Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. One of the most important choices you need to make when buying an ebike is ...

Bike maker Aventon is rolling into new territory with a high-performance hardtail eMTB that features the company's brand-new high-torque A100 mid-drive motor for the promise of a "smooth and thrilling ...

Heybike is turning heads again — this time with its all-new Galaxy series of ebikes. Launched at Eurobike 2025, this lineup is aimed straight at European riders. It includes five different models, all ...

Electric cargo bikes are one of the most fascinating e-bike categories to me because of just how much creativity exists in the industry and how much utility the e-bikes offer. The EUNORAU G20 e-bike ...

Bulked-up ebikes lugging large hub or mid motors and even larger batteries remain the industry standard, but a number of sleeker e-drive products have been moving ebikes' looks and weights closer to ...

Electric bicycles can largely be grouped into two categories: Those powered by hub-motors and those powered by mid-drive motors. The former are generally seen as more affordable due to the simpler ...

The new-for-2024 Himiway A7 Pro fills a unique role in the commuter ebike segment, offering a full-air-suspension setup with a powerful 500-watt mid-drive torque-sensing motor (with throttle). It’s an ...

The Lectric XP 2.0 ebike was one of the best bargains we’ve tested, with a powerful motor, folding frame, and decent components for a thousand bucks. But while the XP 2.0 is a well-rounded ebike for ...

Described as the company’s first mid-drive motor e-bike, the new FT1000MD fat tire two-wheeler from CSC Electric Bicycles is also the most powerful model launched by CSC so far. The bike is available ...