E-Bike

A Guide to E-Bike Models, Technology & Riding Essentials

Martin Haussermann (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

162 Seiten

2020
VeloPress (Verlag)
978-1-948007-14-6 (ISBN)

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E-Bike is the essential guide to this exciting technology and way of riding. From features, benefits, pros and cons, and the best ways to take advantage of motor-assisted cycling, E-Bike shows how to get the best bike for you and how your new e-bike will improve your cycling.

Electric bikes are a new and fast-changing technology that’s poised to transform how Americans ride bicycles, commute to work, and get around town. But in a market crowded with makes, models, and features, which e-bike is best for you?

E-bike expert Martin Haussermann explores this exciting new way of riding a bicycle to share all the information e-bike shoppers and owners need. With guidance from VeloNews tech editor Dan Cavallari, custom e-bike framebuilder Lennard Zinn, and cycling retail journalist Stephen Frothingham, E-Bike offers the e-bike curious the essential guide to e-bike tech, formats, and uses.

Whether you’re looking for a city commuter, a speedy road bike, or a mountain bike, you can get up to speed on e-bike motors, drivetrains, brakes, and suspensions. Haussermann offers insights on e-bike handling, maintenance, and e-bike touring that makes clear all the benefits an e-bike can bring to your riding.

Electric bikes are here, and E-Bike shares the best ways to take advantage of motor-assisted cycling.

Martin Haussermann is a journalist and photographer. He is cofounder of the German bicycle magazine Pressedienst Fahrrad (“Bike News”). He has authored 4 books on cars and worked in the automotive industry before transitioning to photography, cycling, and e-bikes.

Chapter 1

THE MAGIC OF THE E-BIKE

Welcome to E-Bike World

Necessity, the Mother of Invention

Opinion: E-Responsibility on the Trails

Chapter 2

E-BIKE TECHNOLOGY

Touring Bikes

City Bikes

E-MTBs

E-Road-Bikes

Specialty Bikes

Inspired Design

E-Bike Classification & the Rules of the Road

Moving You Forward

To Go Far, You'll Need a Good Charge

Buying Advice from the Experts

Personalize Your E-Bike Choice

Chapter 3

BIKE LIFE

E-Bikes Open Doors of Opportunity

Take Care of Your E-Bike

Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Where Do You Want to Go?

Taking Your E-Bike with You

Smart Shopping Power

For Your Safety . . .

Your First Ride on an E-Bike

Chapter 4

TRAVEL

European Excursions

Lithium-Ion & Sleeping Bags

Touring the States & Loving Every Mile

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Credits

Erscheinungsdatum	24.02.2020
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
ISBN-10	1-948007-14-2 / 1948007142
ISBN-13	978-1-948007-14-6 / 9781948007146
Zustand	Neuware