Ebike Industry Updates

Of the many different types of e-bikes made, fat bikes offer riders one of the most comfortable rides possible. Fat tires can be run at very low pressure—often single digits—and when a suspension fork is added, not only will rough pavement cease to shake a rider, bumps, potholes and driveway lips can hardly be noticed. […] The post Mokwheel Basalt

A sensible electric bike for sensible riders, the freshly redesigned Rad Power Bikes RadCity 5 Plus is a Dutch-inspired e-bike that’s thoughtfully designed to cart you and the things you need for the day safely and efficiently. In this Rad Power Bikes RadCity 5 Plus review, we take a look at how well this bike […] The post Rad Power Bikes RadCity 5

I thought I would save a few dollars on getting a 5kWh LifePo4 battery for my wife’s off grid home. Little did I know that this decision would cost me over a hundred hours of my time and take almost a year to get working properly. This article is a tale of my woes that stretched over the better part of a year and how I finally got the battery to wo

2 weeks ago I had an incident with my hot water heater where it starting melting the plastic connectors and insulation and filling the house with smoke. There was a dedicated 750 Watt DC waterheating element with a built in thermostat that we had been using for about 6 months with our off grid solar system without too many issues. When I took the u

There has been a lot of controversy about Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter and subsequent selling of $40 Billion dollars of Tesla (TSLA) stock to finance the deal and keep Twitter solvent. There has been a lot of takes on this situation, but the one thing that no one seems to be talking about, especially the liberals is how this represents one of th

I’ve always loved vintage conversions to electric power. Dan is located in Kansas, and one day he showed his wife some pictures of motorcycles to see what kind she likes, and they settled on a vintage Honda from this era. It didn’t take long for him to find one in decent shape with a seized engine for only $500. I’ve also heard of builders buying a

Celebrate a successful cyclocross season at Hopworks this Saturday. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) Happy December, and welcome to the weekend. It’s probably going to be a cold and wet one, but luckily, the best antidote to winter blues is getting bundled up and riding your bike. The Weekend Guide is made possible by our friends at Portland-bas

(Photos: Community Cycling Center) Many of you have probably heard of the Community Cycling Center. It’s that plucky (or should I say scrappy) nonprofit known for their bike shop on NE Alberta Street, their summer camps, and more recently, a food delivery program. But did you know they also recycle tons of scrap metal every year? 25 tons to be exac

Energica was formed in 2014 by Giampiero Testoni, head engineer for CRP Racing, which had won several European championships in the popular 250cc motorcycle class (they are also involved in F1 car racing parts design and production). He was approached in 2009 by the organizers of the TTXGP zero-carbon race (held on the Isle of Man), to encourage th

Electric cars are getting most of the buzz these days, but as much as I like them (and I DO like them), I think for the next twenty years a plug-in hybrid has a LOT going for it, and I like the take this opportunity to explain why it’s not a bad idea. My son now has a Tesla Model-3, but before that he had a Chevy Volt for many years, and when I dro

I see announcements once in a while about some new EV thing, and when I google it, every EV news outlet just has a copy/paste of the same info over and over. I think this particular motorcycle is very newsworthy, and I decided to see if I could find out some of the details, and here is what I found… _________________________________________________