SONOMA COUNTY, California — The hydrogen-powered Ronn Scorpion may or may not be the future of high performance automobiles, but it sure looks the part. Say what you will about its choice in fuel, the car looks sweet.

We were supposed to get behind the wheel of the Scorpion, which combines high performance with eco-awareness in a car that Ronn Motor Co. claims gets 40 mpg, but fate had other plans. The Scorpion wasn’t sidelined because of mechanical gremlins, or because no one could find any fuel. No, it was kept off the track at Infineon Raceway north of San Francisco for the most mundane of reasons.

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Ride & handling: Climbs and accelerates well The Iroko rides like what it is: a. crosscountry hardtail. Evans Cycles sells so many bike brands that it’s easy to overlook its own keenly priced Pinnacle bikes. Its spacious reach and low weight mean that it. climbs well and can easily be whipped up to speed. What it doesn’t do so. well is carry that speed. The Iroko Two has been reduced from £1100, however, and its undiluted spec makes it stand out clearly against the backdrop of £800 bikes, whoever they’re made by. As a do-it-all hardtail, the. Its stiffer spring doesn’t react as well to small bumps. have good modulation for budget brakes, so you can easily keep you speed. Partly it’s the tyres, but a lot is down to. the coil fork. fork is actually better than those of most mainstream brands. With a supple air fork and some fast tyres, this could be a real singletrack. Fork travel is limited for bigger hits. Leaning forward on a bike. that biffs off bumps instead of swallowing them makes it feel.

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