(Pictured – not Neal on the NTS Works 2×4 electric cargo bike with surfboard)
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Neal Saiki’s electric cargo bike on CNN
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A Santa Cruz cargo bike at Eurobike
August 27, 20131 Comment on A Santa Cruz cargo bike at Eurobike
My neighbor Neal Saiki is at Eurobike to show off his 2×4 electric assist cargo bike.
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Cat’s new electric super cruiser
July 3, 20131 Comment on Cat’s new electric super cruiser
Even if you don’t know Cat, you might have seen his old Blackbird Super Cruiser around town. He recently completed an all new redesign that’s more better than the original.
About five years ago, Cat bought an electric conversion kit for his cruiser style bicycle. That bike broke after about 2000 miles of hard-commuting miles, but he had such a ball he decided to build a new cruiser from scratch. Most people who see Cat and his bike just call it “The Bike,” but he calls it the Blackbird Super Cruiser. I first saw the Blackbird in 2010.
What does a 250 watt bicycle motor mean?
April 26, 20136 Comments on What does a 250 watt bicycle motor mean?
Electric bicycles are rated in terms of the power rating of their motors. But what does it mean to have a “250 watt” motor on your bike?”
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Clever USB charging dynamo for bikes
April 23, 20132 Comments on Clever USB charging dynamo for bikes
My cell phone generally runs out of juice after three hours when the GPS is actively in use, which is the scenario when I’m tracking my bike rides. Engineers Aaron Latzke & David Delcourt in San Francisco designed this clever USB charging system that inserts over your bicycle rear wheel axle between the fork and the hub. It looks like they’ve thought of everything.
(At first I freaked out when I saw that women using her Kryptonite New York Lock on the top tube but then I noticed the locking skewer for her wheels, so she’s good.)
If my math is correct and the claims from Siva are accurate, it looks like this Siva Cycle Atom USB charger pulls a hair over 3 watts of power from my legs. I think I can sacrifice 1½% of my cycling effort on a long ride to keeping my phone charged.
Details at Kickstarter here. Via Kevin Shutt in Florida.
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BMC Stromer electric bicycle now available in USA
March 19, 2013Leave a Comment
Click through below and fill out the entry form for a chance to win the new-to-the-USA BMC Stromer ST1 Elite, an electric assist bicycle with a 500 watt rear-hub brushless motor, battery integrated into the frame, 9 speed Shimano Sora, rigid carbon fork, hydraulic disc brakes with regenerative braking.
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