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All the latest from Europe: Part 1 By Zapata Espinoza Gepida had a wide range of e-bikes on display ranging from mountain bikes to commuters. One of the most impressive was this belt driven folding bike with a rear mount battery and…

Like Roadie “Hoods” for Your MTB SQlab is a German company that designs products for the critical connection points between you and your bike. The company started with saddles that feature a semi-custom width programmed to…

Stubborn tubeless tires beware Topeak has been making innovative bike tools and accessories since the early ’90s, and its JoeBlow pumps have the reputation of being some of the best pumps on the market. The latest creation…

E-bike versus a car—who wins? By Sam Bernard Married couple Adam Webber and Irene Bixby say goodbye, leaving simultaneously to head to the same place downtown one morning. Without a doubt, one factor that causes some resistance to…

The Yoda of your toolbox A torque wrench is an absolute necessity for any professional mechanic and an excellent investment for any serious home mechanic. While many…

Drop-bar speed pedelec If there is one style of bicycle design that has largely eluded the e-bike market, it’s the classic drop-bar-style road bike. Haibike was the first to introduce such a bike, and recently a new…

It’s Crazy Light Fly Racing is one of the largest distributors of motocross gear on the planet and has made some aggressive moves into the mountain bike world in the last couple years. This summer Fly invited us up to…

New Zealand represents!  We’ve seen a lot of U.S.- and European-designed bikes of late, but with the arrival of the SmartMotion Pacer, we’re now looking at an e-bike coming from New Zealand. Apparently, this was a…

Santa Monica gains a new shop Electric Bikes of Santa Monica is the recently opened third store under the Ebikezzz.com brand. It’s a bright, clean store with bikes beautifully displayed on the floor and up on the walls. The…

Shocks Built Into the Grips—Say What? Revolution Suspension grips are different from any others on the market, because they don’t even make contact with the handlebar. Wait; let’s back up. The grip collars…