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For people who already own a beloved normal pedal cycle, but perhaps want to extend its use or need to travel longer distances, one option is to purchase a conversion kit which will turn an ordinary push bike into an electric one. Adding a motor, battery and controller to a bicycle can provide a...

Leading the electric bike fun at this year’s Norfolk Cycle Show will be Electrifying Cycles and Amps. With free entry and both kids’ and adults’ bike entertainment, the event opens at 10am at the The Forum in Norwich this Sunday. Now in its fourth year, the show attracts over 3,000 visitors...

The Department for Transport has today confirmed to Pedelecs that an ordinary cycle, already ridden on public roads as such and subsequently converted to a ‘twist and go’ electric bike, will not require type approval. The DfT further clarified that type approval ‘only applies to new vehicles...

The Bicycle Association (‘BAGB’, which merged with BEBA 3 years ago) and the DfT have recently released guidance on type approval for twist and go electric bikes, in line with the new requirements from January 2016. (excerpt) BAGB have also shared with Pedelecs the guidance provided to its...

Electric bike retailer, Cycling Made Easy, have started a petition with the aim of convincing the BHF to have a change of heart about its policy of not allowing electric bikes to take part in fund-raising cycle rides. The BHF London To Brighton bike ride will take place on 19th June, is...

‘Brits are fed up of overcrowded daily commutes’ is the summation of a Shimano survey of 1000 respondents. Differing age groups up and down the country were introduced to the idea of e-bikes as a replacement to public transport and traffic jams by the survey, which then went on to assess...

Spin – described by the organisers as the ‘eclectic cycling festival,’ this year sees Juicy Bike showing their electric bikes alongside other British and international bike brands, art, fashion and coffee roasters to celebrate cycling culture. Full story...

A full suspension Haibike electric bike may not be most people’s idea of a 65th birthday present to themselves, but I’d be the first to agree I’m not your average 65 year old. While that birthday will be upon me next month, I also have an adrenaline-loving and super fit 39 year old son, Scott...

Already spotted by Tillson last week (http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/fantic-ebikes.23874/).. the link below is the home page story: 50cycles, UK distributors of Kalkhoff, have just announced they’re to stock a new range of ‘fat’ off road and urban e-bike models from Italian motorcycle...

The new Juicy Poco, the latest addition to the brand’s Classic range, has just been unveiled by Juicy Bike. Sporting a 17″ frame and 24″ wheels, the Poco is described as the “go-anywhere bike designed for the shorter rider.” Full story...

EBCO electric bikes can now be purchased from Rutland Cycling as well as at 6 stores of Evans Cycles as part of an initial trial, with plans to roll out to more stores during the year. Full story: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/evans-cycles-rutland-cycling-retail-ebco-e-bikes/

Dutch cycle industry figures from RAI reported an increase in overall revenue from cycle sales last year, fuelled by strong growth in electric bike sales. Full story http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/dutch-e-bike-sales-increase-quarter/

A transport sharing initiative is continuing to promote the health benefits of cycling through electric bike sharing schemes up and down the country. On the back of Carplus, the shared mobility scheme, Bikeplus is the new representative body for bike sharing which has set out, amongst other...

A campaigner for clean energy and a journalist who’s already toured Iceland, Mongolia and the Sahara by pedelec, set out from Glasgow last November to start the first leg of their journey to Cape Town by electric bike. The lead rider of the expedition is Cape Town born, Glasgow based...

"As Belgian politician, Bjorn Rzoska, finished his fourth week of commuting 7.5 hours by speed pedelec to statistically build the case for faster e-bikes, new participants have joined the commuter experiment. Initial data from Mr Rzoska’s study so far showed he has covered 1,054km at an...

How to get cycling again: one couple’s cautious route into e-bikes It’s not easy buying an electric bike. What to buy? What’s the difference between a cheap Chinese machine and their more expensive European counterparts? Add to that a general lack of understanding of what’s legal, what’s not...

The 10.6kg Pocket+ folding electric bike, first seen at the NEC Cycle Show last year, is to be distributed in the UK by Batribike. Full story: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/batribike-launch-vlec-folder-uk/ Technical Specification - V'Lec Pocket + Frame Material - Aluminium Alloy Frame Style...

Björn Rzoska, a keen cyclist heading up the Belgian Green party, is taking part in a 3-month experiment which aims to discover if speed pedelecs are a realistic alternative to commuting by car. He will travel from his home to the Flemish Parliament in Brussels on a 45 km/h (28mph) electric...

Just a couple of updates of what's gone up on the front page news in case anyone's interested... Thieves made off with three electric bikes worth £9,000 from the Bristol e-bike specialist on 28th January. The shop front was forced by a van reversing into a pallet, which the thieves had placed...

Belgium’s Cyclo-Cross World Championship also staged the first official case of high-level ‘mechanical doping’ at the weekend. International Cycling Union president (UCI), Brian Cookson, confirmed “technological fraud” had taken place with the bike belonging to 19-year-old Belgian – and...