Being previous and ornery I’m at all times able to learn a unfavourable story about e-bikes and imagine it instantly and with out asking any questions, however on this case…I’ve questions:
I suppose my first query is…what?!?
Additionally…how? And, actually? Like, this really occurred? The hearth division needed to minimize the handlebar off the bike and it was nonetheless protruding of the lady!?!
What the hell type of loopy e-bike was this???

Are there lots of people on the market using round on e-bikes with un-taped bullhorn handlebars or one thing?

It’s just like the Working of the Bulls up there in Cape Cod.
In the meantime, Trek has a brand new gravel e-bike, as a result of apparently using bikes on gravel is meant to be very easy now:
The subtext right here appears to be that {couples} can now experience collectively because of the motor:

And I’m positive they’re each joyful now that they get to spend EVERY WAKING MOMENT TOGETHER:

Higher nonetheless, they get to take action while being trapped in Trek’s ecosystem. There’s the Trek display screen:

And the Trek baggage:

And the Trek water bottles:

And naturally the Trek app:

Which tells you the place to experience:

And experience:

And usually makes your life immeasurably higher by eradicating something resembling thought or effort out of your biking expertise:

Better of all, whenever you invariably begin bickering, an AI John Burke will seem and give you unsolicited relationship recommendation:

He actually does have a solution for all the pieces:

It’s just like the an episode of “Black Mirror,” solely far more boring.
However maybe you’d like extra juice and fewer excuses. If that’s the case, Cannondale has the bike for you:

Say goodbye to Jesus-carrying and hiya to bizarre vertical bike-humping!

And look, it’s one other video with a person and a lady fortunately using collectively!
Now you’ll don’t have any extra excuses for skipping that basically quick experience on a dizzying precipice:

Talking of journey have you ever ever dreamed of seeing the within of the Zéfal manufacturing unit?

In fact you haven’t. Plus, the story accommodates no point out in any respect of the truth that they not even make what was by far their greatest product, that being their legendary body pump:

That is like Chris King not making headsets…although I suppose if individuals had saved shopping for the body pumps then Zéfal would have saved making them. I suppose between the ubiquity of CO2s and the misshapen bulbosity of right now’s crabon frames there isn’t any longer a spot (actually and figuratively) for the trusty body pump.
But they nonetheless make the toe clips, go determine:

I suppose these Eroica rides sustain simply sufficient of a requirement.
And eventually, might somebody translate this from Desert Hipsterese to English please?
If you happen to’ve ever contemplated door knobs – why would you? – you perceive Gestalt. Probably the most aesthetically pleasing door knobs are sometimes those created from easy, easy-to-interact-with shapes, in proportions that match design and performance. They’re not straightforward to seek out. Not even the nice Mies Van Der Rohe tried to design one. As a substitute, he designed door handles.
SRAM’s Eagle 90 is the door deal with equal of the bicycle part juxtaposition of a doorknob. It’s the FSB 1267 lever deal with of bicycle groupsets. Not as a result of a genius like Mies designed it, however as a result of, let’s be trustworthy, the bar for MTB drivetrains has been set fairly rattling low for the reason that early aughts.
Thanks prematurely.