Lock or Alarm … or both?

We all lock our bikes, right?  But how?  Most bikes have a steering lock, some even have a hub lock so the wheel can’t spin.  Pictured above is the Master Lock “Street Cuff” – a CDN$200 lock with $5000 insurance against theft.  Available from a fine Canadian company; Scooter and Moped Parts (DOT com)
My question…. is an [...]

Schwinn Review

The following is a contribution from reader Chris B.
 
The Schwinn from Canadian Tire @ $500 is a real steal.  I spent about 2-weeks researching and visiting about 15 bike shops.  There was nothing under $1000 as-far-as e-bikes went, and the Bion-X kit that I would need (being a big guy) was about $1800 (not to mention [...]

Downtown

The weather has been so nice after such a looooong Winter.  
I had some time between appointments and I found myself at Jarvis and Richmond, home of Daymaks’ new downtown showroom.  Schnazzy.
They, (Daymak), even have an electric bike built for two!
Sorry about the picture – new camera phone and I’m learning how to MobBlog

Crappy crappy new ebikes

Since September last year I’ve been seeing a bunch of new e-bike dealers pop-up, the majority of them selling the same crap rebranded.  You want my recommendation, honestly? Veloteq (and no, they don’t sponsor me …. yet).
Soon, (and maybe with your help), I hope to develop a review process that can compare the different brands and types of [...]

Where is Honda?

Or Yamaha, or Suzuki, (not David).
I look down the road at the local photo lab/internet cafe, and there’s a weird no-name e-bike in the window that looks like its from the pre-soviet era. Then, I check out the current crop of e-bikes available from any of the stores in town, at least, [...]

Another Another Retailer…

Geez….
Those West-end folk get itchy when you pay attention to the East-end folk.
Welcome, from Markham, (which I really think isn’t Toronto at all), Rogue Electrics.
It seems to be the same products as Blue Avenue on Queen Street.

Rain

I was two blocks from home and I felt my first drips of rain.
I twisted the throttle and turned my macho factor to 11 and swept around the corner to get my baby under it’s rain cover.
I applied the brakes – and – nothing happened. I squeezed harder, and broke the rear brake cable, [...]

You pay ‘ur money….

I have now personally seen and ridden every darn e-bike there is in this town for sale today, and as of this writing, I now know for sure; I made a great choice in getting a Veloteq E-Bike.

New Kid in Town, Blue Avenue Ebikes.

We should break out the welcome wagon, or something. There’s a new store in town with their own line of e-bikes. They’re called Blue Avenue, and they have a store front at Queen and Bathurst.
They have a huge selection of bikes there, both power assist and pedel assist.
What I love is [...]

1000 Km

My odometer is about to turn 1000. The big 1K – any ideas on how to celebrate?
At this point, I figure I’ve spent $9.00 to go this 1000 Km… and that’s probably higher that the average as I use renewable sourced energy from Bullfrog.
The bike continues to be perfect! I still think [...]