E-Bike Touring: A Tale of Thundering Traffic, Watership Downs & Andrew Lloyd...
By Gary Corbett. Finally. After eight months of planning, an exhaustive fitness regime and a general preparation worthy of a flight to Mars, the e-Bike Cycle Tourists are off and cycling on our way to...
View ArticleTwo Weeks on the Road for the e-Bike Cycle Tourists
By Gary Corbett. Well, what a couple of weeks it has been since the e-Bike Cycle Tourists headed off from Aldershot in Surrey on April 23 in an attempt to set a new world e-bike long distance record....
View ArticleHow to Get Ready for a 4,000 Mile Electric Bike Tour Across the Country
By Boris Mordkovich. “You’re leaving in a week? Wow, you’ve got a lot to do!” said a trusted bike mechanic at a Brooklyn-based bike shop, as he replaced our tires, adjusted our disk brakes, installed a...
View ArticleE-Bike Touring & Breathtaking Scenery in France’s Loire Valley
By Gary Corbett. After one month and 2,135 kilometres of cycling, the e-Bike Cycle Tourists have arrived in Sully-sur-Loire in the Loire Valley in central France for a day of rest and to take stock of...
View ArticleCross Country Solar Electric Bike Adventure [VIDEO]
Marissa Muller has set out on a cross country adventure to ride 3,000+ miles from Ventura, CA to Washington DC on her solar powered electric bike! Her mission is to “successfully travel 3,000+ miles on...
View ArticleTips & Strategies for a Successful Weekend Electric Bike Tour!
By David Rodenhiser. Many of us entertain dreams of someday taking off on that big bike tour. The one down the coast or across the country. Or maybe Europe. France would be nice, wouldn’t it? My own...
View ArticleE-Biking Around Lake Constance and Along the Alsace Wine Route [VIDEO]
By Gary Corbett. What a week of discovery it has been for the e-Bike Cycle Tourists. After deciding we didn’t have enough time left to cycle to Vienna on EuroVelo 6 as planned due to visa restrictions...
View ArticleThe Lightweight Maxwell EP0 Electric Bike & Interview with the Founder [VIDEO]
With a claimed weight of 25 pounds, the Maxwell EP0 is one of the lightest electric bikes around! The EP0 achieves this with a relatively small motor, small battery (hidden in the frame tubes), and a...
View Articlee-Bike Cycle Tourists’ Battery Usage and Charging
By Gary Corbett. Since heading off on our cycling adventure to set a new world record for the longest ever e-bike journey, we have been contacted by many people interested in completing their own, if...
View ArticleThe Comparison of e-Bike Cycle Touring Destinations in Europe
By Gary Corbett. Given the history and diverse terrain of cycle touring destinations in much of mainland Europe, is it possible to make fair comparisons between countries? That is the question the...
View ArticleThe Highs and Lows of e-Bike Cycle Touring
By Gary Corbett Twelve weeks and 6,400 kilometres after setting out to set a new world e-bike long distance record the time has come to look back at some of the more memorable moments we have and have...
View ArticlePassing the 10,000 km Mark on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
By Gary Corbett By any standard it has been a big week for the e-Bike Cycle Tourists after passing the 10,000 kilometres mark while cycling towards a new world long distance e-bike record. With the...
View ArticleE-Bike News: Versatile E-Cargo Bikes, 2 Seater, Affordable Carbon, Pedal...
It’s time for another e-bike news round up! Electric bike touring and setting world records is becoming a trend these days! I met Bruce MacLeod earlier this year at Eurobike and learned of his...
View Articlee-Bike Cycle Tourists’ Haibike xDuro RX Trekking Electric Bike Review After...
By Gary Corbett. At approximately the half way mark of the e-Bike Cycle Tourists world e-bike long distance record ride, the time has come for us to review our Haibike xDuro RX Trekking Electric Bikes...
View ArticleYour Ugly Bike is a Badge of Honor
By Troy Rank of Maxwell Motorbikes. Scars: Last Saturday I woke up, threw some pans on the stove, turned on the burners, and took a quick trip to the bathroom. When I returned the kitchen was filled...
View ArticleElectric Bike Frequently Asked Questions
Electric bikes are a relatively new type of bicycle and there are often many questions that come to mind when first learning about them. Here’s summary of some of the top questions about electric...
View ArticleTouring Europe on eBikes – Why We Decided to Electrify
By Anne Poe If you have read any other pages in our website, www.hikingbikingadventures.com, you have seen that we have often chosen to pursue challenging “holidays”. The website stories start in...
View ArticleE-Bike Cycle Tourists Set New World E-Bike Long Distance Record
By Gary Corbett We did it!! After 901 hours of cycling over 220 days at an average of 75 kilometres per day through 12 countries in Europe and the United Kingdom, the e-Bike Cycle Tourists have finally...
