General Motors announced last year it was getting into the electric bike business. But besides a crowdsourcing name competition and a few teasers, details were scant. Now, GM has given this new brand a name — ARĪV — as well as names for its two electric bikes, and some information about its go-to-market plan. The name […]
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Want to cycle more in 2019? These two bikes are on sale.
It’s a situation you encounter almost every year: once January 1 rings in, you’re a few pounds heavier, a few hundred dollars poorer, but a million times more motivated. There’s nothing like the promise of a fresh new year to inspire you to get your …
View More Want to cycle more in 2019? These two bikes are on sale.Carbo brings its light and peppy electric bike to the US
The Carbo is a new electric bike that weighs a mere 27 pounds and can pep up your morning commute. Created by the Montreal-based team that successfully shipped the Veco, this crowdfunded electric bike can collapse for travel and can go 40 miles with pedal assist and 28 miles on full automatic. Early birds can […]
View More Carbo brings its light and peppy electric bike to the USMachine learning boosts Swiss startup’s shot at human-powered land speed record
The current world speed record for riding a bike down a straight, flat road was set in 2012 by a Dutch team, but the Swiss have a plan to topple their rivals — with a little help from machine learning. An algorithm trained on aerodynamics could streamline their bike, perhaps cutting air resistance by enough to set a new record.
View More Machine learning boosts Swiss startup’s shot at human-powered land speed recordHow bike-share companies protect their fleet against vandalism, abuse
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It can be tough out there as a bicycle in a bike-share fleet, endlessly unlocked via an app, pedaled around and then left behind before the whole process repeats itself.
The companies behind the growing trend of bike-sharing optimize the vehicles for high frequency use — but on top of that, the bikes need even more protection from vandals.
The shared bikes get used a lot more than your average bicycle, so durability is an issue on top of any tampering. Bike-share company Ofo has logged more than 32 million rides globally. Jump bikes, the red e-bike-share Uber recently acquired, have about six trips every day per bicycle in San Francisco. The average bike trip is just over a half mile. Read more…
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View More How bike-share companies protect their fleet against vandalism, abuseThis major US city just took a big step to curb bike litter
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Chicago is the first major American city to take a strong stance on keeping its sidewalks open and accessible instead of littered with discarded bicycles.
The city begins a six-month pilot program next week in an aim to keep litter from bicycle-share programs off city streets. Any service renting out bikes that don’t have bike stations — also known as “dockless” bikes — must make sure their vehicles have “lock-to” technology, which allows users to lock the bikes to a physical object, like a bike rack.
With this pilot, which starts in the South Side area, Chicago is preemptively sparing its sidewalks from bicycles left in the way. Cities like Dallas, San Diego, and San Francisco have been dealing with unregulated bike-shares that allow riders to leave self-locking bikes strewn around those cities. Chicago currently only offers Divvy for bike rentals; those are checked out from dock stations around the city, as with Citi Bike in New York or Ford GoBike in San Francisco. Read more…
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This road bike is on sale for less than $400, which is sort of insane
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If you want to get where you’re going, there’s no better way than hopping on your bike. You just can’t beat the wind in your hair helmet and the sun on your face. But how do you pick the right bike?
If you want to make the choice easy, check out the Pure Cycles Drop Bar 16-Speed Road Bike, the best impulse buy a cycling enthusiast could ever make. (And hey, they’re $100 off right now, so it pays to be spontaneous.)
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This 16-speed road bike uses modern biking geometry to get you into the perfect riding position, which is probably the most important part of the biking experience. Its Chromoly frame and fork make the bike as light as possible, which is certainly helpful if you plan to lug it upstairs. Read more…
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Forget charging ports, this e-bike comes with a battery pack
The power’s in the basket.
That’s where a portable power pack plugs in for HOPR’s newly announced pedal-assist electric bicycle. The two-pound battery can be removed or used to give the traditional bike an electric boost. You can ride for 10 miles on…
Spin unveils its stationless electric bike
Spin is adding an electric bike to its fleet of station-less bicycles for bike sharing. The Spin bike can travel up to 50 miles with a full charge and has batteries that the company says can be easily swapped by Spin’s operations teams. The e-bikes are pedal-assist bikes, which can spin up to 15 miles-per-hour with the engine assisting pedal-power. Based on a proprietary design from… Read More
The Jolt is a $500 electric bike for the masses
Electric bikes range in price but the best ones come in just north of $1,000. Now, however, you can own a foldable electric bike with a 50 mile range for less than $500. The Jolt ebike, created by a guy named John Madden, is selling now at an early bird price of $499. That’s a quarter of the final price and a great deal on an ebike. The bike is about the same size as your standard… Read More