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.

BELÈN ON SOLO TOUR FOR THE SECOND TIME

Our Pinion brand ambassador Belén is planning another bikepacking tour - again alone, without Tristan. With her bike - a Tout Terrain Outback Explore 29, equipped with a Pinion C1.12 gearbox - she is traveling in her home country Spain this time.

Apr 23, 2024

BEST BIKE BUDDY

Udo Kewitsch combines his hobbies and passions of writing, biking and photography as an independent blogger and has been a Pinion fan for several years. His latest project: the planning and development of a BBB = Best Bike Buddy, an everyday travel bike.

Apr 23, 2024

Worldwide bike tour becomes a nomadic cycling lifestyle

Pinion riders Ben and Linda from XPLORid will be back on the road in Europe in mid-2024. Their 38,000 km journey around the world through Europe, North and Central America was recently documented. "Our journey so far" is the title of the 20-minute film.

Apr 11, 2024

BELÉNS FIRST SOLO OVERNIGHTER

Belén and Tristan are professional adventurers, bikepacking photographers and Pinion Ambassadors. The couple usually travel together and explore numerous countries by bike. Here they are on tour with a Tout Terrain Outback Explore 29 with a Pinion C 1.12 gearbox.

Apr 11, 2024

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.

Nov 20, 2023

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!

Nov 1, 2023

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.

Sep 27, 2023

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.

Jul 16, 2023