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Under News you will find the latest from the Pinion world: innovative bikes from our partners, test winners, product news, and exciting projects from our community.

But it’s not all about technology. Our stories page is about people, adventures, stories, and the emotions of Pinion riders worldwide.

From Patagonia to Canada in 21 months

Katja Noergaard Hansen 34 years og Martin Lohmann Moeller 42 years are from Denmark. This is the first big trip for Katja who had never slept in a tent before she met Martin 5 years ago. Together they cycled from the tip of Argentina to Vancouver Canada a journey of 22.600 kilometers through 15 countries and it took them 21 months to complete.

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Show us your dream route

Udo and his buddy Lothar didn't wait any longer, they turned their dream into reality in the summer of 2023. They grabbed their Pinion bikes and circled the entire Baltic Sea. What an adventure!

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GEOS E-BIKE NOW WITH PINION SMART.SHIFT

The Berlin-based bicycle manufacturer led by Peter Hanstein is known for the timeless design of its e-bikes: a high-quality steel frame with a hard and corrosion-resistant coating and a permanently installed battery. Customers can use the configurator at GEOS to put together their own dream bike.

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PINION SMART.SHIFT IN DOWNHILL WORLDCUP

Our Pinion Smart.Shift technology caused a sensation last year with the Stromer ST7. In the future, the electric shift control will also be seen in combination with other e-bikes in the E-Speed and E-Light categories, as well as for the first time as a version with its own power supply for normal Pinion bikes without motor assistance.

For the past two years, the Swiss professional team Gamux Racing has been relying on the advantages of our gearbox technology in professional cycling and is developing its own downhill bikes around the central gear shift.

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PRIORITY 600HXT NOW WITH PINION SMART.SHIFT

Prioritiy Bicycles, US bike manufacturer of high-quality, low-maintenance bikes, presents its new “hardcore hardtail” – the Priority 600HXT.

It is the first MTB in the USA equipped with Pinion Smart.Shift (C1.12 gearbox). 

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PINION E-DRIVE SYSTEM WINS THE GOLD AWARD

This year’s Eurobike Gold Award in the “Components” category goes to Pinion! The new E-Drive system with the Motor.Gearbox.Unit (MGU) was named the winner at the official awards ceremony at the Eurobike trade show on Wednesday evening (June 21, 2023).

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PINION LAUNCHES REVOLUTIONARY NEW E-DRIVE SYSTEM

WORLD’S FIRST. MOTOR AND GEARBOX. FINALLY UNITED. At the Eurobike Pinion recently presented the new E-Drive system. The drivetrain is the heart of an e-bike. Until now, this has consisted of two separate systems – a gearshift and a motor, which usually come from different manufacturers and yet somehow have to work together. The consequences are bad shifting performance, high wear, followed by high maintenance with enormous costs. The Pinion Motor.Gearbox.Unit (MGU) is here to change that.

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PINION X MAHLE FIRST TIME AT DESIKNIO CYCLES

Behind the triple constellation “Pinion X Mahle X Desiknio” is an E-light drive integration of the next generation!
New for the first time for the model year 2024 is the combination of Pinion Smart.Shift and the intelligent and lightweight Mahle drive system. It was developed in collaboration with Desiknio Cycles.

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PINION E-CARGOBIKE CONVINCES TEST EDITORS

In the latest test by the Karl and Elektrobike editorial teams, e-bikes were put under the microscope. Among the 14 models was the Bullitt ePinion: a custom build equipped with C1.12 gearbox, Neodrives rear motor and Gates timing belt.

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