It’s time to buy an e-bike
Tired of running errands by car? Craving the wind in your hair but intimidated by steep hills? Want to speed up your ride and go farther? No worries – electric bikes are here to save the day.
It’s time to buy an e-bike
Tired of running errands by car? Craving the wind in your hair but intimidated by steep hills? Want to speed up your ride and go farther? No worries – electric bikes are here to save the day.
1. Bike frame
Just like a traditional bike, e-bikes all start out with a base bike frame with similar features and functions as their non-powered partners. E-bike frames are typically designed slightly differently from non-electric frames to optimize battery and motor placement.
2. Motor
The motor of your electric bike is what houses the moving parts that give you a boost of assistance when you pedal. Just like a car engine, some e-bike motors can be more powerful, lighter weight, or more efficient than others. While many brands offer e-bike motors, there are just two popular styles of motors on most e-bikes – mid-drive or hub-drive.
3. Battery
Every e-bike motor is powered by a battery. However, batteries vary greatly in size, shape, location, and wattage. How many watt-hours a battery holds directly impacts how fast and how far you can ride assisted.
4. Controller
The controller is your interface with the e-bike system. It features buttons that allow you to power on and off your system, change your assistance mode, or toggle through the screen of your e-bike display. Depending on the e-bike system, you may have more control features, like a battery indicator, light control, extra metrics like ride data, or an integrated display.
5. Display
Your display is like the dashboard of your e-bike. It’s standard for the display to show your battery life and currently selected mode, but many offer additional features, like speedometer, ride metrics, activity tracking, and route mapping. Your display may be integrated with your controller, be its own separate unit, or you may even use your smartphone as a display.