Not an electric bike in sight

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Occupation Paris, note the bicycle taxis.
Paris, WWII, in colour « How to be a Retronaut

 

[allen-uk]

Err, Dave... did you EXPECT there to be electric bikes in sight?

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[flecc]

Oddly, the French aren't big on electric bikes, unlike their immediate neighbours on their northern borders, and even Italy seems more keen and have an active e-bike forum.

There's a couple of Paris shops, Velo Electro run my Mme Sophie Nenner and Velectris run by Olivier Birault, but I don't know of any others elsewhere.
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[tribalecho]

Oddly, the French aren't big on electric bikes, unlike their immediate neighbours on their northern borders, and even Italy seems more keen and have an active e-bike forum.

There's a couple of Paris shops, Velo Electro run my Mme Sophie Nenner and Velectris run by Olivier Birault, but I don't know of any others elsewhere.
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I took my Raleigh e-bike to Brittany in August, complete with my daughter's trailer-bike. I felt like a celebrity over there - everyone seemed to love the bike (with or without trailer-bike). The very young wanted to race me - unsuccessfully The hypermarchés were selling electric bikes for around 500 euros. The local cycle shops talked excitedly about electric bikes coming in September (Gitane). I got the impression France is opening up to e-bikes. I felt there's a growing interest there.
This is a French e-bike forum:
Forum Cyclurba.fr. Vélos à assistance électrique

 

[BBB]

I actually spend most of my time in Brittany, although I do own a cycle shop in the UK. There are always electric bikes for sale in some supermarkets, and the post office now have custom built electric bikes for deliveries.
So they are slowly creeping in. The overheads when running a business here is quite exspensive, If it wasnt I might concider opening an electric bike shop. Mind you my French would have to improve.

 

[tribalecho]

I actually spend most of my time in Brittany, although I do own a cycle shop in the UK.

I suspect you own the shop where I bought my bike

 

[BBB]

I suspect you own the shop where I bought my bike

I hope you are happy with your Raleigh Ebike.

 

[tribalecho]

I hope you are happy with your Raleigh Ebike.

I'm more than happy with it! 5 months now, and 1700 miles. I've not used the car to get to work in that time - even through the recent ice and snow when I just rode past all the struggling cars (albeit very tentatively!)
I'm hoping I'm a good advert for you
although I had a few strange looks on my way to work yesterday......

 

[Blew it]

I suspect that Raleigh Dover has a very special 'sound', the same sound I enjoyed listening to in North-African souqs back in the '70's, with a bottle of coke laced 30/70 in favour of vodka, happy days....and nights

Tribal Echo

 

[tribalecho]

Tribal Echo

Ha ha! I doubt anyone would want to see me belly dancing, particularly on the bike. I could stretch to a little hand drumming but I was carrying the percussion stuff for someone else to use on this occasion! I did have a tambourine accompaniment all the way to work though.
I've not heard of any other "tribalecho". Boringly, I use the name because it's an anagram of my (maiden) name

 

[BBB]

Wow I didn't realise I had such talented customers.
I am so glad you love the bike, we were very impressed when we first saw them, especially after selling cheaper electric bikes for so many years. They are so reliable and well built. It just goes to show that it is so true, that you only get what you pay for in life.
I think the happiest person is my mechanic though, lol.

 

[tribalecho]

I think the happiest person is my mechanic though, lol.

I think your mechanic gets a bit of a heart sink moment when he sees me coming, and I very much doubt that a little belly dancing would help

 

[BBB]

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