Norfolk County Showground was home to the first Norfolk Motorhome Show over the weekend, offering a diverse mix of both used as well as high-end motorhomes, fresh from the showroom and complete with a price tag topping an impressive £90k Pedelecs attended on a very busy, and thankfully dry, Saturday. Downpours on the two other …
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- Posted onJul 27, 2015 at 10:52 AM
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The latest electric bike retailer to open its doors to the public is Batribike dealer, e-Cycles Centre, in Bournemouth. The store’s owner, Colm Boyle, welcomed the Mayor of Bournemouth, John Adams, to the opening day last Saturday. Mr Boyle said that he was “delighted that the e-bike loving Mayor could take time from his busy …
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- Posted onJul 24, 2015 at 11:45 AM
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Sole founder of Momentum Electric, Ying-Tsao Tan, talks to Pedelecs about their progress in the last two years. It has been two years since we last spoke, so welcome back. Back then, you were the new kids on the block, fresh-faced with an ISPO finalist award and you are now found in numerous shops up …
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- Posted onJul 22, 2015 at 10:54 AM
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A manufacturing company with a London base has tapped into the knowledge offered by seasoned electric bike experts, to produce an electric bike called the Emu. The Emu Electric Bike Co Ltd is an offshoot of Delbanco Meyer & Co Ltd. Established in 1936, the company is steeped in history. Delbanco Meyer & Co is …
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- Posted onJul 21, 2015 at 2:50 PM
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Cromer’s Electrifying Cycles will be attending Norfolk’s Motorhome Show, a new event, this July. Demonstrating their wide range of electric bikes, including Wisper, Momentum and A2B models, will be David Wood of Electrifying Cycles. David told Pedelecs their stand would also feature “Haibikes with the Yamaha crank drive system.. as well as some bikes at …
- HelenJ
- Posted onJul 18, 2015 at 11:20 AM
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An electric bike is keeping one septuagenarian in his touring saddle; he shares his story below. Pedelecs forum member, 5threeone, now 76, diarises his cycling youth, when he would think nothing of 140 mile round trips, to telling us how he made the switch from manpower alone to ‘going electric’ this year in order to …
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- Posted onJul 16, 2015 at 10:35 AM
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Hesling, a Dutch company with a history of producing chain covers, have launched the ‘Cudo’, a Bosch motor cover available in a variety of colours. In 2015, electric bike styling is often centred around the sporty sense of fun riding one brings. Bright blues, oranges, red, metallic hues and fluorescent splashes have, over the years, …
- HelenJ
- Posted onJul 6, 2015 at 2:57 PM
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From the stables of Riese and Muller, next up is our review of the blueLABEL Pony Nuvinci, with belt drive. A little bit about Riese & Muller Started in a garage by Markus Riese and Heiko Muller, this German bicycle company launched their first innovation, the folding full-suspension “Birdy”, back in 1993. In the following …
Early figures for 2015 electric bike sales in the Netherlands show the country’s love affair with electric bikes isn’t about to end any time soon. 63,610 electric bikes were sold in Q1 of 2015, an increase of 23.5% on sales during the same period of January to April in 2014 (51,510 e-bikes sold), according to …
- HelenJ
- Posted onJun 25, 2015 at 10:09 PM
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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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