A busy Norwich city centre welcomed large crowds to this year’s cycling show. Sponsored by Electrifying Cycles of Cromer, the selection of latest models drew a constant stream of interest from people demoing the bikes – couples, keen cyclists and ‘Red Devil’ bikers included. A noticeable increase in footfall this year, coupled with increased confidence …
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- Posted onJun 21, 2015 at 8:10 PM
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Bosch have announced “all new features” for their 2016 model, introducing new and improved technology for their electric bikes next year. Performance Line CX A new Performance Line CX motor delivers a clearly noticeable increase in performance, now with 75Nm of maximum torque. The size of the drive unit has been reduced, with a smaller …
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- Posted onJun 19, 2015 at 6:29 AM
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An electric folding mountain bike? We review the Xplorer from Powabyke. A little bit about Powabyke Powabyke are one of the oldest electric bike importers in the UK, having started in 1999. More recently, in 2013 long-time employees, Frank Curran and Keith Palmer, took over the company. Powabyke have sold thousands of bikes over the years. …
Shanghai-based Holger and Cheri Hüttlin are the brains behind the latest electric bike showcasing on Indiegogo. The HÜTTLIN E-Roadster is described as ‘super lightweight’ at 16.9kg with a carbon frame, forks, handlebars and seatpost. The company say: “Carbon fiber has both phenomenal strength and superior fatigue resistance when compared to other commonly used materials such …
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- Posted onMay 8, 2015 at 10:07 AM
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Crispin Sinclair this week launched his Babel Bike, which he claims to be the ‘world’s safest bicycle,’ on crowdfunding site, Indiegogo. Aiming to raise £50k in a month to put the bike into production, Crispin Sinclair Innovation plan to retail the electric version of the bike at £3,499. Designing the bike took 3 years and …
- HelenJ
- Posted onApr 17, 2015 at 10:32 AM
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January 2015 sees a new electric bike shop open in Cambridge, with the Electric Transport Shop relocating to larger premises on the city’s busy Newmarket Road. The Electric Transport Shop (TETS) now has retail premises in several cities, including London, Oxford, Bristol and York. But the company’s roots are in East Anglia, with the company …
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- Posted onJan 7, 2015 at 10:14 AM
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A2B Obree Review Next up in our series of e-bike reviews is the urban-styled A2B Obree electric bike. Introduction If you found this review and you are completely new to electric bikes, then it might be worth reading our introductory articles first, our First Timers’ section is here and our Buyers’ Guides section is here. …
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 …
- HelenJ
- Posted onNov 28, 2014 at 4:08 PM
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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 …
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- Posted onSep 30, 2014 at 9:15 PM
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John Moss, an 80-year old Korean War veteran, today starts his 2,500-mile journey from Washington State to Ohio on an Easy Motion NEO Jet electric bike. The cross-country ride is expected to take John until 1st September, with the 350w bike assisting John in completing around 300 miles each week. Nearing retirement from a family …
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- Posted onJun 5, 2014 at 3:49 PM
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