Area 13 Ebikes - The Podcast

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. Today, I have a special guest. You probably actually know who she is, if you've been listening to the podcast for a while, or if you've ever emailed into Bolton Ebikes. Jessica was the first person I hired at Bolton Ebikes and handles everything behind the scenes at the podcast and the YouTube channel, and a lot of other stuff has never bee...

Hey everybody! Welcome back. It's another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast, and I get to talk about another electric bike company today. Sometimes I have a guest today is just solo. Just me, just you and a company called Snapcycle. This is The Bolton Ebikes podcast. I'm Kyle Chittock, your host and the owner of Bolton Ebikes. And let's jump right into an episode about a brand new bike company,...

Hey, Everybody! Welcome back to, you guessed it. Another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. I appreciate you for coming back and listening to learn more about ebikes today. I want to talk a little bit about accessories. That might be a little weird, at least in my opinion, on a standard bike, but on an ebike it makes a whole lot of sense.  In today’s episode you’ll learn more about:   Why hand...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode from The Bolton Ebikes Podcast. I'm glad to have you here. I'm also always, always excited to have guests on the show. And today we've got Aaron Powell from a company called Bunch Bikes. They do something quite a bit different and unique compared to probably a lot of the bikes that I've talked about or that, you know, some of my audience and usual cus...

Hello everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. I'm your host, Kyle Chittock, owner of Bolton Ebikes and I’m here to educate you on something related to electric bicycles. On today’s episode, I’m sharing more about not just EbikeSearch. Com, but also how you can list there and get the most amount of money possible when you are trying to sell your used electric bike. ...

Hey everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. It's always exciting to have guests on the show. And today I have David from Tucson, Arizona. He has a very unique bike, something that I'm familiar with. I think they're really cool, very practical. Something p ossibly some of you actually haven't heard of. These bikes are probably more common in Europe than in the US. I...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. I'm Kyle Chittock, your host of Bolton Ebikes Podcast and of course, the owner of Bolton Ebikes. One common question I get is people wanting to know if they can add a second battery to their ebikes. So if you want to know all about parallel batteries, how to connect a second battery to your bike, and what does that mean,...

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. Today I'm going to tell you about a custom build, a one-off bike that I am making right now. I've got one little thing I have to confess to you about this build in a moment, but let's talk about my custom ebike using the new unreleased, Bafang M625. This is the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. In today’s episode you’ll learn more...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. I am Kyle Chittock, your host, and the owner of Bolton Ebikes. And I love getting people on the show from other bicycle companies. So today I've got an awesome guest. We have talked via chat and online for years. And we'll get into that in a moment.  Today, if you want to hear all about bicycles with massive giant 36 inch...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another Bolton Ebikes Podcast today. I'm going to share with you some very exciting news. I have something new coming out and no, it's not a bike, but it's a brand new website and a brand new service related to ebikes. So stick around, stay tuned.  This is the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. In today’s episode you’ll learn more about:  What is the new website and service that...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. We've had more guests lately, which is something I'm excited about is meeting other people in the bike industry, talking to people. A lot of times it seems like I'm talking to somebody new. That's just starting something. You know, whether it's a website or a blog or a YouTube channel. But occasionally we come across some...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. Again, this is a place where you can learn all about electric bikes. Sometimes I hope that I am teaching you something, and sometimes we have guests on that. Hopefully can teach you something or give you another resource as well. And today I have a guest. I have also had the opportunity to be interviewed by him. So now we...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast, a place where you can learn all about electric bicycles, parts, pieces, components, brands, whatever you want to learn about Ebikes. I hope it's something that I can cover right here. So if that's something you want to know about, you are in the right place. Now for those that don't know, there is something special I've b...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. Excited to have a guest on the show today. It's been a little harder to get guests. I feel like everybody's trapped in doors, but, uh, who knows for some reason that makes a difference. Anyway, besides that. I always love sharing information about ebikes and sometimes we get to learn specifics about motors or breaks or ba...

Hey, Everybody. Welcome back to the Bolton Ebikes Podcast, A place where you can learn about electric bikes. Every Tuesday, I release a new episode and it's always something about electric bikes, guaranteed. Absolutely nothing else is talked about in this podcast. Sometimes I have guests from other ebike companies on the show. I don't have one today, but I saw a comment online from someone that I...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of The Bolton Ebikes Podcast. There are always so many things going on here. But in a good way. We’re busy, we’re productive, and we’re doing a lot of different things. So in this episode, I want to give you some insights behind the scenes. What’s new? What’s up and coming? What are we working on so you know what’s happening at Bolton Ebikes.  In toda...

Hey Everybody! It's Kyle and you are back for another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. So you can learn all about electric bicycles. Now, this is a topic that I've discussed before. It's not one that people always want to think about or talk about because it kind of sounds negative, which is theft, but I do want to put a positive spin on it and talk about it.  How do you prevent theft?  And h...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. This past week before I recorded this episode, I released a video that is a little bit different. It was something that kind of like a bicycle, but kind of not. Because it was missing some key bicycle things, but it was still on two wheels. It was still electric and it was still a lot of fun. So I am happy to say that I n...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. I'm going to talk about something I did Oh, about six years ago and whether or not it was a good idea. And if I would repeat doing that again today. That is buying an electric bike from a crowdfunding campaign. So if you want to hear about the latest ebike that is on Indiegogo right now, stay tuned. Is it a good deal? Sho...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. I get a lot of questions as you can imagine about batteries. How much should you charge them? Should you discharge them all away? Do they need to be kept at a certain temperature? How long will they last? You know, as far as years, how many miles will they go? So in this episode, I want to break down some of the basics of...

Hey Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. I already did an episode where I talked about the proposed 30% federal tax credit. That information was based on the initial press release. But this week I have some new information. Thanks to one of you. One of the listeners of the podcast and viewers of the YouTube channel, I was able to get a copy of the actual text. A...

Hello Everybody! Welcome back to the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. I'm Kyle, your host and the owner of Bolton Ebikes. Today I want to talk about something that I know everyone thinks about, but nobody's really sure if it makes sense. And that is solar charging. In today’s episode you’ll learn more about:  Where solar charging could be applied and how you might apply that to electric bikes.  Why on a sma...

Hey Everybody!  Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. It's always fun to have a guest on the show, but even more fun if it's somebody that I've talked to more than just once or twice and somebody that's been on the podcast before. So if you are wanting to hear an update from somebody who opened an ebike store, Basically a year ago, this episode will share more about where t...

Hey, Everybody! Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. I'm Kyle Chittock, your host, the owner of Bolton Ebikes here to teach you or educate you, or just entertain you in regards to electric bikes. Something new has popped up on the news. If you're into ebikes in any way, you've probably heard about it a million times already. I've seen it on every single news article, every...

Welcome back to another episode of the Bolton Ebikes Podcast. I am Kyle Chittock, your host, and the owner of Bolton Ebikes. And I have talked a lot about upgrading bikes over the last few years. I've put out videos about controller upgrades, battery upgrades, and more, but I still get a lot of questions coming in asking things like, Can I increase the amp on this particular bike? Can I change the...