How do you take care of a battery? In today’s episode of Go By Bike, I talk about one of the most common myths of ebike batteries – the idea of battery memory. How do you take care of a battery and is it necessary to discharge it all the way sometimes? Listen in for an important lesson that could help you avoid costly battery damage. -Elise Go By Bike is a daily video series that talks about how

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BMC comes out with the V3 motor, which is supposed to be a 1000W motor. Now everyone is asking about this motor - is it better than the V2? Is that what I need? The problem with these higher powered motors is that in order to take advantage of the extra power, you need a BIG battery.

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Some may accuse me of being heavy handed in promotion of electric-assist for bikes. To me, this is not a marketing schtick. It is an education schtick. Ever since I got my first electric motor kit for my bike in ‘94, I’ve shown it around, and many people – especially avid cyclists and bike shops – have been dismissive. I think this stems from an attitude that bikes are a recreational tool rather than a transportation

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We got a funny call this morning. A woman had read the article about us in the University Gazette. She happens to work in public health. Somehow, she queued in on my statement that “electric bikes are more efficient than the human pedaler,” and she was prepared to scold us, since her research indicates there are huge energy costs that go into treating the epidemic of obesity in this country. For whatever reason, she thought that

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