The demise is official now: VanMoof is bankrupt! But how could it come this far?

In our previous article we already feared the beginning of VanMoof’s sinking, since yesterday there is certainty: VanMoof is officially insolvent, the requested suspension of payments was rejected by the District Court of Amsterdam. The court has now appointed two trustees to initiate a sale process for VanMoof’s assets and activities in order to find […]

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Pelago X Element Skateboards: Collaboration results in gravel-equipped commuter bike

That Pelago Bicycles from Helsinki like to think outside the box and make collaborations with labels from areas, already showed the extremely cool collaboration with Carharrt W.I.P. from 2016. Now a similar project is again, but this time with the skateboard brand Element. The result is a collection that combines apparel and skateboard items in

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Less features, lower price: Cowboy brings a more affordable Core edition

What became of VanMoof after they presented a cheaper entry-level model is now widely known. So let’s hope that Cowboy will go a different way – because the Belgians expand today with the name addition Core also their line-up with a cheaper model. However, this is not a completely new bike, but the well-known Cowboy

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Creme Cycles Ristretto Roadster: Sporty urban bike with hub gears, belt drive and a classic look

A classic urban bike with a modern drivetrain: Creme Cycles offers with the Ristretto Roadster a visually highly attractive bikes – which thanks to the 7-speed hub gears from Shimano’s Nexus series and a clean belt drive instead of the conventional bicycle chain is quite up to date! The advantage of such a drive is

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Deferred payment requested: is this the beginning of VanMoof’s sinking?

At the end of last week, the news made the rounds that VanMoof has paused the sale of smart e-bikes. The reason for this was that too many orders had not yet been processed and the company wanted to have more time to process them. We already had doubts about this statement in our first

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On sale: You can now get the Decathlon Elops LD500E again for under 1500 euros!

We had already featured the Elops LD500E several times here and also tested it extensively here. Our short verdict is: Decathlon offers a solid bike for everyday use, which can score with its full-featured equipment! Particularly worth mentioning is the control of the hub motor in the rear wheel by a torque sensor — so

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Now available: the versatile AGO T e-bike from Tenways can be ordered now

After Tenways opened the countdown to the order launch of the AGO T a week ago, the time has come: the versatile e-bike for the city can be ordered now! In this article, we introduced the bike in detail, which is equipped with a continuously variable transmission from Enviolo and a powerful mid-mounted motor from

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Stylish cycling helmet for an affordable price: The Alpina Soho in detail

The days when bicycle helmets were considered a necessary evil are long gone! Today, the market offers a wide range of helmets that are also visually appealing — and thus even represent a stylish accessory to the bike. However, there has also been a recent upward trend in the price of bicycle helmets. Therefore, it

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Temporary sales stop at VanMoof: what’s going on there?

Buying one of VanMoof’s stylish e-bikes is currently impossible: for a few days now, a notice has appeared on the manufacturer’s website stating that sales are temporarily paused to catch up on production and delivery of existing orders. Problems with such production-delivery delays are known at VanMoof from the past, but that the sale is

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Invisible Connect: New standard to make kickstands look good even on design bikes!

The fact that design is playing an increasingly important role in bicycles and e-bikes can easily be seen in the innovations of recent years: bulky racks have often been replaced by slim pannier holders that fit inconspicuously against the mudguard. Lighting components are becoming increasingly compact or even disappear completely into the frame or handlebars,

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