Dress For Riding Your Ebike In The Winter

Dress For Riding Your Ebike In The Winter

Dress For Cold and Winter Biking Don’t let cooler and cold weather deter you from enjoying your ebike or emoped riding. Let’s look at ways to dress for riding your ebike in the winter. Here we’ve put together some ways to keep you warm and dry all season long! Briefly, you’ll see how to keep … Read more

Solar Power Bank

Looking for a solid solar power bank? I researched all kinds of solar power banks for quite a while – like weeks – for me – for you. I’d get tired of looking for “the one” – you know how *that* feels. Quit. Then get back to it. Here’s what I discovered after all those … Read more

eMopeds – aren’t eBikes

Electric Moped

EMopeds Our friends over at Spark Cycleworks have been hard at work with their new production of…. Electric Mopeds! Electric Mopeds – aren’t eBikes They are not E-bikes! eMopeds – aren’t eBikes. Not a motorcycle either. They have pedals and they have an electric motor. These are Electric Mopeds by law in the USA. They … Read more

COVID-19, Mental Health and Exercise

electric bike

COVID-19 is challenging us because we have to find new ways to stay fit physically and mentally. So much of our mental health is dependent on exercise. COVID-19, Mental Health and Exercise Now that we’re deep into summer have you been able to capture some of the enjoyment of it? With COVID-19 things are so … Read more

eBike Fun

Let’s Have Some EBike Fun!

When was the last time you had this much fun?

Electric Bike FuneBikes fat tires

This ebike is a blast to ride. See A’s wide grin?! She just came back from a short trip on it. This hot bike is a 2 seater with folding footpegs for the passenger. And it doesn’t require a drivers license. It’s got 20″ fat tires, Tektro disc brakes, 7 speed Shimano derailer, A 500W motor with 48V 13ah battery. You’ll get 20+ mph top speed and a 30-40 mile range out of it. This bad boy weighs 85 pounds. And we call it The Bandit. Yup.

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Kenda Tires on The Bandit

bright red electric bikesThis ebike has a hidden battery pack. Can you guess where it is? It’s in the seat pole. This ebike has 20″ tires with disk brakes, 350W motor with removable 36V 5.2ah battery,  7 speed Shimano derailleur. And it’s only 35 pounds with a top speed of 20mph with a 25-30 mile range. This is the Pursuit model.

Tactical Electric Bike Fun

Here’s my favorite!

electric folding bikeI love this ebike! It is so powerful and I love the look of it. To me, it looks tough and tactical. Fat tires, powerful motor AND it folds! Whoa.

It’s got 20″ fat tires and disk brakes, a USB phone charger in the handlebar, a 500W motor with a removable battery, 7 speed Shimano derailleur. You’ll get 20mph top speed and a 30-40 mile range. It weighs 55.2 pounds.  This is The Big Foot.

electric bike looks tatical

electric trike
Electric Trike perfect for shopping and hauling your stuff. Has better stability with 3 wheels. This has 20″ tires, a 250W motor, it’s single speed and you’ll get 20mph top speed with a 30-mile range. This model has an articulating frame that’s adjustable for ease of turning trike. This is called The Sherpa 2.0

electric trike cargo basket

All of these bikes and more styles and types are available on https://sparkcycleworks.com and I’ve scored you a discount – code “crazyebike” that will set you up with a $75.00 discount on any of them.

Electric Bike Styles – What Fits Your You? There are 4 classes of eBikes

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Electric Bike Differences Electric Bike styles differ widely in shape, size, and purpose. There are so many variations and types to choose from. And there are classifications. But they are still very similar to regular bikes in operation and appearance. Let’s dig in and see what electric bike style will be a great fit for … Read more

Electric Bike Motors – Hub Motor or Mid Drive

Rear Hub Motor Electric Bike

There are 2 types of motors for an electric bike I want to talk about. There are others such as the friction motor. But these 2 types are the most common. One is the Hub motor that is typically in the rear tire. Many of the hub motors in the front tire are installed with … Read more