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Carbon sole maker Carbitex completes funding round

Posted October 21, 2024

KENNEWICK, Wash. (BRAIN) — Carbitex, which makes carbon fiber soles used in cycling shoes by Scott, Lake and other brands, has closed a new funding round for an undisclosed amount. Since 2016, Carbitex has closed on at least five Series A and Series B funding rounds totaling at least $15 million. 

Controlling interest: E-bike controller makers offer alternatives to the big motor brands

Posted May 8, 2022
ASI's 2BTube e-bike controller

MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Several companies that offer electronic controllers — the component that tells an e-bike motor how to behave based on various inputs — say they can help bike brands offer customers a tailored experience that separates them from the pack.

Samsung ramping up solid-state battery development

Posted May 6, 2022
A safer, more powerful battery is 'the light at the end of the tunnel' for the e-bike market.
Samsung SDI R&D Center.

SEOUL (BRAIN) — Samsung SDI is accelerating solid-state battery development and said it will produce them early next year. The company said the technology will be a safer and more powerful alternative to the lithium-ion battery that's at the forefront of the e-bike and micromobility industry.

Enduro Bearings hoping to educate, raise awareness about the humble bearing

Posted April 8, 2022
Enduro Bearings brand ambassador and mechanic Dan Large holds his bearing clinic on Thursday.

MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Let's talk tech, bearings specifically, with somebody who spent his childhood testing the structural limits of BMX bikes.

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