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Patent Patrol: Tektro parking brake for bicycles?

Before you fire up the ol’ comment machine and launch into your arguments why a bike doesn’t need a parking brake, get your mind into mobility mode. The cycling world is changing around us, and Tektro’s patent filing for a bicycle parking brake appears to look ahead to a bright mobility future. Why would a […]

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Coleen’s Modern DB builds a Pinion gearbox into an e-bike with no down tube

France’s Coleen has just released something tech-loving e-bikers might start drooling over – A powerful Pinion gearbox driven e-bike with a display unit built into the stem. The recently announced Modern DB is Coleen’s fastest, sportiest e-bike boasting a 750w motor and a top speed of 28mph. This full carbon bike also features Coleen’s own […]

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GT Grade powers up Amp, Bolt & Current light, affordable gravel e-bikes in Europe

European e-gravel riders get another few affordable options with GT’s new lightweight alloy Grade Power series gravel e-bikes. Starting with their popular, budget-friendly aluminum Grade gravel bike which got a big tire overhaul two summers ago, now GT has dropped a small battery into the downtube and added a light ebikemotion hub motor out back. […]

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Review: Delta Cycles handlebar smartphone mounts offer tough, lightweight options for screen time

Until now, Delta Cycle was known more for wall- and floor-mounted bicycle storage options, making it easy to rack your bike in the garage (or living room). Now, they’re making it just as easy to rack your phone to your handlebar. We tested their new X-Pro and Holder models, which offer two completely different methods […]

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Litelok Core gets highest level of bike lock anti-theft protection, is still the lightest!

Litelok’s new Core bike lock continues their run of producing the lightest locks in their class. Now getting a big city ready Sold Secure Bicycle Diamond rating, the wearable Litelok Core offers top-tier anti-theft protection at less than half the weight of equally secure hardened chain+U-lock combos. No bike lock is indestructible, but Litelok’s flexible, […]

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