We’ve been out testing the new Shimano STEPS E8000 e-MTB drive system out at Eurobike. And we’re impressed: the system is powerful and easy to use with a tactile interface and a neat display. The gap between the Trail and Boost modes takes a bit of getting used to, but that should be user-configurable and … Read more
Bianchi have used Eurobike to showcase a new urban bike, the e-Doardo, that will be in their 2018 model range. The bike uses the same Fazua drive unit that we’ve previously spotted in the Focus Project Y, and like that bike it’s a serious lightweight: Bianchi claim it’ll come in at 14kg. How so light? … Read more
Bikes have chains. Or belts. Or some kind of device linking the pedals and the rear wheel, anyway, so that the latter goes round when you turn the former. Not with Bike2, though. What the Bike2 chaps have come up with is a bottom bracket generator that takes the power you make, adds it to some … Read more
We’re at the Eurobike Show this week and before we’d even got in the door we spotted the chaps from Relo, so we had a quick ride around on their system. The Relo drive can be fitted to pretty much any bike with a standard bottom bracket. There’s a gearbox with a drive that fits … Read more
World record holding pair The E-bike Cycle Tourists have spent the last two years riding around the world on a pair of Haibike e-bikes.In January 2016 the Corbetts – Gary and Rachel – set the long distance e-bike riding world record of 16,048km which they set over a period of just under a year after setting … Read more
Iceni’s electrically-assisted cargo trike is capable of carrying some serious loads and it’s the kind of thing you might look at instead of a van if you have a lot to carry and not far to carry it. The trike itself is a lovely thing and surprisingly easy to pilot; the pedal assist is very … Read more
Electric bikes are set to see a 54.7% increase in sales over the next nine years – growing from $15.7 billion in revenue to $24.3 billion by 2025 – according to research from consultancy firm Navigant. Examining the global market for Electrically Power Assisted Cycles (EPACs), Navigant published their Electric bicycles study which highlighted the shift away from … Read more
The Electric Bike Corporation (EBC), the makers of EBCO bikes, have just announced a new brand. PULSE is “a range of affordable e-bikes with quality build and a reliable electric motor system from a recognised manufacturer, TranzX, to retail under the £1,000 price point so that they qualify for cycle to work schemes”, said Paul … Read more
It’s plainly unlikely that we’ll ever see Olympic competition aboard e-bikes – unless we see a return to the strange old days of Olympic medals for things like architecture – but that doesn’t mean we won’t see e-bikes at the Games.If you were paying attention to the goings-on in the velodrome over in Rio this … Read more
The electrically assisted mountain bike, or e-MTB, has really taken off in the last couple of years. With the rough, tough image of an off roader and all the gung-ho attitude that goes with it, the addition of a battery and motor on the bike seems less of an issue. And unlike the early days … Read more
