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Bianchi includes touring and city e-bikes in its new e-Vertic range

Powerful mid-motor leisure bikes arrive alongside a trio of e-MTBs

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Gin – a £999 hybrid e-bike as well as a drink

New brand has tried to maximise spec while keeping price tag below £1,000

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Porsche has started developing its own e-bike motors

Car manufacturer has significantly increased e-bike investment in recent months

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Mycle adds two hybrid e-bikes and a fat-tyred folder to its range

Looking to spend £1,600 on an e-bike? You just got three more options

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Anti-LTN protestors stop traffic in Oxford

More than 100 demonstrators held up traffic saying "we’re not messing about and we’re not going anywhere"

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Swapfiets’ cheapest subscription e-bike comes to the UK

Power 1 available for £59.90 a month including repairs and insurance

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Bosch launches new e-bike ABS

Bosch eBike ABS will offer different modes for different bikes and different surfaces

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ern repackages its range of e-cargo bikes for last mile delivery

Bikes, boxes, trailers, tracking…

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Shimano brings electronic shifting and ABS to urban e-bikes with CUES Di2 launch

Firm has also launched a new EP6 series mid-motor and an updated EP8 motor

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Brompton launch their lightest e-bike yet

Electric P Line features titanium rear frame and the 4-speed gearing system used on the firm’s unassisted T Line and P Line models

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Gecko unveils lightweight version of its “100% puncture-proof” solid rubber bike tyre

New tyres are half the weight of the first generation Gecko airless bicycle tyres

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Honbike adds minimalist urban e-bike to its range – and again spurns a chain

U4’s predecessor employed a shaft drive

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First ride: Tern NBD

Tern's latest ebike is one for smaller and less mobile riders, with a low step through frame

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London Fire Brigade warns that unsafe e-bike batteries can fail with “ferocity” after blaze in high-rise near Grenfell Tower

Service renews warning about sourcing replacement batteries and chargers online

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Halfords offering free e-bike loans to beat the rail strikes

Only around 20 per cent of trains will be running

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What’s magic about Decathlon’s Magic Bike concept?

Decathlon explores idea of 'easiest to use' e-bike

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Porsche gets serious about e-bikes – takes over lightweight motor manufacturer Fazua

Sports car manufacturer also owns a majority stake in Croatian e-bike brand Greyp

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Upway raises another €23m as investors eye sharp growth in second-hand e-bike market

Paris firm reconditions e-bikes and offers one-year warranty

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Giant launches Momentum urban e-bike sub-brand

Transend E+ and Vida E+ aimed at commuters and leisure riders

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Plan to permanently pedestrianise heart of Bristol city centre to be put to council for approval

Bristol City Council is to request funding for the project, with a senior transport planner saying it will encourage cycling and walking, reduce air pollution and make more street space available for commercial and cultural events

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New study suggests high injury rate in food delivery cyclists is under-reported

Macquarie University research indicates the rider injuries are greatly under-reported in Australia

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Bristol plans to build a new £14 million cycling centre

The new centre would replace the current Bristol Family Cycle Centre

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Glasgow City Council orders an “unacceptable” bike shed to be dismantled

Glasgow council ruled the shed be removed after receiving eight complaints

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Mercedes Formula E Team launches new e-bike range – including dual motor 28mph Championship Edition

£5k single-speed features dual motors offering 750W of assistance

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Vanpowers’ new e-bike features a mortise and tenon jointed frame

City Vanture available from £1,750

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Analysis shows nearly a third of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have been scrapped

The LTNs are removed sometimes without any local consultation

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The Netherlands’ e-bike maintenance market is now worth €200m a year

KwikFit has recently launched an e-bike repair service

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Aldi is selling two sub-£1,000 e-bikes this week

Vitesse Pharos e-bike available for £799 with the Vitesse Force e-MTB on sale for £899

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The e-bikes in Manchester’s free loan scheme were all booked out within hours

More e-bikes will be made available in coming weeks

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Specialized is launching an e-cargo bike sub-brand called Globe

“Globe bikes are built to move you, your family, and your things”

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