Date: May 10, 2021 At the North American Handbuilt Bicycle Show in 2018, Reynolds Technology Ltd, with Renishaw PLC and Independent Fabrication (IF), built a stainless steel bicycle frame using optimized 3D printed parts (Reynolds, 2018, February 16). This part utilized the Additive Manufacturing process to enhance the part that could not be achieved through …
Category: Voracity Bikes
Voracity designed one of the first carbon fiber XC racing mountain electric bicycles (eBikes) powered by Shimano’s light electric mountain bike motor in 2018. A feature of the eBike is the combination of pedaling power with assisted motor power excellent on steep long mountain climbs. Once on top of the mountain, the ride is thrilling …
As a previous competitive XC racer competing on some of the toughest trails in Hawaii racing in Xterra Triathlons, I find the Voracity Strike the best I’ve ever ridden. The handling is so smooth and powerful quick to respond to singletrack trails, rock gardens, and uphill climbs. This changes XC MTB racing with the power, …
Voracity bikes (http://voracitybikes.com) will be at the EDS booth L0023 at Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1, 4F during the Taipei Cycle Show in Taiwan. Please make an appointment for Mar. 27~28 to see the new Voracity all wheel drive (2 motors) eBike! Contact Albert at [email protected] during the show, for buyers from Mar. 27 to …
Last month, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to authorize the San Francisco’s participation in a plan to grow the regional bike share program from 700 to 7,000 bikes in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville. This expansion will transform the successful pilot program into a new, robust transportation option for the Bay …
The Bay Area’s first electric bike-sharing program put 100 neon-red bicycles on San Francisco streets this week, just ahead of the scheduled debut on Wednesday of the region’s big Ford GoBike project. This will be the first e-bike program for Social Bicycles, a Brooklyn, N.Y., firm that runs bike sharing in 27 cities including Portland, …
JUMP bikes are in their early days, and this week’s rollout is a modest 100-bike endeavor that isn’t yet open to the public, though that is a goal for the future. Instead, Social Bicycles staff have been reaching out to local businesses and nonprofits to offer memberships to people living and working in places where …
The most obvious application for a composite material like graphene is in frames, wheels and other components currently made from carbon fibre. As Musgrove explains, “Frames are becoming extremely lightweight, and there is not a lot of weight to be shed in the current crop of high-end frames, many of which come with maximum rider …
Ever ridden a pair of wheels with Nobel prize-winning ingredients? Neither had we until now. While they look like other carbon road wheels, beneath the surface lies a layer of Graphene – ‘G+’ in Vittoria-speak – which is being touted as the next wonder material. Vittoria claims the graphene makes the Quranos stronger and laterally …