BE ON THE LOOKOUT

Battery tech company RPE (www.rpe-na.com) has a plan in the works to build custom RPE Ripple e-bikes, but one of these prototypes was stolen, and that derailed the plan. Hopefully the delay is temporary, but if you see this bike, contact…

MORE STRIKING VINTAGE-LOOK E-BIKES

A reader on the Electric Bike Action Facebook page posted a link to a sales site in Europe that sells the Vintage Electric E-Tracker in addition to several versions of the striking Spanish Oto e-bikes. The OtoR above evokes the feeling of…

2016 VINTAGE ELECTRIC TRACKER

As with the original Vintage Electric E-Tracker, the new 2016 Tracker offers timeless design that draws inspiration from the classic board-track motorcycles of the 1900’s. The Tracker retains the same body elements as the 2015 model, but…

WOLF CREATIVE CUSTOMS E-SPECIAL

Wolf Creative Customs describes itself as: "a custom fabrication shop working on all mechanical items. Tell us what you want and we will build it." The shop is best known for making custom motorized bicycles for the road, but also for…

RUBYBIKE CONCEPT BIKE

RubyBike is a bicycle concept that Kasper Schwartz designed as part of his graduation project from The Royal Danish Design School in Copenhagen. The Danish bicycle manufacturer, Kildemoes, has been sparring partner on the project, which…

BOSCH E-BIKE UPHILL FLOW TEASER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTZWYKCm8A4 We are seeing posts from riders all over having epic rides for this holiday weekend. Those rides brought to mind the Bosch Uphill Flow teaser video. This is just the short video. Below is the…

VINTAGE ELECTRIC TO RELEASE 2016 E-TRACKER

Vintage Electric is set to release information, photos and video of the classic looking E-Tracker this week. The photo is of the 2015 model, and the 2016 should have a proprietary frame and a new badge in addition to other changes. The…

KRANKED BIKES DEMO AND CHRISTMAS SALE

This spring Kranked erides will be 'officially' launching the E-squared (E2) drive unit available on select performance Santa Cruz mountain bikes. Kranked uses a carefully engineered mid-drive that makes for a downhill bike that needs no…

LEISGER CD5 GERMAN CRUISER

The German Leisger CD5 (and sister model MD5 e-MTB) are sold in the U.S. by Magnum Bikes. The company claims the CD5 "is the most comfortable city cycling experience you’ll ever have." This electric bicycle is designed for comfort and…