Electric Bikes | 7

It's the mid 1800s and two very different young men set out in the world to make their fortunes. A young boy from Nantucket spends four years at sea on a whaling ship, the other becomes an itinerant peddler in the wilds of Indiana. These two adventurers, R.H. Macy and Adam Gim ...

As R.H. Macy’s Manhattan emporium and reputation grow during the Civil War, his teenage son rebels and runs away to join the Union army. When the boy goes AWOL, the future of Macy’s burgeoning department store faces jeopardy. But salvation arrives in the form of another recent ...

Sure, Harley-Davidson is one of the world's most well-known motorcycle companies -- but how did it get started? In this podcast, Scott and Ben recount the founding and rise of the Harley-Davidson company. Tune in to learn more.

Growing up in rural Northern California, Mike Radenbaugh hated biking to high school—it was a 16 mile slog; hilly and tiring. So he scrounged up a battery and a motor, rigged them to an old mountain bike and began cycling to school without breaking a sweat. When Mike's neighbors ...  Show more

As odd as it might sound to people outside the biking world, Harley-Davidson really is famous for the "potato-potato-potato" sound of its engines. So it's no surprise that analysts and purists alike are skeptical about Project LiveWire, Harley's new, all-electric motorcycle co ...

New forms of electric transport are revolutionising the way we travel for both work and leisure. Soaring gas prices around the world are encouraging people to look for alternatives such as electric bikes, kick scooters and mopeds.Tara Holmes visits a new bike shop in the Peak Dis ...  Show more