Tag: folding bike
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Micro-mobility devices to test ride at the E-bike Challenge
As consumers gain an ecological awareness of greener transportation, alternatives to electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more attractive. Especially with battery and solar technologies speeding forward, encouraging micro-mobility. Using a human-powered bike or trike, combined with an electric assist motor, can make for an eco-friendly option when looking at EVs. Please find a short list…
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Exploring the route from Zurich to Germany on two wheels
While I wouldn’t qualify my riding history as anything worth bragging about, I have ridden through some spectacular places. One ride I enjoyed was biking through Switzerland, then into Germany on my way to Eurobike. Once a year all the biggest bike nerds from around the world descend on the small town of Fredricshaffen Germany…
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Folding Bike Claims To Be Smaller Than Any Other
The whole idea behind folding bikes is that they can be made very small and unobtrusive for transit and storage. It would follow, therefore, that the smaller they can be folded down, the better. Well, Toronto’s Peter Boutakis claims that his company’s Helix bike can fold smaller than any other. It’s also got a snazzy…
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World’s lightest (non-weird) folding bike
Given that the design incorporates hinges and locking mechanisms, folding bikes aren’t necessarily synonymous with light weight. The new Allen Sports’ Ultra X, however, tips the scales at just 18.75 lb (8.5 kg). The carbon fiber commuter may just be the world’s lightest folding bike … or at least, the lightest one that looks relatively…