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Bike subscription firm Swapfiets awarded B Corp status for social and environmental standards

Dutch firm striving for 100% circular production and climate neutrality

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“Karma at its finest”: Impatient cyclist tries to push another popping a wheelie out of the way… and lands flat on his face

Whatever your thoughts on groups of youths using cycle lanes to pull stunts, this is definitely not how to attempt an overtake

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Decathlon’s next e-bike will be a user-friendly hybrid with automatic gears

B’Twin Long Distance 920 E Connected due for release next spring

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Fiido has a snapping-in-half problem with another of its e-bikes

T1 owners who are potentially affected will get an upgraded replacement and a $10,000 guarantee

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Volt is offering subsidised e-bikes to Deliveroo riders

Last mile delivery increasingly involves use of light electric vehicles

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Cyclist smashes teeth in pothole crash, demands council action on dangerous roads

"The next thing I knew I was on the road spitting my teeth out and wondering where the blood was coming from"

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The Vello SUB (smart utility bike) is a lightweight e-cargo bike tailored for city living

Titanium model comes in at 24kg and can carry loads of up to 210kg

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Council officers accused of targeting “old and slow” cyclists after pensioner fined for riding through town

82-year-old Barrie Enderby was quoted telling North East Lincolnshire Council to stick the £100 fine for ignoring a Grimsby town centre cycling ban "up your a*se"

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Barcelona’s started offering e-bike charging using power recovered from its metro system

Project arose after public transport staff were invited to imagine the station of the future

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Yamaha has developed three new ‘own brand’ e-bikes – a hybrid, an eMTB and an e-gravel bike

European e-bike line-up comprises MORO 07, Wabash RT and CrossCore RC

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“Stick it up your a*se”, 82-year-old tells council officer after being fined £100 for cycling in town centre

The pensioner said “I’d rather go to prison than give them £100" after he was fined for breaching a Public Space Protection Order in Grimsby

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Half of the UK thinks e-bikes are the most ‘natural’ car replacement – campaigners call for subsidies

Cost of living crisis means 69% are reconsidering travel habits

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The German version of the AA now offer an e-bike repair and recovery service

Flat battery? Puncture and no tube? Germans can now call on Yellow Angels

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PikaBoost promises easy e-bike conversion for almost any bike

Regenerative system will be easy to fit and includes a rear light

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Fatal Bristol flat fire was caused by “homemade electric bike”

Government has been urged to run a public safety campaign on the safe use of e-bike and e-scooter batteries

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Rad Power adds monthly subscription option for RadWagon and RadRunner e-cargo bikes

Direct-to-consumer brand targets new market with Berlin trial

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How does an e-bike saddle differ from a conventional saddle? Selle Royal takes on “the evolving ergonomics of e-biking”

ON saddle comes in three forms for different riding positions with a smattering of e-bike specific tweaks

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Advanced introduces Reco e-bike with 100% recyclable frame

90-second injection moulding process and a 30-year guarantee

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The E Mouse – Canadian inventor trying to crowdfund folding e-bike with six-inch front wheel

Steve Cosmic is looking to raise $25,000 to help fund his idiosyncratic creation

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Yamaha launches significantly smaller and lighter multi-purpose e-bike mid-motor

Firm says PW-S2 will nevertheless offer more torque than its predecessor

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Volt opts for new motor system on updated Regent and Connect

UK brand switches to Bafang M200 mid-motor for power delivery

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An electric Brompton is being used for roads policing in Surrey

Folding e-bike can go in suspect’s boot if officers then need to move the vehicle

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Rad Power’s RadExpand 5 is now on sale in the UK

Fat-tyred e-folder is available for £1,349

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France is now offering a €4,000 e-bike subsidy to people who trade in their car

No car, new bike – you can also get €300 for an e-bike even if you keep your car

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Big Issue ‘pauses’ Bristol e-bike share scheme due to “relentless” vandalism

Not-for-profit says 10 per cent of its fleet is being vandalised every day

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LaVita Boost to scale up production of e-bike conversion kit after investment

UK firm has produced one of the more minimalist conversion kits on the market

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Raleigh release their lightest e-bike yet

Urban hybrid e-bike the Trace weighs 16.5kg

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E-bikes shouldn’t be marketed as ‘enhanced bikes’ says Bicycle Association director

Steve Garidis says e-bikes should instead be pitched as the most energy efficient of all EVs

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No prizes for guessing the Ridgeback Errand is an urban utility e-bike

The clue’s in the name

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Paramedics trialling e-cargo bike in Cornwall

Electric cargo bike expands scope of local out-of-hours service

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