News & Stories
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.
SANTOS BIKES PRESENTS NEW MODELS WITH PINION SMART.SHIFT
At Velofollies in Belgium, the most important cycling trade fair in the Benelux region, Santos Bikes unveiled its latest Pinion bikes – now equipped with Pinion Smart.Shift technology. Two new e-bikes, the Travelmaster E+ and the LowStep, are now available with Pinion Smart.Shift and a powerful Neodrives rear motor. This combination ensures seamless, intuitive shifting performance and an effortless riding experience – perfect for long tours and everyday use.
THREE PINION E-BIKES AWARDED THE DESIGN & INNOVATION AWARD
Pinion's innovative strength has once again been recognized: At the renowned Design & Innovation Award, three e-bikes with Pinion technology won over the expert jury. The winning bikes are: The Flyer Upstreet TR:CF 7.63 HS, the Kettler Pinniato FS Sport and the Desiknio Dopamine Smart.Shift.
And this is what the jury wrote:
FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE NETHERLANDS RELIES ON KLEVER S-PEDELECS WITH PINION GEARBOX
The municipality of Houten in the Netherlands has purchased 26 speed pedelecs from Klever to optimize the work of the volunteer fire department. The S-Pedelecs with the C1.9 Pinion gearbox enable the volunteers to get to the fire station quickly and in an environmentally friendly way after being alerted. With a top speed of 45 km/h, they offer the perfect and sustainable alternative to a normal car, especially for short distances.
E-Bike WM Ischgl 2024
On September 7, 2024, the time had come: the E-Bike World Championships for everyone in Ischgl - and we were there for the first time with a small but dedicated Pinion team! With 1,309 participants, 1,068 of them in the Everyone field and 241 in the Elite field, the event was a complete success and broke all records.
E-BIKE UPGRADE FOR PINION X SCHINDELHAUER BIKES
Our long-standing partner Schindelhauer from Berlin is launching five new models with the Mahle X20 system. Specifically, this means that the Arthur, Antonia, Emil and Emilia models have been given an e-bike upgrade. All models are equipped with either a Pinion C1.6 or C1.9 classic gearbox, work perfectly with the Mahle X20 system and, thanks to the 55 Nm torque drive, get their riders to their destination quickly and comfortably.
BESPOKED 2024 – AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENT FOR ALL BIKE ENTHUSIASTS
Die Bespoked Messe ist der Place to be für alle Fahrrad-Enthusiasten und die größte Ausstellung für Custom Bikes in Europa! Hier wird die Leidenschaft für handgefertigte Rahmen und innovative Radtechnik gefeiert. Es ist nicht nur eine Messe, sondern ein wahrer Treffpunkt für kreative Köpfe und Radfahrer, die das Besondere suchen. In diesem Jahr, vom 18. bis 20. Oktober 2024 in Dresden, war es einfach fantastisch zu sehen, wie unsere Pinion-Getriebe in einigen der besten Bikes der Welt verbaut wurden. Wir waren mit einem eigenen Stand vertreten, und eure Begeisterung für den Radsport sowie die Kreativität haben diese Veranstaltung unvergesslich gemacht. Ein riesiges Dankeschön an alle, die vorbeigekommen sind, um Geschichten auszutauschen, zu lachen und die Schönheit von handgefertigten Fahrrädern zu feiern. Wir können es kaum erwarten, das Ganze zu wiederholen!
URWAHN PRESENTS NEW URBAN AND GRAVEL E-BIKES WITH PINION SMART.SHIFT
Urwahn Bikes is setting new standards in the e-bike sector with its new Urban and Gravel series. The STADTFUCHS and WALDWIESEL models are now even lighter, faster and smarter thanks to innovative 3D printing technology and high-tech drives, namely our Pinion Smart.Shift gearbox (either C1.9i or C1.12i). In combination with the powerful Mahle X20 rear hub motor, the gearbox ensures outstanding performance.
Beléns Summer Overnighter
Belén made a promise to herself at the beginning of the year: One “Solo Overnighter” per season. So “here we are” for a “Summer Solo Overnighter”. With her bike - a Tout Terrain Outback Explore 29, equipped with a Pinion C1.12 gearbox - she was once again out and about in her native Spain.
PINION CONTINUES TO GROW WITH NEW PARTNERS
While the drive specialist from southern Germany presented an absolute world first last year with the MGU, this year's Eurobike also has exciting news to announce: In addition to the fully automatic MGU, which will be available via a software update from Q3 2024, other strong bike brands are also relying on the Pinion E-Drive system. And the Smart.Shift technology in conjunction with strong system partners is increasingly being used on bikes with and without drive.
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