Electric Bike

So you have heard about how cost effective electric bikes are for getting around, but do you know how much it actually costs to charge your e-bike? Well in this post I will crunch the numbers to show just how cost effective they are. Norm, an Electric Bike Report reader, recently asked: “My charger used 0.14 kWh (kilowatt hours) for 12 miles of riding the new Ohm XU 700 today.  Any idea of how much that cost?” Yes, I do!  And I think you will be surprised by the results of the following calculations! First of all, you will need to find the...

What is a “fat” electric bike?  Well it’s basically the monster truck of the electric bike world!   These “fat” e-bikes generally have tires that are 4+ inches wide and they are designed to handle all sorts of terrain like snow, sand, rough trails, the urban jungle (curbs, stairs) and anything else you can think of. Because of the large volume of air these tires hold you can run the tire pressure extremely low and these tires will conform to almost anything you rollover. The fat tire mountain bikes have been popular in the conventional bike world but adding electric assist...

One of the new trends in electric bikes is the electric mountain bike or electric conversion kit for mountain bikes.  An electric mountain bike may sounds strange at first, but it does have it’s place. I am putting together this guide to give you an idea of what electric mountain bikes and kits are available.  First of all let me give you an idea of why they even exist. Downhill mountain bikes have always been hard to pedal up hills because they are generally heavy and inefficient to pedal.  Both of these factors are due to their large travel full suspension...

Folding electric bikes are very convenient if you travel a lot, use multiple forms of transportation, or if you want a bike that can be stored in a small place. It is amazing how small some of these folding e-bikes can be when they are completely folded up! Folders are great when combined with other forms of transportation like the bus, subway, train, ferry/boat, taxi, car, etc. They are also handy if you have limited storage areas at home or work.   To give you some ideas on the different types of electric folding bikes out there, I have put together this...

Alright!  You are getting excited about the electric bike scene and you start looking around at some e-bikes, but what do volts, amp hours, watt hours mean?  Well I aim to answer some of these questions for you here! The terminology for electric bike batteries can seem a little foreign at first but I think the following will relate it to some typical car terms that may make more sense. Volts (V) = HorsePower! Volts = Horsepower! That is a pretty simplistic way of putting it but it is the closest analogy to a car.  Electric bike batteries typically come...