When we worked at Ultra Motor/ TDCM about 8 years ago, the big claim to fame was “our company owns the motor factory that machine winds the Bionx motors.” TDCM was famous for machine wound LEV motors, basically taking copper wire and wrapping it more precisely around the stator’s tooth via machine. The Lead Engineer […]
The hub motor has just shrunk down to meet the growing e-kickscooter market. These next generation mini hub motors really pack a punch! The small diameter tires usually attach right to the hub directly. The tires are available in solid, foam filled, or pneumatic. Generally, we prefer pneumatic tires as they offer a smoother ride […]
Normally we would write a lot about new American e-bike designs in this Interbike blog post. However, nowadays mostly just well established European e-bike companies are making the sales transition stateside. These days we see less Americans creating e-bike start-up companies. The biggest all American contributions were from Biruni e-bikes with a dual battery mount […]
We discovered a new mainland made bottom bracket torque sensor that operates on a 5 volt standard. 5V Signal Bottom Bracket Torque Sensor Most e-bike brake handles, throttles, speed sensors, and LCD’s run a standard 5V+/- signal much like USB. Unlike many of the high priced German BB torque sensors that run on a strange […]
After 25 years of exhibition the Taipei Cycle Show has grown a little predictable. There are a lot of well established companies exhibiting, and quite frankly many companies are afraid to take public risks in fear of plagiarism. The LEV exhibit area appears to be shrinking as more and more traditional cycle companies all seem to have their own “e” offerings. Also, the show decided to […]
