Some people seem to think that riding an e-bike is much like surfing a couch. The implication is that riding an electric bike requires expending no energy and burning no calories. Anyone who has tackled tough commutes on an electric bike knows how wrong that is! This post shows the surprising number of calories you can burn on an electric bike. Related Post: 7 of the Best … [Read more...]
Our Top Posts about How Ebikes Can Improve Health and Fitness
Did you know that electric bikes can be used for fitness training? Or that they have been scientifically proven to increase the amount of cycling people do? Or that they have proven health and fitness benefits? Well, it’s all true! Apart from being tons of fun, ebikes can be used to improve health and fitness in many ways. Here are our top posts about how ebikes can improve … [Read more...]
New Alizeti KickStarter Let you Create an Instant Ebike
Alizeti 300C is launching a simple, new, all-in-one, e-bike conversion system on KickStarter. This KickStarter is going well, but there is still time to grab one of the rewards – including an all-in-one ebike conversion system for your existing bike. Alizeti aims to be as green as possible, allowing you to re-purpose your old bike as an electric bike, with all of the advantages … [Read more...]
5 Important Health Benefits of Electric Bikes
This post describes the health benefits of electric bikes, based on scientific research and on the experiences of electric bike riders. These health benefits include getting significant levels of exercise, improving cardiac health, improving blood sugar levels, strengthening muscles, bones and joints, building confidence, being able to keep cycling as we age, and preventing … [Read more...]
Denver Senior with Multiple Health Challenges Finds Independence in Ebikes
For many people with health challenges, an ebike makes it possible to keep on cycling, even when it seems impossible. Denver man Bob Seible had got to the stage where he was trapped in his own home, too visually impaired to drive, and with too many health limitations to walk much. Now he gets around on an ebike, which he built himself! Read Bob’s inspiring story … [Read more...]