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I have posted some impressions of my Magnum Ui5 on here in the past, but now that I have owned the bike for over a year, I thought it might be time for a review based on my long term experiences with the ebike. In the past year I have ridden over 2500 miles on my bike, and my wife has put over...

This could be really good news in a few years when it trickles down to ebike batteries: http://news.mit.edu/2016/lithium-metal-batteries-double-power-consumer-electronics-0817 Some folks at MIT have developed a new Lithium battery technology that offers twice the energy storage for the same...

I would also maybe try and get him a helmet...he is moving pretty fast on that trike!

The solution Court came up with was just to make the Brand and Type discussions more visible. To find out if there are any user reviews for an ebike you are interested in, just go to the Discussion by Brand & User Reviews section on the forum...

It is perhaps an unusual suggestion, but for riding in snow and ice, a recumbent tricycle makes a lot of sense: All of that slipping and sliding looks like fun when you have three wheels instead of two!

Very clever. I love the lights for nighttime use.

And for something completely different, here is a propeller you can put on your bike: They stopped making them....too noisy and not nearly as efficient as a hub motor.

A good place to start looking are the electric bike kit reviews on here: https://electricbikereview.com/category/kits/page/2/ There are lots of mid-drive and also rear hub conversion kits you can add to your trike. One of the best DIY mid-drive kits is the ERad kits from LectricCycles...

Again thanks for the info. I do start pedaling almost immediately. I just like to get my foot on one pedal, then hit the throttle to start rolling, and then I immediately start adding some leg power. I do always try to get into a lower gear as I am coming to a stop. And I have not noticed the...

I hear you about the whole legality question. I talked to the owner, Paul, at length about this. He had some interesting anecdotes. He took his 10,000 watt ebike that will hit 50 mph in less than six seconds to the DMV here in Arizona asking if he could register it and get a license plate. They...

Have you considered adding a mid drive to your trike? That might give you the best comfort and yet also the added ability to go further and climb hills.

Thanks...that is reassuring.

Keeping feet warm is often one of the most challenging parts of the body. Here are some wireless heated insoles that could be great for extreme cold: https://www.amazon.com/Thermacell-THS01-S-p-ThermaCell-Rechargeable/dp/B0089VUGQA

If you know the number of teeth on the front chainring and rear cog, you can calculate it easily enough: # of front teeth divided by # of rear teeth x 0.5 x size of the wheel is the lowest low gear of the Nuvinci # of front teeth divided by # of rear teeth x 1.8 x size of the wheel is the...

This thread on a recumbent bike forum has a post (by marc S.) that suggests it is extremely hard on a typical controller to use the throttle to start up from a dead start: http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/showthread.php?p=1441506&page=2 Does anyone here have a perspective on this? I...

It struck me that this kind of high power system would be ideal for fat tire trikes. Just like fat tire bikes, the large tires do slow them down, only more so because they have three fat tires instead of just two. Here is one: http://www.utahtrikes.com/PROD-11619824.html

This is an awesomely comprehensive guide. Even though I live in an area where winter is not very severe, I found much here I could use to make my riding more comfortable and safe. Thank you!

In gratitude for the new and better visibility for user reviews on here, I just posted my first review of an ebike other than my own. It is a very fast recumbent tricycle converted by High Performance Ebikes in Cottonwood, Arizona. Here is the review...

I just spent the afternoon with Paul MacDonald of High Performance Ebikes checking out his electric conversion of a KMX Typhoon recumbent tricycle. The quick take is that it made me feel like a 12 year old kid with the coolest go-cart in the neighborhood, and maybe even the entire country! The...

This is an interesting concept. My biggest problem with my hub motor ebike is very occasional overheating on big hills. I do not really care about how fast I get up the hills around here, I just do not want my motor shutting down part way up. So if this would give me a low range for climbing...