Uber Buys E-Bike-Share Company Jump
Tech Crunch is reporting that Uber has purchased bike-share company Jump for close to 200 million bucks! The article says that Jump employees will join Uber’s team but the bike-share company will carry on as…
Category: E-bikes
New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio Gets Right With E-bikes
Mayor Bill de Blasio took a potentially giant step forward towards reducing traffic congestion, parking shortages and fossil-fuel-burning auto emissions by rescinding his total ban on e-bike use in New York City. The mayor's press…
Lohner’s E-Bike Built For People, Not Bike Riders
March 15, 2018: E-bikes have yet to catch on with people looking to ditch their cars in favor of an economical, maneuverable (especially in crowded cities) and more fun vehicle to operate. Plenty of “experts”…
Seattleites Game The E-Bike Share System
Lime Bike’s e-bike share program seems perfectly suited to Seattle’s hilly terrain and riders seem to agree. Unfortunately, The Stranger is reporting that riders are already gaming the system. How? They get to a destination…
Jump Bikes Gets 18-Month Stationless E-Bike Trial On San Francisco’s Streets
Social Bicycles, the maker of Jump Bikes, just got permitted to run a fleet of stationless e-bikes in the city of San Francisco. The permit runs for 18-months and the service will be evaluated at…
IMBA Declares War On Class-2 E-Bikes
A new battle has emerged pitting the e-bike industry against itself. Gear Junkie’s article detailing the International Mountain Bicycling Association’s (IMBA) softening stance on e-bike use is nothing new. IMBA has been encouraging, and I…
Johnny Loco Cargo E-bike Pure Three-Wheeled Fun
Johnny Loco is a company located in the Netherlands that creates beautiful city bikes of both the human-powered and motorized variety. Their bikes are ultra-rare in the States and that's too bad because they offer…
E-Bike Racing Keeps Them Off The Trails
I’ve been asked my opinion on electric-motorized mountain bike racing many times and my response surprises a lot of people. I think it is great. These events are held on closed-circuit, off-road courses specifically designed…
California State Parks Tighten Noose On E-Bike Use
Craig Sap, the District Superintendent of the Angeles District California State Parks, signed an order on September 13, 2017 that closes all State Park trails within the Angeles District to electric-motorized bicycles. The ban on…
Jube E-Bikes, Functional, Fashionable and Fun
Australia’s Jube Bikes take inspiration from iconic rides of the '70s and '80s and then blends in a mix of signature super-wide rims, re-engineered frames, wikkEd graphics and retro paint jobs. The result is a…