BMC has hired Chris McLaren as general manager for its U.S. office, replacing former GM Karim Pine. Pine had been at the helm since February 2011. McLaren has extensive experience in the bike industry, most recently with Shinola. He also ...
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French bike brand Lapierre has launched a new website?for its recently formed North American division. The site is home to North American product offerings, technology, team information, a dealer locator, consumer blog and monthly ...
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Sport Chalet, Inc., a specialty sporting goods retailer, announced that the new Fall/Winter Reebok CrossFit collection, which includes apparel, footwear and accessories for both men and women, is available for purchase in stores and online, ...
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Bicycle Retailer & Industry News is launching a weekly email newsletter that will deliver the top industry headlines published on our website directly to your inbox.? "While our web traffic continues to grow exponentially, we recognize ...
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Trek Bicycle is adding the 650b wheel size to its mountain bike lineup in 2014. The company unveiled a revamped Slash and Remedy line, both featuring 650b models, to European retailers and press Wednesday. Trek brings a redesigned ...
Mini has revealed three camping-themed concepts designed to equipi ts range of lifestyle vehicles for overnight outdoor adventures. The trio features traditional Mini design cues and was developed around the “maximum touring ...
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An electric bicycle, also known as an e-bike, is a bicycle with an integrated electric motor which can be used for propulsion. There are a great variety of different types of e-bikes available worldwide, from e-bikes that only have a small ...
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E-bikes are classed according to the power that their electric motor can deliver and the control system, i.e. when and how the power from the motor is applied. Also the classification of e-bikes is complicated as much of the definition is ...
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China China has experienced an explosive growth of sales of non-assisted e-bikes including scooter type, with annual sales jumping from 56,000 units in 1998 to over 21 million in 2008, and reaching an estimated fleet of 120 million ...
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E-bike usage worldwide has experienced rapid growth since 1998. It is estimated that there were roughly 120 million e-bikes in China as of early 2010, and sales are expanding rapidly in India, the United States of America, the Netherlands, ...
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An electric bicycle, also known as an e-bike, is a bicycle with an integrated electric motor which can be used for propulsion. There are a great variety of different types of e-bikes available worldwide, from e-bikes that only have a small ...
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Australia In Australia the e-bike is defined by the Australian Vehicle Standards as a bicycle that has an auxiliary motor with a maximum power output not exceeding 200 W without consideration for speed limits or pedal sensors. Each state ...
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In the 1890s, electric bicycles were documented within various U.S. patents. For example, on 31 December 1895, Ogden Bolton Jr. was granted U.S. Patent 552,271 for a battery-powered bicycle with "6-pole brush-and-commutator direct current ...
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The successor to the heroic Lexus LFA has been released, though it's not quite what we had in mind. With the final 412kW/480Nm 4.8-litre V10-powered supercar rolling down the renowned LFA Works production line in December, the skilled ...
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American, in a major shake-up of its U.S. distribution network, will cut the number of distributors selling Shimano components from 18 to six effective Jan. 1, 2014. The decision to streamline its distribution network, said Yutaka ...