Lightning Rods Big-Block mid drive kit
The original Lightning Rods kit was the most powerful mid drive available when we wrote about it back in December of 2014. But now, he has produced an even more powerful kit that he is calling his “big...
View ArticleMounting Options for E-bike Batteries
One of the first problems a new E-biker who wants to add a kit to their bicycle has to figure out is…Where do I mount the battery, and how? This article will help you see what the common methods are,...
View ArticleLarge Hot Rod Hubmotors for Street E-bikes, the Double D’s
Direct drive hubmotors have remained popular for street E-bikes that are running hot rod amounts of power. Here is a list of some of the more popular rear hubs for building up a street-fighter E-bike...
View ArticleItaljet Ascot, an E-bike with beautiful vintage style
Italjet is an Italian company that started in 1959 by a motorcycle racer who was contracted to Ducati. Recently, his son has decided to make a big move into electric vehicles. The thing that caught my...
View ArticleBafang BBSHD 1000 Watt Drive-Preview Ride
I would have liked to gotten better photos, but like the installer, my time was short, so I ‘got er done’. Editor note: Submitted by Turbo Bob I wouldn’t be surprised to find America’s motto “More...
View ArticleBafang BBS02 Nuts and Bolts Breakdown
Hot Rodding the Bafang So far the ony real success anyone has had hotrodding the Bafang is by simply changing the programming settings or using an external controller to really push some big watts...
View ArticleBafang 750W BBS02 and the New and Improved DIY EBIKE
The Bafang 750w BBS02 and its soon to be unleashed big brother the Bafang 1000W Heavy Duty is creating a stir in the DIY and commercial ebike scene. The BBS02 is probably the best selling kit in the...
View Article52V battery packs, plus the 3077 FET we love, and you should too.
For years, the electric bicycle market used legacy designations for power system voltages, like 24V, 36V and 48V. This was because the earliest systems used the common 12V Sealed Lead Acid (SLA)...
View ArticleTriangle battery pack roundup, all different sizes
If you have decided to get a triangle-shaped battery pack for your ebike, this article is about where to find the different sizes, so…whether you have a small frame triangle space, or a large one…here...
View ArticleCycle Satiator Ebike Charger Review
The only Ebike Charger you will ever need The Satiator is an ingenious ebike charger which promises to charge any ebike battery, and act as both a slow and a fast charger. It has the capability to...
View ArticleBafang BBSHD 1000W Mini Review
Editor note: Here is a nice little review one of the first BBSHD customers wrote on the new Bafang BBSHD which is on Cyber Monday sale at Lunacycle.com This was first posted on endless-sphere.com by...
View ArticleEbike Battery Math: Volts, Amps, Amp Hours, Watt Hours
These days, awesome ebike battery packs constructed of quality 18650 cells are available to average bike builders thanks to advances in 18650 DIY pack building methods and vendors such as Luna Cycle...
View ArticleTaking on the Cyclone 3000W Mid- Drive…An Ebike Brute
High performance ebike stuff is still in the development stage, and most kits or parts you order do not come with documentation. The Cyclone is a great example of getting a Chinese made kit, and good...
View ArticleCyclone 3000W Build and Ride Report
There is a lot of buzz around about the new Cyclone 3000W motor kit. This is a new improved motor just arriving to the mid-drive category that has been around a while, and has a respected following on...
View ArticleBattle of the Bafang BBSHD Chain Rings
The middrive Bafang BBSHD 1000W kit is taking shape to be one of the hottest ebike kits of 2016 (as we expected). It is powerful, silent, reliable, efficient and it is a middrive. It is the...
View ArticleFat Bike + BBSHD: Two Great Tastes That Go Great Together
Editor note: This was posted by user Arcanum in the new Electricbike.com forum section “Building Directions” where builders document what kits and parts and what donor bike they used and how they put...
View ArticleProject X: Building the Fastest BBSHD EBike Ever
Pumping 3000 watts through the BBSHD sounds ludicrous. But it’s this weeks project at the Luna Lab and we love doing out-of-the-box stuff when we aren’t shuffling boxes. Luna Cycles is built around...
View ArticleMekkanobike from Italy, off-road fatbike with Bafang mid drive
I recently found a new company that is based in Italy, and they make a full-suspension electric fatbike which uses the well-known BBS02 mid drive in order to keep the price as affordable as possible....
View ArticleTangent Ascent, ultralight mid drive
The Tangent Ascent mid drive kit is made by a clever guy named Dave, who lives in Seattle, Washington. It uses the well-known Astroflight motor, but…the really interesting part is the unusually compact...
View ArticleBH eMotion now producing AWD ebikes
BH eMotion electric bikes are based in Spain, and due to the good performance and reasonable price points of their products, they have been doing well in North America over these past couple of years....
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