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Product Description 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. Review As a lifetime cyclist who developed a heart arrhythmia at age 55, I thought my days of going on great rides was over. Boy, was I wrong! I made myself an e-bike, and now I’m back to doing great rides in the mountains, fun group rides with friends, and getting to meetings, appointments, and errands all over town by bike. The e-bike has brought me back the lifestyle I was missing. This E-Bike guide is a great compendium of all of the information you need to be an educated e-bike consumer and owner.” ―Lennard Zinn “Haussermann explores this exciting new way of riding a bicycle to share all the information e-bike shoppers and owners need.” ―Bicycle Retailer & Industry News From the Back Cover GET OUTSIDE RIDE FARTHER CRUISE TO WORK SWEAT LESS FIND ADVENTURE The future of cycling has arrived. Electric bikes open doors for riders young and old, of all physical abilities, from the heart of a big city to remote country roads. On an e-bike you can zip to the office, carry cargo or kids across town, conquer tough road rides or mountain trails, or cruise just for the fun of it. E-Bike: A Guide to E-Bike Models, Technology & Riding Essentials helps you choose the right e-bike and prepares you for your best ride, explaining: Models, motors, and batteries Shopping tips and personalization Maintenance and battery care Riding skills E-bike classification and rules of the road Get inspired! Leave the car at home, boost your health, and enjoy the ride. About the Author 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.