Bicycles

While there are now a number of kits that allow you to convert your existing bicycle into an ebike, many of them involve adding a lot of ... "stuff" to your bike. Clip keeps things simple, consisting of just a front wheel drive unit and a remote.

Italian bike maker Bianchi – if not the oldest bicycle company, then certainly one of the oldest – has announced the e-Omnia family of ebikes, which include five models spanning three different riding categories.

It was just last week that we heard about the Otto, a simple-to-use bike tail light with some "smart" features. Well, the unrelated Luislight L300 could be considered the Otto's headlight equivalent.

Like a lot of other "smart" products, smart bike lights can sometimes be annoyingly complicated to operate. The Otto tail light is designed to be different, in that it does have some clever functions, but you just set it and forget it.

Last September, we heard how the LeMond bicycle brand was being reborn as a manufacturer of ebikes. The company has now released photos of its Prolog flat-bar electric road bike, that reportedly tips the scales at just 26 lb (11.8 kg).

While you could just lock your ebike to a signpost or rack, wouldn't it be nice to park it someplace where it got recharged, and you could store your gear? HAVN was designed to serve those purposes.

A little bit Jekyll, a little bit Hyde, the newest ebike offering from Nox Cycles has a split personality that craves both cities and mountains. The package ties together a city commuter and an e-mountain bike with a swappable all-in-one e-drive.

From custom printed carbon fiber to a frame that pumps up your tires, it's time for a look back at some of the most interesting bicycle-related products we encountered over the past 365 days.

Tern has announced a new variant of its HSD cargo commuter that's also its first Class 3 ebike. The HSD S11 rocks a Bosch Performance Line motor for pedal assist up to 28 mph, and a battery big enough for as much as 74 miles between charges.

Electric bicycles may require less pedaling effort than regular bikes, but … their riders still have to shift gears. Paris-based electric mobility company Valeo is out to change that, by combining a motor with an automatic gearbox.

We've covered a lot of bikes this year. But rather than putting together some sort of practical, affordable buyer's guide, we thought it'd be interesting to highlight the fresh and left-field design ideas that broke new ground in 2020.

Arizona mountain bike maker Pivot Cycles has announced an update to 2017's Shuttle eMTB, which comes with a lighter, more efficient motor and a big battery for the promise of "class leading power, range, and big mountain capability."