{"id":9839,"date":"2015-02-19T08:05:01","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T16:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=9839"},"modified":"2017-02-18T22:26:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T06:26:36","slug":"updated-2015-edition-how-to-buy-best-electric-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/updated-2015-edition-how-to-buy-best-electric-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Edition of How to Buy the Best Electric Bike has been Published!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you planning to buy an electric bike, but overwhelmed by all the choices out there? Do you feel it&#8217;s hard to figure out what to buy, with all those choices of bikes, motors and batteries? Are you feeling anxious about this, because electric bikes are expensive and you don&#8217;t want to make an expensive mistake? Are the sales people and the competing web sites just making it hard to choose?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>You are NOT alone.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I went through this myself the first time I bought an electric bike. Through years of personal experience and extensive research I have figured out all the variables involved in <strong>picking out the best electric bike<\/strong>. In my new updated book, with complete impartiality and the wisdom of someone who has been through the process and ridden more bikes than I care to remember, I will help you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Know all you need to know about the technology of electric bikes, so that you understand the sales person and can ask the right questions.<\/li>\n<li>Be totally clear and certain about what you are looking for, so that you can pick out the best electric bike for you.<\/li>\n<li>Be fully informed all about the different kinds of bike motors, so you can make an informed decision about what&#8217;s best for you.<\/li>\n<li>Know all about the different kinds of bike batteries, and be clear about how battery power is measured, so that you can make an informed decision about what&#8217;s best for you.<\/li>\n<li>Know about the best quality and highest rated electric bikes, so that you can tell the difference between quality and quick-mass-production low-quality bikes.<\/li>\n<li>Be empowered to see beyond the sales pitches that tell you an electric bike can do 120 miles or more on one charge.<\/li>\n<li>Prove to your spouse that your electric bike will save you money, improve your health, help you lose weight, and just generally become a much better spouse!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>If you are going to get a great bike, get a great bike lock<\/strong>. This is the best selling bike lock on Amazon, and it&#8217;s great value for money with its current sale price.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe class=\"lazyload\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" data-src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=ajc58-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B01E5BA6MQ&amp;asins=B01E5BA6MQ&amp;linkId=dbc0d11bd41fdba5101e13f1a72fc6f4&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/electric-bikes-blog\/\">See our Electric Bikes Blog for Lots More on Electric Bikes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To help to empower you, I am really happy to announce that I have just published my new updated book called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/how-to-buy-best-electric-bike\/\"><em><strong>How to Buy the Best Electric Bike<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a>\u00a0 This is an updated and much expanded edition of my previous book, <em>How to Buy the Right Electric Bike<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/product\/buy-best-electric-bike-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9898\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/updated-2015-edition-how-to-buy-best-electric-bike\/eb-cover-3d-for-blof\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/EB-Cover-3d-for-blof.jpeg?fit=178%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"178,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"How to buy the best electric bike cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;How to buy the best electric bike cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/EB-Cover-3d-for-blof.jpeg?fit=178%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/EB-Cover-3d-for-blof.jpeg?fit=178%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9898 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/EB-Cover-3d-for-blof.jpeg\" alt=\"How to buy the best Electric Bike cover\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9898\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/updated-2015-edition-how-to-buy-best-electric-bike\/eb-cover-3d-for-blof\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/EB-Cover-3d-for-blof.jpeg?fit=178%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"178,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"How to buy the best electric bike cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;How to buy the best electric bike cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/EB-Cover-3d-for-blof.jpeg?fit=178%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/EB-Cover-3d-for-blof.jpeg?fit=178%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9898 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/EB-Cover-3d-for-blof.jpeg?resize=178%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to buy the best Electric Bike cover\" width=\"178\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><strong>The updated 2015 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/product\/buy-best-electric-bike-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>How to Buy the Best Electric Bike<\/em><\/a> has all the information you need to buy the best electric bike for you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/product\/buy-best-electric-bike-2015\/\"><strong>Buying options range from $5.89 to $24.00. Click here for all buying options<\/strong><\/a>, including printed color book, printed black and white book, Kindle and fully interactive PDF.