Electric bikes

Electric bicycles have become the perfect option to move around the city. They allow you to move quickly to work, gym, university... with them you can avoid traffic jams and contribute to the environment. In addition, they allow us to stay active while we move without assuming a great physical effort since they include a motor that will help us in their movement.

WHAT ARE ELECTRIC BIKES?

Electric bicycles consist of adding a motor to the bicycle in order to facilitate progress and pedaling. The maximum power of these bicycles is 250W and they can reach a maximum speed of 25km/h.

The help of the motor is activated by pedaling, that is, it is activated by movement. In addition, most of these bikes include launch assist so that they can initially accelerate up to 6km/h without pedaling, which will be especially useful if the ride starts uphill or if you are carrying a heavy load.

WHAT TYPES OF ELECTRIC BIKES CAN YOU FIND?

Just like there are different types of common bicycle, there will be different types of electric bicycles .

CITY BIKE

They are urban bicycles and it is known as the standard electric bicycle. They are comfortable and very stable. Normally they have a very complete equipment that usually includes fenders, luggage racks, lights...

They will allow us to maintain a comfortable and upright position when we go in it. It will be perfect for walking around the city and also for moving around it, thus avoiding the traffic jams that we can find when using public transport or our car, and we will also contribute to the environment.

CROSS BIKE

It is the sportiest version of the city bike. Our position when we sit in it will therefore be sportier and will have a greater range of changes.

It is faster and more versatile and it will be the perfect option when we want to move around the city, but to make longer journeys.

TREKKING BIKES

It is the sporty and comfortable bike designed for long distances. Its build is more stable and robust and it will also come fully equipped with lights, luggage racks, etc.

It will have a suspension fork, more robust wheels and more resistant materials. It is designed for when we travel long distances on a daily basis, but you can also take advantage of its advantages on more special occasions such as cycling holidays for Europe.

MOUNTAIN BIKING

It offers a new possibility to explore the nature of a mountain. It will allow us to move more quickly on steep trails, but it will also be useful for us to move around in our day to day.

This type of bike will add less equipment in order to make transportation fast and fun.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE ENGINE AND ANOTHER?

Among the engines that electric bicycles can include we can find:

• Front hub motor: it is compatible with the different gear systems and pedal brakes; we have less grip since the weight goes to the front of the pedal.
• Rear hub motor: grip is better because it puts more weight on the rear of the bike; This engine will not be able to be combined with pedal brakes.
• Bottom bracket motor: it is the best grip because the weight is distributed in the central part of the bicycle; Doesn't work with foot brakes. The help we get from the engine can be changed directly through the engine settings right on your screen.

ADVANTAGES OF USING AN E-BIKE TO GET AROUND

• They are cheap, we are going to find a wide range of prices in the offer of electric bicycles so that there will always be one that adapts to our economy.
• They adapt to any age and any physical condition, as they are electric they will have the advantage that you can regulate the effort you exert on them simply by activating or deactivating the motor.
• You save time and money in transportation, no matter how much you invest in these bicycles, it will be amortized if you compare it with the money you invest daily in public transport or gasoline or with the time you can spend walking around.
• In the city it will be the fastest means of transport, with them we will avoid traffic jams or any type of unnecessary stops on our journey.
• Its maintenance is not very expensive, with an annual review it will be more than necessary for the maintenance of these bicycles that will last us in perfect condition for years.
• They are safe, if we comply with the speed limits and have protection such as a helmet, reflectors... the risk of having an accident is minimal.
• We do not need to look for parking with them, we can easily park them practically anywhere.
• We will contribute to the reduction of pollution since these bicycles do not have any negative impact on the environment.

FACTORS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT TO USE AN ELECTRIC BIKE

For bicycles to be considered electric, they must not exceed 40 kg, they must only provide assistance when pedaling, they must not exceed 25 km/h with a motor and the power cannot exceed 250W.

All those vehicles that do not meet these conditions are considered mopeds and we will need a license and a special permit to use them.

We must also take into account that we must use protection when we go on them such as a helmet, knee pads, reflective elements that make us visible on the road...

When we use these bicycles we must always take into account their autonomy so that they adapt to the routes that we are going to make daily.