The Amgen Tour of California is in full swing and Gates Carbon Drive is in the house and behind the scenes as the official Lifestyle Bike provider for BMC Racing Team. In the video below, BMC Racing press officer Sean Weide poses for race photographers with his BMC urbanchallenge before leading out the team before a training ride.

Weide, below, says he needs the Carbon Drive to keep up with his team! We’re not sure about that but the bike is certainly one of the fastest commuter bikes around.

Check out more images in the team’s photo gallery from the Tour of California.

The Smart electric bike with Gates Carbon Drive is meant for stylish commuting, but they apparently rip on the polo court as well.

If you liked the video above, this one below has more images of the bikes and some background on bike polo.

Interested in getting Smart? Check out the Smart ebike Facebook page for more info.

When you’re trying to catch your lover following a disagreement, the “one second bike” is the tool to help you reunite.

Available for sale at Decathlon stores in Europe and the UK, Tilt offers three folding bike models with a clean, grease-free belt drive. Here are some links for buying the Tilt 9 in the UK and for the Tilt 7 in France.

Click the link here for video from Tilt that features an up-close look at the quick-folding features and belt drive of the Btwin Tilt 7.

G-RÄF unchained from Whyex Productions on Vimeo.

Gates Nicolai Team rider David “G-RÄF” Graf unchains and belts his Nicolai BMXTB. The video features some nice pump track riding and a smooth music track from Audio Agency.

When the makers of the groundbreaking Smart Car decided to build an electric bike, they chose to include a Gates Carbon Drive instead of a greasy chain. The video above says it all. Avoid traffic jams and enjoy your commute with the Smart ebike.