It’s clear that Raleigh are making a significant investment in e-bikes with an ever expanding range of their own brand e-bikes and an increasing choice of designs. Buy the Raleigh Motus Kompact hereThe range now covers just about all bases for urban and leisure e-biking, from budget folders through to models with the latest Bosch Active … Read more
Ribble’s Hybrid Al e is a very well-rounded entry into the assisted urban bike market. It’s well-designed, it rides well, it has an effective motor system and it’s very good value for money. If you want to look stylish around town and arrive where you’re going sweat-free, it’s definitely one to consider.Buy the Ribble Hybrid … Read more
The Verbier E-Bike festival in Switzerland took place at the weekend, and it also hosted the first edition of the epic E-Tour du Mont-Blanc that covered 300km and crossed three countries. There was a huge 12,000m of climbing on the route with 260km of it on singletrack, and it was contested by 16 teams including three women’s and two … Read more
It’s no secret that legendary motorcycle manufacturers Harley Davidson have been flirting with electric tech as of late; however at a meeting for dealers they may have just revealed their first ever pedal-assist models, and there’s a couple of interesting things going on with these prototypes. Bergamont’s 2020 e-bike rangeThe news was originally shared by Electrek, who managed … Read more
The UK e-bike brand Volt have expanded their range with the launch of the new Apex and Regent, plus a 2020 version of the Connect. Volt say these latest additions “combine stylish design with cutting-edge technology”, and are equipped with high-end components throughout the range.APEX (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) APEX.png, by Jack Sexty The Apex is a hardtail e-mtb, with an enhanced strengthened … Read more
German bike brand Bergamont have launched their e-bike range for 2020, from city hybrids to full on e-cargo machines for moving big stuff. If you’re not familiar, Bergamont hail from the St. Pauli area of Hamburg and are now under the Scott Bikes umbrella; they’re big on the continent, but have slowly started appearing in UK … Read more
Last year we tested the Forme Peak Trail 1, which was a decent enough city and leisure bike but not without its issues. The new Peak Trail Pro addresses those, and adds more. It’s more expensive, but overall better value because the experience of riding it is so much better… in short, I like this one!Buy … Read more
Google Maps is now displaying available Lime e-bikes in over 100 cities, including London and Milton Keynes. Lime bike-sharing launches in the UKLime say it’s now easier than ever to get around on one of their e-bikes or e-scooters (the latter of which you can’t use around most parts of the UK unfortunately) and features integrated … Read more
Canyon have launched their new ‘fitness’ e-bike for 2020, the Roadlite:ON. It comes in three spec levels starting from £2,499, and all are powered by the Fazua Evation 1.0 drive system with a downtube-mounted integrated remote. Review: Pinarello Nytro_A8A5449 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) _A8A5449.jpg, by Jack Sexty The three models all weigh in at around the 15kg mark, … Read more
