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Rear light is located at the base of the seatpost where it gets blocked by anything on the rack. I fitted a Busch and Muller taillight bracket to mount on the back of the rack a PDW Gravity battery taillight. I asked the shop to swap out the stock Kenda BMX tires with Schwalbe Motion big...

NBD today and I asked the shop to fit Schwalbe big apple tires with a reflective sidewall stripe. In the process I got to watch them remove the rear wheel of the Urtopia Fold and thought It might be helpful for owners to know you need to not only unclip the power wire, and remove the the left...

NBD for me (Urtopia Fold) at the electric broom charging station…Happy Halloween everyone!

A review of another British step-through, the ARCC Rosemont electric, that uses Bosch power tool batteries. The reviewer doesn’t seem impressed by the Bafang hub motor, but the ARCC system was designed for much lighter weight Moulton conversions.

Yes, disappointing this means I can’t use specialty suppliers like Dutch Bike Bits

Yes, same as Workcycles.

Amsterdam Bicycle Company had for several years been importing Dutch built upright town e-bikes and cargo bikes from Azor and Bakfiets through Delaware. Today their website announced a pause in Ebike sales owing to 50% tariffs on steel or aluminum derived products from the EU Amsterdam Bicycle...

Here’s a video introducing the g3ared crankset. Good to see the inside. This is a completely different design from former competitor VanMoof’s hub e-shifter that had way too many mechanical failures, though can be jury-rigged repaired using paracord as per Dean Neistat’s video.

…And here they are! The new Pashley Britannia-E and Briton-E! Mahle X30 rear hub motor, removable battery in a leather bag on the rack, belt drive option, hydraulic disk brakes, and an innovative 3-speed G3ared planetary internally geared crankset. Weighs 20kg/44lb

Details over on the Brompton sub-Reddit. tldr: new motor, moved from the front to the rear, new carrier block from the g-line, and finally they added a handlebar controller. Brompton US website is currently selling the remaining 1st gen C/P/T line electric stock at 20% off

BRAIN article reporting EBC’s bankruptcy Also reported on social media: Facebook Reddit

Thank you Matt for sharing your knowledge freely with fellow travellers. RIP

Wall Street Journal report on the new 15mph Ebike speed limit in New York City.

Version 2.0 is now advertised on the Argo website with delivery from September. It’s still compatible only with rear hub motor e-bikes

https://static.giant-bicycles.com/Manuals/E-Bike_manual_v80_EN_1622473866.pdf

UK Brompton dealer Brilliant Bikes has a video demonstrating what adapter you need to make the new Greenway 345wh UL-certified battery pack from the G-Line work with older Brompton Electric C & P Line models that have the original 300wh BMZ battery.

Does she need a throttle if the bike had a torque sensor, which acts as a foot throttle? The Dahon k-feather weighs 26lb and has a torque sensor. Short range battery & single speed but seriously light.

Yes, I find it takes the edge off a bumpy ride, adding not much weight. It does bottom out occasionally which can be jarring but I never feel like I’m losing control.

The District of Columbia has opened the Ebike incentive lottery to all DC residents from Feb 1 through Feb 21 2025. Details at https://ddot.dc.gov/page/district-e-bike-incentive-program

Try seeing if a Veer belt kit might work