Why Electric Bikes make you Fitter than Regular Bikes

November 16, 2010

I’ve been commuting to work on my electric bike for two years now. A few months ago, one of my colleagues – let’s call him Mike – decided to follow my example. Mike is 20 years younger than me, and an all round jock: he coaches skiing, mountain climbs, and scuba dives in sub-zero waters. [...]

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Electric Bikes make Cycling Accessible for (almost) Everyone!

November 5, 2010

The other day a cyclist I work with noticed the BionX PL-350 electric wheel on my bike, and told me I was “cheating.” That’s an unfortunate way to look at it – true, the BionX helps me a bit, but at least I’m riding a bike. In fact, it’s thanks to my BionX that I [...]

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Five Reasons to Get a BionX Electric Bike Kit..

October 25, 2010

.. (rather than a Ready-Made Electric Bike) When my doctor looked me in the eyes and said “I don’t want you riding your bike anymore”, I immediately went through the first three of the five stages of grief: Denial – “No, you gotta be kidding me!” Anger – “Why is this happening to me; I [...]

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The Top Five Reasons why I Commute by Electric Bike

October 15, 2010

My wife Maggie commutes in this Mustang; I commute year-round on this beautiful BionX electric bike. It’s a 2008 Devinci Copenhagen, retrofitted with a BionX kit – a really sweet electric bike. Some of my friends envy Maggie’s ride, and think my choice is crazy. But let me tell you the top five reasons why [...]

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Riding a group ride with the BionX electric bike

September 16, 2010

Over the last few years, group, or organized rides, have become increasingly popular.  Whether it’s the Five Borough Bike Ride, the Montauk Century, or some other organized cycling event, riding with a large group of people is different from riding alone, and presents its own special challenges and rewards.  Here are some specific examples: THE [...]

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Evolution of a cyclist: The Takara takes the road

September 9, 2010

After completing college, my first job was with a defense contractor in California. I soon decided I was neither a West Coast guy nor a military-industrial-complex kind of guy. A year later I was back in New York, going to school and teaching classes at CUNY (City University of New York). Teaching part-time, I soon [...]

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Evolution of a Cyclist: My Schwinn Varsity

August 27, 2010

Throughout my childhood and adolescence, bicycles were a big part of my life.  All of my friends rode bicycles around the neighborhood, and, in addition, on the weekend, my best friend’s mother would ride with my friend and myself to Flushing Meadows Park, several miles away.  This was the site of the New York World’s [...]

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BionX bike kit reviews

August 4, 2010

One of the most fun aspects of working at NYCeWheels is seeing all of the different types of bikes people use for an electric bike conversion kit. Since we do electric bike conversions here in our shop, we’ve been able to convert things like recumbents, tandem bikes, military bikes, and various folding bikes into an [...]

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A BionX Bike For David, Lucky!

July 30, 2010

How about that BionX bike motor? I don’t think I’ve seen a cooler BionX bike kit installation than the one we just did on this beautiful Bottecchia road bike. It was just before it got really hot out when David and his father John rolled their classic racer through our door. The bike itself actually [...]

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Electric bikes are not for lazy people

July 21, 2010

Some people think that electric bikes are for lazy people. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. In my own case, I started riding an electric bike after a collision with a car while on my in-line skates shattered several bones and sidelined me from any athletic activity for over two years. Once I [...]

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