View ArticleEnjoying Those “Wow” Moments on eBikes & Everything Else Cyprus Has To Offer
By Gary Corbett There have been many occasions over the past 10 months on the E-Bike Cycle Tourists’ long distance e-bike journey that we have genuinely had to stop e-biking – and I mean STOP – to take...
View ArticleAccommodation Choices on a Long Distance e-Bike Tour
By Gary Corbett With the e-Bike Cycle Tourists 10 months and 18,500kms into their ongoing e-bike long distance adventure in Europe and the UK, the question we get asked more than any other is “how do...
View ArticleE-Bike News: Adventure, New Folding & Cargo eBikes, eMTB, & More! [VIDEO]
By Richard Peace E-Bike Adventure On a truly spectacular note, the German team behind Pedelec Adventures has just completed their USA trip after 3,100 miles in the saddle on Haibike S-duro e-bikes....
View ArticleA Short Weekend Electric Bike Tour of the Finger Lakes [VIDEO]
By Troy Rank A few weeks back I ran into my buddy Bryan while commuting home from work. After exchanging some typical DIY E-bike chatter about connector doo-dads and DC-DC converter hacks, Bryan...
View ArticleColorado Divide Electric Bike Adventure to 11,500 ft.
By Charlie Gandy. There is a place at 11,500’ elevation, deep in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, that I want to tell you about. This place requires some mountaineering chutzpah to get to, and some...
View ArticleeBike News: Affordable Gocycle, Wireless Solar Charging, N.A. eBike Tour, &...
By Richard Peace Gocycle Gocycle is a well-known name in the US and the UK where it was invented and they have recently taken to Kickstarter with a US goal of raising $250,000 to introduce the GoCycle...
View ArticleA Bulletproof Electric Mountain Bike Set Up for Long-Distance Touring
Article by Rob Katzenson and trip pictures & maps by Andrea Almering. The day described in Little Feat’s song “Old Folks Boogie” has arrived – When your mind makes a promise that your body can’t...
View ArticleeBike News: Bicycles Economic Impact, World Tour, Solar Charging, New eBikes,...
By Richard Peace Quantifying Bicycles’ Economic Contribution The U.S. House of Representatives have just passed the Outdoor REC (Recreation’s Economic Contributions) Act, moving it one step closer to...
View ArticleeBike News: Holiday Deliveries, Pros on eBMX, Light eFolder, Solaroad,...
Christmas Deliveries by E-bike in London East London’s Waltham Forest Council are funding a free local delivery service by e-cargo bike or hybrid van paid for by the paid for by the Mayor’s Air Quality...
View ArticleTrip Report: Touring France on an Electric Bike
By Richard Peace After 520 miles of e-biking, many tens of baguettes, lots of pavement cafe stops and many fabulous chateaux visits I had finally made it across France, from the far northern ferry port...
View ArticleElectric Bike Trips & Tours Guide [VIDEOS]
Electric biking is a great way to enjoy new areas and in this guide we have some eBike trips and tour ideas for you to explore! Here are the areas covered in this first eBike trip guide: Paris and a...
View ArticleAdventure Touring with Electric Mountain Bikes – A Primer
By Rob Katzenson Fresh from the world’s biggest bike convention, EuroBike 2017, we’re eager to share the new equipment advances for the adventure touring sector using electric mountain bikes (eMTBs)....
View ArticleeBike News: Hydrogen Bike, Golf eBike, Win eBikes, 3D Printed eBike, eBike...
In this week’s eBike news roundup: Hydrogen Powered eBike eBike to Replace Golf Cart Win an eBike from ProdecoTech and Raleigh 3D Printed eBike 25% eBike Subsidy in Sweden UK Considers eBike Subsidy...
View ArticleeBike Trips & Tours: Mallorca, eMTB in the Alps, Cotswolds, Germany, France,...
Here is the second installment of our E-bike Trips and Tours feature series. You can read about: Catch the winter sun in Spain’s Mediterranean island of Mallorca Head down Germany’s most popular river...
View ArticleElectric Bike Touring Tips From a 70 Year Old Bicycle Tourist
By Richard Shrubb Seventy year old retired manager in the electricity industry, Alan and his friends have been cycle touring for the last 12 or so years. Here he passes on some tips based on his own...
View ArticleeBike News: 2,800 Mile Ride to CES, RadBurro eCargo, Ford eBike Share, Police...
In this week’s eBike news roundup: 2,800 Mile Ride to CES from NYC to Vegas RadBurro Commercial eCargo Trike Juiced Speedy eFat and Enki eBMX Folder CES eBike Coverage SITAEL Magnetic Smartphone...
