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April 13, 2022
Why Bike Club NFT Ditched NFTs
After receiving waves of criticism, the world’s first blockchain-based cycling club pivoted away from NFTs. For now. In the weeks after its launch, Bike Club NFT generated waves of online criticism. Social media users labeled the club a scam and a Ponzi scheme and chastised its founders for tying the...
April 12, 2022
Rad Power Bikes lays off 100 employees, about 14% of staff, after raising $304M last year
Rad Power Bikes is slashing 100 jobs from its 725-person workforce as part of what the Seattle e-bike business describes as a restructuring. The cuts affect employees who helped power the company’s mobile services arm, which is shutting down, including those on the ground and at the Seattle headquarters. GeekWire
April 12, 2022
Is Zwift’s Anti-Doping Policy enough to eradicate cheating culture?
A group from Teesside University in Middlesbrough, UK, has published a review in which it claims Zwift fails to meet the purpose of its anti-doping policy. The review, published in the International Journal of Esports, states that due to significant limitations to the policy and a lackadaisical anti-cheating culture, Zwift...
April 11, 2022
Police recover prototype CeramicSpeed bikes stolen from headquarters
Police have recovered all three prototype bikes that were stolen from headquarters of Driven, the drivetrain start-up connected with component brand CeramicSpeed, Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN) has reported. The two prototype bikes are valued at $40,000 and $30,000 each while the third bike is valued at $12,000. Bikebiz
April 8, 2022
Cycling-British cycling suspend transgender participation policy
British Cycling said on Friday that it has suspended its Transgender and Non-binary Participation Policy with immediate effect. Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges said last week that she had provided British Cycling and governing body UCI with evidence that she was eligible to compete at the National Omnium Championships and was...
April 7, 2022
UCI confirms it is monitoring the progress of Sonny Colbrelli
Last week, Colbrelli was fitted with an internal defibrillator by Italian doctors after he suffered cardiac arrest moments after crossing the finish line of the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya on March 21. Velo News
April 4, 2022
Trek named to TIME100 Most Influential Companies in 2022
Bicycles are plenty eco-friendly, but building and shipping them still exacts a toll. Trek Bicycle in July became the world’s first major bicycle manufacturer to quantify that toll, publishing a sustainability report that found that producing and shipping each bike emits the same amount of carbon energy as an average...
April 1, 2022
Netflix and A.S.O. confirm docuseries on 2022 Tour de France
Netflix is partnering with A.S.O. to create a documentary series on the Tour de France 2022, with the participation of France Télévisions. Produced by Quadbox, a joint venture between QUAD and ‘Box to box Films’ (Drive to Survive), the series will follow the journey of eight teams taking part in...
March 30, 2022
Ahead of listing Felt parent adds 50% bike and 37% e-Bike growth
In its full year 2021 report, new Felt Bicycles parent Pierer Mobility has seen pedal powered bike sales rise by 50% and electric bikes register a 37% year-on-year uptick. Now selling three times the number of electric bikes than it does pedal cycles, at 76,916 units versus 25,837 units in...
March 30, 2022
Will VR Change What’s Expected of At-Home Exercise Bike Workouts?
VR can make a lot of changes to your average workout routine. People are always looking for the next big workout trend, which will keep them engaged and strengthening their bodies. With VR a dancer can be in the club in the middle of the day, sipping on a water...