To start bike commuting: pick a route with bike lanes or quiet streets (not your driving route), do a weekend trial run before your first commute day, plan for weather (waterproof jacket, fenders), invest in basic gear (a quality lock, lights front and rear, helmet, panniers or backpack), and build up gradually — try 1–2 … Read more
An electric bike can cost anywhere from $600 to $10,000, depending on the quality of the bike and other factors, with most within the bracket of $1500 to $4000.
However, there’s a lot more worth understanding than that – so in this article, I’ll be walking you through the different factors that affect the cost of electric bikes, and what features and build quality you can expect from electric bikes in different price brackets.
We all know that sitting at a desk for eight hours a day, pouring over yet another spreadsheet, is not at all how it was meant to be. Our bodies have evolved across millions of years and countless iterations to move and keep on moving.
The office is the opposite of this, but step forward the growing phenomenon of cycling at desks!
Put simply, a single-speed bike is a bike with only one gear ratio. That means it has no shifters or derailleurs, as you can’t change gear. For many cyclists, that might instinctively sound like a terrible idea – but there are plenty of situations in which the simplicity and ease of use of a single-speed … Read more