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We like to ride all year our e-bike. The thing is sometimes the weather conditions makes it harder. If you are from a place where it snows it's worth knowing if it's possible to ride a normal e-bike with no modifications in the snow.…

Urwahn is a German-based bike company that specializes in building steel-framed city and gravel bikes that have a significant element of them that is 3D printed. As far as we understand, they are very unique to the bike market, with only…

Trek just launched two new cargo bikes. There's a relatively normal one that's good for up to two kids, and/or groceries, camping stuff, etc. called the Fetch +2, and one that can help cart a gaggle of up to FIVE kids, called the Fetch +4.…

Specialized Bicycles have updated their e-bike software to increase battery life of their Turbo system. The Turbo System software update includes a new feature called Charge Limit, which limits battery charging to 80%. This feature is…

California Scooter Company, also known as CSC, has been selling motorcycles and electric scooters for many years. They started selling e-bikes just a few years ago when founder Steve Seidner decided he wanted to buy an e-bike for himself.…

By Karel Kramer Having ridden my e-bike all around the western states, time and time again I come away reminded that one of my favorite areas to visit is Lehi, Utah. There are miles of excellent bike paths, several mountain bike parks…

Continuing our look at motors, we compared the next two motors on our list, the Yamaha PW-X2 verses a Bosch Performance CX Gen 4. They are both the same generation of motor, what happened? Video The Verdict As you can see in our…

Li-Cycle, a company that recycles all kinds of lithium-ion batteries, from smartphones to e-bikes to electric cars, recently announced that their capacity at the recycling plant in Germany has increased to 20,000 metric tons per year. With…

The second edition of Eurobike in Frankfurt am Main, which takes place from June 21 to 25, 2023, is fully booked and features an increased exhibition space of 150,000 square meters. The event has received significant interest from over 400…

WHAT’S COOL ANYWAY Q: What’s with riders having the visor on their helmets mounted so high? A: The high-visor trend is like a super-tall, lifted truck or a lowrider that’s dragging on the ground—people like to push the looks to an…

Shimano brakes do have a tendency like all brakes to get air in the system as you use them. Unlike DOT based brakes, they use mineral oil. To bleed this type of brake oil takes a different procedure compared to brakes with DOT oil. We take…

Bosch just launched the Performance Line CX Race Limited Edition e-bike motor, specifically e-MTBs. Bosch equipped e-bikes have, over the last five years, developed into some seriously competitive trail weapons that are on par with high-end…

TQ is a German company that makes many types of motors and, for many years, had available on the market for e-bikes the TQ HPR 120S motor, which has the largest torque of 120 N/m on a street-legal pedal 3-bicycle. This can be found on two…

Bontrager’s Foray shoes focus on performance while providing comfort for off-the-bike situations. The Mountain Bike Action crew spun the BOA dial on these hybrid SPD-compatible shoes to see how they would perform out on our local trails.…

Every year I attend the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show, which caters to the automobile aftermarket product industry. It’s the second-largest annual convention in Las Vegas behind the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). In…

Electra Bicycle Company just announced the electric version of it's Loft city bikes with the Loft Go! 7D EQ (R2D2) urban e-bike. It's available as a step-over or step-through frame, and with all things Electra, the design of the bikes is…

This week we talk to Noa Banayan, Director of Federal Affairs, for People For Bikes. Noa is part of an important organisation based in Washington DC advocating and lobbying lawmakers on behalf of the bike industry. A great deal of Noa's…

Ducati has started production of its electric MotoE racebike, the "V21L". The 23 prototypes will be ready by mid-February, with 18 bikes being raced and 5 spare units made available. The project is aimed at developing skills and knowledge…

We thought it would interesting to do a simple test over a set distance uphill comparing the times and power delivery of the Bosch Performance CX Gen 4 against the Shimano EP800 e-bike motor. With two bikes, a Cannondale Moterra Neo 2…

THE “OTHER” PIKES PEAK HILL-CLIMB Well, almost everyone has heard of the Pikes Peak Hill-Climb, which involves motorcycles and automobiles racing up the peak. But, they don’t realize that there is another race up Pikes Peak, and it is…