A three-year-old Pennsylvania brand is offering custom U.S.-made cargo bikes and electric bikes, bringing utilitarian options to consumers with specific needs. Lance Portnoff launched Design Logic Bikes in 2010. An early prototype ...
Tags: Cargo Bikes, Transportation
The New York City Council has cracked down on e-bikes in a move intended to discourage restaurant delivery cyclists who have angered residents by speeding against traffic or zooming down sidewalks. In April, the council approved a measure ...
With the U.S. launch of its Turbo electric bike this week, Specialized joins the small list of brands that are looking to carve out space at the upper end of the market. E-bike buyers are typically older Baby Boomers, but Specialized is ...
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Do you ride an electric bike or know someone who does? A university researcher is asking U.S. e-bike riders to participate in an online survey at tinyurl.com/e-bike-survey. The survey is collecting data about consumer choices and the ...
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Currie Technologies announced Wednesday that it has launched an online store in partnership with Shopatron. Consumers will be able to buy directly from the currietech.com website and the orders will be sent to Currie’s dealers for ...
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BMC Group's Stromer e-bike brand is launching its new ST1 pedal-assist bike into the U.S. market with a sweepstakes giveaway in which one person will win a $3,499 ST1 Elite 9-speed model. The Swiss-designed ST1 Elite has a 500-watt ...
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — It came at the end of Tony Lo's speech at the opening ceremony for the Taipei Cycle Show. The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), he said, is exploring a major shakeup in the international ...
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The Light Electric Vehicle Association is working with organizers of DealerCamp to bring e-bikes to the event, which is being held July 25-27 in Park City, Utah. DealerCamp will feature the "LEVA E-Bike Charge," an area of the show ...
Canadian electric bike manufacturer OHM Cycles is developing a new model aimed at the developing North American market for electric bikes. OHM will show the new Urban XU450 E2 electric bike at the Taipei International Cycle Show later ...
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Two and a half years ago Brian Ballard bought his first Pedego electric bike. He and life partner Elizabeth Black have enjoyed owning and riding their bikes so much that the couple invested in opening a Pedego e-bike store along Pacific ...
They came, they rode, they smiled. “This is sooooo much fun,” enthused a writer for O, the Oprah magazine, as she returned from a spin on a new Electra electric bike. A handful of mainstream media representatives, from ...
The BRAIN Dealer Tour of San Francisco wrapped up Thursday with a 20-mile jaunt around the city, ably led by folks from the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, who for the most part managed to route us around the steepest hills as we visited ...
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Editor's note: The following article appeared in the January 2013 issue of Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. OLNEY, IL (BRAIN) —Magura picked up so much new disc brake spec for 2013 it topped up the diesel in two Sprinter vans ...
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SIMI VALLEY, CA (BRAIN) —Currie Technologies has appointed David Cabanban as the new Midwest territory manager for the IZIP Road Show. Currie has five territory managers throughout the country, each with a Nissan NV high-top van for ...
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (BRAIN) — The European TwoWheel Retailers' Association is hosting a meeting on Jan. 10 in Brussels to clear up any confusion around the new e-bike legislation. The six-hour schedule includes time with ...
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