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Electric bicycle

Check Out Kona’s New El Kahuna SUV E-bike

Kona just announced their new El Kahuna SUV electric bike. It's an off-road capable bike aimed at those who want a hardtail cross-country bike. It features an aluminum frame, RockShox suspension fork and a Shimano drivetrain, including an…

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.…

Battery Recycler Li-Cycle Increases Capacity

Li-Cycle, a company that recycles all kinds of lithium-ion batteries, from smartphones to e-bikes to electric cars, recently announced that their capacity at the recycling plant in Germany has increased to 20,000 metric tons per year. With…

Electra Debuts New City E-bike

Electra Bicycle Company just announced the electric version of it's Loft city bikes with the Loft Go! 7D EQ (R2D2) urban e-bike. It's available as a step-over or step-through frame, and with all things Electra, the design of the bikes is…

DYU R1 20” FOLDING CITY BIKE

Consumer-direct sales of e-bikes has provided consumers with nothing short of a smorgasbord of choices. And, although issues of quality continue to be the elephant in the room that people look past when they see the price of most internet…

Rad Power Bikes Introduces New Electric Trike

Trikes are interesting bikes. There are a few different types, like the tadpole (recumbent bike with two wheels in front, one in back), but also a traditional tricycle, with two wheels in the back, and one in the front. These are favored by…

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, THERE’S FIRE

Viral videos of burning e-bikes resembling a low-budget parody scene from some Hollywood action film have been hard to miss on social media of late. An inferno of flames shoot out the side of lithium-ion batteries as the individual cells…

RIDE AROUND YOUR TOWN

City and commuter bikes are a great way to get around town for many reasons, but as many have found that in addition to letting you enjoy some fresh air and exercise, you can also get to work quicker and cheaper in a crowded city than you…

THE HEAVY LIFTERS: CARGO BIKES

As the name implies, cargo bikes are designed to, well, haul cargo. Whether you need space to load your kids or groceries, these utilitarian-minded bikes act like a second car to help you schlep around everything you need. With either a…