The Amsterdam-headquartered e-bike company filed for a main board listing on the HKSE on Feb 27th. Chinese Investment bank GF Securities acted as a sponsor for this submittal, but the company itself is backed by other investors. These include Tencent, Alibaba, and Hillhouse Ventures, which is Tenways’ current largest external investor.

The brand, which was founded in 2021, achieved profitability in the first three quarters of 2025.

Sales Data from the market research company Frost & Sullivan suggests that Tenways was the fastest growing brand in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (the Benelux region) from 2022 to 2024. The company sold more than 50,000 units of its CGO800S dutch city cruiser within four years after its launch. Tenways has also won Red Dot and German Design Awards

Tenways’ revenue in the first three quarters of 2024 was 54 million euros, and it was valued at $25.1 million dollars in January of the same year. Its adjusted net profit in the first three quarters of 2025 was 1.24 million euros.

Our Take:
Our first experience testing Tenways’ e-bikes came in 2023 with the belt-driven CGO600 Pro. Since then, we have been consistently impressed by the brand’s design aesthetic, responsive pedal assist systems, and overall quality.

If the company successfully goes public and gets more investors and capital, it could go a long way toward helping Tenways expand into new markets and develop new products. We can’t wait to see what the future brings for the brand!

The recalled helmets were sold for around $30 at Walmart (both in-store and online) from Jan-Sept 2025. According to the CPSC, they do not comply with mandatory retention system and positional stability requirements. As such, they may not stay on the rider’s head during a crash, which could result in injury or death. So far, no incidents or injuries have been reported.

The helmets are called 360 Degree Rechargeable Light-Up Bike Helmets. According to the CPSC, they “were sold in size large (L), fitting a head circumference of about 22.8 to 24 inches. The helmets have a black exterior with a built-in LED lighting system, black straps, black buckle, and have a black plastic knob at the back of the helmet for adjusting the fit. “Concord” is printed on the back of the helmet.”

Todson’s website lists all lot numbers as being affected. If you own one of the affected helmets, stop using it immediately and destroy it by cutting off the straps. Then, you can contact Todson for a full refund after sending photos of the destroyed helmet to [email protected]

Note that the helmet contains a lithium ion battery, which shouldn’t be thrown in the trash or recycling—contact your local household hazardous waste center for disposal instructions.

The China Automobile Certification Center Company, Ltd. (CCAP), recently released a statement saying that all e-bikes and their batteries, chargers, and helmets must now display a China Compulsory Certification (CCC) certification mark, along with a unique QR code.

The CCC is a regulatory body similar to our Underwriter’s Laboratories (UL) or Europe’s Conformité Européenne (CE). These marks, which ensure compliance to certification and testing standards, can be printed on or molded into a product’s exterior.

The implementation of this requirement allows regulators to scan e-bikes and components to track their certification history. In theory, this would link to its documentation, its manufacturer, and possibly even more information related to its production, including the batch number.

It appears that this is China’s effort to reduce counterfeit products both by making them harder to reproduce and also easier to identify. It could also allow for more targeted recalls and ensure that products like lithium-ion batteries are manufactured to established safety standards.

The addition of CCC mark/QR code requirements will naturally require more complexity to the process of making and selling products. According to MPR China Certification, “Certified organizations are required to ensure one-to-one correspondence between certificates and QR codes, establish a mark usage management system, and maintain proper records to guarantee traceability and regulatory compliance under the CCC framework.”

Products that are newly certified need to meet these requirements immediately (as of March 1st, 2026), while those with existing certifications have a year to meet the new standards (March 1st, 2027).

Our Take:
The implementation of a stamp requirement mirrors UL and CE requirements on many products in the US and EU, giving consumers confidence in the safety and reliability of their purchases. Considering that counterfeit products can be unsafe, we support any measures that serve to make e-bikes and their components safer and more difficult to fake.

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The update, which can be downloaded via the Specialized app, increases power on the Specialized 3.1 motor on both S-Works and non S-Works models of the Turbo Levo Gen 4.

For the top-tier S-Works model, the update raised the motor’s peak output to 850W (a 130W increase), while its torque output remained at 111 Nm. Non-S-Works Turbo Levos received a larger boost to both peak power and torque, adding 144W and 4 Nm to reach a peak of 810W and 105 Nm.

The update also added to and refined many of the bike’s features. A new setting for Dynamic MicroTune matches rider input 1:1, so a rider pedaling with 100W gets 100W of power from the motor. It smooths power drop off at the legal speed limit to give pedal assist a more natural feel.

Additionally, the update improves overrun responsiveness and allows its power to be customized, with an option to stop overrun when backpedaling. Finally, it adds three speed settings for walk mode instead of one, allowing riders pushing the bike to have it match their speed.

Specialized’s Leader of Turbo Technology, Marco Sonderegger, explained the changes, saying, “With Over-the-Air updates, every Turbo bike becomes a living, evolving machine that gets better over time. With a simple software update done from the convenience of their home, riders’ bikes get more powerful, more refined, and more personalized.”

