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iGo Core Extreme 3.1 EZ Review | Sand, Sleet, Snow? No Problem

In a landscape filled with fat tire e-bikes that all seemingly promise to ‘go anywhere’, it can be a challenge for consumers to sift through sales pitches and find the right bike. However, the iGo Core Extreme 3.1 EZ steps up to the challenge, making it a promising contender for tackling a wide range of terrain or managing your daily errands.

iGo, a Canadian-based brand, specifically designed this fat-tire e-bike to ‘withstand the full force and diversity of the Canadian climate’. This could not be more apparent by simply glancing at the 26×4.5 Kenda Juggernaut tires. And while the red rock canyons of southern Utah are a world away from the Canadian backcountry, these tires, combined with a beefy build, made the bike feel more like a Jeep than an e-bike as it traversed our rocky trials.

It faced off-road trails head-on, handling bumps and rough terrain as one would expect from a bike marketed for offroad capability.

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Employee Bike Benefit Programs 5X Average Miles Traveled

The country of Finland has a government-backed program for its citizens to lease a bike or e-bike for commuting to work. It takes the concept of a company car and extends it to two-wheeled machines. A recent study by the Finnish employee-benefit platform Vapaus found that people who rode a “benefit bike” covered five times as many miles as Finns who don’t have one.

According to the study, Finns with benefit bikes ride, on average, 1,217 km (756 mi.), while the typical Finn who doesn’t have one will pedal just 234 km (145 mi.).

Benefit bikes are typically leased, not purchased, and program participants can receive up to €1200—tax free—per year. On top of that, they usually save between 30 and 50 percent of the bike or e-bike’s original purchase price.

Check Out Ducati’s Futa – An All-Road Electric Bike

Ducati entered the e-bike world a few years back with two eMTBs, the enduro-oriented TK-01RR, the all-mountain MIG-S and a road e-bike, the Futa. They’ve now added an all-road version of the Futa. As is befitting an e-bike bearing the Ducati monicker, the Futa is a high-end carbon fiber creation that weighs in at just 27.3 lbs. (without pedals). It comes in four sizes (S-XL).

The Futa All Road uses the FSA HM 1.0 hub motor, which produces 250W and 42Nm of torque. It is powered by FSA’s 250Wh integrated battery. The FSA HM 1.0 hub motor offers five PAS levels; it is operated by a Garmin-made controller that mounts to the handlebar. The parts pick features FSA K-Force components mixed with SRAM Rival hydraulic brakes and electronic eTap levers.

The All-Road Futa rolls on Pirelli tires, using the Tirreno Dry in a 38mm width in the front and 35mm in the rear; this is only a slight departure from the Road Futa which features 35mm-wide Tirrenos both front and rear, which suggests there may not be clearance for a wider tire in the rear.

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