This bike, the first of its kind imported to Canada, represents the latest in bike innovation — and controversy. At first glance, the sleek racing bike doesn’t look out of place in one of Toronto’s oldest high-end cycling stores. Indeed, his staff didn’t even want the Epowers bike in the store, believing it sends the message that they condone mechanical doping. “It’s made sporty, you need to be fit or you can’t ride this bike,” Varjas said, in a phone interview. He’s sees that market growing even more as the city continues to expand bike lanes and create safer cycling conditions allowing more people to feel comfortable cycling.

Source: thestar April 28, 2017 17:37 UTC