The London-based courier and taxi service Pedal Me will be offering free rides across the capital on Thursday 12th December when Britain goes to the polls. The company, which now has 45 employees in the capital and has plans to expand to other UK cities, is also urging people to register to vote on their social media … Read more
Austrian folding bike makers Vello are renowned for their super light frames and innovative folding mechanisms… and a new special edition titanium e-bike might just be the most impressive of the lot, weighing in at just 10.9kg. Review: Hummingbird ElectricThe weight of the Vello Titan gets cut right down thanks to an unpainted titanium frame, carbon belt drive an all-in-one … Read more
Californian e-bike brand Vintage Electric have launched a special edition ride to mark the upcoming release of the film Ford v Ferrari. The bike takes inspiration from the 289 Cobra car owned by Carroll Shelby, the Ford car builder who was tasked with building a race car to take on Ferrari at 24 hours of Le Mans back in 1966. Vintage … Read more
Halfords have launched what they claim is the cheapest e-road bike in Europe. Dubbed the Crossroad, the bike is £999 and therefore well and truly Cycle to Work-friendly. Review: Carrera Subway EThe retail giant do say this is “based on their research”, but we’ve had a scour of the web too and are yet to find a … Read more
We’ve seen many futuristic e-bikes claiming to be the thing of the future come and go during our time reporting for eBikeTips, the most recent being the Stajvelo RV01 made of injection-moulded plastic… but has this crazy contraption from Delaware-based Rayvolt took things to another level again? Stajvelo unveil world’s first e-bike made out of injection-moulded thermoplasticrayvolt facial rec (Image Credit: … Read more
It looks like Shimano are set to throw their hat into the ABS (anti-lock braking) ring, having sneakily filed a patent for the technology back in January.Review: Shimano STEPS E6100 First ride: Blubrake’s integrated ABS system for e-bikes breaks coverWe’ve already seen ABS for e-bikes from Bosch and Blubrake, and the big advantage of it is that it … Read more
Well, now. Last night’s episode of The Apprentice focused on e-bikes – and achieved the highest sales, more than £1.2 million, in the 15 seasons that the show has been running in the UK.Review: Raleigh Motus KompactAimed at a customer visualised by Team Empower project manager Aisha as ‘Sophisticated Sarah’ – successful career, married with kids, … Read more
