Category: bikes

Micro Mobility Revolution Races Ahead, as Policymakers and Police Try to Keep Up

Since Gabriel Kwok started riding an electric unicycle on Vancouver’s streets nine months ago, he estimates he’s logged about 2,000 kilometres on the briefcase-sized vehicle. The 21-year-old Emily Carr University film student has a car to haul people or cargo, but his “wheel” is his main means of commuting to school and getting around the…


Shangri-La to Shanghai | Tough Rides Season 1 Ep6

The closure of the Eastern Tibetan border forces the Pyle brothers to travel by plane, reconnecting with their bikes in Shangri-La. From here, they head to Guizhou Province. …


Shanghai to the Korean Border | Tough Rides Season 1 Ep1

Colin and Ryan Pyle take off from Shanghai on their two well-kitted out BMW bikes for an epic adventure. They will cover 18,000 kilometers (11,000 miles) over 60 days in a circuit of China that has never been attempted before. …


Michigan Man Dies in Florida While Delivering Free Bikes

KINGSFORD, Mich.—A Michigan Army veteran who turned his life around with a bike shop died in a crash while delivering free bikes to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian, his family said. Steven Pringle, 57, was killed in Punta Gorda, Florida, on Nov. 23, a few weeks after a profile in the Detroit Free…


Peloton to Cut Jobs, Shut Stores, and Raise Prices in Company-Wide Revamp

Peloton Interactive Inc. said on Friday it would cut jobs, shut stores, and raise prices on its exercise equipment including treadmills and top-end bikes as it undertakes a company-wide revamp to shore up its revenue and improve cash flow. Shares of the company surged about 11 percent in afternoon trade after the company said in…


Peloton to Stop Making Its Own Bikes, Treadmills

Peloton will stop making its own interactive stationary bikes and treadmills, outsourcing those duties to a Taiwanese manufacturer as it attempts to revive sales that surged during the pandemic. The New York City company, which recorded its only profitable quarters during the pandemic, is seeking to lower costs after sales slid when gyms began to…


2 Teens See Burglar Breaking Into 80-Year-Old’s House, Halt Him With Their Bikes, Hailed as Heroes

Columbus police Burglary Detective James Francis doesn’t advise bystanders to stop criminals in the act—but acknowledges that 14- and 15-year-old boys will “do what 14- and 15-year-old boys do.” Teens Aaromn Hunt, 15, and Desmar Woods, 14, on Sept. 5 crossed paths with a would-be burglar in their eastside neighborhood; the pair were riding their…


Australian Farmers Back New Quad Bike Safety Rules

Australia’s farmers have offered strong support for federal government moves to improve the safety of ATVs or quad bikes, backing new laws to fit rollover bars amid a “horrific” death and injury toll. The National Farmers Federation believes the devices, which will become mandatory on all new bikes from October, will help save lives. This…


Industry and Federal Government at Odds Over Quad Bikes

Australia’s peak automotive body is urging the federal government to rethink plans to mandate rollover bars on ATVs or quad bikes, warning the move threatens the viability of dealers and could actually cost lives. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) says the rules, to come into effect this year, also fly in the face…