I started riding e-bikes well over a decade ago. At the time, there were five electric bikes in my city of 500,000 people, and I owned three of them. E-bikes were an enigma.

The 250-watt motor is ultra-quiet and tops out at 15 mph with the throttle or pedal assist. So while it's technically a Class 2 with a throttle, it's every bit a Class 1 for speed and pedal assist.

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By using the pedal assist judiciously, you can build up your endurance to rely on it less frequently. Schwinn says the Mendocino's battery can work for up to 45 miles, and takes five hours to charge.

Both bikes feature a hub-mounted motor, and both bikes feel similarly underpowered on hills. But the Core-5 performs better in general, and the assist engages far more quickly on the Core-5 than ...

By the end of this year, 4,000 of the new e-bikes will join the roughly 5,000 existing pedal-assist bikes – on top of the estimated 25,000 classic bikes, according to a Lyft spokesperson.

Forest officials are considering permitting Class 1, pedal-assist e-bikes on certain existing, natural surface trails and paved paths near Bend, Sisters and Sunriver, according to a news release ...

Though the City E sports a Shimano Deore 11-speed gearset, riders will doubtless appreciate pedal-assist up to 15.5 mph (25 km/h) from the Shimano Steps E6100 mid-drive motor and 504-Wh downtube ...