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Brompton Bike Serendipity

April 23, 2013

Here at the shop, each of us plays a uniquely important role to make sure everything goes smoothly. Steve and Miles work sales on the floor, Eric ships out all orders, Peter does pretty much everything, and Bert mainly just furrows his brow and mutters vaguely ominous sayings in German.  A big part of my [...]

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The Currie eFlow Electric Bike makes riding fun again

April 9, 2013

Taking the Currie eFlow electric bike for a ride through Randall’s Island Park in Manhattan reminded me of taking my first long rides as a ten-year-old. The wind on my face and the sun on my skin kept me grinning ear to ear, and I felt like I could keep riding forever. With the eFlow, [...]

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The NYCeWheels Newsletter

March 30, 2013

From season to season, there’s a lot to keep track of here at NYCeWheels bike shop– new electric bikes and folding bikes come on the market, new promotions become available, Peter plans another 150 mile pilgrimage on his folding bike.  To help keep people up to date with the latest, we send out a free [...]

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The New Currie Electric Bikes!

March 26, 2013

March has been a month of the new and the exciting.  As the first traces of spring emerge, New Yorkers are putting away their trendy P-coats and expensive furs, squinting their eyes at a bright Spring sky after a long dark and fashionable winter. Along with the new Season, some exiting new electric bikes have [...]

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The Dahon Ciao D5 Electric Folding Bike!

March 21, 2013

Spring is coming, birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and biking season is coming on fast. Sure it snowed yesterday, but I swear, temperatures are on the rise, and folding bikes are in the air… along with mixed metaphors. The latest news, hot off the press, is the release of a new electric folding [...]

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Peter and Roberto’s Custom Brompton Bikes

March 19, 2013

On a typical Thursday, there are 7 of us working the shop, Izzy the mechanic, Jeffery in the back crunching numbers, pulling a little accounting magic out of his hat; Eric shipping like no man has shipped before, Peter answering three emails at a time while answering calls, starring in the next NYCeWheels folding bike [...]

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More folding bikes less Subway costs

March 9, 2013

Last December the evil geniuses at the Metropolitan Transportation authority convened in their lair deep underground and voted unanimously to raise the costs of subway fares in NYC.  Single rides were raised by a quarter to $2.50 and the month pass was increased to $112.  Ok, maybe they aren’t evil geniuses, subways need repairs and [...]

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The eFlow: latest in E-bike Tech

March 7, 2013

Earlier this month a new electric bike joined the NYCeWheels repertoire:  the eFlow Nitro!  The decision to bring in a new bike is not made lightly here at the shop, but the eflow impressed us from the start.  Let’s take a look. Powerful motor on the eFlow Electric Bike The eFlow electric bike uses a powerful 500watt [...]

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The Brompton: a folding bike for taller riders

February 28, 2013

Today, we got a facebook message from someone who was looking for a folding bike for taller riders.  He had already done some research and had rightly concluded that a Brompton Bike with a telescopic seat post would be the best way to go: “I am quite tall with long legs and I calculated that [...]

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City Kicker Vs the Micro Adult Kick Scooter

February 23, 2013

If you are looking for a great Kick Scooter it can be easy to get confused with all the different models that are available. Some are thinner some or thicker, some have thin hard wheels, and others have thick rubber tires. Our shop is no different: all the Kick Scooters that we sell here at [...]

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