Magnum UI5
This is one of the nicest looking commuter style ebikes in the NZ market, and along with its good manners and good entry-level price at $2499 it is reportedly selling like hotcakes.
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Specialized Turbo
This is my bike. I love my bike. I bought it because it’s faster than everything else and because it doesn’t look like an ebike. Cyclists are weird like that. [Edit: this model is no longer made – you might still find one in a dealer or second hand. ] The first thing anyone who rides this bike feels is
Read moreI am starting to ‘get’ eMTBs
e-mountain bikes are polarizing opinions globally.
Read moreQuick Ride: Pedego Electric Bike
Being overtaken by a bright orange Pedego when commuting on my road bike was one of my primary motivations to switching to an ebike for commuting.
Read moreCommuting on the SmartMotion eUrban Electric Bike
Thanks Bike Friendly North Shore for this review…
Read moreSpecialized Turbo Levo FSR Short Travel Comp 29
Let’s get some quick questions out of the way: Is it fun to ride? Hell, yeah! Is it a great mountain bike? Yes, definitely. I could rail corners and do drops that I can’t on my XC bike. Is it the best eMTB on the market? Along with it’s 27+ siblings, likely yes. So when are you going to buy one
Read moreBH e-motion Evo 27.5
I rode this bike in Hamilton where ElectricMeg and I were working at the Mercury try an ebike days. Bikes International distribute a range of BH bikes mostly through the Bike Barn chain and Waikato/Online retailer Evolution Cycles. They are all geared rear hub designs and mostly with a battery integrated into the down tube. Painted in yellow for Mercury
Read moreSmartmotion eCity
The eCity is a well put-together bike with sensible componentry and what most people will want and need in an ebike
Read moreMercury Hamilton Promo weekend
ElectricMeg and I spent the weekend in Hamilton as part of a promo that Mercury is doing around ebikes. The idea is to promote electric bikes as a good thing to do with electricity. I agree with that! Mercury has bought 20 ebikes – Smartmotion eCity and various BH bikes and are running events around the region so that people
Read moreFirst Impressions
Bikes I have ridden but not yet fully reviewed.
Read moreWhat are the e-bike laws in NZ?
Let’s be clear, the rules in New Zealand are not the same as the USA, Australia, Europe or the United Kingdom. So whatever a distributor of bikes from elsewhere tells you is probably wrong. Even some of the locally designed ranges spread incorrect information. So, what are the facts? there is no speed limit other than the limit posted on
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