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Volt bikes have been using the well-regarded Shimano STEPS mid motor for some time in their city bikes; we reviewed the Infinity a while back and were impressed with the ride and the motor. Now the company is bringing that power system to a folding bike, which they claim is the first ever to use … Read more
Hot on the heels of the Pinnacle Lithium Ion we’ve just taken delivery of is this fast commuter from Giant, the Quick E+. It’s the top bike in Giant’s Urban range; we’ve previously tried the Ease E+ and the Prime E+ and both of them got good reviews here at ebiketips. Giant Quick E+ -4 … Read more
You can’t expect miracles for eight hundred quid but we’re increasingly seeing decent bikes at this price and the Cyclotricity Sahara continues that trend. It has its faults and it’s not the most powerful, but if less than a grand is all you have to spend it makes a good case for itself with a … Read more
Pinnacle, the bike brand of Evans Cycles, are dipping their toe into the e-bike waters this year, and they’ve decided to start with a city bike based on their popular Lithium hybrid. There are men’s and women’s sizes available but both use the same diamond frame design and 650B wheel size. Finished in a matt … Read more
It’s not often that a bike comes in that’s got all the new things. But we’ve got our hands on the new Merida e.Big Trail 900e (catchy name), which has. It’s got a Shimano STEPS MTB motor. It’s got Shimano’s electronic XT Di2 gears. It’s got plus-sized tyres. It’s got the lot! And that’s reflected … Read more
Here’s something a bit different: The Falco eDrive looks like a reasonably standard rear hub motor setup that you’d retrofit to your bike. It has a trick up its sleeve though: the eDrive can transform into a direct drive power trainer for indoor fitness training, and can hook up with Zwift and other virtual reality … Read more
This week we’ve been in Lille at the headquarters of sports giant Decathlon, to take a look at their new range of electric bikes. And we’ve come away impressed: there’s some well specced bikes that offer a good ride experience over a range of prices. There should be one to suit your pocket. Decathlon have … Read more
Haibike are one of the best-known brands in electric mountain biking and they’ve been evangelising about it for many years. Their latest project is a full length feature film posing the question: is it possible to do the Trans Alp on an e-bike? Given that Haibike have poured masses of time and money into the … Read more
When someone says “e-bike” to you, you’re probably thinking of a nice city cruiser, or a trail-munching mountain bike. But a BMX? Life EV are currently crowdfunding to launch their e-BMX to the world (well, the United States): “Every kids and young adults dream has come to LIFE”, they tell us. Can it work? Well, … Read more
Helmet manufacturer Lazer are fully embracing the e-bike revolution. Of course, pretty much any certified helmet will do the job on an e-bike but this new Anverz lid is the company’s first to be designed specifically for pedal assist bikes, and complies to the new Dutch NTA8776 standard. What’s NTA8776?Over on the continent the EU … Read more
