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Holoscene Bike sensor bike from Boréal Bikes during test rides in the municipality of Puch bei Hallein. Credit: Salzburg Research Bike friendliness of a cycle path depends to a large extent on the surface quality. This allows people who use bicycles for work-related reasons or to complete daily errands and want to keep bike-commuting climate-neutral to perform their tasks faster and in a more pleasant way.…

Global retail major Walmart has started sourcing bicycles from India by entering into a strategic partnership with Hero Ecotech. The first India-made bicycles are hitting select stores in the US market just in time for the holidays, Walmart said in a statement. This is part of Walmart's commitment to triple exports out of India to USD 10 billion annually by 2027, it added. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteNorthwestern UniversityKellogg Post Graduate Certificate in Product…

DURANGO — A little more than a year before the retail sporting goods behemoth comes to town, REI Co-op’s impending arrival has raised concerns, especially among those who wonder what impact its 20,000-square-foot store will have on Durango’s eclectic array of local outdoor recreation businesses. While some business owners aren’t sweating it, John Agnew has a less sanguine view of the effect REI’s presence may have on his snowboard and outdoor gear shop on Main Street once it opens in early 2025. The Seattle-based chain…

The bicycles have been developed by Baroda Electric Meters Ltd (BEM), an Anand-based company, which has been a leading manufacturer of energy meters installed in households in Gujarat.The land that ushered in the White Revolution in the country is now milking the sun to craft a pedalling transformation.Indigenously developed solar bicycles, touted to be the first in the world, are ready for rollout from Milk City Anand. What's more, fitness freaks can simply pedal this…

The results of the Can Do Colorado e-bike pilot, as outlined in an NREL-authored summary document, show that e-bikes can serve unmet transportation needs while providing a cost-effective and energy-efficient alternative to other modes of transportations. Credit: Besiki Kazaishvili, NREL Power-assisted bicycles have existed for more than a century. While gasoline-powered bicycles are no longer mainstream, today,…

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The basic design for pedal-powered bicycles hasn’t changed much in over 150 years. We’ve improved their performance and the materials they’re made from, but a frame with two round wheels is a recipe that’s worked for decades. Some disagree, however, and continue to try to reinvent the wheel: literally.The Weirdest Thing Taylor Lautner Was Asked to Sign | io9 InterviewA little over a month ago, the YouTube channel The Q (no, not that ‘Q’) shared a video of a completely unorthodox custom bike they’d designed and built…

When we last heard from Envo, the Canadian company was making pedal-electric vehicles for use on the snow and water. Now, however, the manufacturer has announced something much less out-there – a sleek commuter ebike called the Stax.Definitely intended to fall into the ebikes-that-look-like-normal-bikes category, the Stax features a hydroformed 6061 aluminum TIG-welded frame, a 500-watt rear hub motor that puts out 60 Nm (44 lb ft) of torque, and a removable seatpost-integrated 36V/12.8-Ah lithium-ion battery.On pedal…

When Skye Hermans approached his parents last month about getting an electric bike, it set off a weekslong discussion: Was this 12-year-old ready to make the switch from a mountain bike to a motorized one?Some of Skye’s friends have e-bikes and he wants to keep up with them during rides. He researched how fast different e-bikes go, how long they take to charge and how far he could go on the battery. Jenna and Kyle Hermans, who run a business-consulting firm in San Anselmo, Calif., began…

Like the earliest electric cars, which were easy to spot thanks totheir over-emphasis on aerodynamics, e-bikes tend to stand out with thick frames designed to hold bulky batteries. But as the DB-E from Detroit Bikes whizzes past you on the bike lane, you’d have to really look close to tell it’s got an electric motor helping its rider pedal.Although some cyclists may look down on electric bikes and wonder what’s the point of going for a ride when the bike does most of the work for you, a pedal-assist electric motor can…