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TEST REPORT INSTINCTIV M97

25. January 2022

Introduced in spring, on Europe’s trails in summer, in the press in autumn! Due to the unique design with long reach, flat steering angle and low-mounted shock, the gearbox-driven Enduro bike from Dutch brand Instinctiv Bikes caused a stir in the MTB scene. Can the bike, which is available as a 650B, 29″- and Mullet version and whose frame is made of 7% recycled carbon, convince on the trail? German BIKE magazine has tested the M97.

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GRAVELFUN MAGAZINE DEDICATES TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL TO PINION GEARSHIFT TECHNOLOGY

GRAVELFUN MAGAZINE DEDICATES TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL TO PINION GEARSHIFT TECHNOLOGY

Sep 9, 2025

The current issue of GRAVELFUN magazine (02/2025) takes a closer look at our Pinion Smart.Shift technology. In a technology special spanning several pages (pages 24 to 53), the editorial team explains what lies behind the shifting technology and presents the test results of six different gravel bikes equipped with Pinion Smart.Shift.

PINION MGU WINS THE VR INNOVATIONS AWARD

PINION MGU WINS THE VR INNOVATIONS AWARD

Jul 23, 2025

The Pinion MGU, the world’s first fully integrated motor gearbox unit for e-bikes, was awarded the Audience Award at the VR INNOVATIONs Award 2025. The award ceremony took place on July 10 as part of the VR Innovation Congress at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden in front of over 1,000 guests from the worlds of business, SMEs and finance.

PINION MGU BECOMES PART OF THE NEW MOUNTAIN BIKE EXHIBITION AT THE DEUTSCHES MUSEUM

PINION MGU BECOMES PART OF THE NEW MOUNTAIN BIKE EXHIBITION AT THE DEUTSCHES MUSEUM

May 5, 2025

With the official handover of a Pinion MGU (Motor.Gearbox.Unit) and a Bulls Vuca EVO AM 2 to the Deutsches Museum in Munich, these innovative products from Pinion and Bulls become part of the new mountain biking exhibition set to open in fall 2025. Already now, the MGU and the Vuca EVO AM 2 are on display in the museum’s entrance area – as technological highlights and symbols of the future of cycling.