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Magicycle bike is a new fat tire e-bike brand, and manufactured in Europe and China, and is sold using a manufacturer-to-consumer model. Magicycle has kick-started its official launch in North America. We are a new upcoming US electric bike company that delivers premium all-terrain e-bikes. Magicycle e-bikes are affordable, practical and a huge amount of […]
Electric Bike Action Reader Survey Win An NCM Aspen+ e-Bike! One lucky reader will be awarded a brand-new NCM Aspen+ electric bike (shown here) via random drawing. The Aspen+ features a 624-Wh battery, a Das-Kit 500W brushless rear hub motor, an RST Guide T26 suspension fork, Tektro mechanical disc brakes and more. It’s a cool […]
Tesla has panned most of electric micromobility, but they are working on an interesting e-bike concept. The bike itself will be filled with technology for safety, such as LIDAR, but also steering that is controlled more by pressure on the handlebars instead of actually turning. The front wheel turns based on rider input, and there […]
We just interviewed co-founder and COO of Zoomo Michael Johnson. We talk about Zoomo’s unique approach to getting people on quality bikes in a very affordable, open-ended subscription model. You can check it out here or wherever you listen to podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/electric-bike-action-podcast/id1470795804#episodeGuid=ebike-of-the-future-for-20-zoomo-cofounder-thinks-so My guest today is Michael Johnson, co-founder and COO of Zoomo, a company […]
Yamaha filed for a patent for their E01 electric scooter, the same one that was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show trade show as a concept bike in 2019. The patent they filed and the trademarking of the name E01 shows that they didn’t just make it as a concept, but rather plan to bring […]
Intense just launched 2 new versions of their Tazer, this time it’s aimed specifically at motorcycle riders, and will be sold exclusively through select Parts Unlimited dealers. The bikes will be called the Tazer MX, offered with two different specs. https://www.parts-unlimited.com/intensetazermx.
Stromer has redesigned the ST2. It is a Class 3 (28 mph) bicycle with a 750W TDCM-sourced CYRO rear hub motor. The motor offers several levels of regeneration which helps put some energy back into the battery while braking. The 618Wh battery offers a range of up to 75 miles (claimed). The drivetrain is a […]
Specialized is coming out with a lot of new bikes this year, and that’s a good thing, considering the pandemic and supply chain issues. We recently wrote up the new generation 3 Turbo Levo, and there will likely be more announcements for more models later this year, perhaps as early as summer 2021. Specialized has […]
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have come up with a new battery concept. It contains carbon fiber that serves simultaneously as a load-bearing material, conductor and electrode. They call it “massless”, because the battery is part of the structure of whatever vehicle it powers, therefore canceling out its weight. This new battery is the […]
Specialized has been making mountain bikes for four decades, and they’ve been in the e-mountain bike game for 6 years. They are now announcing the 3rd generation of the bike that started it all, the Turbo Levo. The original Levo used an off-the-shelf Brose motor, but since then Specialized has developed their own in-house with a […]