MTF Enterprises announces acquisition of EMU Electric Bikes
MTF Enterprises Limited, the long-established...
Interview with Batribike
Sue Coulson, of Batribike, talks to Pedelecs about the company’s family business roots, the motivation that drives the business forward and what 2015 has in store for Batribike fans. Batribike is a well established electric bike company, as one of the first companies on the electric bike scene in the UK, can you tell us …
“E-bikes can replace cars and make people fitter” says new survey
E-bikes can replace cars and make people fitter is the positive conclusion confirmed by Cycling Made Easy’s 2014 customer survey. However, Ray Wookey, the firm’s director, cautioned: “It’s not simply a case of getting any old e-bike, it has to be the right one.” The survey found that owners of e-bikes cycle between three and …
Batribike and Oxygen team up to build e-bikes in Lincolnshire
Batribike and Oxygen have announced they’ve agreed a ‘business relationsip’ which enables them to produce 2 e-bike models in the UK for spring 2015. The models being hand-built at Batribike’s facility in Lincolnshire are the Batribike Storm and the Oxygen MTB-X. Both will be made available through existing dealer networks. With MTB styling, 24 gears, …
Raleigh launch the Captus and Forge
Captus Available from stockists in January will be Raleigh’s latest two models. Retailing at £1750, the metallic grey Captus features Shimano Altus 9-speed gearing, Raleigh V-brakes, Suntour suspension forks and Schwalbe Energizer tyres. A Bosch Active Line middle motor provides the power with a Bosch 300wh battery providing a maximum range of 92 miles. The …
Piaggio unveil their first electric bike
Famed, amongst other brands, for its Vespa mopeds, The Piaggio Group recently unveiled their first foray into the world of electric bikes. Currently named simply the ‘Electric Bike Project,’ the prototype shown at Milan’s International Motorcycle Show is due to go into production shortly, with the bike being rolled out next year. Press statements from …
DFT consults on EAPCs
The Department for Transport yesterday published a consultation document entitled ‘Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (EAPC) Deregulation’ seeking views to its proposed changes to current legislation, which define what constitutes an electric bike for road use in the UK. The UK’s existing UK electric bike law, the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (EAPC) Regulations, came into force …
Sustrans ‘phenomenally impressed’ by London e-biking experience
Board members of Sustrans, the charity dedicated to safer travelling on foot, bike or public transport, recently experienced cycling in London’s commuter traffic in the saddle of an electric bike for the first time. The Electric Bike Company (EBC Ltd) took a range of e-bikes along to the October Sustrans board meeting to demonstrate the …
Raleigh to sell Koga e-bikes in the UK
Raleigh has announced it has secured the UK and Irish sales rights for the Dutch Koga brand. Both Raleigh and Koga are part of the Accell Group. The move pushes Raleigh’s UK portfolio of distributed brands to more than 50, with the Koga range spanning the E-bike, Race, MTB, Touring, Trekking and Comfort models – …
Juicy e-bikes taken for a spin at Media City
Juicy Bike recently held a demo day at Manchester’s Media City in conjunction with local dealer, Ken Fosters’ Cycle Logic. Available for a spin around the Piazza were the Compact folding bike, the Sport hybrid, the Classic step-through and the new, larger wheeled, Classic Grande. Sarah Wales, of Juicy Bike, said: “We showed the Classic …
NEC Cycle Show: What’s new for 2015
Birmingham’s NEC once again opened its doors for the ever-popular Cycle Show over the weekend. The e-bike village exhibited bikes from A2B, Ansmann, Batribike, Byocycles, Cyclotricity, EBCO, FreeGo Wisper Group, Gazelle, KTM, Momentum, Powabyke and RooDog – to name just a small handful – with many displaying their updated and new models for 2015. The …
