Category: electric powered bicycles

iZip Zuma Electric Bike Review

Currie Technologies Currie Technologies makes a wide range of electric bikes from affordable models with lead-acid batteries starting just below $1,000 to higher end electric bikes with Lithium-ion batteries that sell for around $4,000. Currie Technologies sells two lines of electric bikes: the iZip electric bike (reviewed here) and the eFlow electric bicycle. Currie also carries a line of …

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Ridekick Electric Bike Trailer

Ridekick battery and display panel

Make Any Bike an Electric Bike If you’d like the benefits of an electric bike while still retaining the benefits of your regular bike, then the Ridekick is the perfect solution for you. Ridekick is an electric trailer that you hook to your bike; the trailer then pushes your bike whenever you need a little …

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Hebb eBikes Are Top Performers

electric bicycle by Hebb

Hebb Electric Bikes If you haven’t heard of Hebb eBikes yet, you’re about to become acquainted with one of the top electric bicycles on the market. Bill Hebb first discovered electric bikes on his business trips to China. So he decided to build and market an ebike of his own. It is obvious from the …

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Electric Bikes on Trails

electric bike on trail

Electric Bicycles on Trails Are electric bicycles legal on trails? It’s a good question and one that varies greatly by country, state, & trail. Before we get into the electric bikes on trails debate, let’s start w/ an overview of the: Federal Electric Bicycle Regulations (not just for trails) an electrically driven bicycle is considered a …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/12/12/electric-bikes-on-trails/

Segways now allowed on the Rio Grande Trail

Should electric powered bicycles, Segways, Trikkes, and scooters be allowed on hiking and biking trails? Should electric vehicles be allowed on trails? That is the current debate. How do we assure trail access to people with handicaps while still maintaining the pristine environment of the trail? As you read this, legislators are wrestling with this issue. …

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