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TAP versus TOD, should you care?

Perhaps you have had an opportunity to read my previous post entitled “An EBike for My Wife” where I talk about her new Aventon Pace 500.3 Step-Through Ebike. Prior to taking this bike out for a test ride this morning, … Continue reading

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An E-Bike for My Wife

As you may know, I really like building e-bikes. Well, when faced with the prospect of creating an e-bike for my wife, I took the easy way out. I purchased a factory-built e-bike. More specifically, an Aventon Pace 500.3 Step-Through … Continue reading

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Fatty III-ish – Northrock XC00 Unboxing

This is an ‘-ish only because this XC00 is not yet ready to be electrified. It’ll stay a plain old fat-tire bicycle for a while, and what a great bike it is. I bought this bike a while back, while … Continue reading

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The E-Bike Rack I DID Buy!

Not long ago, I wrote a post entitled ‘The E-Bike Rack I Would Buy!‘. That rack was the Hollywood Racks Destination E Bike Rack for 2 e-bikes. It’s a great rack with a loading ramp and everything. Even the weight … Continue reading

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Slides for ‘Biking Trails in Bucks, Montgomery Counties  & Surrounding Areas’ – CLR Spring 2023

This is a 3-session seminar being offered by the Center for Learning in Retirement at Delaware Valley University during the Spring 2023 semester. Slides in .PDF format will be provided below prior to each session. Slides for session 1 of … Continue reading

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Fatty II

Oh, how I miss my Northrock XC00 e-bike conversion! A friend asked if I would sell my Build #4 fat-tire e-bike (aka Fatty I) to him, so I did. Then I waited for Costco to put the XC00 on sale … Continue reading

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Build #2 Gets a New Frame

I just can’t leave well enough alone! My $80 Trek frame has been fine, so why upgrade? Well, here’s the thing; I have been wanting to build a ‘full-suspension’ e-bike ever since Matt Robertson built his full-suspension e-bike. It’s just … Continue reading

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Build #1 Gets a New Motor

Those that follow my DIY e-bike shenanigans wouldn’t be surprised when I decide one day to replace a perfectly good motor with another, half the original motors power rating. Why, you might ask, would I do such a thing? Good … Continue reading

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The E-Bike Rack I Would Buy!

A while back I wrote about various bicycle and e-bike car racks. Since then, I have made up my mind and if I were to buy an e-bike rack today, this is the one I would buy: Hollywood Racks Destination … Continue reading

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Local Support for Your E-Bike?

If you built your own e-bike, you’ll probably be fine getting support from most local bike shops for everything EXCEPT the battery, controller and motor. You’ll be on your own for those things, which is probably OK since you can … Continue reading

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