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Electric Bike

Why Electric Matters – Go By Bike Episode 51

October 20, 2010

When I read comments on articles and such that are published about electric bikes, there are almost always one or two people who are extremely negative on the idea. They are often defensive of their road or bike path “turf” and seem personally offended that people would choose an electric bike. I even saw a [...]

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Does your battery have a memory? – Go By Bike Episode 10

April 27, 2010

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 [...]

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3 Mistakes in Ebike Purchases

February 5, 2010

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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Why some days just need an electric bike

April 15, 2009

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 [...]

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Exercise and electric bikes

March 20, 2009

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 [...]

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