Bicycle

One of the world's largest bicycle brands ups its ebike game with a dedicated brand encouraging commuters to ditch the car and get on an electric bike. Specialized's Globe brand will carry the torch of getting more butts into ebike saddles.

Ebikes lugging large motors and larger batteries remain standard, but smaller, lighter e-drives have been resulting in sleeker ebikes. FreeFlow has pushed the latest slim e-drive toward the market, integrating its hardware neatly in the bottom bracket.

Korean outfit Outbreaker is manufacturing a pair of gadgets you can plumb into any hydraulic bike brake setup. One allows you to fine-tune pressure in your brake lines, and the other claims to act like a sort of mechanical ABS to stop wheels locking.

Tern continues its mission to find just the right blend of compact ebike sizing and load-hauling utility for every urban-dwelling biped. The new Quick Haul might just prove your perfect tool for carrying kids, groceries and more around the city.

Folding bicycle maker Brompton has commissioned a new HQ and factory complex in England that will feature impressive sustainable design, and will also include a network of bike paths, allowing visitors and staff to ride right up onto its roof.

The new Biktrix Juggernaut XD ebike packs so much power and torque it runs two drivetrains to handle it all. The result is an ebike that can tow like a small truck, climb like an ibex and accelerate to 30 mph, all while protecting vital components.

The first bikes using Valeo's smart ebike system will roll off production lines within months. Fourteen manufacturers have signed on to begin using this high-torque integrated powertrain, with its built-in 7-speed automatic transmission and belt drive.

A new contender in the race to make the sleekest ebike, Bonc uses a frame-integrated battery to maintain the thin-tubed diamond geometry of a road commuter. An inconspicuous water bottle-style range-extender boosts available assist to 85 miles.

Gravel bikes are growing in popularity not just among backcountry trailblazers, but among commuters chasing road-bike-like geometries and greater comfort. The latest from Specialized brings incredible lightness to the table, too.

Ares Design is known for four-wheel creations, but it's ready to prove it knows its way around two wheels, too. Partnering with ebike maker HPS, it presents a $22,000 ebike that weighs under 20 pounds and looks like a non-electric commuter.

Ribble spent three years in the wind tunnel and on the track optimizing and micro-adjusting the aerodynamics of its new Ultra SL R. The race-ready bike slithers its way through oncoming air with blade-like tubes and an air-disrupting cockpit.

Juiced Bikes has opened up its top commuter ebike to a broader range of riders with a new step-through version of its CrossCurrent X, decked out with practical extras and more accessible than ever before, at US$500 less than the original bike.