IN BRIEF
TIME magazine has added the TM-B, ALSO’s electric bike, to its “Best Inventions 2026” list, published on 15 October, in the transport category. ALSO is a young company spun out of the carmaker Rivian. TIME describes a TM-B whose electronic pedalling is linked to a generator, and the brand’s press release states that, with no direct mechanical link to the rear wheel, software defines the ride feel. The bike is being delivered to customers in the United States, from $3,500.
| Price | From $3,500 (United States) |
| Category | Class 3 electric bike (United States) |
| Drivetrain | DreamRide electronic pedalling, with no direct mechanical link to the rear wheel |
| Torque | 180 Nm |
| Top speed | Up to 28 mph |
| Claimed range | Up to 60 miles (Standard battery), up to 100 miles (Large battery) |
| Charging | USB-C up to 240 W |
Three hundred inventions, and a hundred special mentions: that is the format of the annual list TIME published on 15 October. In the transport category sits an electric bike that does without any mechanical link between the pedals and the wheel, the ALSO TM-B.
Why TIME picked the ALSO TM-B
TIME points out that ALSO is a young company spun out of Rivian, the electric vehicle maker, and that it unveiled the TM-B last year. The magazine highlights its electronic pedalling system, linked to a generator: the rider recharges the battery by pedalling and braking. TIME also stresses that the assistance adapts in real time to each rider’s style, and that the bike is modular, with a seat and wheels that can be swapped to carry a load or change terrain.
Chris Yu, co-founder of ALSO, sums it up in TIME:
“You don’t have to think about shifting. You don’t have to think about assist levels, whether you’re in the right gear or not.”
Chris Yu, co-founder of ALSO
Pedalling managed by software
ALSO calls this system DreamRide. With no direct mechanical link between the pedalling and the rear wheel, software defines the ride feel, the press release explains. The bike’s product page describes a function that monitors the gradient and adds torque on climbs, and braking that recharges the battery, with adjustable regeneration. The motor is rated at 180 Nm.
The press release presents a modular “Top Frame” that switches without tools from a solo configuration to a cargo version or a bench seat, and a touchscreen called Portal. Chris Yu, co-founder and president of ALSO, sums up the ambition in the press release:
“Through the use of deep hardware and software technology, combined with thoughtful design, the TM-B makes choosing a smaller vehicle feel like a first choice, not a compromise.”
Chris Yu, co-founder and president of ALSO
Delivered in the United States, from $3,500
The TM-B is sold as a class 3 electric bike, from $3,500. The product page claims a top speed of up to 28 mph, and an estimated range of up to 60 miles with the Standard battery and up to 100 miles with the Large. ALSO states that the bike is now being delivered to customers and that more than 10,000 test rides have been carried out in the United States as part of its Test Spin programme. As of 16 October, the TM-B page on ridealso.com made no mention of sales in Europe. A specialist German outlet does report, however, that Anuschka Van Nevel has been head of sales for ALSO in Germany and Switzerland since 1 August 2026, and that she announced she would present the TM-B to dealers, partners and customers in the coming months; the outlet wrote at the time that the dealers and the date of the first deliveries were not yet known.
