Author: Mark H.

Class I e-bikes have no throttle. They are limited to 20mph. These account for well over 80% of the legal e-bikes the world over, though outside The U.S. their speed is restricted further. In the opinion of this author, a fully functioning

It is well known that almost all e-bike motors come from the factory with little to no proper grease. Motors naturally get hot and grease burns,.melts or runs off. Most should be overhauled at 1500 miles (done again after 4k). This helps

Dear Friends: It is due in no small part to you that we have expanded Multi-Use Paths in The Quad Cities. Your numbers make a difference, so you can imagine how bad I feel when I see your members cowering by the side

You've heard enough about hub motor questions. They are cheap and are here to stay.  I'm seeing remarkable reliability out of the lower powered units. In fact, I haven't needed to change a controller or replace reduction gears on anything 500 watts

For quite some time you have heard me complain about suspensions being for off road control, not on-road comfort. Their quality, on e-bikes, is questionable at best, anyway. The video pasted below does an excellent job of explaining why you might want

Recently, I was shocked to find even some of my best friends have no idea just what is good trail etiquette. Most thought if they obey the 20mph limit, for unmarked trails, they were just fine. Some thought the class III e-bike

Only the subject of helmets or self defense causes more rancor on bike pages than chain care. It is amazing how such a simple thing can be used effectively in so many different ways. Therein lies the real reason we disagree. It is

These are dropper seatposts. They are not suspension seatposts, which I love (I am told suspension dropper posts do exist). You flip a lever and your saddle immediately drops down to its lowest setting. Originally, mtb'ers used them to get down low,

I was speaking with my buddy Tim about the state of the e-bike industry. He pulled me up short, simply stating that he had decided to move on. I understand his frustration as more and more absurd junk is getting us kicked

I was just doing some research for a Slovenian fellow asking for help finding a conversion kit. I was surprised that he was willing to spend so much to have a motor that then would be dramatically limited. Slovenian e-bike laws are