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China asks: what is an e-bike?

State bureaucracy makes the question more difficult than it may seem

World - Financial Times - October 22

Archibald 'happier on the bike' after freak injury

Katie Archibald says she feels "happier on the bike" ahead of her comeback from a freak injury at the track cycling World Championships.

The Best Electric Bikes of 2024 That We've Tested and Reviewed

We tested the best electric bikes in every category: commuting, mountain biking, foldable, cruisers, and more.

Tech - Wired - October 26

Students and parents swap the bus for biking to school together

Only 11% of students in the U.S. still bike to school. But in some cities, parents and their kids are skipping the bus and forming a caravan to bike to school together. Itay Hod has the story.

Peloton partners with Costco to sell Bike+ as it looks to reach young, wealthy customers

Peloton has been working to grow sales and stem its losses and has had to work harder to accomplish both of those goals as customer acquisition costs rise.

Business - CNBC - October 22

Peloton partners with Costco to sell Bike+ as it looks to reach young, wealthy customers

Peloton’s stationary bikes will soon sell at Costco’s stores and on its website as the beleaguered fitness company looks for new ways to reach younger and affluent customers, Peloton is set to ...

Rail Biking Lets You Ride the Rails Using Pedal Power

Rail-biking uses specially designed vehicles that are pedaled along disused railway lines. It’s easy and fun and uses existing tracks for recreation. One writer gave it a try in the Catskills.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

The Tour de Parador: exploring Spain’s fabulous historic hotels by bike

A self-guided ride through La Mancha and Extremadura visits converted castles, monasteries and palaces. Plus: five more paradors not to miss

World - Financial Times - October 23

'How I led police to a thief and got my bike back'

A man from Dalston traces his stolen bike and leads the police to the door of the thief.

UK bike-makers hope quality will steer them round market potholes

Niche manufacturers from Moulton to Atherton follow low-volume, high-price strategy amid wider industry crisis

World - Financial Times - November 2

Two dead after electric bike catches fire in house, firefighters say

A pedal bike was converted into an electric bike and stored in the hallway, the fire service said.

Chinese Students Went on Mass Night Bike Rides. Officials Shut Them Down.

Making the impromptu five-hour ride between two Chinese cities became a craze among young people. But as their numbers swelled, the authorities shut it down.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

Bike ride for dumplings goes viral, gridlocking roads in central China

An online invite for a group bike ride in search of good dumplings proved so popular in China, that it brought some roads to a standstill.

Video shows mass bike ride in Zhengzhou, China, sparked by internet sensation

Eyewitness video showed a large group of students cycling from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng in central China. The ride was the latest in an internet sensation sparked by four university students who ...

Bike rides and Balkan music: Klay Thompson is embracing a fresh start with the Mavericks

Thompson, who won four rings alongside Steph Curry and Draymond Green, returns to the Golden State on Tuesday.

Sports - ESPN - 1 hour ago

Bike ride for dumplings goes viral, gridlocking roads in central China

An online invite for a group bike ride in search of good dumplings proved so popular in China, that it brought some roads to a standstill.

World - CBS News - Yesterday

Trek Slash+ 9.7 SLX/XT Electric Mountain Bike Review: Oh So Quiet

Trek's newest enduro e-MTB is the most natural-feeling electric mountain bike you may ever ride.

Tech - Wired - October 25

Speeding delivery e-bikes are a menace – but the solution isn't to push all cyclists into the road | Peter Walker

Birmingham’s plan to ban bikes from pedestrianised streets ignores the real problem of food couriers’ illegally souped-up cycles. Are cyclists a menace on a similar scale to street drinking and ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

NYC Marathon bans running influencer after crew on e-bikes recorded him on course

A running influencer from Texas has been disqualified from the New York City Marathon and banned from future New York City running events after he ran part of the course with people on e-bikes ...

CoD: Warzone's Area 99 Season 1 Trailer Features Dirt Bike Action And New Cosmetics

Season 1 arrives in Call of Duty on November 14, and the big update will finally integrate Black Ops 6 with Warzone . A new Warzone trailer has released to show off some of the Season 1 content, ...

