UPDATE! It appears that Polaris is no longer working with the manufacturer who designed and built these electric bikes, but that company is now selling their own line as PIM (Power in Motion) and you can connect with them through their official website at www.pimbicycles.com to possibly get replacement batteries, chargers, and other hardware. The […]
Polaris Terrain Review
2015 Easy Motion Evo Jet Review
The Easy Motion EVO Jet is an “evolved” version of the NEO Jet and part of a line of electric bikes which launched in 2015 for North America. The Neo series launched in 2013 and during its time was one of the most popular series of ebikes that I got to test and review. What […]
Diamondback Overdrive EXC Review
The Diamondback Overdrive EXC is a trail ready hardtail electric bike with large 29 inch wheels. It’s great for cruising around town or taking dirt paths and is capable of higher top speeds in pedal assist, up to 28 miles per hour. With a mid-drive motor system from TranzX and support from Currie Technologies, this […]
EG Copenhagen Review
The EG Copenhagen electric bike is a feature rich, fairly well balanced compact electric bike that would be perfect for smaller riders. Not only does it offer an easy-mount step-thru frame design but the smaller 20″ wheels keep the overall frame about three inches closer to the ground than a traditional 26″ wheel would. The […]
Haibike XDURO Race Review
The Haibike XDURO Race is an efficient, fast and beautiful electric bike. This thing is a race car with deep dish aero rims, drop bars, an 11 speed cassette and streamlined integrated lights… Lights? Kickstand?! Yeah, it comes with these extras that you might not be used to seeing on traditional road style bicycles because […]
Diamondback Trace EXC Review
The Diamondback Trace EXC is designed for more active, aggressive riding. While it’s probably best suited to urban environments given the speedy hub motor design and light suspension fork with lockout, it’s definitely capable of packed trail riding and comes stock with hybrid knobby tires. Compared to its cousin, the IZIP E3 Dash (which uses […]
Polaris Course Review
UPDATE! It appears that Polaris is no longer working with the manufacturer who designed and built these electric bikes, but that company is now selling their own line as PIM (Power in Motion) and you can connect with them through their official website at www.pimbicycles.com to possibly get replacement batteries, chargers, and other hardware. The […]
2015 Easy Motion Nitro City Review
The latest version of the Emotion Nitro City offers a higher capacity battery pack that can be charged on-frame, an updated paint job and angled top tube for easier stand over and is priced the same. The following review is for the 2015 version of the Nitro City. The Easy Motion Nitro series builds on […]
Diamondback Lindau EXC Review
The Diamondback Lindau EXC is an efficient, hybrid city style electric bike with a powerful (but quiet) rear hub motor and battery combination. It offers four levels of pedal assist, a twist throttle mode and cruise control so you can maximize range and get a workout or sit back and just scoot around for fun. […]
Golden Motor MagicPie 3 Review
Golden Motor is an Asian manufacturer (likely produced in China and managed from Singapore) that makes a range of DIY hub motor kits including batteries, control units and human control interface accessories like throttles. In 2009 a Canadian gentleman named Gary Salo ordered one of these kits for himself and after 7 weeks of waiting, […]
