The Add-E 250W is a perfect electric bike kit for someone like me because it’s light weight, minimal and supports more active ride styles. It’s also probably the only choice for a lot of people who live in Europe due to legal restrictions of 25 kilometers per hour (15.5 mph) and power rating of 250 […]
Add-E 250W Kit Review
Zeitgeist City Review
The Zeitgeist City is a premium, all-Carbon fiber speed pedelec. It’s an electric bike that can high 28 mph and only weighs ~43 lbs which is impressive given the 500 watt hub motor and 48 volt battery pack. At one point, I believe this model was being called the Zeitgeist by Karma Bikes but the […]
Riide V1.1 Electric Bike Review
At first glance, the 2016 Riide V1.1 resembles the crowd-funded prototype I reviewed in 2014. Since that time aesthetics have been improved with a black casing on the hub motor, black spokes and black wheelset. I love the locking grips and Riide branded saddle and appreciate the fun multi-color design. This is a single speed […]
Faraday Cortland S Review
Update! The Faraday Porteur S and Cortland S moved from $2,799 to $2,499 in 2017 and the review listing price here has been updated to reflect that. The Cortland is a step-thru, city style, light weight electric bike from Faraday and their S model is the more affordable version. You get a more traditional chain, […]
Faraday Cortland Review
Update! The Faraday Porteur and Cortland moved from $3,799 to $3,499 in 2017 and the review listing price here has been updated to reflect that. Faraday produces some of my favorite electric bikes because they’re well balanced, light weight and self-contained. The battery stays in the downtube and hardly changes the look or ride quality […]
Box Bike Collective Standard Box Bike Review
The Box Bike Collective is a community minded LLC based in Santa Cruz California designing electric cargo bikes. Their Standard Box Bike is the first model to be sold with free pickup or delivery in the Bay Area and so far the company has sold a hand full of these models and has launched a […]
Snelheid Cycles Tyro Review
The Tyro electric bike is a base level offering from Snelheid Cycles, a one-person operation in Chicago Illinois USA. I met the founder, Tony, in 2015 and got to test his first prototype which was faster and more powerful than most of the purpose-built stuff I see at independent electric bike shops. Tony designed the […]
Snelheid Cycles Leider Review
The Leider is one of the fastest accelerating, most powerful electric bikes I’ve ever tested. It’s a race car… and you feel the road much as you would with performance vehicles because there’s no suspension and very little in the way of creature comforts. Snelheid means speed in Dutch and the founder, Tony, was born […]
Pedego Latch Review
The Pedego Latch is a sturdy, surprisingly powerful folding electric bike that shares a lot of the same design features with the full sized beach cruisers that Pedego is known for. It also shares the same battery pack design, making it cross compatible with other 36 volt models. This consistency in design and parts… quality […]
Daymak Wild Goose Review
The Wild Goose is Daymak’s fat electric bike offering and much like its other classic ebikes this thing is designed to be affordable but still powerful and fun. You get four color choices including bright orange or red and standard black or white but only one frame size in medium 19″. There are many ways […]
