Recent years have ushered in new e-bike drive systems that are doing away with the chain completely. Ultra efficient and quiet systems, particularly those like the Gates Carbon Drive belt are now ...

As electric bicycles continue to advance in technology, we’re seeing more and more manufacturers veer away from the traditional way of building bikes. Ever since the first bicycles hit the road nearly ...

Although Schaeffler admits that Free Drive is about 5% less efficient than a chain drive at converting pedaling power into forward motion, the system also allows for much greater freedom when it comes ...

The Honda Grom is the little motorbike that can... get you anywhere in a city and quickly. It's a real-deal motorcycle with a clutch and gears, but fun-sized and affordable. In 2014, Honda debuted an ...

For vehicles like ebikes, belt drives offer a smoother, zero-maintenance alternative to chain drives. The Shift Drive system takes the technology further, by allowing riders to shift between two gears ...

A chain is the most common form of drive on two wheels — not only motorcycles, but bicycles, too. This is not the only way to transmit power to the wheel, though. Some bikes use a shaft in the same ...

SRAM’s new Eagle Powertrain electric bike motor has been officially unveiled, ushering forward a new era of ultra-smart e-bike motors that know what you want to do before you even know it. The SRAM ...