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/averagejoecyclist.com\\\/updated-2015-edition-how-to-buy-best-electric-bike\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9839 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stromer-electric-bike-large-size-motor.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"stromer electric bike large size motor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stromer-electric-bike-large-size-motor.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stromer-electric-bike-large-size-motor.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"9402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/what-size-motor-for-electric-bike\/stromer-electric-bike-large-size-motor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stromer-electric-bike-large-size-motor.jpg?fit=216%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"216,188\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stromer electric bike large size motor\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;stromer electric bike large size motor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stromer-electric-bike-large-size-motor.jpg?fit=216%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/stromer-electric-bike-large-size-motor.jpg?fit=216%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Maggie-and-Billy-on-Street-650.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Maggie finds sheer joy riding her electric bike - she doesn&#039;t have to drive or use transit, but she can still get around with a combination of muscle and electricity\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7130\" data-attachment-id=\"7130\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/maggie-and-billy-on-street-650\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Maggie-and-Billy-on-Street-650.jpg?fit=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"255,170\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1415455572&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Maggie finds sheer joy riding her electric bike &#8211; she doesn&#8217;t have to drive or use transit, but she can still get around with a combination of muscle and electricity\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Maggie finds sheer joy riding her electric bike &#8211; she doesn&#8217;t have to drive or use transit, but she can still get around with a combination of muscle and electricity&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Maggie finds sheer joy riding her electric bike &#8211; she doesn&#8217;t have to drive or use transit, but she can still get around with a combination of muscle and electricity&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Maggie-and-Billy-on-Street-650.jpg?fit=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Maggie-and-Billy-on-Street-650.jpg?fit=255%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7130'>\n\t\t\t\tMaggie finds sheer joy riding her electric bike &#8211; she doesn&#8217;t have to drive or use transit, but she can still get around with a combination of muscle and electricity\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Neo-Emotion-street.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Neo-Emotion-street\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Neo-Emotion-street.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Neo-Emotion-street.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Neo-Emotion-street.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"7043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/neo-emotion-street\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Neo-Emotion-street.jpg?fit=638%2C748&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"638,748\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot ELPH 300HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412690613&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Neo-Emotion-street\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Neo-Emotion-street&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Neo-Emotion-street.jpg?fit=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Neo-Emotion-street.jpg?fit=638%2C748&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h5>In response to many reader requests, this <a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/product\/buy-best-electric-bike-2015\/\">updated, expanded 179-page edition<\/a> of How to Buy the Best Electric Bike includes reviews of many popular, high quality electric bikes, including:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>BionX, Brompton Folding Electric Bikes, Currie IZIP Zuma, Dahon Folding Electric Bike, EcoBike Vatavio, eFlow Nitro, Emotion Neo City, Emotion Street 650, Elite Electric Bikes, eZee ForZa, Haibikes, Haibike Xduro Trekking RX, IF Reach Folding Bike, Kalkhoff, Kettler Twin, Montague Paratrooper Folding Mountain Bike, Optibikes, Pedal Easy, Sanyo Eneloop, Scwhinn, Strida 5.0, Stromer, Tern Verge, and Emotion BH Race Bike.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Here are some customer reviews from the previous edition of <em>How to Buy the Best Electric Bike<\/em>:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;This is a great resource for those like me who needed some steering! I think you could find all the info here by reading tons of blogs, however, then you have to search them all out and figure out which posts to read, etc, etc. I&#8217;d been reading blogs for several months, but this gave me more useful info in 2 hours than my months of blog reading had! Thanks Joe!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Very good book, but in this industry, hard to include all the brands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;This book covers the basics on electric bikes that includes what you need to know when purchasing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">First reviews for this new edition include:<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;This is a great improvement on the previous edition of the book because it has lots of reviews of electric bikes. The sections on batteries and motors were very useful to me. I now know the right questions to ask when I buy my electric bike. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is planning to buy an electric bike&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; I\u2019m glad I bought the book! 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