Author: Mark H.

Please forgive the rant, but I am livid. If I do not share I just might hurt someone (most likely myself

One of my saddest days was the day I visited my father to retrieve his cruiser bike. He would ride no more. I am beginning to understand. Getting older is a privilege, not a sentence. I'm enjoying it more and more. Wish

I often talk about the best e-bike as being the one converted from the bike you already love. You aren't going to find a factory bike as comfy, efficient or reliable, but what if you don't have a bike and you don't

There is nothing particularly special about the bikes pictured above. They are entry level, though great values. Once converted to torque sensing, mid-drive e-bikes though, they are FAR superior to anything comparable that costs $1,000 more! I challenge anyone to come up

In horse racing there are horses called mudders. They may not win on smooth, hard, flat, dry courses, but they leave othes behind on a rainy day. Bikes and especially e-bikes, are no different. No one bike does everything well. Probably my single

Before you buy any e-bike, ask yourself, would I ride this if it weren't an e-bike? If the answer is no, don't buy it! You ride bikes with lightweight hydroformed and/or butted ROUND or oval tubed frames. We haven't used heavy, buzzy and

The year was 1967. My Weekly Reader was reporting on a rail road turned into a bike path between Sparta and Elroy Wisconsin. This was too amazing for me to believe at the time. I am sure there were earlier cycling stories,

  If folks only knew the number of people I meet that don't ride because they feel they don't have the proper kit or bike

Now that you have an e-bike you are almost certainly riding two to four times as often and twice as far each time. Too many of us got used to the idea that bikes need very little attention, because frankly, we weren't

Lately, I have been having second thoughts about e-bikes. A great idea that introduced many more people to the world of cycling. Unfortunately,  it seems to have morphed into a bit of a disaster. The simplicity and efficiency of just riding a