When we think of the term “electric vehicles,” we generally conjure up mental images of Teslas or other headline-grabbing electric cars. But a new German study from Deloitte shows that it’s actually electric bicycles that are leading the shift toward electric transportation. The study was conducted by Deloitte last month […]
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Bridging the gap over 270
Hilliard’s future connectivity for pedestrians and bicyclists is the focus of a trail study along Cemetery Road, over Interstate 270. More than 45,000 vehicles access Cemetery Road in this area daily, making it Hilliard’s busiest intersection. The city is seeking public input on four alternative routes for a separated shared-use […]
More protected bike lanes planned for streets north of Lake Merritt
One of the most dangerous street corridors in downtown Oakland near Lake Merritt is in the early stages of being redesigned with new bike lanes and wider sidewalks. Current plans would add protected six-foot-wide bicycle lanes on 27th and Harrison Streets, add buffered bike lanes on Bay Place (the street […]
Biketown and The Street Trust team up to get more people into reduced cost program
PBOT’s Dylan Rivera (L), The Street Trust’s Anouksha Gardner, Ryan Ross from Biketown and André Lightsey with The Street Trust at a sixth birthday celebration event Thursday morning. (Photos: Taylor Griggs/BikePortland) It’s a match made in multimodal heaven: Biketown, Portland’s electric bike share program, won’t rest until every Portlander is […]
Portland celebrates opening day of new bicycle, pedestrian bridge near Lloyd Center on Sunday
The official opening day of the new Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge is Sunday, July 31. The Portland Bureau of Transportation has planned a free day-long party to welcome the community, pedestrians, and cyclists to explore the new bridge as well as many community spaces in the area. […]
Suburban biking groups show a little creativity during the shutdown
“Given lemons, make lemonade” is the old saying. Some bikers have gone way beyond lemonade by displaying pandemic shutdown creativity in Schaumburg, Palatine and Wheaton. For 20-plus years, the village of Schaumburg and its park district celebrated May as National Bike Month with the “Fahrrad Tour von Schaumburg” — German […]
The Tour de France bikes, ranked
The 107th Tour de France got rolling in Nice on August 29 and finished in Paris on Sunday. 176 riders started and 146 finished. The 21-year-old Slovenian Tadej Pogačar won the three-week race after dramatically snatching the leader’s yellow jersey from compatriot Primož Roglič on Saturday’s penultimate stage, an hourlong […]
LA Metro To Replace Smart Bikes With Classic Bikes In Westside Area Due To Lack Of Popularity
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority has announced bicycles with smart technology offered for public use will be replaced with classic models due to lack of popularity in Westside neighborhoods. Metro said it will temporarily suspend the Westside Bike Share System and close the 58 stations […]
LeMond Blasts Into E-Bikes: Storied Brand Relaunches With Carbon Builds
Not into racing? Don’t worry, LeMond Bicycles now makes e-bikes for daily riders. Possibly the greatest American cyclist of all time, three-time Tour De France winner Greg LeMond founded his eponymous bike brand in 1990. Thirty years later, LeMond Bikes is hustling into the e-bike space. This week, LeMond Bicycles […]
Gilroy Family Devastated Over Stolen Classic Bikes
A South Bay family is devastated Friday after their classic bicycles were stolen. They weren’t just any bikes, they were handmade, and they may have started a long, historic tradition that is still alive today. © Provided by NBC Bay Area Someone found one of the bikes on the internet, […]
The Babymaker Is a Sleek and Cool e-bike
Just to start off, she is marketed as a stealth e-bike and dubbed the Babymaker. I just wonder if it’s marketing. It doesn’t matter. What we’re getting is still an exceptionally well-built and functional e-bike. What we’re looking at is a bike that combines new age tech and building techniques […]
Are Bike Shorts as Controversial as Leggings?
WHY WE LOVE THEM Here’s a challenge: Find an adopter of the bike shorts trend who has stopped at a single pair. Becca O’Dunne, who was originally inspired two years ago by a fashion-forward yoga instructor, just bought her third pair, an exuberantly patterned version from Outdoor Voices. “They’re perfect […]
Honda CT125 revives classic Australia Post postie bike at $6999
Honda Motorcycles has revised and revived an Australian icon and started selling a new version of the old-school postie bike. Australia Post relied on the Honda CT110 and variants for years to deliver parcels, and retired models gained a following for use on farms or short commutes. They’re also popular […]
Vintage Electric Roadster Review: An Ebike That Offers Pure Joy
I’ve always liked going fast, but I’m keenly aware of the consequences. When I was a child on the ski slopes, I’d spear my way down the mountain on my runs, eating more than my share of snow between the lift lines. As an adult, who more coherently understands mortality, […]
Pittsboro Commissioners Talk Bike Paths, Tax Revenue and Time Capsule at Meeting
By Adrianne Cleven, Chatham News + Record Correspondent Issues of accessibility and flexibility embodied the Pittsboro Town Board of Commissioners meeting Monday, as the group discussed proposed bike paths across town, received an update on Pittsboro’s better-than-expected municipal sales tax revenue and reviewed updates to rules that would allow more flexibility in […]
Indian Motorcycle Announces 2021 Lineup
Indian Motorcycle, America’s First Motorcycle Company, today announced its 2021 model-year lineup. The new lineup, which includes new model iterations, next-level technology upgrades, and a robust offering of genuine Indian Motorcycle accessories, is made available following the brand’s strongest sales quarter ever. “We’re extremely motivated by the significant brand […]
SHANE BROWN: Brazen bike burglary caught on tape | Lifestyles
Shane Brown, classified advertising and columnist. TODD MIZENER / Just the other day I was thinking I should pick up a new hobby to while away the hours in our new virus-riddled reality. Well, it didn’t take long. I appear to have found that hobby. I just never thought it […]
Loretta Henderson: bike-packing adventurer and community builder
In 2009, Loretta Henderson lay on her back on top of the first hill she had cycled, just outside of the small English town of Bridgwater in Somerset. The brand new green Thorn Raven bike she had just purchased at St John Street Cycles, the shrine of the legendary bikepacking […]
Why so Sirius? Pipedream announces the return of a classic
Made famous with the Moxie and currently trending with The Full Moxie, Pipedream Cycles has announced the return of the original Sirius hardtail. Think Pipedream and a bright pink Moxie is likely the frame you conjure up, but before the Moxie there was the Sirius a steel-framed hardtail designed for […]
Epure Is the Newest 2021 Electric Enduro Bike Line that Rivals 125 CC Engines
This year we have begun to see a major transition in the possibilities that come with EVs. Mainly with electric bikes, motorcycles, and everything in between the two-wheeling category. Monsters like the Kuberg and Cake Motorcycles’ Kalk OR, seem to just be popping out left and right. Electric Motion, EM for […]