Gocycle turns to crowdfunding after surviving ’Bikeaggedon’

Gocycle’s GXi e-bike on a sidewalk with the Amsterdam North visible in the background across the Ij waterway. The Gocycle GXi we reviewed a few years ago. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge

Gocycle’s designer-in-chief Richard Thorpe is rebooting the e-bike company he founded more than two-decades ago. Following a January restructuring to reduce overhead, Thorpe is now turning to crowdfunding to help launch a new series of F1-inspired e-bikes while also expanding into non-electric foldables — a space currently dominated by Gocycle’s British compatriots Brompton.

To drum up support, Thorpe is going to tell his story and the challenges and opportu...

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