Tech - GameSpot - 5 days ago

100,000 Chinese students join 50km night-time bike ride in search of good soup dumplings

Authorities impose restrictions on bike hire after huge group blocks a highway between Zhengzhou and Kaifeng in China, as night biking trend takes off. A night-time cycling trend that started with ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

It Was Love After First Flight

Lindsay Bennie heeded Victoria Williams’s call for a Valentine’s date, but they were hundreds of miles apart. Once they finally met, “our connection was instantaneous,” Ms. Bennie said.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 18

Fatal First Date

A couple’s first date ends with an ambush. Both are shot. Can the only survivor identify the shooter? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

FirstFT: Trump’s first appointment

Also in today’s newsletter, Fed cuts rates and Citi revamps wealth banker pay

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Harris and Trump court voters outside of their base

The Fox News interview is part of a media blitz by Vice President Kamala Harris as she seeks to gain an edge in a race that appears to have settled into a dead heat.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 17

OpenAI hires first chief economist

OpenAI hired its first-ever chief economist to examine the economic impacts of artificial intelligence (AI), the ChatGPT maker announced Tuesday. Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji, a professor of business ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

To be the first at anything is an unbelievable honour - Anderson

Viv Anderson discusses his life, career and how it felt becoming the first black man to play for the senior England team.

Sneak peek: Fatal First Date

A couple's first date ends with an ambush. Both are shot. Can the only survivor identify the shooter? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, Nov. 2 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming ...

First They Built a Relationship. Then They Built a Brand.

When Barry Bordelon and Jordan Slocum connected on Grindr, becoming the Brownstone Boys was not on their bingo card.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Trump Makes His First Moves

Also, an attack on Israeli soccer fans. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Trump Had It Easy the First Time

A host of problems that will need more subtle and sophisticated uses of force and coercive diplomacy will confront the new president.

Top stories - The New York Times - 1 hour ago

First They Built a Relationship. Then They Built a Brand.

When Barry Bordelon and Jordan Slocum connected on Grindr, becoming the Brownstone Boys was not on their bingo card.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Tori Amos' first children's book is an ode to inspiration

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tori Amos is working on a children’s book she hopes will help young people forge their own paths of inspiration

Entertainment - ABC News - October 15

James Gunn Shares First Photo Of Superman's Dog

Superman's dog Krypto has been a Superman Family mainstay since his introduction in 1955. The white shepherd has appeared in numerous television series and films, such as Smallville (though renamed ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 15

First day of Georgia early voting shatters records

Early voting began Tuesday in Georgia, where 16 electoral votes are up for grabs. Georgia's secretary of state said at least 234,000 votes have already been cast, more than any single day in 2022. ...

Gustavsson scores first goalie goal in Wild history

Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson became just the 15th goaltender to score a goal in NHL history and the first in franchise history.

Sports - ESPN - October 16

USMNT falls to Mexico for first time since 2019

Raúl Jiménez scored a goal and assisted on another to lead Mexico to a 2-0 friendly victory over the United States on Tuesday night in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Sports - ESPN - October 16

First migrants arrive at Italian asylum centre in Albania

World - Yahoo News - October 16

Latest in First Bike

China asks: what is an e-bike?

Archibald 'happier on the bike' after freak injury

The Best Electric Bikes of 2024 That We've Tested and Reviewed

Students and parents swap the bus for biking to school together

Peloton partners with Costco to sell Bike+ as it looks to reach young, wealthy customers

Peloton partners with Costco to sell Bike+ as it looks to reach young, wealthy customers

Rail Biking Lets You Ride the Rails Using Pedal Power

The Tour de Parador: exploring Spain’s fabulous historic hotels by bike

'How I led police to a thief and got my bike back'

UK bike-makers hope quality will steer them round market potholes

Two dead after electric bike catches fire in house, firefighters say

Chinese Students Went on Mass Night Bike Rides. Officials Shut Them Down.

Bike ride for dumplings goes viral, gridlocking roads in central China

Video shows mass bike ride in Zhengzhou, China, sparked by internet sensation

Bike rides and Balkan music: Klay Thompson is embracing a fresh start with the Mavericks

Bike ride for dumplings goes viral, gridlocking roads in central China

Trek Slash+ 9.7 SLX/XT Electric Mountain Bike Review: Oh So Quiet

Speeding delivery e-bikes are a menace – but the solution isn't to push all cyclists into the road | Peter Walker

NYC Marathon bans running influencer after crew on e-bikes recorded him on course

CoD: Warzone's Area 99 Season 1 Trailer Features Dirt Bike Action And New Cosmetics

100,000 Chinese students join 50km night-time bike ride in search of good soup dumplings

It Was Love After First Flight

Fatal First Date

FirstFT: Trump’s first appointment

Harris and Trump court voters outside of their base

OpenAI hires first chief economist

To be the first at anything is an unbelievable honour - Anderson

Sneak peek: Fatal First Date

First They Built a Relationship. Then They Built a Brand.

Trump Makes His First Moves

Trump Had It Easy the First Time

First They Built a Relationship. Then They Built a Brand.

Tori Amos' first children's book is an ode to inspiration

James Gunn Shares First Photo Of Superman's Dog

First day of Georgia early voting shatters records

Gustavsson scores first goalie goal in Wild history

USMNT falls to Mexico for first time since 2019

First migrants arrive at Italian asylum centre in Albania

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