on the Circuit Paul Ricard located at Le Castellet in South of France, I have reached a speed of 333 km/h on a rocket-propelled bicycle, after only 4.8 seconds of acceleration. A velocity of more than 300 km/h on a skinny and completely stripped bicycle, this is amazing, and a bit crazy! Who thought that one day a daredevil on a bicycle, with a rocket under the saddle, could travel the quarter mile in less than 7 seconds? – François Gissy
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The 2024 Tour de France is a hot bed for new road bike tech and this year is no different. Sam Gupta has rounded up seven weird bits of tech from this years race that he thinks are worth knowing about. There’s everything from new continental tyres, automatic chain waxing machines, aero nose covers, 3d printed mounts and painted handlebars.
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — About two months after announcing that it planned to reinvest in its bike helmet and accessory brands, Vista Outdoor has layed off 14 people at its Scotts Valley facility, which houses the Bell, Giro and Blackburn headquarters. The layoffs represent about 10% of the work force at the facilty.
According to sources at the company who spoke with BRAIN, the layoffs were across departments at Bell, Giro and Blackburn, including employees in engineering, design, testing and marketing. The layoffs included several long-serving manager in those departments, the sources said…
We caught up with the Rayvolt team in Barcelona to check out their impressive line of leather and copper accented vintage e-bikes.