Well it had to happen sometime. Not content with just one motor in their e-bikes, French outfit TwinBurst have announced a four-model line-up of two-wheel-drive electric bikes, with a hub motor in both the front and the rear wheels. Is that better? Well, it remains to be seen: we haven’t ridden one yet, although we’re … Read more
SRAM’s EX1 groupset is the first attempt at an e-bike-specific groupset and there’s some fairly radical changes that are well rooted in the specific needs for pedalling under power. As a system it’s well designed and functionally excellent, but the decision to limit the cassette to eight speeds means that there’s some big gaps between … Read more
New legislation requiring cyclists riding certain e-bikes to wear helmets is set to become law in the Netherlands in January, and may trigger law changes accross the European Union.The law change will require cyclists riding ‘speed’ electronically power assisted cycles (S-EPACs) – or more accurately e-bikes that can travel at speeds of up to 45kph – to wear … Read more
If the single arm front fork suspension of the M55 Terminus Biceps edition is enough to make you a little bit wobbly, look away now.At £18,500 the M55 Terminus Biceps – a member of the 2011 Terminus e-bike range and limited to a run of only 55 units – is a bargain. Well, it’s a bargain from the perspective … Read more
Once you get this far into four figures, you have a huge range of choice, from sophisticated town bikes to high-spec mountain bikes and from clever folders to road bikes that won’t look out of place on a club ride.To stand out from the crowd, bikes at this level have to be something special, and … Read more
You might already be aware of the Fully Charged show on Youtube: Robert Llewellyn, of Red Dwarf and now very much an evangelist for electric vehicles, has been running the show since 2012 and it now has nearly 100,000 subscribers. It’s normally about electric cars (with the odd van, or even plane, thrown in) but … Read more
E-bike sales are on the rise across Europe, although positive HMRC figures on the UK’s e-bike market growth appear to be incorrect, according to the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI).Figures revealed in the 2016 Industry and Market Profile of the European Bicycle Market, show that e-bike sales boomed, as a proportion of total bike sales and as market in … Read more
Yesterday we told you about the Gocycle G3 we’ve got in for testing. And right at the other end of the e-bike spectrum we’ve got this monster truck of a bike: The Fantic Fat Sport Performance, a £3,195 fat bike with a Brose motor.Fantic Fat Sport – decal (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)You might not have … Read more
Folding bike speicailst Tern has anounced its “game changing” folding e-bike, the Elektron, ahead of its debut at Eurobike this month.The Bosch and Shimano-equipped Elektron is set to hit Kickstarter in October and will be released to Tern dealers in Spring 2017.Details were sparse when the Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer hinted that their imminent folding e-bike represented something that had “never been done … Read more
Just in at ebiketips is the new Gocycle G3. It’s a striking £3,299 city bike with a low overall weight and some very interesting tech.Weight first. Gocycle claim a weight of 16.3kg for the G3. Ours was a bit heavier than that, at 16.9kg, but even so this is a very light e-bike, a good … Read more
