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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Though fat-tire ebikes from China's Cyrusher have the look of mid-drive beasts, they all roll with rear-hub drives. Until now. The oddly-named company has announced its first bona fide mid-drive ...

Himiway has become one of the most successful direct-to-consumer electric bike brands in North America, selling tens of thousands of ebikes annually. Over the past several years, they have ...

In the automotive space, a lot of manufacturers rely on certain brands for certain components. For instance, Bosch supplies electronics for nearly all cars on the road. The same is true in the cycling ...

Tern’s popular Vektron folding e-bike just got a big upgrade for the US market. The urban mobility brand has announced the ...

Yamaha motors have traditionally been less common than others here on ebikes, with less take-up by bike manufacturers ...

Continuing their forward momentum of offering great eBikes that are safe, accessible, and affordable, Southern California’s Aventon Bikes launches its second mid-drive eBike, the Aventure M. I’ve been ...

With Spring finally here again, I’m glad to be back in the saddle and have been spending nearly six weeks with the updated-for-2025 Surface 604 Cold mid-drive. Sporting 130 Nm of torque-assisted power ...