We like a crowdfunding success story at eBikeTips, and it’s quite possible that we’ve stumbled across the biggest one related to an e-bike product.The Mate X, a folding e-bike designed in Denmark, has earned a whopping $12,817,234 US dollars on popular crowdfunding site Indiegogo. That’s a staggering 25,160% of the original target, according to the … Read more
Muc-Off has launched its new range of products aimed towards the e-bike market, and they’re now available online and in stores.The new range was originally announced back at Eurobike, with the goal of meeting the “unique” needs of the e-bike in mind. The products are designed to hit three key areas – cleaning, protection and … Read more
Following a study conducted by market researchers YouGov on behalf of Tour of Britain sponsors OVO Energy, it has emerged that 20% of British workers would be more likely to buy an e-bike if the current £1,000 cap on the Cycle To Work scheme was raised.Additionally – and perhaps even more significantly for the e-bike … Read more
Italian brand Olympia has announced its new Hammer enduro e-MTB, complete with a long-range Shimano Steps power unit.The unit itself is the app-controllable pedal assist Shimano Steps 8,000 model with 250w output, integrated with an expanded-capacity battery that now holds 630Wh, which Olympia claims will boost range significantly beyond the capabilities of regular bikes in … Read more
Trek hasn’t officially launched an e-bike version of the Domane endurance bike yet, but it looks certain there’s one coming, as the bike has popped up on the JE James website.What do we know? Well, quite a lot thanks to the detailed spec offered up. “This bike has a ‘go anywhere, do anything’ mentality, which makes … Read more
American brand Kona has launched its new Remote CTRL e-MTB, with freeride and downhill pro Graham Agassiz at the heart of the campaign.Centred around the tagline ‘Your Brain on E’, the Remote CTRL is designed as a go-anywhere dual suspension mountain bike that utilises the electric motor to amp up the fun. That motor is … Read more
If you’re off to the Cycle Show at the NEC and you’re looking for a new e-bike – or even just having a look at what’s out there – then the good news is that there’s loads to see. We trawled the show halls yesterday to find the most interesting bikes, and here are five … Read more
German car brand Volkswagen is to start manufacture of a new cargo e-bike – handily called the ‘Cargo e-Bike’ – designed for commercial use.The bike is positioned as a ‘last-mile deliverer’, and according to VW itself is “designed for use in downtown areas, production plants, businesses of all types and hotels,” with “limitless” potential applications. … Read more
Brose has announced its new Drive C city bike drive unit, which will be available on new e-bikes heading into 2019.The new unit has been specifically designed to meet the needs of the urban and city e-biker, offering up continuous power assistance through 20-70rpm, up to a claimed 280 per cent of the rider’s input … Read more
