Bicycles

Both gravel bikes and electric bikes are becoming more popular, so it should come as no surprise that we're seeing an increasing number of gravel ebikes. One of the latest, the E-Flash, features a carbon frame at a relatively low price.

In 2013, Musguard launched ultra-packable mudguards that roll right around a bike's tubes – out of the way in good weather, eating up road spray in bad. Now it's added the Omni, a more versatile rollable mudguard ready for dirtier riding.

Though Okai does have a couple of ebikes sat among the e-kickscooters in its product lineup, they're more like e-mopeds than road or trail rides. That's about to change with the CES 2022 debut of an electric pedal-assist mountainbike called the EB20.

Given the multitude of currently-available cycling electronics, it's certainly possible that someone could have an actioncam, a rear-view camera and a lighting system mounted on their bike. The Seeker system combines all of those items in one setup.

California's Aventon wants you to leave your car at home and hop on the Soltera instead, which ships as a Class 3 ebike, can be had as a single-speed ride or with a 7-speed derailleur, and is available in step-over or step-through frame options.

The ebike arm of CSC Motorcycles has followed last year's launch of a fat-tired electric roller powered by a 750-W rear-hub motor with a more powerful model rocking a 1,000-W mid-drive Bafang and offering up to 75 miles of range.

We've seen bikes that are powered by both the arms and legs, plus we've seen ones that are rowed instead of (or along with) being pedaled. The Varibike Extreme, however, combines both types of exercise in a unique new fashion.

California-based manufacturer Rungu is already known for its crazy dual-front-wheeled electric fatbikes. Well, the latest versions of the go-anywhere Dualies now feature not only a longer battery range, but also better ground clearance.

A couple of months back, San Diego's Ride1Up revealed a couple of renderings showing a new ebike its product team was working on. A good fit for the beach lifestyle on the company's home turf, the Class 3 Cafe Cruiser has now been revealed.

A tail light is an important piece of night-time cycling equipment, while a rear-facing ride-recording camera is good to have in the event of a run-in with a car. Currently on Kickstarter, TOOO Cycling's DVR80 combines both tools in one device.

Sydney-based ebike maker Zoomo has announced the US launch of the Zoomo One utility ebike, which has been designed to encourage last-mile delivery operations to make the switch from gas-powered mopeds to cleaner package hauling.

As 2021 draws to a close, it's time to once again look back at some of the bicycle-related products that really stood out over the past year. While they might not all end up taking the cycling industry by storm, they're definitely innovative.