Growing up in rural Northern California, Mike Radenbaugh hated biking to high school—it was a 16 mile slog; hilly and tiring. So he scrounged up a battery and a motor, rigged them to an old mountain bike and began cycling to school without breaking a sweat. When Mike's neighbors starting asking him to motorize their bikes, Rad Power Bikes was born. He eventu ... Show More
Jan 2021
Comment transformer son vieux vélo en vélo électrique ?
Si le vélo a fait un retour en force ces dernières années, ce sont surtout les véhicules à assistance électrique qui ont gagné en popularité. Cependant, tout le monde n'a pas les moyens d'acquérir vélo, skateboard ou trottinette électriques. Problème résolu avec le kit Clip, perm ... Show More
1m 47s
Aug 2019
Harley and the Biker Wars - The Hog Is Born | 2
<p>It’s 1903, and Harley-Davidson is entering the spanking new motorcycle market. Of the hundreds of fledgling brands, the bike to beat is Indian, and Harley has the company in its crosshairs. But a decade later, Harley is on the defensive, scrambling to distance itself from the ... Show More
23m 49s
Jul 2021
Biking More To Get Rich #389
You might be saying “Yea, yea- we know Joel and Matt love biking…”, but did you realize that you’re literally missing out on millions of dollars by driving instead of biking? We crunch the numbers for you in this episode. So if you’re not biking, you should really give it another ... Show More
49m 17s
Aug 2019
Harley and the Biker Wars - The Freedom Machine | 5
<p>It’s 1969, and the iconic film <em>Easy Rider</em> stars Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson and—most prominently—Harley choppers. It boosts the brand’s cool cred even higher with the American counterculture, much to the chagrin of the aging, conservative company owners in Milwaukee. ... Show More
25m 8s
Dec 2019
Evan Friss, "On Bicycles: A 200-Year History of Cycling in New York City" (Columbia UP, 2019)
Evan Friss, an associate professor of history at James Madison University, historicizes the bicycle’s place in New York City’s social, economic, infrastructural and cultural politics.
On Bicycles: A 200-Year History of Cycling in New York City (Columbia UP, 2019) curates a histor ... Show More
49m 26s