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In 18 years working in bicycles, Eric Bjorling had never seen anything like April 2020. With no end to the pandemic in sight, people were desperate for things to do. “They had time on their hands, they had kids, they needed to physically go outside and do something,” says Bjorling, head of brand marketing at Trek Bicycles, one of the largest bike manufacturers in the world.So began the pandemic bicycle boom. US bike sales more than doubled in 2020 compared to the year before, according to research firm NPD Group, reaching…

But then we had a kid, and after her first birthday we enrolled her in daycare. As I flipped through the parent handbook, skimming the guidelines on nut-free snacks and religious holidays, my eye stopped on page 19: emergency supplies. The instructions told me to pack boxed drinks, diapers, an emergency blanket, a jar of high-protein food, and a plastic poncho, all of which the school would store in a watertight container. The final item was a photograph of our family. “Add an encouraging note!” the handbook suggested.I…

Transportation produces about a quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, and passenger vehicles account for over half that figure. As such, nearly every plan for future emissions cuts includes some variant of getting people out of internal-combustion vehicles—typically into electric versions of the same vehicle. But a couple of countries have managed an alternate route to lower emissions: Denmark and the Netherlands both have bicycle-focused transportation that gets many people out of cars entirely.An…

Peloton Interactive Inc. PTON 2.97% will outsource all manufacturing of its stationary bikes and treadmills as the money-losing maker of connected fitness equipment races to overhaul its business model. Newsletter Sign-up…

Hero Lectro, the electric cycles brand of Hero Cycles Ltd, said that the prices of its five products will be reduced by up to Rs 15,000 in Delhi, following the inclusion of e-cycles to be eligible for subsidy and tax exemption under the EV policy. As a direct benefit of the inclusion of e-cycles in the Delhi EV policy, eligible Hero Lectro variants (C6, C8i, F6i and C5) will see an effective price reduction of Rs 7,500 across models, the company said in a statement. These will now be available at an on-road price range…

Gates, a leading belt transmission manufacturer that creates chain-replacing belt drives for bicycles, motorcycles and other power transmission needs, has just unveiled the newest update to its Carbon Drive portfolio of belt drive products. The updates include new as well as upgraded components across its four key product lines (ST TM, CDN TM, CDC TM, CDX TM). Belt drives are prized for their many advantages of chain drives, including reduced maintenance, longer life spans, lower noise, and lack of oil that can…

Exercise-bike maker Peloton has seen its stock fall after a period of high demand early in the pandemic. Photo: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg News…