Author: Mark H.

I have resisted this post for some time. I know some of these guys really do have, or had, their heart in the right place. Unfortunately they've allowed their platforms to be compromised. It doesn't help that not one, that I know

The e-bike itself has been around since the 1890's. They've been commercially mass produced since the late 70's. In The 90's they started to catch on. The basic design of the kits we sell is over 30 years old, but the wide

You really can't imagine how often people approach me about building illegally fast e-bikes. It is almost never a true cyclist or anyone who knows what it is like to manage a bike at high speed. They don't realize that even the

⁹ Vs Almost daily I'll have someone come into the shop cooing over a piece of junk I am repairing. Put fat tires and a military or dark themed paint job on a toy and suddenly it must be unstoppable! You already know how I

It astounds me that a cyclist will spend an extra thousand dollars to shave a few grams off the weight of their bike only to add hundreds more in ever more expensive bits of safety gadgets. Don't get me wrong,  I want

Introducing The CYC Photon e-bike motor. Ruby's has made a reputation for custom e-bike builds that are light weight, great handling and high mileage, using The TSDZ2 (on sale for $1095 installed for a limited time). For a unique few, this may

For $395 Mark will get you the motor you need, any necessary extensions, trim and connectors you may wish. He'll even help you source the battery and battery mount you wish and provide warrenty support for a year on the motor and

For quite some time I have been warning that crack downs on illegal e-bikes were coming. The photo header is from England but yes, sooner or later confiscation will happen here too (why we allow importation is beyond me). When that time

While many of us ride our bikes year round, Winter still leaves us with lots of time to tackle dream jobs. I mean, be honest, you'll ride when you need, but once temp's drop below freezing, most aren't going to spend a lot

This is a Surley Long Haul Trucker (LHT). It is probably the most iconic of distance touring bicycles, capable of everything from bike packing with 26" mtb wheels to high speed 700c's. Our customer had us convert it early this Summer. He has