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100 years ago there were more electric cars on the road than internal combustion engined vehicles. What went wrong? If you have not seen this documentary take half an hour to watch it. Documentary EV1 on Vimeo All the best David

Would, anyone like me to keep the forum up to date with the Hansard entries on questions asked in the Lords regarding electric bikes/transport? Lord Laird who is President of BEBA will be asking questions and in my position at BEBA they are all being sent to me as and when published. If...

Nothing to do with e bikes but I was just sent this video from Anthony in NZ. NEWS DEFAULT VIRAL ST_UIP Enjoy! Regards David

Great article especially for those of us who are pregnant :eek: A full page in last Wednesdays London Evening Standard Electric bike - the perfect way to commute when pregnant | Health & Beauty All the best David

Yesterday we had the official launch of the XC Tourer at the bike show in London. Here are some of the shots taken at the show. Dropbox - Photos - Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy. All the best David

Hi Pedelecers BBC - Radio 4 You and Yours -<strong>Cycle Show: Electric Bikes</strong> I thought you may be interested in this article on the radio yesterday. Apart from the last comments (unnecessary in my mind) it gives Electric bikes a good push. All the best David

IMPORTANT ETRA proposals 2 Proposals 1) As for cycles with pedal assistance excluded from the scope of Directive 2002/24/EC: On behalf of the industry, ETRA proposes to change the current definition, which is as follows: “cycles with pedal assistance which are equipped with an...

IMPORTANT 500W legalisation ETRA proposals 1 Hi Pedelecers all. This week I was invited to Brussels to sit on a meeting of electric bike manufacturers to formulate new proposals to the European Commission arguing for changes to the electric bike legislation. Please see below the final...

Due to the number of complaints we have received regarding Electric Bike World Southampton we have decided to take away their Wisper dealership. If any one has any issues with Wisper bikes purchased through EBW please refer directly to me miall@aol.com or Norman service@wisperbikes.com...

From Bike Biz E-bike companies get serious and team up to form new trade body, the British Electric Bicycle Association One of the most promising segments in the bicycle industry – the electric bike sector – has received what could be its most significant boost yet: The creation of a...

There is a post in Classified trying to sell a "lob lot" of Wisper bikes" These have been put on sale by the farmer who used to rent us a little bit of space for scrap and papers. He was going to sell them with his scrap metal but had decided to try and get a few more quid by offering them...

Geoffrey Cox, QC, MP - Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon took delivery today of his fully loaded Wisper 905se City S supplied by Steve at Powarider. Mr Cox is going to use his Wisper to ride in from his flat in Battersea to Parliament. He believes he is the first British MP to...

You could have knocked me down with a feather (OK a huge one!) I opened the Mail on Sunday yesterday to find this article! Steve from Powarider in Woking told us we were going to be in the magazine but I did not expect this! :D The Motor-cycle diaries: Looking good on your electric bike...

Hi Guys I thought you may enjoy these short videos sent to me by Anthony Clyde or Australasian Manager who does a lot of our R and D work. He was testing our new batteries on his test bike, a 2007 905. They are simple hand held camera videos but I think they demonstrate the joys of e bike...

I am going to get into terrible trouble for this :( but here's the buzz from Wisper!! :D Hi Rustic Thanks for waiting! I have recently finished the final design and specification for the Wisper 706Alfine and 906Alfine models, samples are being built ready for Euro bike 2009 in...

Hi Guys I have just been sent this link, what a superb idea! Cerevellum I know what I want for my birthday next year! All the best David

It's touch and go for us this year at Presteigne. We have just heard that our first container of 2009 bikes will not be with us until Monday! As we have completely sold out of bikes it is looking bleak for a good show this year. We will bring some demonstrators but it looks as if they...

I have been in China for the last few days at China Bike, a massive show of all that's new in the industry among some wonderful innovations I found this, it must be my favorite. A bike with egg shaped wheels! Why didn't I think of it? The obvious question I felt we all would have...

The Italian government has boosted bike sales in the country with a series of incentives, according to a report on Bike Europe. Following rumours last month, Italy’s Ministry for the Environment has confirmed that is offering a sweetener to prospective cycle consumers of up to 30 per cent off...

For any of you that may be interested, here is another of our 2009 projects ready for the market. Panniers and stripes are yet to be added but here is the first one off the line. All the best David