FEATURE: RIESE & MÜLLER FACTORY

How it’s made in Germany Photos courtesy of Riese & Müller While studying mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany, Markus Riese and Heiko Müller started converting bikes and optimizing…

BIKE TEST: HAIBIKE Xduro CROSS 3.0

A commuter that likes to get a little dirty When it comes to electric mountain bikes, it’s hard to not think of Haibike. Pedal-assist bikes are what the German company have made themselves known for, and more than any other…

FEATURE: FREEDOM RE-CHARGED

How e-bikes changed a life for good  By Sam Bernard Riding a bicycle for the first time is a monumental event in any youngster’s life. I believe that is a universal truth that spreads across almost every culture that many…

BIKE TEST: GIANT FULL-E+ 0 SX

First U.S. electric mountain bike for Giant  Doug Barnett tests the IP56 rating in a rare stream caused by all the rain in Southern California. The bike plowed through everything we rode it on without hesitation. Giant has had…

EURO BIKE: THE GERMAN SIDE OF E

Could a stronger charge still be coming?  By Zapata Espinoza For almost two decades now the Eurobike show has defined the future of cycling. As the world’s largest industry trade show, it has acted as a weathervane in…

BIKE TEST: Zero DS ZF13.0

Stealth bike that will turn heads Zero Motorcycles started in 2006 with one motorcycle. It was designed by a former aeronautical engineer who had also designed mountain bike frames for some of the biggest brands in the cycling…

FULLY CHARGED

By Tony Donaldson tonyd@hi-torque.com Everybody has a story about how they got into riding bikes. Mine starts pretty typically from when I was a kid. I had a hand-me-down bike that my parents put training wheels on. I…

BEING THERE: LONG BEACH BIKE EXPO

Fun free rides in rain or shine By Nicolas Zart The seaside city of Long Beach kicked off a successful start of the 2017 Electric Bike Expo circuit this year, offering a staggering 140 electric bicycles for public test…