I’ve seen and played around with a lot of DIY electric bicycle conversion kits. Hell, I even wrote the book on the subject. But the Swytch kit is something unlike any other conversion kit I’ve seen.

Electric bicycles are great for recreation, allowing you to take in the sights and explore trails without working up a sweat. If you want to ratchet up the fun even more though, you’ll definitely want ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. E-bikes are essentially regular bicycles with electric motors that ...

The Swytch Bike electric conversion kit is a great and relatively simple way to turn your bicycle into an e-bike, even if you're not used to bike maintenance. The appeal of the electric bike is to ...

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Jacob Pustilnik built his ...

If you’re thinking of buying an electric bike, there are quite a few hurdles. First, the best electric bikes may not even be available. As with the rest of the bicycle market, there’s a chronic ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Electric bikes are great, they remove much of the effort from ...

Thanks to the influx of a multitude of e-bike conversion kits, a vast majority of which are cheap and made in China, hundreds, if not thousands of old bicycles are being saved from the scrappers.