Yamaha have been supplying mid motor units for electic bikes for a number of years; Giant’s SyncDrive is based around a Yamaha motor and other manufacturers such as Haibike also have Yamaha-equipped bikes in their ranges. The Japanese manufacturer has announced a new motor unit, the PW-X, to sit alongside the current PW model Smaller … Read more
In inner city environments e-bikes are king, right? Well, British motor show Top Gear’s American brother, Top Gear USA, has pitted an e-bike against an Alfa Romeo and the Los Angeles public transport system in an elaborate if questionably informative race to answer that very question.As with all Top Gear challenges – if you’re familiar with the show – taking … Read more
Folding bicycle specialist Tern Bicycles has hinted at a future Tern range of non-folding e-bikes as it celebrates its fifth birthday.The hint comes in a press release that coincides with the company’s fifth birthday, and follows the release of the company’s first non-folding bike range, the Roji, earlier this year.While the Rojis appeared to be a parting … Read more
If you’ve been following the cycling culture of Copenhagen, perhaps through the lens of Mikael Colville-Andersen (creator of Copenhagenize.com), you’ll probably have encountered the Larry vs Harry Bullitt.Based on the classic Danish Long John design, Larry and Harry set out to create a modern, sexy, two-wheeled cargo bike that would stand up to year-round use, … Read more
Solving inner-city traffic congestion is high on the agendas of governments and big businesses all over the world, and German automotive systems manufacturer Schaeffler is no different.Schaeffler has unveiled its own answer to crowded and fume-choked inner city streets with their somewhat contentious Bio-Hybrid e-bike concept.The four-wheeled concept ‘bike’ is contentious only in that it is called … Read more
Put your speculation down, it’s official, riding an e-bike actually does make you healthier.An American research team at the University of Colorado has published a study that says that using an electric-powered bicycle on a regular basis acts as an effective workout and improves some aspects of cardiovascular health.The study also stipulates that these resluts were especially clear in riders who … Read more
German bicycle manufacturer Focus have announced their commitment to *ahem* refocus their proirities in their e-bike range with the release of their Project Y concept e-bike.Project Y is the culmination of Focus’s analysis of what really matters to them when they’re riding their bikes and how that compares to the direction the e-bike market is moving. … Read more
You may remember that a couple of months ago we reported on the launch of Orbea’s new Wild mountain bike range. At present there’s one hardtail frame (though we hear a full suspension model is imminent) and three levels of build. What we have here is the middle bike, the Wild 20, which retails in … Read more
Trek’s next generation of electirc mountain bikes were unveiled and released into the wild this week – if you’re eagle eyed you might have already spotted our review of the Powerfly 9 FS Plus, which our man Dave Atkinson liked very much.The full range of mountain bikes features three new models, the Powerfly FS – … Read more
Giant have launched a new version of their Full E+ electric mountain bike to replace the current model, which has been around for three years now. They invited us out to Austria to give it a test ride, and it’s good news: the new Full E+ is a step forward from the old model and … Read more
