With a throttle and no pedals, Super73’s new “electric balance bike” blurs the lines of regulation and safety. “No license, registration or insurance required,” its marketing promises.
Category: Bicycles and Bicycling
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‘A Dangerous Combination’: Teenagers’ Accidents Expose E-Bike Risks
The e-bike industry is booming, but many vehicles are not legal for teenagers, and accidents are on the rise.
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To Find Europe’s Best Bike Routes, a Cycling Writer Asked the Crowd
The longtime sports journalist Claude Droussent discusses his new guidebook to cycling in Europe, which uses data from the fitness app Strava, and the growing role bicycles play in worldwide travel.
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Black Soldiers Cycled 1,900 Miles Across the U.S. So He Did, Too.
The New York Times – Travel:A remarkable journey from Montana to St. Louis by 20 Black infantrymen in 1897 seemed doomed to obscurity until Erick Cedeño, a bicyclist, retraced their journey.
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The 15-Minute City: Where Urban Planning Meets Conspiracy Theories
The New York Times – Business:Is having all of life’s amenities within a 15-minute walk convenient? Or is it a government leash? We explain.
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The Cycling Champion Who Doesn’t Have to Win to Be Satisfied
The New York Times – Sports:Ashton Lambie set a world record in individual pursuit 16 months ago. Winning was great, he said, but now he just wants to explore.
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Eileen Sheridan, Who Dominated Cycling in Postwar Britain, Dies at 99
The New York Times – Sports:Known as “the Mighty Atom,” she excelled at long-distance time trials and set several records that still stand more than 70 years later.
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Our Top Travel Stories, Tips and Photos From 2022
The New York Times – Travel:Long-postponed trips sometimes fizzled into staycations as Covid lurked and costs rose. But when we were finally able to travel, we were dazzled anew.
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How the 1% Runs an Ironman
The New York Times – Sports:Inside the world of Ironman XC, which makes the endurance contest a little more endurable — for executives who can afford to pay.
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The Bike Thieves of Burlington, Vermont
The New York Times – Business:A hunt for stolen goods has put citizens and business owners in the center of a debate about policing and a growing, sometimes violent, problem with crime.