Canyon's 3D-Printed Metal Bike: A Prototype With Real Implications
A 3D-printed metal bike frame is a prototype, not a product. But it previews a future in which manufacturing and design uncouple — and in which bespoke geometry becomes economic.
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Bosch's Smart Glasses at CES: The Dashboard Comes to Your Eyes
Heads-up cycling data in your glasses is not novelty. It is the next step in making the e-bike a connected device — and in Bosch owning the interface layer.
Pinion's MGU: Merging Motor and Gearbox Into One Block
Pinion's motor-gearbox unit is not an incremental e-bike drive. It is an argument that the exposed derailleur's days, at the utility end of the market, are numbered.
Continental's Stepless Automatic Drive: Gears Without Gears
A continuously variable transmission for e-bikes dissolves the idea of gears entirely. The technical sophistication serves radical simplicity — and changes who can ride.
Campagnolo Super Record 13: The Wireless 2x13 Frontier
The first wireless 2x13 groupset is not about the thirteenth cog. It is Campagnolo proving it can still set the standard at the peak of road cycling — lighter, faster, and cheaper than before.
SRAM Eagle Powertrain: The Motor That Thinks Like a Drivetrain
SRAM's first e-bike motor is not really about the motor. It is about owning the conversation between motor and gears — and offering OEMs a cohesive alternative to Bosch.
Shimano Q'AUTO: Auto Shifting That Needs No Battery
A drivetrain that shifts itself with no battery to charge — by harvesting power from a dynamo hub — quietly rewrites who needs to know how gears work.