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Himiway C5 Ultra Review | Dirt-Bike Double-Take

Moto-style e-bikes always bring a spark of excitement to our testing routine. After all, we’ve reviewed plenty of fat tire cruisers, mountain bikes, and even trikes. So, when a model with a distinct dirt bike vibe arrives, it’s a welcome change of pace.

In this Himiway C5 Ultra review, we’ll be looking at Himiway’s latest entry – a modern twist on the classic dirt bike look. Its chunky front suspension fork, BMX-style handlebars, and long saddle instantly caught our attention. The C5 Ultra even sports a fresh set of tires – a collaboration between Himiway and Kenda, dubbed the ‘Himiway X Kenda’ K5 Off-road. These certainly look the part and offer a comfortable ride on and off pavement.

New California Law Uses Cameras To Ticket Motrorists Parked In Bike Lanes

Anyone who has ridden in bike lanes has experienced the way drivers can ignore their existence. From having cars pass with two wheels in the bike lane to having to move into traffic to pass a car parked in the bike lane, the indignities are numerous. But one of those, cars parked in bike lanes, is about to improve.

California passed a law, AB 361, allows cities to equip city vehicles with cameras to ticket bike lane violations. Any city vehicle, from a parking enforcement scooter to a city bus can be equipped with a camera that will scan the road. That video is then fed into a mapping AI from Hayden AI that can then judge the position of parked vehicles and establish which are in violation.

Potted E-Bike Batteries Are Catching On

With the way lithium-ion battery fires have received media attention, a number of manufacturers have taken steps to bolster consumer confidence that their products are safe for charging and storing in the home. So far, every lithium-ion battery fire we’ve been able to track was caused by an e-scooter, e-moped or other e-mobility device—not an e-bike, but that hasn’t prevented e-bikes to be blamed for these fires.

Manufacturers are taking a variety of steps to reassure consumers that their products are safe. We’ve seen how most manufacturers have sought certification from Underwriter Laboratories (2849 and/or 2271) or the European standard EN15194. Some manufacturers have begun to take additional steps and a technology that is starting to catch on is the practice of encasing the cells that make up a battery with a heat-absorbing resin. These batteries are called “potted.”

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