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How to add 12V lights to your ebike without a DC-DC converter

Anyone who rides an electric bicycle at night knows the importance of good ebike lights. Not only do they help you see obstacles in the road, but they make you more visible to distracted drivers. In addition to the […]

How To Build A DIY Electric Bicycle Lithium Battery From 18650 Cells

A lithium battery is the heart of any electric bicycle. Your motor is useless without all of that energy stored in your battery. Unfortunately though, a good ebike battery is often the hardest part to come by – and the most expensive. […]

How To Differ Between Pure Nickel Strip Battery Tabs Vs. Steel Core

Ready to build your own electric bicycle lithium battery? Check out my how-to article here.   Building your own electric bicycle battery isn’t rocket science, but it isn’t the simplest job either. When putting together an ebike battery […]

How To Remove A Stripped Disc Brake Bolt (Or Any Other Bolt)

Stripped screws: it’s happened to nearly everyone at some point in their tool-using career. It can happen to nearly anything, from drywall screws to hex bolts to disc brake bolts. And there are usually two things in common […]

How To Install Hub Motor Washers

Hub motors often come with a pile of odd looking washers. It can be confusing to determine exactly what each is for and how to install them. However, installing these washers properly is crucial, because failure to do so […]

How To Swap An Ebike Connector

  Electric bicycle components such as throttles, motors and batteries usually come with some type of plastic electrical connector at the end of the wire. These connectors plug in to the ebike’s controller and make it easy to […]

How To Use Spiral Wire Wrap To Beautify Your Wiring

Ebikes are sexy. There, I said it. But sometimes a rat’s nest of wiring can de-sexy an otherwise beautiful electric bicycle. Let’s look at how a cheap and easy solution can go a long way to cleaning up […]

How To Add Tire Sealant

If you’ve been looking around EbikeSchool.com for long, you’ll see that I’ve written a lot about flat tires. Flats are the easiest way to ruin your day on an electric bicycle, so I’m all about trying to minimize my […]

How To Add A Cycle Analyst Connector To A Controller

Cycle Analysts are great tools for measuring all the important parameters on your ebike. If you don’t already know why a wattmeter like the Cycle Analyst can be so helpful, check out this article. There are actually two […]

How To Increase Your Ebike’s Range

So you love your electric bicycle, but wouldn’t it be nice if you could go just a bit farther on a charge? Ebike batteries are constantly being improved as new technology is developed, but it seems that no […]

How To Fix A Flat Tire On An Ebike

Fixing a flat tire on an ebike can be a bit of a pain, especially if the flat tire is in a hub motor wheel. The best method is to try and avoid flat tires to begin with, […]