About This Site
This new site has two primary purposes. First, it’s an exercise designed to help others develop their own WordPress websites. And second, it’s to communicate to aspiring DIY e-bike builders my best practices and resources that can help them successfully build an e-bike without spending a fortune.
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Doylestown, PAContact
ratelectricbike@gmail.com- Lectric XP4 750 got me thinkin’
- Frankie Reborn
- Legal or not?
- This Makes NO Sense!
- A Perfect Gentleman’s E-Bike!
- A Perfect Lady’s E-Bike!
- Single-speed for Red Rocket
- Velotric Fold 1 – small but mighty
- Fatty III is ready for electrification, finally!
- Calculate time to charge
- Tools for the ebike builder/assembler
- A word about Torque – ’cause it’s important!
- A bike rack to consider for your Velotric Fold 1
- Aventon Ramblas knocks it out of the park!
- An almost perfect step-thru e-bike
- There’s a NEW E-Bike Shop in Town
- Why did I buy a Himiway Cruiser?
- E-Bike Presentations
- A Quest to find a perfect 4″ Street Tire
- Where to get your Aventon E-Bike Serviced?
- TAP versus TOD, should you care?
- An E-Bike for My Wife
- Fatty III-ish – Northrock XC00 Unboxing
- The E-Bike Rack I DID Buy!
- Slides for ‘Biking Trails in Bucks, Montgomery Counties & Surrounding Areas’ – CLR Spring 2023
- Fatty II
- Build #2 Gets a New Frame
- Build #1 Gets a New Motor
- The E-Bike Rack I Would Buy!
- Local Support for Your E-Bike?
- Build #4 – A ‘Fat Tire’ E-bike
- E-Bike Battery Tech – What’s Next?
- E-Bike Tech – Introducing Skarper
- Electrify my trike!
- My job is done here!
- Some display and battery advice
- I’m done with front derailleurs
- Give Me A Brake
- Wheels, Tires, and Tubes, Oh My
- Securing Your E-Bike
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Tools for the ebike builder/assembler
If you’re thinking about getting into the ebike building or assembling business, there are a few essential (and many more not so essential) tools you’ll need to get started. Following is a list of many of the tools you might … Continue reading
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A word about Torque – ’cause it’s important!
Since this is a blog about electric bikes, you might be thinking that I’m going to talk about ‘torque-sensing’, but I’m not. I want to talk about ‘torque’ with respect to all the important fasteners on your ebike. You know, … Continue reading
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A bike rack to consider for your Velotric Fold 1
If you happen to have purchased a Velotric Fold 1 folding e-bike recently: You’ll notice a metal bracket that hangs down below the chain ring. This protects the chainring when the ebike is folded, which is a really good thing. … Continue reading
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Aventon Ramblas knocks it out of the park!
I like a lot of what Aventon has to offer, but their mid-drive Ramblas is eMTB perfection! But before I go on, feast your eyes on this: Normally, I like to find little imperfections in an ebike build that I … Continue reading
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An almost perfect step-thru e-bike
Check this out: This is the AIMA Santa Monica, and what’s so impressive about this particular e-bike is the quality of the build. Usually, I would spend another 200 to 300 dollars after purchasing an e-bike upgrading substandard parts. Not … Continue reading
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There’s a NEW E-Bike Shop in Town
Max’s Electric Bikes opened recently in Barnaby’s Plaza at 807 N Easton Rd, Doylestown, PA. I met with John Clauer, managing partner at the Doylestown store. He’s a great guy and will make sure the e-bike you buy is the … Continue reading
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Why did I buy a Himiway Cruiser?
Reason 1: Because I sold my latest fat-tire creation and am currently experiencing fat-tire e-bike withdrawal symptoms. Reason 2: Because the moment I was searching for a solution to my ‘condition’ I saw a discount on the Himiway Cruiser I … Continue reading
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E-Bike Presentations
Following are two presentations delivered to members of the Center for Learning in Retirement program at the Delaware Valley University on February 26, 2024. E-Bike Presentation Bike Trails in Bucks County Updated E-Bike Presentation for CLR (9/23/2024)
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A Quest to find a perfect 4″ Street Tire
Have you found any e-bikes with 4″ (fat) tires that aren’t ‘knobby’. What’s with that? Considering that most of these bikes will never see dirt or sand, wouldn’t a quieter ‘street’ tire make more sense? So I have been on … Continue reading
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Where to get your Aventon E-Bike Serviced?
Here’s a list of bike shops in our area that service Aventon e-bikes: Notes: Circle Cycle is listed on Aventon’s site as a shop that will receive and assemble your new Aventon e-bike. However, I don’t know what level of … Continue reading
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