View Article2,800 Miles in 10 Days to CES w/ Electron Wheel eBike: Interview with Max...
2,800 miles in 10 days eBiking from New York City to Las Vegas through snow, ice, and wide open lonely roads. That is 280 miles in a day on average that Max Lippe rode his Electron Wheel to the...
View ArticleeBiking Switzerland & Austria: World Advanced Vehicle Expedition (WAVE) [VIDEO]
By Richard Schrubb The eighth annual World Advanced Vehicle Expedition (WAVE) is due to take place in Switzerland and Austria this summer. For e-bike riders this promises to be a ride of a lifetime...
View ArticleRiding The Riese & Muller New Charger Around the South Pennines
For the past few weeks I have been riding a Riese & Muller New Charger GH Nuvinci around the sometimes extraordinarily steep and often fascinating hills of the South Pennines. This particular...
View ArticleeBike News: New Yuba, eCargo Trike, Solar eBike Tour, Electric Shifting, &...
In this week’s eBike news roundup: Yuba’s New Electric Boda Boda Cargo Bike Iceni eCargo Trikes from the UK Solar eBike Tour of India, US, France Rohloff IGH with Electronic Shifting Plus news from New...
View ArticleVIDEOS of 2019 eBikes: Benno, Brose, Favaloro, KHS, & 500+ Mile eAdventure!
In this continuing coverage of the 2019 eBikes from Interbike we have the latest and greatest from Benno, Brose, Favaloro, KHS, & a 500+ Mile eAdventure! Benno shows off the tech & accessory...
View ArticleComfortable Camping by Electric Bike – Part 3 w/ eCamping Tips
I’ve already covered an e-bike camping trip taking plenty of gear to make me comfortable in this post and this post. For this second trip I took a Haibike Sduro Trekking 4.0 which looked a good choice...
View ArticleRaleigh Misceo iE Electric Bike Review Part 1 – Pictures & Specs
The new economical Raleigh Misceo iE commuter electric bike is in for testing & review! This fully equipped Raleigh eCommuter is set up well for the daily commute, running errands, as well as...
View ArticleeBike News: 3D Printed eBike, Titanium eGravel, Economical Aventon, eFat Bike...
In this week’s eBike news roundup: AREVO & Emery 3D Printed eBike Economical Aventon Pace 350 Titanium Lynskey eGravel eFat Bike Skiing Video Sea Otter eMTB Race eBike Touring Holidays GoCycle...
View ArticleNew eBikes: BESV, Cube, eBike Tour, Fantic, Giant, Gazelle, Surly, & Tern...
In this continuing coverage of the new 2019 & 2020 eBikes from the Sea Otter Classic here are videos of new eBikes from BESV, Cube, eBike Tour, Fantic, Giant, Gazelle, Surly, & Tern. Make sure...
View ArticleLondon by Electric Bike: Guide to Parks and Gardens
Great British Rides – London Parks and Gardens Not that long ago people might have thought you a touch crazy if you said you were going on a cycle trip around London. But, thanks to concerted efforts...
View ArticleeBike Trips Ideas: 10 Epic Bike Routes Along Europe’s Rivers [VIDEOS]
River routes make for easy cycling with often spectacular scenery and Europe simply has some of the best river cycle routes in the world. This guide to the routes and eBike rentals/hire will help with...
View ArticleCycling Through E-Bikers Paradise: The Netherlands
It’s a common perception in cycling circles that the Netherlands is the best cycling destination in the world; traffic-free well-signed routes guide you across this relatively small country where...
View ArticleeBiking with Artificial Hearts: The Cranks Electric Cycling Club
-By Richard Shrubb Last week a group of four men with artificial hearts completed a 27 mile ride on e-bikes on the Dark Peak 3 Reservoirs Cycle Trail in the UK Peak District. Collectively they call...
View ArticleEpic European Canal Electric Bike Rides [VIDEOS]
Like river rides, canal rides hold the promise of generally very easy cycling and easy navigation, allowing to cover long distances pretty quickly – especially if you have an e-bike. Unlike rivers...
View ArticleeBike News: Step-Thru eFat Bike, All Wheel Drive, eCargo for Irish Post,...
In this week’s eBike news roundup: New Step-Thru RadRover eFat Bike Merida eAdventure Bike Christini All Wheel Drive Refrigerated eCargo Bike Cowboy & Modmo Updates National Parks eBike Update...
View ArticleeBiking for Beginners as the Lockdown Eases – Part 2
In part 1 of eBiking as the Lockdown Eases – For Beginners we looked at the basic considerations of choosing an e-bike and at some of the basic types of e-bike technology available. In this second part...
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