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    Case studies - how has your electric bike changed your life?

    I'm happy to look all contributions Raboa, thanks for replying. Will wait and see if others contact me first, make sure we have enough different ideas for a piece. Cheers :)
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    General News Royal Mail trials e-trikes

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    General News DfT announces transport law review

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    NEC Cycle Show 2017: Wisper e-MTBs, Swytch & other highlights

    Just a few images from our visit on Saturday below. Full story & more images from the show can be found here: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/news/nec-cycle-show-2017/
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    News: Hovis boy finally conquers Gold Hill with an e-bike

    Evans Cycles have revisited Sir Ridley Scott’s iconic 1973 TV ad to demonstrate the hill-climbing power of the electric bike to today’s audience. Carl Barlow, now a retired firefighter, starred as the young baker’s boy struggling to push his bread-laden bike up the famous cobbled street to...
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    News: DiamondBack Ranger debuts in UK

    DiamondBack have introduced three new full-suspension electric mountain bikes; the e-MTBs are amongst the first to utilise the latest Shimano Steps E8000 drive system. Topping the range at £4,250 is the Ranger 3.0, which comes with electric Shimano Di2 gearing. If your budget doesn’t stretch...
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    News: MS sufferer e-bikes from Cumbria to Gothenburg

    Duncan Booth was a keen mountaineer before being diagnosed with MS 7 years ago at the age of 39. Duncan was the inspiration behind his wife’s 10 in 10 mountain challenge, which his wife Yvonne created to raise funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, to help find a cure for the condition. The...
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    News: European cycle market 2016: e-bike sales up 22%, Britain second for all bike sales

    The Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) has released its data for 2016, comparing the performance of cycling markets between different European countries by looking at both manufacturing and sales data. It shows that while production here remains low compared to other...
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    News: Italian motorcycle firm celebrates 80 years with an e-bike

    Moto Morini, an Italian brand of of motorcycles founded by Alfonso Morini in 1937, has entered the pedelecs market with their ‘Limited Edition E-Bike.’ Just 30 units of this model are available until the company unveils a wider range of electric bikes in November. Priced at 2,050 Euros, the...
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    Events: Norfolk Motorhome Show: 21-23 July 2017

    Motorhome enthusiasts who switch to their electric bikes to explore coastal paths and cobbled streets on their travels are being invited to attend this year’s 3-day exhibition near Norwich from 21st July. Exhibiting alongside the fifth wheel tourers and motorhomes will be a handful of electric...
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    News: Electric bikes considered ‘motorbikes’ on Northern Ireland’s roads, says BA

    The Bicycle Association has advised that the law ensuring electric bikes are treated as ordinary cycles in terms of their use on UK roads, doesn’t apply in Northern Ireland. The BA has today told Pedelecs that: “EAPC regulations which exempt electric bikes from being treated as motorbikes in...
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    News: Wheelchair tandem completes 54m London to Brighton cycle ride

    Teresa Elinor and her son Flynn (14), who has Angelman Syndrome, completed the London to Brighton Ride earlier this month on their power-assisted Boxer Breeze cargo bike. The Boxer Breeze ‘wheelchair tandem’ is a large, UK designed and built, cargo bike especially built to take a full size 18″...
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    News: What’s new for Bosch 2018: ABS, PowerTube & new Active Line

    Bosch recently unveiled their anti-lock braking system to increase rider safety. Based on their research of 500 cycling accidents, Bosch believe a quarter of pedelec accidents could be avoided with their anti-lock braking system, which increases stability through a combination of ABS on the...
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    News: Speed pedelecs are the future for longer cycling journeys, says Dutch trade body

    A recent mobility study in the Netherlands saw the residents of 76 towns and cities cycling more than driving for short trips of up to 7.5km (4.6 miles). For a cycling nation this may not be entirely surprising, nor the fact that the Dutch continue to look at ways of increasing the percentage of...
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    News: German automotive giant ZF forms venture to develop e-bike technology

    A key player in the global automotive R&D and drivetrain technology fields, ZF Group, has formed a joint venture with Magura, BrakeForceOne (BFO) and Unicorn Energy to develop electric drive solutions. With a stake of 48 percent, ZF is the largest shareholder of the Tübingen-based joint...
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    News: Value increase in cycle imports attributed to e-bikes, say BA

    The Bicycle Association, the UK’s cycle industry trade body, this week released the latest UK import and export data to its members, which shows the average imported unit value rising markedly due to the increased demand and cost of electric bikes, compared to ordinary cycles. The BA say the...
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    News: Power-assisted cycle trailer boosts electric mobility

    Nuwiel GmbH was founded by three engineers in 2016. Their vision is to change urban delivery and transportation with their powered bicycle trailer, designed to carry the cyclist’s load autonomously, while freeing cities from congestion and pollution in the process. The company say Nuwiel’s...