It is official: The wild ride of Rad Power Bikes has come to an end, and the final price tag is a sobering reminder that the “post-pandemic bike boom” is truly, deeply over. Life Electric Vehicles Holdings Inc. (Life EV) has won the auction to acquire the assets of the bankrupt e-bike giant for $13.2 million. To put that number in perspective: Rad Power raised over $300 million in investment capital back in 2021. Selling the entire company for $13 million is roughly a 96% discount. In the cycling world, we call that “pro deal pricing.” Who is “Life EV”?…
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Usually, when you sign up for a Belgian Waffle Ride, the only thing you are contributing to is your own future physical demise and perhaps the local economy of a small town’s brewery scene. But for 2026, the self-proclaimed “most irreverent unroad cycling series” is getting serious about a cause. BWR announced today a national partnership with Bike MS, the fundraising giant of the National MS Society. The collaboration will span the entire 2026 calendar—including the stops in Arizona, California, Utah, and Montana—effectively merging the “gravel privateer” crowd with the charity ride ecosystem. Waffles with a Side of Philanthropy The…
If you ride a bike on public roads in 2026, you likely already have a relationship with the little blinking light on your seatpost that beeps when a car is about to ruin your day. The Garmin Varia is the gold standard of “don’t die” technology. But a new startup called Luna Systems thinks a simple radar blip isn’t enough. They have announced the Luna Oculus, a new “AI-powered” safety system that doesn’t just sense cars—it sees them. The Pitch: A Supercomputer for Your Commute According to a new report from Digital Camera World, the Luna Oculus is a rear-facing…
We regret to inform the “Spirit of Gravel” that it has been outbid. Lauf Gravel Worlds announced this week that its 2026 edition will feature a staggering $150,000 prize purse. That is not a typo. The race that started 17 years ago as a pirate-themed grassroots ride in Lincoln, Nebraska, is now handing out checks that would make a WorldTour domestique weep with envy. The cash, sponsored by GOODLIFE Nutrition, marks the largest single-day prize purse in the history of the discipline. It will be split evenly between the men’s and women’s fields, paying 10 deep. If you’re a pro…
In the cycling industry dictionary, the suffix “ADV” usually evokes images of bearded men riding gravel bikes across Mongolia or at least a Subaru Forester with a roof tent. Aventon, however, has decided that “ADV” actually stands for “Avoiding Drivetrain Variance.” The brand announced this week the launch of the Soltera 3 ADV, the latest iteration of its lightweight urban commuter. And while it won’t be winning the Dakar Rally, it might just win the battle against your pants leg grease stains. The Belt Drive Diet The headline feature here is the Gates Carbon Belt Drive. Aventon has taken a…
Look, another day, another press release about an “ecosystem.” But this one actually has some real potential, so pay attention. AI training and coaching platform Vekta just announced a multi-year deal with Team AMANI, making them the official tech partner through 2028. What does that mean in non-press-release English? It means these emerging riders in East Africa are about to get the exact same high-level, data-obsessed performance tools that the big WorldTour teams are using. The goal, according to Paul-Antoine Girard, Co-founder and CEO of Vekta, is to ensure “elite performance should not be limited by geography, background, or access.”…
Wattbike, the brand that has made indoor cycling synonymous with “controlled agony,” is at it again. This time, they’re expanding their empire down under, bringing their award-winning Wattbike Proton and Air to Australia. Because if there’s one thing Australians needed, it’s another way to sweat profusely while staring at a wall. The company’s latest moves are part of a broader vision to dominate the indoor cycling market, appealing to everyone from elite athletes to casual fitness enthusiasts who just want to burn off that extra Tim Tam. With the launch of the Proton and Air, Wattbike is positioning itself as…
In the not-so-distant realm of competitive cycling, where every sinew and synapse of the human body is pushed to its ultimate capacity in pursuit of some glorious and ephemeral triumph, one would expect a level of order and meticulous planning akin to that of a NASA mission. However, at the Etoile de Bessèges, an event which—let’s be honest—most of us probably hadn’t marked on our calendars as a must-watch, things took a turn for the surreal in a way that would make even Kafka raise an eyebrow. Early on stage 3, as the racers peddled through the French countryside with…