Surly we are all missing the point here.
BEBA is as much about promoting electric bicycle use and integrating their use in the transport mix as a mark of good product and service.
I spent most of yesterday in London with the editor of Bike Biz and Biscuit discussing the promotion of electric bikes in general, the Tour de Presteign and BEBA in particular.
We are currently arranging a meeting with the managing editor of the Sunday Times to discuss the same.
We have also made an agreement to arrange an open day for MP's early in the next parliament to try an electric bike at Westminster.
It has already been announced that BEBA are working with Cytech to incorporate an electric bike qualification in their NVQ course.
This is what BEBA is about, I would hope Alien would want to become involved.
There are far to many people who are content to sit about on their backsides and let others do the work.
Sorry to get a bit grumpy, but I don't think some people understand just how much work has gone into building BEBA and knowing how and why BEBA has been set up I find it incredible that anyone in the electric bike industry would not want to be involved, never mind sit back and make snide remarks!
Hey maybe it's my fault, maybe I have not managed to explain properly what BEBA is.......
Regards
David
So whats new, The Sunday Times has had at least 10 articles on electric bikes published, as have most of the other Sundays, daily papers and 100's of loal papers. Also they have appeared on many national and regional TV programs. One program featured 7 electric bikes
Several MP's have trialed electric bikes, including Don Foster who is a keen cyclist. Also Nick Clegg owns and rides an Electric Scooter from his home in Putney to the house of parliment, when he is in London. Although he can't ride a bike, lots have pictures of Ken Livingstone have been published with him and an electric bike.
Dozens of magazines have published articles on electric bikes and have given them away as prizes in competitions
A number of local police forces own and use electric bikes.
I doubt that a week goes by without some sort of media coverage of electric bikes.
One electric bike company has been running dealer training courses for at least 8 years.
You think all this happened because the electric bike industry was sitting on it's backside doing nothing, why do you think that there was an electrike bike industry for you to come in to. Powabyke were spending £10,000.00 a month on PR and advertising in 2001 and you brag about spending £400.00 on a promotion in 2010.
You may get grumpy, I get angry when you disregard what people have done and continue to do for this industry. I would think that every member here does their bit promoting electric bikes