When I first hopped on the new Priority Skyline Smart‑Shift e-bike, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. I’ve ridden dozens and dozens of commuter e-bikes, some fancier than others, but it’s rare to ...
DJI subsidiary Avinox and components manufacturer Gobao are racing to bring powerful motors with integrated automatic ...
A continuously variable transmission (CVT) can shift through an infinite number of effective gear ratios between maximum and minimum settings. Fallbrook's NuVinci CVP is a new and improved type of CVT ...
Shimano has become synonymous with bicycle technology, and has been the industry leader for several decades now. Given the rise of electric bicycles, the Japanese company continues to be a leading ...
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This bike shifts gears on its own - engineers are confused

We set out to explore whether a bicycle could shift gears automatically using nothing but mechanical force from the rider. Starting with a full teardown, we design and machine entirely new components ...
E-bike technology is constantly advancing, and one of the latest innovations comes from SEG Automotive. Their new BMM 85 Hypershift drive system brings automatic gear shifting to the world of e-bikes, ...
Regarding bicycle technology, Shimano has been a popular name and has been a leader in the industry for several decades now. With the rise of e-Bikes, the company is still continuing to be a leading ...
While automatic gear-shifting for bikes isn't unheard of, such setups typically require batteries that have to be frequently recharged. This is not the case with Shimano's new Q'Auto system, however, ...
Depending on how you look at it, either a lot or not very much has changed about the way bikes shift gears since the mid-19th century. A lot has been refined along the transmission path, in which your ...
Chinese manufacturer Bafang is a titan of the electric bike motor industry, and thus news swirling around the company generally trends toward new motor announcements. But the latest headline-grabbing ...
VanMoof has released a firmware update for its S3 and X3 e-bikes that allows for manual gear shifting. If you’re thinking that sounds like a pretty basic feature for a bicycle, you’d be right. But ...
Whenever an e-bike manufacturer unveils a machine that can be considered their flagship, you can bet your bottom dollar I’m out to share the news, and recently, Velotric unleashed their Discover M, ...