pedal
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Class 3 is pedal assist but goes up to 28 miles per hour, require riders to be at least 16 years old and cannot typically be used on bike paths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Fans prepared to spend five figures book all-inclusive cycling trips where teams of concierges do everything but pedal the bike for them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
It appears “investors have the pedal to the metal” at borrowing to invest in the stock market, said Opsal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The motor on display features sensors that continuously monitor the cyclist's movements and terrain conditions, allowing AI to automatically adjust the motor's assistance to the pedal drive.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
I knew to press on the gas pedal to make the car go.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
Just a few days earlier, U.S. regulators proposed nixing rules requiring manual brake pedals in autonomous vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Cybercab doesn’t have External link a steering wheel or pedals.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Among them is 52-year-old Harish Chandra, who pedals a cycle-rickshaw through Delhi's crowded streets until the heat becomes too much to bear.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Bikes that do not use pedals, have more than 750 watts of power, or can reach speeds higher than 28 mph are considered electric motorcycles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
An organ with yellow ivory keys and threadbare pedals leaned back in the shadows beside a black leather chair whose horsehair stuffing cantered out from every crack.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
"It's a great honour to receive the fantastic prize and I look forward to being pedaled around all of the media studios to air my story," said Mr Can.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
We had doubts as we pedaled off from the Pacific Coast cliffs and onto our summer bicycle route across America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
On 1 July 2023, as Tour de France riders pedaled out of Bilbao, Spain, toward the French Pyrenees mountains, sports cardiologist Andre La Gerche tuned in from Melbourne, Australia.
From Science Magazine ● May 14, 2024
I bought an exercise bike via Prime, along with plenty of essentials, and pedaled away the lockdowns.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2024
The guy shook his head and pedaled away.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
During each trick, Sylvester’s friend and longtime collaborator, Ralphy Ramos, pedalled in his shadow, leaning low, camera extended to record every move.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2024
Covering approximately 100 km each day, Barry pedalled through Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and Niger before stalling in N'Djamena, the Chadian capital, shaken from his planned route by an ongoing conflict in Sudan.
From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2023
The show's soloist, Jessica Aszodi, was among of group of cyclists who pedalled their way through new show Houses Slide, generating electricity for the stage lights and amps.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2021
We decided on a bike ride and pedalled circuits around Central Park in what was otherwise a perfect spring afternoon.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2020
The other pedalled its narrow shoulders up and down, stalking the open door.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
In the process, he broke his own record for pedaling up the iconic Col du Tormalet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Class 2 e-bikes have a throttle that allows users to operate them without pedaling, but the electric motors top out at 20 mph.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Riders can choose an electric-assist level that makes pedaling easier or harder.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Life’s worries seem distant when we’re pedaling for hours, watching for traffic, admiring scenery, figuring out where to camp next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
He nodded, and started pedaling again, maybe a tiny bit slower this time.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
She then started pedalling as fast as possible to get to the airport, excitedly telling anyone she met that she was off to meet Elvis.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
"I'm just kicking myself because I had to stop pedalling with 20 metres to the line. It is what it is."
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
"Because we know that she's going uphill, because we know that she's accelerating, she must have been pedalling," Sgt Raine added.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025
"The pedalling feels very different and the overall sensations of moving on the water, either laterally or vertically, is wildly different from any kind of cycling," Lambie says.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
Eric was squealing louder than ever and pedalling the air with his legs.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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