The Aventura X30 is a commuter style electric bike that’s built for “adventure” and long range riding. For touring this bike would be excellent because it includes just about every accessory and add on you could want (aside from a bar-end mirror) and has a near-silent motor. The battery pack uses high density Lithium-ion cells […]
Focus Aventura X30 Review
Kalkhoff Agattu Premium Impulse 8 Review
The Kalkhoff Agattue Premium Impulse 8 is a top of the line city style electric bike that would be excellent for long commutes thanks to its enormous battery pack and efficient mid-drive design. It leverages the Impulse II drive system that is smoother, quieter and smarter than the original Impulse used on earlier models. While […]
F4W Peak Review
The F4W (fast forward) Peak is a basic high-step electric bike with average sized motor and battery that would be most useful for city and neighborhood riding. The suspension fork is as basic as they come but does include lockout (though no rebound adjustment) and the included mud guards are basically just for show (and […]
BionX D-500 Review
The D Series is a fifth generation electric bike motor kit from BionX that offers higher power (500 watts) and more torque than the older PL, SL and S series kits. In this review I test the BionX D 500 DV (the D stands for downtube and V stands for 5th generation). BionX was started […]
BionX S-350 Review
The BionX S 350 electric bike conversion kit includes a light weight, gearless hub motor designed for rear-wheel use, an LCD display panel and button pad as well as a battery pack of your choosing. It’s one of the most polished, flexible and sophisticated ebike kits around and offers everything from pedal assist to throttle, […]
BionX P-350 Review
The P 350 electric bike kit is the only system with a ~36 volt configuration being offered by BionX for the 2015 model year. All other kits are running at 48 volts which offers more power, efficiency and range. The P designation is a shorter version of PL which was used on the PL 350 […]
Lapierre Overvolt FS 900 Review
The Lapierre Overvolt FS 900 is a light weight full suspension eMountain bike designed for cross country (XC) and moderate downhill style riding. With 140mm of suspension travel on the front fork and rear swing arm you get comfort and performance. I’m a fan of the 27.5″ 650B wheels which provide improved traction and momentum […]
Lapierre Overvolt HT 900 Review
The Lapierre Overvolt HT 900 is one of the lightest weight hardtail electric mountain bikes I’ve had the chance to test ride. It’s due out in the United States around Q4 2014 and will be the first Lapierre electric bike this side of the pond. In Europe, Lapierre has released one other Overvolt model (simply […]
NYCeWheels Electric Brompton Review
The Electric Brompton is a custom build from NYCeWheels in Manhattan NYC USA. The leverage one of the lightest, sturdiest and highest quality three-speed folding bike frames made by Brompton and add a third party hub motor and battery pack at the front for power. This thing can still fold down as intended (as long […]
2014 Urban Arrow Family Review
Urban Arrow is a Dutch bicycle brand that introduced a non-electrified version of this cargo bike in 2010 (which received a Eurobike award and a ISPO award in 2013). The non-electric version retails for €2,150 but for €3,250 you can get the version shown here which features a 250 watt Bosch centerdrive offering three levels […]
