BIKE TEST: M1 SPITZING & PLUS

Super-powered German performance The M1-Sporttechnik group is a German company with some serious expertise in the carbon and materials technology world. Their innovative engineers have taken on many projects to make athletes faster,…

SHOP STOP: ALL MOUNTAIN CYCLERY

Near Las Vegas and Bootleg Canyon All Mountain Cyclery began as a small shop in Boulder City, Nevada, about a half hour outside Las Vegas in 2004. It was started by Jeff Frantton and Collin Bivvens. A few years into it, Jeff took…

LIVING INSTEAD OF EXISTING

How electric bikes gave her a new life In February of 2012, Rhonda Martin was sad, lonely and isolated. Weighing in at 457 pounds, she could barely walk 150 steps without having to take a break. She had no social…

SHOP STOP: SAN DIEGO ELECTRIC BIKE CENTRAL

Back in 2010, famous off-road racer Ivan “Ironman” Stewart decided to slow things down a bit. He’d been racing for three decades, won 84 races and 10 driver’s championships, and he traded the thrill of one motorized…

PRODUCT TEST: Renthal Traction Grips

Grip It and Rip It Renthal has been building grips for both bikes and motorcycles for many years, and every one we’ve tested has yielded great results. We bolted a pair of their new Traction grips to one of our test bikes…

BIKE TEST: BOTTECCHIA BE31 KRYPTON MTB 27.5+

Italian Be Green beauty Italy has a long and storied history in cycling, and the century-old Bottecchia brand has helped build that history. Like many e-bike companies, Bottecchia is a traditional bicycle company that has…

KEEP YOUR BIKE IN TIP-TOP SHAPE

Quick maintenance tips before you ride Your bike keeps you going, and it’s a mostly mechanical and partly electronic machine built to serve just that purpose. There are several things you can do before or after every ride that will…