Unbiased, In-Depth Analysis of the Best Electric Bikes
Electra Bicycle Company was founded in Vista, California in 1993 and is credited with re-popularizing cruiser style bicycles in the United States. Their products emphasize comfort and fun with relaxed riding positions and colorful frames and accessories. The founder Benno Bänziger felt that cycling was often viewed as a sport in the US instead of just fun or basic transportation. In 2014 Electra Bikes becamse a subsidiary of Trek Bicycle Company and has benefitted from the large dealer network and supply chain that Trek is known for.
Electra has been in the bike game since 1993 making fun, vibrant beach cruisers, when they eventually dipped their toes into e-bikes around 2010. This move to electric bikes caught the attention of the brass over at Trek who subsequently acquired Electra in 2014. The Townie Go! Is Electra’s take on an e-cruiser, mixing bike […]
This review was provided for free, but Trek Coquitlam supplied a temporary demo bike for me to test. My goal is to be transparent and unbiased with you, this video and writeup are not meant to be an endorsement of Trek or Electra products. I welcome your corrections, additions, and feedback in the comments below, […]
This review was provided for free, but Cit-E-Cycles loaned me a demo bike to test. My goal is to be transparent and unbiased with you, this video and writeup are not meant to be an endorsement of Trek or Electra products. I welcome your corrections, additions, and feedback in the comments below, and the Electra […]
To run the forums, host the website, and travel, I charge a universal service fee for my reviews. This in-depth review was sponsored by Electra. My goal is to be transparent and unbiased with you, this video and writeup are not meant to be an endorsement of Electra products. I welcome your corrections, additions, and […]
To run the forums, host the website, and travel, I charge a universal service fee for my reviews. This in-depth review was sponsored by Electra. My goal is to be transparent and unbiased with you, this video and writeup are not meant to be an endorsement of Electra products. I welcome your corrections, additions, and […]
To run the forums, host the website, and travel, I charge a universal service fee for my reviews. This in-depth review was sponsored by Electra Bicycles. My goal is to be transparent and unbiased with you, this video and writeup are not meant to be an endorsement of Electra products. I welcome your corrections, additions, […]
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The original Townie Go! has become one of the most popular mainstream electric bikes to hit the market since it first launched in 2012. Since that time, Electra has upgraded the motor from Bosch Active Cruise to Bosch Performance Cruise (going from 50 Nm to ~60 Newton meters of torque), adding color options, and refining […]
The 2016 Electra Townie Go! switched from using a SRAM hub motor and rear mounted battery pack to the Bosch Centerdrive which is better in pretty much every way. Now, it is more expensive than the 2014 and 2015 models at $2,727 and it does weigh more at ~58 lbs but you get an eight […]
The Electra Townie Go! is based on the popular Electra Townie frame set and was introduced in 2013 with several updates for the 2014 model. It offers two pedal speeds that automatically shift based on pedal cadence. The gears are built right into the rear hub motor which offers 250 watts of power and the […]
