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Weiss </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> September 4, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/fantic-serves-up-electric-fat-bikes-two-ways/39238/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 21 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/fantic-serves-up-electric-fat-bikes-two-ways/39238/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/fanfic-fat-e-bikes@2x.jpg" alt="Fantic Fat Sport"> </a> </div> <p>Fat bikes and electric bikes have been two of the biggest trends in bicycles over the past few years, and they've even mated to create a new category. Electric fat bikes like the <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/defiant-electric-fat-bike/28124/">Defiant Big Easy</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/pedego-trail-tracker-electric-fatbike/26316/">Pedego Trail Tracker</a> blend the advantages of big, floaty oversized tires and electric muscle. Italian motorcycle manufacturer Fantic is getting in the game, using its knowledge of powered, fat-tired motorbikes in launching both off-road and urban fat e-bikes. </p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/fantic-serves-up-electric-fat-bikes-two-ways/39238/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="39274"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39274"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/dribarz/39274/">DriBarz are windshields for cyclists' hands</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Ben Coxworth </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/dribarz/39274/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 3 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/dribarz/39274/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/dribarz@2x.jpg" alt="DriBarz shield cyclists' hands from the rain, while still letting sweat moisture escape"> </a> </div> <p>Cyclists who ride in the rain typically stay dry by wearing waterproof-yet-breathable jackets and pants. According to Vancouver, Washington-based engineer Jay Small, however, waterproof cycling <em>gloves</em> have a harder time keeping out the rain while also letting the sweat escape. His solution? Use regular dry-weather gloves, and his DriBarz handlebar fairing.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/dribarz/39274/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="39236"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39236"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/sram-wireless-shifting-red-etap/39236/">SRAM Red eTap offers lightweight wireless shifting</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/author/scott-collie/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Scott Collie </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/sram-wireless-shifting-red-etap/39236/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 2 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/sram-wireless-shifting-red-etap/39236/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sram-red-etap@2x.jpg" alt="The SRAM Red eTap offers up precise, reliable shifting without any danger of cable stretching or dirt impacting your shifts"> </a> </div> <p>SRAM has joined the peleton of bicycle manufacturers offering up electronic shifting for high-end roadbikes. The SRAM Red eTap is a wireless shifting system that promises precise, simple shifting like that offered by electric systems from <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/shimano-dura-ace-di2-electronic-shift/11407/">Shimano</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/campagnolo-eps-electronic-shifting-system/20441/">Campagnolo</a>.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/sram-wireless-shifting-red-etap/39236/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="39202"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39202"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/sync-bicycle/39202/">Sync bike definitely won't get mistaken for another</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Ben Coxworth </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/sync-bicycle/39202/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 3 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/sync-bicycle/39202/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sync-bicycle@2x.jpg" alt="The Sync's frame design is inspired by the shape of a rider in the aerodynamic "tucked" position"> </a> </div> <p>While things like comfort, light weight and durability are important considerations when selecting a bike, it <em>is</em> OK to want one that looks unique, too. If you place a lot of emphasis on the latter, then the Sync might be for you.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/sync-bicycle/39202/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="39188"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39188"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/candea-water-bottle-light/39188/">Candea water bottle doubles as a bike light</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Ben Coxworth </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/candea-water-bottle-light/39188/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 3 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/candea-water-bottle-light/39188/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/candea-water-bottle-light@2x.jpg" alt="The Candea bottle holds water, and emits light"> </a> </div> <p>There's a trick campers use, where they shine a flashlight down into a water bottle to create a lantern. Well, Italian cycling goods manufacturer Elite uses that same principle in its new Candea bottle – LEDs in the bottom illuminate the bottle above, making night-time cyclists a bit more visible.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/candea-water-bottle-light/39188/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="39178"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39178"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/et-smart-scooter/39178/">ET Smart Scooter hits the reset button with new foldable, electric model</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/author/eric-mack/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Eric Mack </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/et-smart-scooter/39178/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 3 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/et-smart-scooter/39178/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/et-smart-scooter@2x.jpeg" alt="The ET Smart Scooter aims to fix production flaws found in the original E.T Scooter"> </a> </div> <p>Last year, Gizmag reported on Royalplay Group Limited's <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/et-foldable-electric-scooter/34769/">E.T Scooter</a>, one of many new electric scooters designed to fold up and transport easily when it isn't transporting you. Things apparently haven't gone so well for the company since then, but now it's back with a new and improved model, the ET Smart Scooter, to make things right.