Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. One of the most important choices you need to make when buying an ebike is ...

Bafang has been making electric motor conversion kits for bikes since 2003, so it's got one of the longest track records in the market. Its motor units are also used by a number of bike brands in ...

Electric bicycles are becoming increasingly popular forms of two-wheeled electric transportation for both commuting and pleasure riding. The two most common electric motor styles used in today’s ...

There are many different e-bike conversion kits on the market, but they all work in one of a few ways When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

The drive unit itself tips the scales at a claimed 1.6 kg (3.5 lb), although that figure doesn't include the frame-mounted battery pack. It was created by Italian startup Bikee Bike, which previously ...

The Italian electric bicycle conversion kit company Bikee Bike has a new lightweight kit known as the Lightest. As the name implies, Bikee says this is the lightest weight e-bike kit on the market, ...

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The Lectric XP 2.0 ebike was one of the best bargains we’ve tested, with a powerful motor, folding frame, and decent components for a thousand bucks. But while the XP 2.0 is a well-rounded ebike for ...