If you’ve been considering buying your first ebike — or perhaps your second or third — chances are you’ve come across some models equipped with a belt drive instead of a traditional chain. But what ...

If you’ve been following all the e-bike content we’ve been churning out on InsideEVs, you’re well aware that today’s e-bikes are so much more than bicycles with motors strapped onto them. Consumers ...

If you bought a bicycle between say 1893 and 2007, chances are you know what a bike chain tattoo (aka “rookie mark”) is—the greasy imprint of your bike chain on your leg or pant cuff. Bike chains, ...

The RV400 is powered by an electric motor with a continuous power output of 3.0kW, connected to the rear wheel using a belt drive. Unlike the chain driven bike, the belt drive is maintenance free and ...

Electric bike technology has advanced leaps and bounds in recent years, so much so that the very foundations of the bicycle as we know it are being overhauled. Sure, even the most sophisticated ...

The three most common cam-drive systems are (from left to right) the gear drive, the double-roller chain and the flatlink timing chain. Not shown is the cogged belt drive, which is mainly used in full ...

Bikes with chains may be becoming an endangered species. Belt-driven bikes, which were introduced by boutique bike makers a couple of years ago, are just starting to hit the mainstream. Trek has ...