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FORESTAL SIRYON LIGHT EMTB REVIEW SIRYOUSLY GOOD Words by Robert Johnston | Action Photos by Sasha Kravtsov A few years ago, we started to see some rumors and sneak peeks from a new company hailing from the tiny country of Andorra in Europe called Forestal. They timed their inception perfectly to arrive in a world and bike market that was facing unprecedented levels of turmoil and uncertainty but weren’t deterred and released three lightweight and very unique eMTBs spanning eBike light trail, enduro and even downhill. With their own motor system developed with drive unit powerhouses Bafang; their patented Twin...

Entrepreneurship isn’t without its challenges. As Quattro Development co-founders Rob Walters and Mike Liyeos discovered firsthand, creating your own business is anything but easy. The duo founded the build-to-suit real estate development enterprise Quattro Development in 2008. Their mission is to become a one-stop shop for real estate needs for businesses nationwide. Today, Quattro Development boasts a laundry list of clients ranging from Chipotle to Montessori schools.  Walters and Liyeos say the journey has been far from easy. They experienced obstacles in gaining industry knowledge, financing, and having key clients go bankrupt — but the duo never let these challenges...

The family of a former Riverside County jail inmate who died in custody has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Sheriff’s Department of failing to properly care for prisoners and lying to make it more difficult to prove negligence. The suit was filed Wednesday, March 22, on behalf of the family of Richard Matus Jr., one of 18 inmates to die last year in the jail system, the most in the county in at least 15 years. The deaths prompted an investigation in February by state Attorney General Rob Bonta — a probe that Sheriff Chad Bianco labeled a waste...

The embankments of the Singapore River are known for their numerous monuments and public sculptures, most notably that of the boys leaping into the water. However, the piece titled “From Chettiars to Financiers” is largely overlooked, but provides a unique insight into Singapore’s progress in commerce. Created by Taiwanese artist Chern Lian Shan in 2002, the sculpture represents the financial institutions in the area. While the chettiar—a moneylending merchant from South India—attends to his business at a low desk placed on a woven mat, the pigtailed Chinese clerk is doing math using a suanpan abacus. Intriguingly, beside them stands a businesswoman...

(image credit: iStock) The global coronavirus pandemic hit hard all across the world, causing unexpected consequences. With physical storefronts temporarily shut down, the retail industry changed dramatically. E-commerce boomed, while labor shortages and supply chain issues wreaked havoc on retailers large and small. As we enter 2023, we are still facing these issues and feeling their lingering effects; a complete return to the pre-pandemic norm seems unlikely. In response to these issues and to keep up with rising rents and inflation, retailers have raised prices. But as a result of the higher prices, many consumers are switching to lower-priced generic...