The Scottish Government, through its subsidiaries Transport Scotland and Home Energy Scotland, is to offer interest-free loans to residents to buy e-bikes. The scheme is aimed at getting working households and families on e-bikes and out of cars, and support of up to £6,000 is available.This can be split into two e-bikes priced at up … Read more
This week’s incoming tester is the Merida Espresso / -L 500 EQ, and clumsy name aside, at first glance it looks every inch the quality product that we’d come to expect from one of the few bike brands that actually makes its own bikes from top to bottom.By that, we mean that Merida owns its … Read more
It’s that time of year again when everyone takes leave of their senses and starts buying stuff they don’t really need… because it’s Black Friday.Sure, there are some tasty deals on electrical appliances and gadgets that might have caught your eye, but if you’ve been contemplating investing in an e-bike, then this just might be … Read more
The EBCO M45 is a good-looking city bike with good quality TranzX motor system, and it’s a decent all-rounder. It’s probably not the best performer at this kind of money, and you’re not far off being able to afford a more powerful mid-motor bike, but if your budget won’t quite stretch that far it’s a … Read more
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Hummingbird, the makers of what’s touted as the world’s lightest folding e-bike, are offering all of its bikes at 30% off for Black Friday.To remind you, the brand’s carbon-framed e-bike was developed in partnership with Aston Martin and Prodrive, and tips the scales at a reputed 10.3kg complete with 250w motor and 160w battery. Ordinarily … Read more
German urban bike specialist Schindelhauer has announced a new four e-bike line up, which it says are perfect for urban riders (naturally), as well as “long distance commuters”.The range is topped by the Heinrich, which makes use of a Bosch Active Line Plus motor and accompanying 500wh battery, and the Hannah and Karl, which use … Read more
To pinch Juicy Bike’s own tag line for the Ticket e-bike: it’s a bike that looks like a bike. So what?It’s not just a bike though – it’s a fully-fledged e-bike with all the trimmings of an electric flat-bar commuter, but you’d have the devil’s job telling were it not for the LCD data screen … Read more
Paris and its regional state transport agency Ile-de-France Mobilités has announced that it is to launch a 10,000-strong e-bike fleet for a new long-term rental scheme.The scheme, called ‘Veligo’, represents a state-funded concerted effort to target commuters that might be using more polluting transport to get around the city. Currently, statistics say that only 1.6% … Read more
Somerset-based company, Powabyke UK, has become the UK distributor for MBM e-bikes, which specialises in stylish and chic city models.We’re always happy to see new brands arrive on UK shores, but what makes us excited about the Powabyke UK-MBM deal is the motor technology the Italian marque uses for its e-bikes. Instead of using motors … Read more
You’d think a cargo/utility e-bike might not be the most exciting bike to look at – or ride – but we’ve got a sneaking suspicion that the Riese & Muller Multicharger Vario might be a bit fun too when we test it.The industrial-looking dark frame with stylish orange cargo racks signify a good-looking machine, with … Read more
