VOLUME 59 ISSUE 30 JULY 26, 2022 P99
Y
ou've probably seen one of these
things fly by you at the track and
thought, "What the heck is that?"
Well, that's what happened to us one day
not too long ago. The thing looked like good
fun, though, but at first glance, it was hard to
tell what it was (and still is) exactly—kind of a
cross between a downhill mountain bike and
a combustion-powered pit bike. Further inves-
tigation, we thought, was needed.
Turns out, this unique two-wheeler is built in
China by Sur-Ron. What caught our attention
that day was the Sur-Ron Light Bee X E-bike,
and we managed to get our hands on one for
a couple of weeks of fun… err, testing.
The world of electric anything is boom-
ing right now. Seems like everyone has an
electric car these days, but electric mountain
bikes, kids' motorcycles and more, continue
to make waves in the industry we love, as
WE RIDE THE SUR-RON LIGHT BEE X
E-BIKE (OR IS IT A MOTORCYCLE?)
BITE-SIZE
BUZZER
BY RYAN NITZEN I PHOTOGRAPHY BY TREVOR HUNTER
