Electric Elk Blog

I am excited the first prototype of 2022 has arrived (though it was the second one ordered). It has been more fun than I imagined and multiple people have been stopping me on the street to learn more so I thought I’d make a little blog post on my initial thoughts on this awesome piece of equipment. I ordered Big Capacity 2022 Electric Cargo Bike with Pedal Assist Fast Mobile 3 Wheel Trike Customized Tricycle on Ali Baba for around $5300 (with shipping) in the beginning of December. With various shipping hang ups due to COVID and other issues it took around 6 months to arrive (another trike I ordered in October is lost in transit). But it did arrive and I’ve had about a week to take it out on various errands.   So a few days ago this crate showed up in my garage. It was very easy* to put together. It came with some plastic hub caps- one of which was broken, but I think the spoke looks better aesthetically anyway. Also the master cylinder for the hydraulic brakes had a leak around th...

In this post we’ll introduce our first new hire, Merlin. Merlin is a Jr. Mechanic, that also may work the sales booth with us this summer (more details on that coming in a future post). Merlin, the new Jr. Mechanic We sat down with Merlin, and asked him a few questions to get to know him better and translated his results and included pictures.  What sort of professional goals are you hoping to achieve at a Jr. Mechanic? First, I’m really looking forward to mastering some basic motor skills. Once I have those down, I’m looking forward to getting some hands-on experience with simple machines like levers, chain driven pulleys, and wheels.  Finally, I’m looking forward to getting a lot of critical training in basic circuitry and programming.   What made you want to get involved with Electric Elk?  What is this, an interview? I kid- pun intended. Electric Elk is an industry leader in e-bike safety, and I think that’s fairly important if bikes/ebikes/and scooters are going...