This increase in the Turbo Levo 4’s motor power follow recent updates from other brands. For example, Avinox increased the power of its motor to 1000W peak and 120 Nm via an OTA update. Bosch also pushed out an update to its Gen 5 Performance Line CX mid-drive, boosting its power to a maximum of 750W and 100 Nm of torque.

Brands are clearly competing for the top spot, though each company’s motors have a different feel and performance
OTA updates are great—they allow for improvements over time as tech improves, so you don’t have to buy new things all the time to get the updates

Our Take:
Clearly, the makers of popular eMTBs and/or their motors are vying for the top spot in these torque wars, though each brand’s motor has a unique feel and performance. While Avinox is taking no prisoners with its mid-drive’s massive power output, Specialized’s update seems to be an effort to make its motors more comparable without being overpowered.

Over-the-air updates are a thing of beauty when it comes to e-bikes, as they allow bike owners to benefit from refinements as technology advances. Instead of having to purchase an entirely new product when an improvement is made, riders can simply connect to the app, then download and install the app—all without lifting more than a finger.

Under the proposal, delivery workers for companies such as DoorDash or UberEats would be prohibited from using e-bikes, motorized scooters, or mopeds as a means of making deliveries.

The proposal was introduced by Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn, and it serves as a response to numerous complaints he has received about delivery drivers/riders behaving recklessly.

Flynn’s proposal states, “On a near daily basis, city residents have shared how these motorized vehicles, which can travel more than 20 mph, do not obey the rules of the road – driving the wrong way on our streets, on sidewalks, speeding, running stop signs and red lights, weaving between vehicles at red lights, and posing an unpredictable danger to pedestrian safety.”

At the time of writing, the ordinance proposal is under review, but public reactions have been mixed. Some support the idea, others are concerned about the ban causing deliveries to become delayed or more expensive, and still others have voiced concerns about the ban unfairly forcing current workers out of a job if they are unable to afford buying a car.

In its current form, the ordinance ONLY targets delivery drivers, so all other Boston residents could still use e-bikes and exhibit the same reckless behaviors unless traffic laws are more thoroughly enforced.

Our Take:
We oppose any measures that unfairly single out e-bikes as a source of problems, and strongly believe that better education and enforcement would be an optimal solution. After all, the operators of the e-bikes referenced in Councillor Flynn’s proposal are the ones at fault, not the e-bikes themselves. Furthermore, legislation that targets one type of rider without affecting all users of specific vehicles or mobility devices seems ill conceived.

As a former food delivery worker, I can personally attest that deliveries can be made quickly, efficiently, and safely. I would urge delivery app companies to incentivize their workers to behave responsibly and complete each job while following traffic laws, even if doing so would cause deliveries to be marginally later.

The Rallon RS is a collaboration between Orbea, Fox, and TQ. It was designed to be as synergistic and optimized as possible, providing subtle power to compensate for the climbing inefficiencies of downhill bikes. Despite having a motor, it is not listed as an electric bike on Orbea’s website.

Unlike other eMTBs, the Rallon RS’s motor, derailleur, dropper post, suspension, and control panel are all electronic, connected, and powered by the main battery. The bike is equipped with TQ’s HPR40 mid-drive, Fox’s eNEO Live Valve Shock, and Orbea’s MC10-RS dropper post—all of which communicate with each other and adapt based on riding conditions.

According to an article published by the Loam Wolf:

• “The shock receives inputs such as cadence, rider power, motor power and bike speed from the TQ motor. Orbea’s custom algorithms use this data to deliver more predictable and responsive suspension behaviour.”
• “The MC10-RS dropper communicates its exact position multiple times per second through an optoelectronic Time-of-Flight sensor. This is an industry first. When the dropper is lowered, the shock stays fully open to optimize downhill performance.”
• “The TQ motor recognises when the bike is pointed downhill with the dropper lowered and adjusts its assistance to avoid unwanted inputs in technical terrain.”

The bike also uses Orbea’s RS-HMI (Rider Synergy-Human Machine Interface), which allows riders to select between riding modes for the motor, smart dropper functions, and suspension settings. It pairs with Orbea RS Connect app for motor tuning and OTA updates.

Additionally, the bike features impressive yet modest specs, including 200W of peak motor assistance and 40 Nm of torque, and a 290 Wh battery capable of over a mile of total possible climbing range (roughly 5,900 feet). The Rallon RS is also compatible with a 160 Wh range extender that Orbea claims can grant riders up to 55% more range.

The Rallon RS uses a carbon fiber frame made with advanced construction techniques. It can be ran with a full 29” setup or as a mixed-wheel mullet style eMTB. Its geometry is also adjustable, offering both a flip chip and headset adjustment for balance and head angle tuning. Depending on the selected frame size, it is compatible with 210-240mm dropper posts.

Orbea sells the bike for £9,499 / $12,820 or £12,499 / $16,870.

Our Take:
IoT technology has made some e-bikes smarter, but the Rallon RS is on another level. On a bike with many electronic components all powered by a single battery, it makes sense for the parts to sync and communicate automatically. Such a concept allows technology to optimize functionality for the rider, instead of making the rider manually adjust elements individually.

While the Rallon RS is certainly a premium offering, we have hope that this kind of technology will become more affordable in coming years. We also hope to see similar collaborations between component manufacturers in the future!

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