Ron Frazelle

4 days ago | bikerumor.com | Ron Frazelle

Continuing their forward momentum of offering great eBikes that are safe, accessible, and affordable, Southern California’s Aventon Bikes launches its second mid-drive eBike, the Aventure M. I’ve been riding the Aventure M for the last month or so, and I like it a lot. We touched on it a bit when I saw it at the Sea Otter Classic last April. OK, let’s dive right into it. This is the second bike in Aventon’s line with a mid-drive motor. The first being their eMTB, the Ramblas.

4 days ago | bikerumor.com | Ron Frazelle

I’m a fan of a brand that offers good value for your money, whether in the bike world or not. And in the bike world, PNW Components is one of those brands. The PNW crew is great, and the products are of high quality and offered at reasonable prices. And today, they’re launching the second-generation Loam Dropper post. With a Lifetime Warranty and retail price of $229 for black and $234 for silver, they continue that tradition. The Loam Dropper is PNW’s top-tier dropper post.

5 days ago | bikerumor.com | Ron Frazelle

Daan Zoetmulder, the founder of Headfirst Helmets, hails from Amsterdam and has been cycling “his whole life”. In that experience, he has some glaring issues with commuting helmets: they don’t fit right (which can make them unsafe), they’re uncomfortable, and “they make you look like a moving mushroom”. It’s for these reasons that he’s teamed up with the award-winning Design Studio APE to create the Headfirst Echo Pro.

5 days ago | bikerumor.com | Ron Frazelle

Ok, I’m not exactly sure what’s going on here. But maybe we can have some fun with this. New York, New York’s Infinite Machine, a company that claims to make “the most compelling non-cars on earth,” releases what looks like a scooter. It’s called Olto, and they claim it’s a “bike lane vehicle.”Like we cyclists don’t have enough to worry about while “surviving” in bike lanes. Infinite Machines claims that the Olto is “inspired by New York”.

1 week ago | bikerumor.com | Ron Frazelle

That’s right, just when you thought you were doing “just fine” in the bar end plug area of your life. In comes the machining bike nerds from Chico, California, to throw the proverbial monkey wrench into your bar-end life. Introducing the last bar end plug you’ll probably ever need, the Paul Components BËP (Bar End Plug). These things are functional art. I’ve been rocking a pair of the BËP on my Wilde Rambler SL for a little over a month, and they look pretty sick.