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I can't think of a product of the year I can point to, but I wish that product would have been a breakthrough battery. To bad, didn't happen in 14. I can think of one bike that I would give the honors to as best bike of the year though. Just in time before the end of 2014, the Bultaco Brinco...

Very interesting discussion George. The two men, especially the white guy seen to have very little imagination, and a defeatist attitude, but the woman is running circles around them. She correctly points out the limitations of the current technology, why it will change, and where we're soon...

We have these things cruising around Dallas trendy sections now. A bar on wheels. They're pretty funny to see. http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/2014/01/pedal_pub_dallas.php

There's actually a lot of wisdom in this approach. In the concrete jungle I live in this is exactly the strategy a lot of my fellow bicyclers employ. The most experienced, and prolific among them, all ride nice bikes that look crappy.

Thanks, I wonder if it would work off a 9v battery? I've powered other 12v LEDs on my bike before with 9v and that usually seems to work.

You guys are way overthinking this. I've noticed electric bicycles seem to attract a lot of jackass engineering types. Jjtorgi didn't mention anything about a slope, or a grade. He said a hill, that's about 25, or 30 degrees steep. A dimwit such as myself easily understood what he meant.

Ha, walk mode. It's going to be even harder to convince people we're not just a bunch of lazy fat ass's when they find out about that LOL.

Probably has something to do with the voltage. All you may need is a DC/DC converter to convert your battery voltage to 12 vdc. My bike didn't come with lights, but the CA had a lighting output wire which had 72 vdc battery voltage on it. I bought an eBike headlight on eBay that came with it's...

Very cool. Do you have link for the light?

My bike would run up that hill like a purple scalded ape. Pedaling optional.

That's a nice looking bike. It reminds me of my sons Neo Carbon. I like your fenders. What would you say your average range is? I can totally understand your desire for a little more speed. 25 mph is ok for casual riding, but kind of dangerous in traffic. 40 would be a lot safer. My sons Carbon...

I'm planning to buy one of these discreet GPS trackers for my bike, to be used in concert with a cable lock. If a thief wants your bike bad enough any lock can be defeated. If the thief is not discouraged by your lock he's going to get your bike. If your GPS is part of the lock, that's probably...

For that particular motor it's not going to matter much. You could probably find gearing that would allow you to get by just fine with a single speed, but on other more powerful electric bikes multi pedal speeds are definitely going to be better.

From one bike lover to another, yes.

I'm totally in the hub drive over mid camp. For a bicycle I don't see the point in mid drive. Too many parts to wear out. Too much noise. The only advantage I can see is weight distribution is a little better, but for most riding, who cares? Mid drive is lame attempt to get power, and...

I wouldn't be interested in one.

I bought my electric bike online from a shop in L.A. called Road Bike City. The owners name is Trevor Fenner. My bike had to be ordered from the factory in Australia and it took about 7 weeks to get it. Trevor was very good about keeping me informed about the progress of my order, and followed...

You can modify any bike to better suit your needs. Usually stock suspension forks are cheap low quality units that aren't worth trying to warranty, because all you'll get is another low quality pair just like them. Suntour is low quality. It's best to look to the aftermarket so you can get...

I've never been a fan of the 4 stroke motor bicycles, mainly because they have to use centrifugal clutches. The 2 stroke china girl kits have nicer motorcycle style clutches built into the engine. Speed really isn't an issue. With the right gearing and a little work people get the 2 stroke, or 4...

Wouldn't a Nitro battery be a lot easier?