Every Test, Every Verdict,
Every Failure.
Protocols, measured results, and the reasoning behind every recommendation will publish here as the lab spins up. Nothing appears before it has actually happened.
EbikeTested Is Live: What We're Building, and What We Haven't Tested Yet
A new e-bike gear testing site with a simple premise: buy it at retail, put it against a meter, publish the failures. Here is the plan, stated in public before any of it has happened.
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Which Locks Does Your E-Bike Insurance Actually Require?
We read the policy pages and FAQs of the major US e-bike insurers so you don't find out what "properly secured" means from a claim denial. Here is what each one actually requires, with sources, and what we could not verify.
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Sold Secure Powered Cycle, Explained (and Which Locks Actually Have It)
The lock rating your e-bike insurer cares about is not the one printed biggest on the packaging. Here is what the Powered Cycle tier actually means, how it differs from the bicycle ratings, and every lock we could verify against the certifier's own records.
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How E-Bikes Actually Get Stolen: Battery, Display, and Whole-Bike Theft
An e-bike is three thefts in one: the bike, the battery, and the display, each with its own resale market and its own defense. Here is what the documented numbers show, where the data is thin, and how riders actually layer protection.
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