We don’t often get to update you on the more madcap crowdfunded e-bike projects we’ve previously reported on – for the simple reason that most of them don’t go anywhere. It seems Beno’s hubless Reevo e-bike did at least get built – although given what we’ve seen, perhaps it shouldn’t have been. Announced in 2020, the Reevo boasted hubless, spokeless wheels; a one-sided fork; and fingerprint locking/unlocking. This was apparently a sufficiently alluring package that it managed to attract over £5m in crowdfunding.
  • litchraleeEnglish
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    3 days ago

    The Berm Peak video mentioned in the article can be viewed by Nebula subscribers or on YouTube for free.

    I’m very pleased to see the merits of the 100+ year old design of the spoked wheel and pneumatic tire vindicated, as there are many ways to make a bad wheel but only a few ways to make good and excellent wheels. A hubless wheel does not fall into the latter category.

    The one-sided fork already has precedence in cross-country cycling, but it’s mainly only Cannondale that makes them.