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Urtopia Carbon Fusion Pro: Lightweight fiber road and trail champ

Urtopia is known for its elegant carbon fiber e-bikes with advanced technology. The latest model maintains the build with a more traditional riding…

Jun 4

March 2025

Velotric Nomad 2 review: Best fat tire e-bike of 2025

It's a perfect time to get out and enjoy a fat tire e-bike and Velotric launched one of the best ever with the Nomad 2.

Mar 1

February 2025

Grand Canyon ON 7 eMTB review: Single track joy with uphill ease

Not all of us are expert mountain bike riders, but thankfully Canyon makes an affordable eMTB for those who enjoy the simpler pleasures of single track…

Feb 22

Ride1Up Turris e-bike review: Multi-surface cruiser

If you are spending $1,000 on a bike, it's nice to be able to ride it for commuting, cruising, and trail rides.

Feb 20

RingConn Gen 2: A subscription-free option to Oura

Affordable option with detailed health and wellness insights

Feb 11 •

January 2025

Tenways CGO600 Pro-C: One significant change lets me tackle the steepest hills

Tenways continues to excel at making high quality, light weight, commuter bikes and this new variant solves my one issue with last year's model.

Jan 22

December 2024

Vvolt Centauri II e-bike: Effortless and reliable city commuting

If you ride a bike to work, you just need it to work every time. Vvolt's new e-bike provides a nearly maintenance-free experience.

Dec 19, 2024

Unleashing pure joy: The Mukkpet Ninja is electrifying fun

Moped style e-bikes have been recommended to me for years and I finally tried one out. It may now serve forever as my primary commuting vehicle.

Dec 12, 2024

iQOO 13 review: Qualcomm landed here first

US customers cannot current buy this phone running the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Elite processor, but I had a chance to try it for a couple of…

Dec 4, 2024

ENGO 2 Photochromic: PRs powered by glasses

Achieving your best performance is one reason to use a watch while training and these glasses enhance that experience with a heads-up display.

Dec 2, 2024

November 2024

Canyon Neuron:ONfly eMTB review: Agile, powerful, and affordable

Canyon released a lightweight carbon fiber eMTB that has significantly increased the fun of exploring mountain trails while still priced less than…

Nov 16, 2024

Velowave Ranger 2.0: Long range fat tire e-bike

While I don't ride fat tire bikes for commuting, they are fun to ride on trails and in wet conditions where you want long range and comfort.

Nov 4, 2024

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