electric bikes
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Gizmodo Adventure Rides: What Should We Test Drive Next?
It’s been a crazy week here at Giz. We met amazing Australian engineers and personally test drove some crazy gear: folding boats, water jetpacks, motorised surfboards and electric dirt bikes. But what do we try next? As you’ll see in this video, we have some ideas…
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This Chainless Electric Bike Makes You The Backup Generator
Your average e-bike is just a regular bicycle fitted with an electric motor. When the battery dies, you can just revert to pedalling. The new Footloose from Mando, however, takes a different approach. There’s still a set of pedals, but they’re used to power an alternator, which generates electricity and keeps the motor running.
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Electric Bikes Are Now Wireless, Can Charge Gadgets Via USB
I loved riding about town when testing a GoCycle electric bike but must admit the cable that snaked around the frame sometimes got in the way of the pedals if I didn’t do it up right. The Shadow Ebike is the first electric bike that houses its Daymak Drive controller in the front wheel, alongside…