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Basso Bikes is launching a new electric bike platform, called Volta, that is configurable as a road bike, a gravel bike, or a city/commuter bike. It is based on Basso’s Palta gravel bike, and it is powered by a 250W Polini motor, which offers 70Nm of torque, and a 500Wh battery integrated into the down […]
First to feature the Shimano EP8 motor
Updated for clarity 08/11/2020 Entertainment mogul Simon Cowell crashed his e-bike Saturday, breaking his back. He underwent a 6-hour surgery Saturday night to put rods in his back, and is now recovering. The injury to three vertebrae came within one centimeter of damaging his spinal cord. Cowell said it was because he “didn’t read the […]
Yamaha Motor Europe has produced an electric dirt bike with the help of battery producer SPIKE, engineering company Dohms Projects, and the Royal Dutch Motorcyclists Association (KNMV) to produce an electric motor and battery system to be retrofit into an existing YZ250F chassis. This technology is being pushed by both the market and by ever […]
Triumph, the world-famous motorcycle manufacturer that began making motorcycles in 1902, has entered the electric bicycle market. It seems a natural fit, since the company has been making powerful two-wheeled vehicles for so long. Their first offering is the Trekker GT, powered by a Shimano STEPS E6100 motor and using an integrated 504Wh battery. The […]
Our new Assistant Editor Nick Clair walks you through the features and specs of the 2020 Cannondale Topstone Neo Carbon Lefty 3. It’s a fun bike, powered by a Gen 4 Bosch Performance Line CX motor with a host of great features. Take a look, and let us know what you think by hitting the […]
Hunt announces their newest wheels, the Hunt E_Enduro Wide e-MTB Wheelset.
Trek bolstered its lineup of electric bikes today with the release of new Verve+ 3 models, e-bike hybrids designed to bring speed, style, and comfort to city and recreational rides.
In our latest podcast episode, we interview Richard Thorpe, founder and CEO of GoCycle. We’ve ridden his bikes before, they’re folding bikes that look and ride like no other. In this episode we look back over 20 years of innovation and talk about what is coming in the future of e-bikes and cities.
Santa Cruz Bicycles, maker of mountain bikes so good they have a cult-like following, has entered the electric-assist fray with the Heckler. This move isn’t to be taken lightly, Santa Cruz has long been anti-e-bike, one of the last brands to jump on the e-bike bandwagon. But if Santa Cruz is going to make a mountain bike, it’s going to be serious!