“An outdated market.” That’s how brothers Taco and Ties Carlier described the bicycle industry back in 2017, a year after they launched their first e-bike. Fast-forward to 2021, and their company, ...
VanMoof, considered by many bicyclists as the Tesla of e-bikes, has gone bankrupt. The Dutch start-up's bikes became famous for their sleek design, their ease of use and their hipster appeal. The ...
Dutch e-bike startup VanMoof is back two years after bankruptcy with its first model designed under new leadership. And despite past criticism that VanMoof’s over-reliance on custom parts led to the ...
Since launching in 2009, VanMoof, known for its sleek, high-tech city bikes, developed an almost cult-like following — from the streets of Amsterdam to New York. Today, what was once the world’s ...
When VanMoof declared bankruptcy last year, it left around 5,000 customers who had preordered e-bikes in the lurch. Now VanMoof is up and running under new management, and the company’s current owners ...
I love cycling around cities. When you're new to a place, it's a great way to get your bearings, and you can discover much more about the city than you would taking a train. For me, a recent New York ...
When I built my first electric bike kit back in 2012, VanMoof wasn’t even on my radar. At the time I was a student living in a quiet college town in Kentucky, and VanMoof was a Dutch company making ...