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So I recently upgraded my front disc brake rotor from 160mm to 180mm, and I felt a difference in braking immediately. Braking force was smoother and more powerful, and running 160mm rotors front and rear definitely isn't confidence-inspiring as I weigh about 190 lbs (not to mention the extra...

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A long-tailed macaque surprised us outside the bike shop today. Perhaps he wanted to take a ride on a KTM on the MTB trails through the jungle? On another note, there are a ton of electric scooters here in Singapore, both of the sit-down and the folding/stand-up variety, but I haven't seen...

I was up in Seattle visiting family the other day and came across a RadWagon serving as a minivan! (I blurred out their faces since they didn't know they were being photographed.) I wonder how the dog was going to ride home with them?

I just came across this new heavyweight ebike this afternoon that's built by Greyp in Croatia: Apparently it can travel up to 240km on a single charge! Here's the link to the quick post I wrote about the bike: http://overvolted.com/the-greyp-g12h/ What does everyone think? To me, it seems...

BMZ, which builds battery packs for ebikes, electric vehicles, and home solar arrays, says that building a battery pack with the slightly larger 21700 cells instead of the current 18650 cells will result in ebike batteries that last 12 years instead of the current ~3 years. They say that the...

There's going to be a ton of announcements of new products coming out of Eurobike this week, so I figured I'd create a thread for people to share any updates they've found, whether that be new or updated ebike models, accessories, or rumors. I've been writing up quick posts on Overvolted to...

I'm not sure if the new eConnect will be compatible with older Haibike models or if it will only work with 2017+ SDURO/Yamaha models. No idea if it's going to be standard or not. I'll reach out to Haibike and hopefully get some answers and will provide updates on my Overvolted post here. Do...

My chain has snapped off twice in the last two weeks and I'm trying to figure out why. The first time it happened was when I was riding on flat ground and going about 20MPH. The second time, I was climbing a moderate hill going 20MPH and standing on the pedals and putting in a lot of torque on...

Some small-time burglar snuck into our condo building's secure parking garage last night and they stole our bikes' LED headlights, headlight batteries, one LED tail light, the removable screen/control pad from an Easy Motion Evo Street, and an all-weather triangle bag. The thief (or thieves)...

Specialized just announced three new Turbo Levo hardtail eMTBs for the US market. Here's a quick writeup with photos: http://overvolted.com/specialized-turbo-levo-hardtail/ Find out more on Specialized's Turbo site: https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/turbo Looks like some exciting...

UPDATE 3/21/16: CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST Los Angeles-area Meetup at Formula E Long Beach e-Prix Saturday, April 2nd, 2016 from noon to 2pm Brew-Haus Coffee & Tea 250 W Ocean Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90802 UPDATE 3/21/16: CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST __________________________ Hey...

Is this you, @Ravi Kempaiah ? ;-) Video here: https://instagram.com/p/9iUEoySi5x/ I think the guy is riding an Easy Motion Evo 27.5 and not a Jumper, actually. Pretty cool video even if he didn't land it perfectly. I don't think I'll be trying this trick anytime soon.

The Bolt M-1 (a 140lb, moped-style electric bike with a 5500-watt mid-drive motor and a 1.6kWh LiFePO4 battery) is now taking pre-orders. The bike is so different from traditional ebikes...it's almost its own category, really. It does offer an Economy mode that ostensibly makes it a...

Probably not this high!: Link to article This is insane. Granted, he had a specially-designed bike and specially-designed rims to ride on the tightrope...but WOW! That takes a lot of training and coordination. You won't see me attempting this anytime soon. I get scared riding on easy dirt...

I like my 2015 IZIP E3 Dash, but I don't particularly like its weak mechanical disc brakes that require seemingly constant adjustments. I don't think I'm going to upgrade my ebike this year. Considering the heavy depreciation of a brand new ebike, I just don't want to experience that this year...

The SDUROs will offer 70nm of torque, dual front chainrings, and probably lower prices than the current Bosch offerings. They're aiming at younger riders as well as off-road riders, apparently. Here's the link.

So apparently the 2016 Turbo is going to be sold for $3,000 ($800 less than in 2015), and the Turbo X is going to remain at the same price as 2015's ($4,000). I prefer to ride ebikes with front suspension. Given that the Turbo X costs $1,000 more than the baseline Turbo, does anyone think that...

I rode over a thorn last night and got a tiny puncture flat, so I pulled to the side of the road with a good amount of air still left in my tires, unfastened the quick release and power connector, safely removed the wheel from the dropouts and from the clutches of the chain/derailleur, removed...

I probably won't be flying 5000 miles to attend the race, but I wish I could go. Bosch won the 24 hour endurance race last year, and it'll be interesting to see who wins this year, considering that there will probably be more entrants. There is going to be a big show similar to Sea Otter Classic...