Flat Tires – How To Prevent Them On Your E-Bike

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Flat tires are the scourge of electric bike riders. If you ride an e-bike and feel you are getting more than your fair share of flat tires, don’t worry, you’re not alone, and there are several ways to help reduce punctures. Have ever wondered why your electric bike gets more flat tires than your normal […]

How To Troubleshoot Your E-Bike

An Electric Bike

How do you troubleshoot an electric bike? Some people don’t live near an electric bike service shop and or maybe you just want to try to fix it yourself. In this article, we’ll go over some common ways to troubleshoot electric bike problems. CHECK THE BATTERY VOLTAGE This question is often asked and the first […]

Removing Your Bicycle Crankset

First of all, shift the chain to the largest chain ring. This helps protect hands from the chain ring teeth. Then you remove the crank bolt or nut by turning counter-clockwise. If no bolt is visible, remove dust caps. Some caps pry out and some thread out. Secondly, remove any washers inside the crank that […]

Installing A Bicycle Crankset

First of all, grease or anti-seize under the head and threads of the bolts and nuts. For square tapered spindle, leave spindle clean of grease. Grease or anti-seize the splines of spline type spindles. Then you rotate pipe billet spindle so one spline aligns to the top dead center, at the 12:00 position. Secondly, position […]

How To Build An Electric Bike

By this point, we already know that bikes are awesome and good for you, cars are useful for a few limited things but comes with major disadvantages, and electric bikes combine most of the advantages of both. Building an electric bicycle is not as difficult as people think. To build an E-bike, you only need […]

Rad Power Bikes Radwagon – Review

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This is an economical eCargo bike with a high capacity 48V 14ah lithium battery, 750 watt direct drive motor, sturdy aluminum frame, disc brakes, and a lot of accessory options. The RadWagon e-bike is probably the electric bike with the most rich features. It offers better control and operation thanks to its cadence sensing pedal […]

Segway Launches 2 New Dirt E-Bikes – X160 & X260

Segway bike

It is official – Segway, the company known for it’s Scooters, is now in the E-Bike business!  At the recent SEMA automotive products show in Las Vegas, Segway showed off their new X160 and X260 Electric Dirt Bikes. Segway is moving into electric power sports. According to Segway’s marketing director, Julie Tang – “We are […]

The History of Ebikes

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E Bikes – Origins The design and invention of electric bicycles has a long and august pedigree.  In 1895 Ogden Bolton Jr. was given rights for a battery-powered bicycle. This bicycle had no gears and a motor, with the potential of 100 amperes from a 10-volt battery; it also had a six-pole brush and direct […]

How To Choose The Right Frame Size For Your E Bike

E Bike Frame Size

Step one: Stand barefoot with your back against a wall –  This is the best way to measure your inseam. Hold a book between your legs. It should be 1-inch wide. Measure the length in centimetres from the floor to the top edge of the book. Step two: Define your measurement for a centre-to-centre (C-C […]

How To Convert Your Bike To An E-Bike

E bike How To Conversion

If you have been thinking about converting your regular bicycle into an e-bike, you’ve come to the right article. We’ll show you a quick and straightforward Electric bike conversion procedure. The good news is that you don’t need much time, because all the hard jobs can be done in about an hour. Step by step, […]