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Opinion: America Needs More Ebikes
Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. America needs more ebikes… just not on mountain bike trails. About two years ago my wife and …
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Trek Powerfly 8 Full Suspension Electric Mountain Bike Review
It’s been nearly four years since I’ve ridden or reviewed an electric mountain bike, so at Sea Otter last week I decided it was time to give it another shot. I chose to test the Trek Powerfly 8, a full suspension mountain bike fitted with a Bosch CX Performance e-bike system, and here is what I learned. …
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Former Tesla Engineer Develops First Ever Self-Navigating Mountain Bike
Mark Jenkins thinks he’s onto something. The former Tesla Engineer in charge of helping write the company’s self-driving vehicle software, Jenkins became frustrated with the government red tape involved in designing an autonomous system that has to account for hundreds of traffic laws and safety regulations. Instead, he realized building a self-navigating mountain bike could be accomplished on a much …
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Over a Beer: You Don’t Need an Ebike for Uphill Flow
Editor’s Note: “Over a Beer” is a regular column written by Greg Heil. While Greg is the Editor in Chief for Singletracks.com, any opinions expressed in this column are his alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Singletracks.com. I just had my first experience with uphill flow. And it wasn’t on an ebike. I …
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Watch: Gary Fisher Says that Ebikes Are “The Next Big Thing”
In this recent interview, Gary Fisher, mountain bike pioneer, says that he thinks ebikes will “surely become the next big thing.” “E mountain bike takes away the hard part. It’s that part where you’re going 5kph and you’re in a world of hurt going up this super steep hill and you’re barely making it up… good bye …
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