Product Briefs: OKGO, Garmin & Vittoria

OKGO prototype e-bike

Taipei, Taiwan Taiwanese manufacturer OKGO is claiming it is rapidly accelerating the progression of e-bikes towards integration and digitalisation, with its carbon-framed SmartBar e-bike unveiled at Taipei Cycle. With a futuristic monocoque carbon frame that hints at the technology contained within, the urban e-bike has a handlebar-integrated Smart Bike Display that receives voice commands, can…

First Australian Standard for Bike Racks

People putting bike racks on the back of cars

Melbourne, Victoria Australia’s first formal standards for vehicle-mounted bike racks are under development, promptly largely by growing sales of vertical racks. Standards Australia’s recent decision to establish specific regulations for bicycle racks follows industry concerns and uncertainty about police issuing fines to drivers using vertical racks. In April 2022, fines imposed by Victorian police prompted…

Tiller Turning to Investors to Save Roadster Project

Two people looking at Tiller e-bike

Fremantle, WA A WA-based premium e-bike developer, Tiller Rides, has opened the door for an investor or buyer to keep its program on track, after the company went into voluntary administration last month amid a series of adversities in the economic climate. Costly production delays caused by Covid restrictions, followed by a tightening financial market,…

$65 Price Tag as Revolve Starts Selling Repurposed Mobikes

Fleet of e-bikes lined up in storage

Sydney, NSW Bicycle recycling enterprise Revolve ReCYCLING has begun selling the redeployed bikes it accessed from the failed Mobike and OnYaBike share bike services. The Sydney-based organisation in March gained approval to repurpose the estimated 1,000 to 1,300 bikes left in a warehouse, never used, when OnYahbike by Mobike went bankrupt late last year. Revolve…

Product Briefs: Mavic E-Bike Motor, Greater Bosch Security and More

Mavic’s X-Tend e-bike motor

Annecy, France French brand Mavic has unveiled its own superlight e-bike motor, the X-Tend, as the company searches for a partner to help take the motor to production. The X-Tend’s release prompted recollections of another electronic innovation by Mavic, when it led the shift to electronic derailleurs with the launch of its Zap system in…

Yamaha E-Bike Debut in Australia

Person riding e-mountain bike

Sydney, NSW Yamaha’s new generation of e-bikes will make its introduction to the Australian market this month, with the YDX-Moro 07 e-MTB set to pave the way for other models. It will be the first time Yamaha e-bikes have made it to our shores, as the Japanese company this year celebrates its 30th anniversary of…

Near Miss Traffic Monitoring Technology Reaches Australia

digital representation of traffic monitoring software

London, UK New ‘near miss’ traffic monitoring software has been released in Australia to help transport authorities identify and analyse traffic hotspots that are particularly dangerous for cyclists … before they cause a major accident. UK-based company VivaCity Labs last month introduced its Automated Near Miss reporting capability for active transport to Australia, as part…

Production Breakthrough for Chainless Drive System

Man and woman posing with the Mocci Smart Mobility Vehicle

Munich, Germany The horizons for future e-bike designs opened considerably last month, when Munich-based e-cargo bike company Mocci became the first brand to go into production using a chainless drive system developed by fellow German company Schaeffler. The Free Drive system, unveiled back in August 2021 and now incorporated into Mocci’s Smart Pedal Vehicles, opens…

Brighter, Lighter and Unburdened by Over Analysis

To road cyclists riding with bicycle headlights on

Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne-based company Knog has foreshadowed it’s about to get a lot more upfront with its lighting designs, with the imminent release of a new range of high-powered headlights. Knog cofounder and owner Hugo Davidson predicted the range, scheduled for release in April, will be a gamechanger despite taking a more simple approach compared…

$26.7 Million Injection as Arcimoto Resumes Production

Arcimoto’s Deliverator e-cargo bike

Oregon, US A company at the forefront of light electric vehicle production, US operate Arcimoto, has enjoyed a positive breakthrough amid challenges. It has accrued a total of US$18 million (A$26.71 million) in funding during the past two months, and last week began its production for 2023. Arcimoto recorded a nett loss of approximately US$17…