About

There are a lot of bike media outlets, many of them quite good. I’ve written for a few over the years. Faced with an opportunity to create my own website, I realized that I needed to cover new ground to keep myself interested and challenged, and to also contribute something that wasn’t just a me-too version of other content. So, I dove head-first into the world of e-MTBs, and Direct Current is the result. It’s far from a finished product. Feedback is always welcome. Thank you for reading.
Spencer Powlison
Direct Current Mastermind

Benefits of Reading Direct Current

Apart from keeping AI and the cyborgs from taking over, your support of Direct Current will greatly enhance your well-being.

  • Learn about e-bike tech
  • Get stoked on riding
  • Thwart the rise of the machines
The only ’DC Universe’ I care about!

— John Watson, founder of The Radavist, and the last guy you'd expect on an e-MTB

The Team

Like any great media empire, Direct Current is governed by fiat with an ambition to distrupt and innovate. You every watch “Succession?” Kind of like that except our wardrobe isn’t as expensive.

Spencer looking cool

Spencer Powlison

Editor-in-Chief

Dan, the ghost in the machine

Dan Pietrucha

Publisher

Jolene the dog

Jolene Growlison

Chief Canine Officer

Sarah Connor

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Full Disclosure ...

Spencer's gotta pay the bills. He does freelance work for these companies: Ripton, RockShox, and BluBird Communications. This work does not affect the editorial content on Direct Current. Anything you read on Direct Current is solely the viewpoint of the author and does not represent the views or opinions of any other brand, company, or fictional artificial intelligence agency that’s poised to threaten the future of humanity.

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