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All Kids Bike partners with NASCAR for 75-Hour Giveathon campaign
All Kids Bike is a non-profit organization dedicated to placing Learn-to-Ride bike programs into kindergarten PE classes throughout the United States. The organization has partnered with NASCAR and The NASCAR Foundation for the upcoming 75-hour NASCAR Day Giveathon campaign. The campaign has been created in honor of NASCAR’s 75th Anniversary to provide much-needed funds. The…
Read MoreSome of the Coolest Bikes at the 2023 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show
Revival Cycles and BMW Motorrad partnered up once more in Austin, Texas, for the best bike weekend in America. Jalopnik had boots on the ground once more in Austin, Texas, at the 2023 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show and MotoGP at COTA. Stylish Chippewa boots on my part, if I may say so, though I’m not sure…
Read MoreE-bikes in the powersports industry: two-wheel or tulip mania?
When two French inventors added a steam engine to a bicycle frame at the end of the nineteenth century, it helped kickstart the motorcycle industry. One can argue (and many do) if the steam-powered velocipede deserves to be called the first motorcycle, and if Messrs Michaux and Perreaux deserve the credit. The point is the…
Read MoreTake a Look Inside Honda’s Wild CVT for Bicycles
Honda developed three experimental gearboxes for mountain bikes, but destroyed all the prototypes once it was done winning races. Mountain bike design has come a long way in recent years. From modified BMX rides that were first taken off-road and crazy creations like the Slingshot that was ridden in the late ‘80s, to the beastly…
Read MoreReview: Lectric XP 3.0
This fat-tire foldable electric bike is more refined than before and still an affordable (if heavy) way to get around town. I rode the original Lectric XP electric bike for six months during the pandemic in 2020. It was a salve, a way to feel the breeze on my face during quarantine and go farther…
Read MoreWhy Automakers Are Suddenly Obsessed With E-Bikes
Porsche, General Motors and Polestar are among the carmakers making big moves in battery-assisted bicycles alongside their electric cars and trucks. The rise of electric bikes has been rumbling away for a few years now. In 2022, e-bike sales even outpaced electric and hybrid car sales here in the U.S. In fact, the global e-bike…
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