Recent content by mabman

I would just stick with the SLA for the 24v system you have on order. That same system is what got me into e biking years ago and investing any money in it at this point over and above some new stock style batteries will just be less you will have to spend when you decide you want to upgrade to...

Thanks for the read and desert hit! Not alot of those vistas up here in the PNW.

The editor is Zap Espinosa formerly editor of mtbaction magazine which was one of the first magazines available that focused on that burgeoning phenomenon. Apparently he got all pumped on e bikes at eurobike this past fall and pitched the idea to Roland Hinz. Magazines make their money from...

Onya Cycles in the Bay Area an enterprise of the Saul Griffith labs has been working on this type of design for awhile. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOyunGuPwE0

In the 11/1 issue of BRAIN there is a snippet article that says Zapata Espinoza, MTBHOF member and former editor of MTB Action, came back from Eurobike "electrified" by e bikes and persuaded his boss Roland Hinz (hi-torque publications) to launch Electric Bike Action magazine. The magazine will...

Nice dig sk8, can always count on you for that! While the price tag will turn off 99% of the folks on here it certainly seems to be a better value than this comparably priced (actually $100 more) hardtail without a motor: "'13 Specialized Stumpjumper Marathon Carbon 29 $4,499.99" 45 kmh is 28...

I am well aware of the Bosch systems availability overseas and the fact that it is about to hit the US market from several EU manufacturers like BMC, Haibike and Kreidler with more to follow. I rode a Kreidler 29"er at Interbike last fall and it was a very nice bike. But they should take...

Ran across this while doing some research on a non e belt drive bike for a friend: http://beltbik.es/gates-carbon-drive/2011/e-bike Belt drive. check IGH. check Middrive. check Stout looking Frame. check Good Battery placement. check Chance of production. ? I realize that this...

There have been Pugsley's on here with e motors for a number of years now. I can't imagine needing one in NYC however but I do understand they are all the rage. I have always been curious how your store deals with the fact that e bikes are illegal to operate in NY? Seems like you have had a...

I rode a Kreitler 29"er hardtail with a front shock and an EU spec Bosch drive at Interbike last fall and was really impressed with it also. A very intuitive and well integrated system that in the higher wattage version is probably more than sufficient for the needs of 95% of the people out...

These guys are in CO and may be able to help you out: Pete's Electric Bikes 2710 Pearl St Boulder, Colorado, USA 80302 T 303.586.1544 info@petesebikes.com

The advertised benchmarks for speed that manufacturers use is based on level ground as per federal regs. As soon as they hit a hill however speed will drop considerably due to lack of torque at the sacrifice of speed, please keep in mind that I am talking about production bikes that are aimed at...

While I certainly enjoy speed as much as the next guy, at least the guys here, my experience over the last 13 yrs. adapting small motors both gas and electric to bicycles has been more about torque than speed. All of the EU standard bikes I have ridden are a joke in this department, including...

I have seen this bike before but unfortunately it is not close enough to me that I can go take a look for myself and I can't remember it well enough. So I am stuck trying to help via phone conversation with my friend. It is actually a Currie brand bike though and as I said an older model. I...

DrkAngel, a friend has a Currie bike and got a 24v duct tape battery for it. Upon hooking up the wiring, with an inline fuse, it will go about a 100 ft. and then shut down. If he takes out the fuse and puts it back again it will do the same thing. I am thinking it is a controller issue but am...