Head to Head! A little friendly competition – the electric Madsen with 150 lbs of cargo versus the lightweight road bike. Short video today for your enjoyment… I’m sure there are many road warriors out there who will appreciate that the electric bike is not ALWAYS faster. (However, I’d love to see them tote the 3 children and still be that fast – different strokes for different folks). -Elise Go By Bike is a daily video series that talks

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New ebike headlights are in! Part of my ride home is over dark country roads with no overhead lights, so having a bright headlight is key. We recently got in new ebike headlights that are powered directly from your ebike battery and are SUPER bright. Check out this new video showing the new light. You can find this light in our online store at under the Electric a-la-cart section Ride On! -Elise Go By Bike is a daily video

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We’re all about pure pedal power, but let’s face it, hilly commutes, long distances, heavy loads, or showing up sweaty to work are major deterrents that keep many of us from biking.  A practical solution to these issues is the electric-assist bicycle.  Equipped with a motor and battery that plugs easily into the wall, these bikes are an earth-friendly alternative to a car.  And while you’re doing the Earth a favor on an e-bike, you’ll also find that you’re doing

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Up close and personal – the Big Dummy with Stokemonkey Now together again, two classics of the cargo biking world: Surly’s Big Dummy cargo bike and the Stokemonkey from Clever Chimp. Both of these products first emerged on the cargo biking scene in spring of 2008. Both sold out by mid-summer and were unavailable for awhile, building anticipation. Now both are available in new and improved forms. Check them out here for an up close and personal view of how

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BionX kit “reads your mind” In this episode of Go By Bike I show the BionX ebike conversion kit and talk about how it works. Find the BionX hub motor kit here: http://www.cycle9.com/c9store/electric-bicycle-kits-c-5/bionx-pl-350-rear-hub-motor-kit-p-48 -Elise Go By Bike is a daily video series that talks about how to be green by riding more and using your car less, including electric bikes, electric kits, cargo bikes, bike safety, and getting motivated to bike. If you like this video, please  digg it, stumble upon it, tweet about it or post it to delicious or facebook using one of the links below. share: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

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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Introducing my Daily Video Series – Go By Bike! Today is my inaugural video of my NEW daily video series – Go By Bike! I started this series to talk about how to ride more and use your car less, including electric bikes, electric kits, cargo bikes, bike safety, and getting motivated to bike. Using your car less reduces your carbon footprint, saves energy, helps the environment, keeps you healthy, and makes your community a nicer place to live, so overall

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It is another electric assist system that uses the bike's own drivetrain, benefiting from the gearing on the bike to reduce motor strain and increase climbing ability.

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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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You may have heard of an electric bike before and asked yourself, “what the heck?” I must admit, it sounds like an odd contraption, adding an electric motor to a bike. If you are like most people, when you first heard of it, you may have had a reaction of “I don’t need that, I wouldn’t get exercise.”  Or “it would be cheating.”  Or “people would think I’m wimping out.” I had a reaction like that the first time I

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