Electric Bike

Karl Gesslein / March 22, 2015 Several weeks ago I was hitting a banked turn on a snowmobile track going over 25mph with chains on when the bike slipped out from under me and I hit the ice so fast I didn’t know what hit me. After that incident I borrowed a set of Dillinger 4 studded fatbike snow tires from my good friend Larry at Boxy Bikes to try them out. Larry had the cheaper 27tpi casing with the wire bead which weighed in at a hefty 3.78lbs each with 240 mounted studs. The Dillinger 4 streetprice is around $135. The chains I’ve been using were...

Karl Gesslein / February 23, 2015 I’ve been riding an average of 90 minutes a day almost every day this season in the snow. Most of the time it is in powder that is 4-6″ deep. The snow at my wife’s house is over 2.5 feet deep now and impossible to ride on. I can still ride on snowmobile tracks and XC ski tracks that have been frequented. The only problem riding XC ski trails is that they are a lot like riding skinnies, as soon as you fall off the packed down trail which is often less than a foot wide your...

Karl Gesslein / June 2, 2015 The vast majority of ebikes in the US have the battery mounted on the frame of the bike. With the exception of my commuter ebikes everything I ride in the woods ends up with the battery in a backpack. There are advantages and disadvantages to either setup, being educated about your choices will help you make a decision about what will be best for you. Backpack batteries can be stealthy if you do it right. Nothing screams ebike like a triangle full of batteries.   Frame Mounted Battery Advantages Not connected to the bike when you take...

One of the first times I took my BBS02 powered bike out in 6 inches of powder I found myself squealing like a 3-year-old girl and spending hours just riding around on my front lawn. There was something about riding in the snow where I felt totally and completely out of control, and it was good. The bike didn’t do what I wanted it to, the back wheel was constantly spinning out and I was left feeling like there was no way in hell I was ever going to be able to ride in that much snow in the woods...

Karl Gesslein / December 30, 2016 Two years ago I wrote this post about riding Electric Fatbikes in the snow which had a lot of great tips. For the past 2 years I’ve been riding almost every day in the winter on my efatbikes and I’ve learned a few more things in the last 2 years. I’m going to try to add to my last article without being too repetitive. No matter if it’s snow, slush, ice or bare ground you can ride and have a good time of it   1) Top off your battery before you go out : I charge everything to...