2023

2023 has turned out to be the end of the road for quite a few e-bike brands, or a major reset at the least. Still, e-bike innovation and development, not to mention opportunity, remains as robust as it has been since the sector really took off around the middle of the last decade. We start […]

As the year comes to a close, discussion and analyses on folding e-bikes has figured prominently across the interwebs — we take a deep dive. Other subjects: E-bike Tipping Point German riders will buy more e-bikes than conventional models this year.It’s a remarkable statistic given that the shift to e-bikes really only began in earnest

Three or four years from now, we’ll look back at this 2022-2024 period as a pivotal period in the bicycle industry. Many international brands have been bankrupted or bought out while many Taiwan manufacturers are doing it tough. For the first time ever, many are experiencing cash flow problems as the international glut of bicycle

In this month’s survey of what’s new or interesting in the world of e-bikes we look at the dilemma underlying data security—who should ultimately hold the key to your bike? We also take a look at 4 wheel e-bikes, the possible return of an obsession with weight, urban e-bikes and e-trekking comfort. The Future is

Welcome to our monthly survey of developments in the world of ebikes where we describe some of what’s been happening, but, more importantly think through how and why those events are significant in the bigger scheme of things. This month two themes are prominent: Yes. Two forces going in opposite directions—it is crunch time for

In this first in our new series of monthly surveys of key themes in the world of e-bikes, we take a look at e-bike batteries, AI in e-bikes, and speculate on the viability of a new category, the “all-rounder” plus a whole lot more. E-bike Batteries An e-bike’s battery is arguably the most important component

The e-bike controller is a new addition to the group of core components making up the modern bike. Traditional bikes don’t have them—but all the rest do. And controllers are central to making e-bikes work the way they are intended, or simply work at all! E-bikes vs EVs and “M”-bikes Speaking generally, as the EV

We take a broad look at the current status of e-bike parts and components used to construct most e-bikes. Within this broad survey we’ll take a deep dive into the main component classifications to see where things are, and based on that, where things may be headed. The technology is rapidly evolving: to name a