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/et-smart-scooter/39178/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39180"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39180"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/"> — Bicycles </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/aenimal-bhulk-3d-printed-mountain-bike/39180/">3D-printed compostable bike frame is made from plants</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Ben Coxworth </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 31, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/aenimal-bhulk-3d-printed-mountain-bike/39180/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 11 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/aenimal-bhulk-3d-printed-mountain-bike/39180/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/aenimal-bhulk@2x.jpg" alt="The fully-assembled award-winning Aenimal Bhulk mountain bike"> </a> </div> <p>With the exceptions of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/wooden-sandwich-bike/29963/" target="_blank">wood</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/bamboo-bicycle-frame-alternatives/31292/" target="_blank">bamboo</a>, bicycle frames usually aren't made from sustainable resources. And although <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/trek-begins-carbon-fiber-recycling-program/18493/" target="_blank">some programs</a> do exist, we generally don't think of old bike frames getting recycled. Italian design studio Eurocompositi is setting out to change that, however, with its 3D-printed Bhulk mountain bike frame.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/aenimal-bhulk-3d-printed-mountain-bike/39180/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39153"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39153"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/"> — Bicycles </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/scosche-boombottle-plus-speaker-bicycle-bottle-cage/39153/">Scosche Bluetooth speaker bottles up audio for cyclists</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stanley-goodner/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Stanley Goodner </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 30, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/scosche-boombottle-plus-speaker-bicycle-bottle-cage/39153/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 9 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/scosche-boombottle-plus-speaker-bicycle-bottle-cage/39153/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/scosche-boombottle-plus@2x.jpg" alt="The Scosche BoomBottle+ fits in most bicycle bottle cages"> </a> </div> <p>Despite the abundance of portable audio products, the choices for enjoying music while riding a bicycle are more limited. Headphones and earphones aren't ideal for those needing situational awareness, and most speakers aren't created with bicycle-mounting in mind. Scosche's recently-announced Bluetooth wireless speaker, the BoomBottle+, is designed to be rugged, loud, and conveniently-shaped to fit in most bicycle bottle cages.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/scosche-boombottle-plus-speaker-bicycle-bottle-cage/39153/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39160"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39160"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/"> — Bicycles </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/comodule-automated-e-bike-eurobike/39160/">CoModule shows autonomous e-bike concept at Eurobike</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/author/chris-wood/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Chris Wood </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 30, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/comodule-automated-e-bike-eurobike/39160/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 7 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/comodule-automated-e-bike-eurobike/39160/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/comodule-autonomous-e-bike@2x.jpg" alt="CoModule has some ambitious ideas for its autonomous e-bike concept"> </a> </div> <p>Self-driving technology isn't solely the domain of <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/google-self-driving-car-public-roads-approval-california/37535/">cars</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/daimler-unveils-autonomous-freightliner-inspiration-truck/37384/">trucks</a> – <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/ford-flex-mode-e-bike/38369/">bikes</a> are getting in on the act too. We spied the latest example at Eurobike in Germany, where CoModule showed a smartphone-controlled, three-wheeled e-bike prototype. The concept is designed to stimulate a conversation about the sorts of practical applications this technology could find in the real-world.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/comodule-automated-e-bike-eurobike/39160/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39158"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39158"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/"> — Bicycles </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/kickstand-pump/39158/">Kickstand Pump does quadruple duty</a></h1> <ul class="article-attributes"> <li class="article-attributes__writer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author" class="link-camo"> <i class="fa fa-user"></i> Ben Coxworth </a> </li> <li class="article-attributes__published"> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> August 28, 2015 </li> <li class="article-attributes__pictures"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/kickstand-pump/39158/pictures" class="link-ui"> <i class="fa fa-picture-o"></i> 5 PICTURES </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/kickstand-pump/39158/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/kickstand-pump@2x.jpg" alt="The Kickstand Pump, folded up and serving as a tail light"> </a> </div> <p>When most of us think of a cycling multi-tool, we picture something that goes in a jersey pocket or saddle pack. Seoul-based company Leeman, however, is looking at things a little differently. Its Kickstand Pump mounts on the bike, and serves not only as a kickstand and pump, but also a tire lever and tail light.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/kickstand-pump/39158/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <div class="pagination"> <span>1</span> <a rel="next" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/2/">2</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/3/">3</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/4/">4</a> <a rel="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/5/">5</a> <a rel="next" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054513/http://www.gizmag.com/bicycles/2/">Next »</a> </div> <input type="hidden" name="csrfmiddlewaretoken" value="gBp5sgsBhI9NPA9bNl29jpZIdfx2XtCe"/> </div> <div class="column-tertiary"> <ul class="tertiary-articles highlights 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