Here's a guide to types of electric bikes! Although there is an almost dizzying number of different electric bikes, there are a limited number of types of electric bikes. You can begin your search for your ideal electric bike by narrowing down what type of electric bike you want. This will depend entirely on your priorities. That is, on what you want to do with your … [Read more...]
Hub Motor vs Crank Drive Motor – Which is Better for an Electric Bike?
Here are the pros and cons of a hub motor vs a crank drive motor for an electric bike, so you can decide which would work better for your needs. This post starts with a chart summing up the Pros and Cons of Hub Motors vs Crank Drive Motors for ebikes. After that, we explain each point in more detail. By the end of the post, you most likely will have made up your mind about … [Read more...]
FuroSystems New Carbon E-Bikes Now Available: Folding and Mountain
FuroSystems is a London-based startup that has just launched two new full carbon electric bikes, a folding bike and a mountain bike. FuroSystems' has designed two very stylish, ultra-light electric bicycles with strong carbon fiber frames that encase all electronic parts and cables – and is selling them at a very competitive price. Both of these e-bikes feature high quality, … [Read more...]
FuroSystems Launches Two New Carbon E-Bikes: Folding and Mountain
FuroSystems is a London-based startup that is launching two new full carbon electric bikes, a folding bike and a mountain bike. FuroSystems' ambition was to design very stylish, ultra-light electric bicycles with strong carbon fiber frames that encase all electronic parts and cables – and to sell them at a very competitive price. Both of these e-bikes feature high quality, … [Read more...]
Assembling the Evelo Galaxy ST e-bike
We had fun recently assembling the Evelo Galaxy ST e-bike. It arrived in a flat box, in several carefully wrapped pieces, and turned out to be quite easy to assemble. Maggie did most of the assembling, while I took some photos. The end product was a stunningly lovely electric bicycle - that just happens to be superbly fully loaded too. Want to find out more? Read our full … [Read more...]