikes Outselling Standard Bikes in Netherlands

March 13, 2019 at 12:56 pm4 min reading

Urban cycling

There are 22.5m bicycles in the country of 17m people, and the number keeps rising. However, there’s a bitter twist to it for the old-school cyclist. Standard push-bikes might soon be a rarity. E-bikes now officially outsell them, despite the spiralling prices.

What Are the True Benefits of Electric Bikes?

December 18, 2018 at 11:01 am5 min reading

Family

In so many ways, an electric bicycle seems counterintuitive to any health requirements but that’s not necessarily the case.

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The 2018 Trend from Germany: Smaller-Battery E-Bikes Available for Shorter Rides

April 4, 2018 at 5:51 am

Outdoor/Mountain

We have good news for all the e-bike lovers that are bit on the shorter side: electric mountain bikes are becoming remarkably more compact in 2018 thanks to slimmer batteries. Even the cyclists with smaller build, oftentimes women, may now benefit from the progress made…

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How Different Countries Deal with an E-Bike Battery Gone Flat

December 13, 2017 at 9:37 am

Road cycling

Italy Have loud quarrels with your wife, savagely gesturing and shouting that it’s all her fault just before discovering that the bike could have been easily recharged in a café next door. After downing three cups of a strong Italian espresso, carry on riding at…

MTB vs. e-MTB: What Is Really the Difference?

October 26, 2017 at 9:42 am

Road cycling

This matter will be discussed over and over for long time to come. As e-bikes are still a novelty to lots of us, it’s only natural that we kind of distrust them. If you are a fan of e-bikes and ride them yourself, here are…

Interview: What Kind of People E-Bikers Really Are?

October 26, 2017 at 8:32 am

Road cycling

Do you consider e-bikers to be lazy fellows? Are you entitled to think that the guys who are overtaking you almost effortlessly are giving out way less energy than you are? We simply made an interview with an average e-MTB user. He’s not your average…

Is a Brand-Neutral Bike Charger About to Become Reality?

June 12, 2017 at 10:26 am

Road cycling

With mobile devices moving towards battery-charge standardisation, is the same happening for e-bike chargers?

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MOAR’s MOST WANTED: The Record Breaking Crowdfunded E-Bike

May 24, 2017 at 8:01 am

Outdoor/Mountain

Fat bikes are just at home on a sandy beach as they are on tarmac – they’re great all-round vehicles. What’s less fun is that fatties take up so much room and you’ll be lucky if the tyres alone weigh less than a kilogram.

DT Swiss Introduces HXC Hybrid Wheels

May 16, 2017 at 8:11 am

Outdoor/Mountain

Components company DT Swiss are always going to turn heads when they bring a new range to the market. But introducing the HXC 1200 e-bike specific wheels has raised the question – what’s the point?