I’ve always been a fan of “just barely electric” e-bikes—unobtrusive machines that are 90% bicycle, 10% extra power to conquer the occasional hill—but riding the Mod Easy 3 made me rethink everything.

I’m almost certain that a large percentage of folks looking to get into e-bikes want their prospective bikes to be rather versatile machines. Now, this is especially true for those looking to ...

As some Ars readers may recall, I reviewed The Maven Cargo e-bike earlier this year as a complete newb to e-bikes. For my second foray into the world of e-bikes, I took an entirely different path. The ...