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What happens when a social media influencer gets pulled over on his heavily modified electric motorbike by undercover police dressed as roadmen? Yet more confusion and mixed messages about the legality of e-bikes

Hardly a day seems to goes by without a row about e-bikes majorly blowing up on the internet, whether it’s about inconsiderate parking, the size of their motors or the people who ride them. The latest clip that Instagram’s algorithm served me I think sums up the legal limbo we’re in at the moment when … Read more

Giant Reign Advanced E+ 2 e-MTB

The Giant Reign Advanced E+ is a full-power, hard-hitting enduro e-bike that devours rough terrain in a controlled and predictable manner thanks to a well-proven Maestro suspension system. The adjustments on offer allow the characteristics of the ride to change from a high-speed monster-truck to something a little more playful. The SyncDrive motor system provides … Read more

“Insufficient, inadequate, circumvented”: Chinese e-retailer AliExpress fined €550 million for failure to enforce compliance checks against illegal, unsafe goods

Online retailer AliExpress has been fined €550 million (£470 million) by the European Union for failing to enforce checks preventing the sale of illegal and unsafe goods.In a statement, the European Commission said “AliExpress fell short of its obligation under the Digital Services Act to diligently assess the risk of dissemination of illegal, unsafe, or … Read more

Police to stop using “bogus” e-bike speed test as charges against delivery cyclist who had £6,000 cargo bike seized and destroyed are dropped

West Midlands Police is exploring alternative methods of spotting illegal e-motorbike use after the force apologised for seizing and destroying a legal e-cargo bike hired by a delivery cyclist as part of a council-funded scheme.The charges against the cyclist, which West Midlands Police initially claimed related to him riding without insurance, have also been dropped, … Read more

vanRaam Easy Rider Compact Tricycle

The vanRaam Easy Rider Compact Tricycle is comfortable, stable and surprisingly manoeuvrable. It’s built around an in-house electric pedal assistance system and you can opt to team that with a slow start throttle that will deliver reassuringly smooth starts. All of this comes at a cost of course.ebiketips doesn’t cover electric trikes very often. Whilst … Read more

Police seize and destroy delivery cyclist’s legal e-bike hired through council-funded scheme after “bogus” test – but officers claim rider didn’t have insurance

Cycling and disability groups have called for the UK’s police forces to be properly trained and educated on the laws surround e-bikes, after officers in Birmingham seized and destroyed a fully legal electric cargo bike hired as part of a council-funded scheme, claiming it was an illegal e-motorbike.Campaigners, who have helped support the rider and … Read more

Merseyrail to ban all non-folding e-bikes citing safety risks — plus NJ e-bike licensing continues to confound, Lime gets dumped down under + more

Hello and welcome to another round-up of all the crazy goings-on in the world of e-bikes. This week, we’ve got big (and disappointing) news from Liverpool’s rail network, a solution to Lime parking woes from Melbourne, yet another reason to avoid New Jersey, and more…Merseyrail to ban ALL non-folding e-bikes Merseyrail bike carriage (Image Credit: … Read more

Skarper eBike Drive System

The Skarper eBike Drive System is the easiest aftermarket motor to fit that I’ve yet encountered, and it can be demounted in seconds, leaving only about half a kilo of extra weight on your bike. It’s survived some off-road abuse and doesn’t negatively affect handling, other than adding some weight. If you have a bike … Read more