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 …
- HelenJ
- Posted onOct 6, 2014 at 12:13 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 …
- HelenJ
- Posted onSep 30, 2014 at 9:15 PM
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James Brown is a keen athlete and cyclist, winning the Bronze medal at the 2012 Paralympics for the tandem road time trial. Partially sighted, he has also completed in many world championships in a variety of sports from track events to cross-country skiing. In May 2014 however, James was airlifted to hospital following a bad …
- HelenJ
- Posted onSep 24, 2014 at 3:03 PM
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EBC have announced they are to launch the Bergamont brand in the UK at this week’s NEC Cycle Show in Birmingham. The company will be exhibiting on Stand H131 in Hall 12. Having started out as a small bicycle repair shop in Hamburg in 1993, Bergamont are now one of Germany’s leading manufacturers and an …
- HelenJ
- Posted onSep 22, 2014 at 5:27 PM
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Mat Dib, who suffers from chronic kidney disease, this week completed the Isle of Man TT mountain bike course in the fastest time of just under one and half hours on an e-bike, to become a Guinness World Record holder. Mat, an avid motorsport follower, visits the Isle of Man TT race as a spectator …
- HelenJ
- Posted onSep 18, 2014 at 10:58 AM
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For the past two years, The Cycle Show at the NEC, Birmingham, has brought the masses the biggest electric bike selection in the UK – and this year it’s set to be even bigger with the return of the extended ‘E-Bike Village’ exhibitor space and a dedicated test track. Complete with a 1.5m high ramp …
- HelenJ
- Posted onSep 11, 2014 at 2:18 PM
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Our review of the Focus Thron continues the series of e-bikes reviewed by members of the Pedelecs forum. What the manufacturer says: “With the E-MTBs from Focus you can experience all the fun of off-roading on difficult trails and breathtaking descents without being at the peak of fitness. And even if you are fighting fit, …
What the manufacturer says: Big front drive, 36V 15A Samsung cell battery, 7-speed, Suntour NCX seat post, comfort steady ride. For riders 5ft4 and above. Retails at £809 including delivery. Full specification here. Our testers The Big Bear LS was tested on Redbridge’s tarmac circuit by four members of the Pedelecs forum, who were: D8veh …
A2B unveil their latest electric bike model this week at Friedrichshafen’s Eurobike. The Entz, named after the American inventor of electromagnetic transmission, Justus B Entz, features A2B’s new ‘CONTI® eBike system’ from Continental. Available in standard or deluxe versions, with the new gearless NuVinci Harmony hub featured in the deluxe model. The company told Pedelecs: …
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- Posted onAug 28, 2014 at 9:44 AM
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With people of all walks of life – and fitness levels – buying electric bikes, we thought it would be useful to conduct a group review of a few of the latest e-bike models. We asked four members of the Pedelecs forum to volunteer their time at the recent Redbridge event so that prospective buyers …