Masks Are The New Cigarette Butts
Cigarette butts drive me crazy. My eyesight may be blurry, but I can spot a cigarette butt while riding along a beautiful singletrack or while hiking or when setting up a campsite. My brain is…
Category: E-bikes
When Updates Become Excuses: Park & Diamond Helmets Still Not Shipping – UPDATED
April 13, 2021: Park & Diamond released another update on April 11th with photos of the production helmet and manufacturing facility. The company also urges their backers to open a Shopify account because that is…
People For Bikes Make A Bed We Are Forced To Sleep In
The trade organization People For Bikes was instrumental in crafting boiler plate legislation to get electric-motorized bicycles legally recognized and defined as human-powered bicycles. This trade organization made sure, through design or ineptitude, that identifying…
Reevo Hubless E-Bike Looks Otherworldly
The Reevo Hubless e-bike, that can be reserved on Indigogo (the bike is claimed to be near production but not shipping yet) is a bike that will turn heads wherever it is ridden. It is…
Proposed E-Bike Act Subsidizes Recreational Vehicle Purchases Up To $1500
The proposed E-BIKE Act introduced by Congressman Jimmy Panetta and Congressional Bike Caucus Chairman Earl Blumenauer has great intentions. Unfortunately, it is so poorly defined that it invites abuse. If the act passes in its…
Congressman Panetta’s E-Bike Act Discriminates Against Bicyclists
Congressman Jimmy Panetta recently introduced the E-BIKE Act that financially benefits purchasers of electric-motorized bicycles (e-bikes). The Act has a major loophole (the $1500 tax credit can be claimed by riders who intend to use…
The Frey Beast To Escalate The E-Bike Power And Speed War
Electrek is reporting that Frey, an electric-motorized bicycle company, is introducing an all-new model called the Beast with performance that is claimed to live up to the bike’s name. The company claims that this yet-to-be-released…
The Secret To Enjoyable Winter Cycling Is Not Beating The Cold
You need to watch this great story from Not Just Bikes on why winter in Oulu, Finland, doesn’t slow down their bicycle-riding populous. While the story compares Oulu to Canadian cities, the same comparison can…
Easy Hack To Reduce Potential COVID-19 Exposure Until You Get Vaccinated
Need to visit a shop to get a part or service for your motorcycle, bicycle or electric-motorized bicycle? There is a simple hack that can reduce your exposure to others during the visit. Go to…