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e-Bike, Mountain Bike, News - October 4, 2022

New WTB HTZ e-mountain bike wheels get completely overbuilt so you can ride harder

With weight being a distant second (or third, possibly fourth) to durability, the new WTB HTZ i30 eMTB wheels get heavy duty rims, hubs, and spokes to handle the roughest trails on the biggest bikes. All-new alloy rims and hubs take an e-mountain bike’s extra weight into account, offering better braking heat management, impact resistance,

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Rocky Mounts GuideRail review: smart details make for a better tray-style hitch rack

Back in early August, I wrote about my first impressions of the Rocky Mounts GuideRail 2″. It’s now been two months, a boatload of bike hauling and a 1900-mile round trip from Southern California to Bend Oregon and back with my Masi in the Guide Rail. In case you didn’t read my last piece on

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Rad Power announces RadWagon 4 ‘stop-ride notice’ over tire and rim strip issues

On Aug. 31, Rad Power announced the first of two voluntary stop-ride notices on parts for its RadWagon 4 ebikes. It found that the rim strip on some of the powered cargo bikes could be misaligned due to an assembly issue. A misaligned rim strip can expose the inner tube to the spokes and nipples,

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These 48 Companies were just awarded the Bicycle Friendly Business Status

The League of American Bicyclists is an organization that’s been around since 1880, formerly known as the League of American Wheelmen. The League celebrates the role that bicycle-friendly businesses play in car-free transportation by awarding the Bicycle Friendly business status to companies for their work to make biking an easier option for more people. This is

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e-Bike, Feature Stories, Mountain Bike, News - September 28, 2022

Bosch CX Race Limited Edition Motor gets exclusive 400% Assist Race Mode

Bosch has announced the CX Performance Line Race Motor, a lighter, more supportive eBike motor that offers up to 400% assistance. It does not replace the current Performance Line CX Motor; rather, it is a limited edition drive unit that will be distributed among twenty leading eMTB manufacturers to sell with their most race-focused eBikes.

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