GETTING GRITTY IN MEXICO CITY

The trip had been in the planning stages for over a year, but when the text message I received from my riding partner read, “Hans, I canceled my flight!,” I wanted to faint! That was the message I received from Rob Warner on the day he was…

Blaupunkt Foldable E-Bikes In USA

BikeExchange (BEX), the world's largest online marketplace for bikes and bike products, has signed an exclusive deal with Blaupunkt E-Bikes to be their sole sales platform in North America. Blaupunkt E-Bikes, known for making car…

E-BIKE TECH CORNER

BATTERY LIFE Q: I have two of the same e-bike batteries for one bike. I don’t ever expect to use them in the same day. But, should I set one aside until the one in use dies or use them alternately? A: We would tend to alternate…

Check Out Zero’s New SR-X Concept Bike

Zero Motorcycles was one of the very first electric motorcycles on the market. They've continued to innovate, and their technology has been used in a variety of really interesting concept projects, some of which we saw at the Petersen…

FULLY CHARGED

I recently had an unusual experience. I was in my dining room, reading some mail, when a large jolt hit. I immediately thought it was an earthquake, which is common enough here in California, but then I heard tire squeaks. I knew someone…

Video: Can You Ride An E-Bike On The Snow?

We like to ride all year our e-bike. The thing is sometimes the weather conditions makes it harder. If you are from a place where it snows it's worth knowing if it's possible to ride a normal e-bike with no modifications in the snow.…

WHAT THE HECK IS AN URWAHN PLATZHIRSCH?

Urwahn is a German-based bike company that specializes in building steel-framed city and gravel bikes that have a significant element of them that is 3D printed. As far as we understand, they are very unique to the bike market, with only…

Trek Announces New Cargo Bikes

Trek just launched two new cargo bikes. There's a relatively normal one that's good for up to two kids, and/or groceries, camping stuff, etc. called the Fetch +2, and one that can help cart a gaggle of up to FIVE kids, called the Fetch +4.…

Specialized Battery Charge Limiter – Mission Control 3

Specialized Bicycles have updated their e-bike software to increase battery life of their Turbo system. The Turbo System software update includes a new feature called Charge Limit, which limits battery charging to 80%. This feature is…

CSC XP750-26 AND -20

California Scooter Company, also known as CSC, has been selling motorcycles and electric scooters for many years. They started selling e-bikes just a few years ago when founder Steve Seidner decided he wanted to buy an e-bike for himself.…