Here’s another prestigious motor company getting onto the e-bike bandwagon, with Maserati creating the now award-winning Trofeo e-road bike in partnership with Diavelo and Bafang.It has been awarded with a German Design Award ‘winner’ for 2019, while also being nominated for the 2019 Italian A Design Award too. The bike incorporates Bafang’s compact M800 mid … Read more
If you’re looking for a weekend break to spend with your beloved e-MTB (and friends), then we might have found just the thing for you.The E-Bike Elan Valley Epic has been set up specifically for e-MTBers, set around the Welsh valley with full support and coaching to help you get the most out of your … Read more
Fresh in from crowdfunding land, we’ve spotted another bike to claim the seemingly coveted title of the “world’s lightest electric bike”.It’s a foldable e-bike called the ‘CARBO’, and guess what? It’s made of carbon. Now, we don’t like to be party poopers here at eBikeTips, but we reported on the Hummingbird foldable e-bike last month for … Read more
Fazua has partnered with e-bike connectivity specialist Comodule to develop its own e-bike app, which all users of the company’s Evation drive system can use.The app is said to meet the needs of the “training” e-biker and the data-driven rider that wants to record the usage statistics on their e-bike. So, the app features GPS … Read more
British e-bike manufacturer EBCO has just sent in its new M-45 hybrid e-bike to the eBikeTips office for testing. It features a city-friendly low step frame made of sturdy T6 alloy, and integrates its 400wh battery into the rear rack assembly instead of the traditional location in the underside of the downtube, giving the M-45 a … Read more
General Motors is entering the e-bike market and in an innovative move has opened its doors to the public for new ideas to help it build its new brand. By visiting its ‘eBike Brand Challenge’ website, you’ll find that GM has laid out its three key vision pillars for its new e-bike brand name and has … Read more
Coast Cycles has launched the Buzzraw X at the Taipei Bike Show, and it’s a real head-turner. Featuring a flat top tube on which perches the seat, the frame features 80mm of linear travel through DNM shocks at the front and rear, with the front fork featuring the BuzzWalker linkage design that keeps the effective trail … Read more
If you need convincing that e-road bikes are a good and positive thing for both the e-bike and road bike industries, then let us hand you over to the content people at Cube Bikes.In 103 rather emotive seconds, we think that the brand has encapsulated the positive and inclusive spirit of e-bikes, featuring its Agree … Read more
Derby’s e-bikes rental scheme, ‘ebikes Derby’ launched in June this year, has proven a big hit with residents and workers in the city with 16,000 trips made since its launch.It seems the city of Derby has taken e-bikes to its heart, with 53,000 miles of travelling racked up on the bikes, with journeys of up to … Read more
Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) has ploughed £1.7m into e-bike system company FreeFlow Technologies, with the company now set to move forward with a patented e-bike system.According to the official press release from WAE, FreeFlow “is developing a patented e-bike system technology that promises to be lightweight and compact, providing a higher power density than existing … Read more
