Due to the extra components on an electric bike versus an unassisted bike, they unsurprisingly tend to be heavier. But with technology becoming more compact and lighter in weight, the situation is improving. Folding bikes are pretty light, as you’d guess, but there are lighter weight options in the carbon fibre e-road and urban categories … Read more
Tier and Dott will now operate under the single Dott brand name, the company has announced, with users in the 427 cities it covers set to be redirected to the Dott app.The micromobility operators completed a merger earlier this year, resulting in an entity operating e-bike and e-scooter rental services in 20 countries with annual revenue of … Read more
The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has abandoned its criminal investigation into e-cargo bike manufacturer Babboe after it was alleged the firm withheld details about issues with its frames. Administrative action conducted by another public body continues however and law firm Birkway is also set to sue the brand on behalf of 14,000 people.In February, the … Read more
Batteries are at the heart of many aspects of modern lives. They power our phones, from 2035 they’ll power our cars – and quite often they power our bikes too. Every battery does the same basic thing, but the difference between them is huge.In the same way that LEDs quickly became the only option for … Read more
Micromobility company Lime’s move into Oxford hasn’t been off to the smoothest start – with local traders protesting to the firm painting a new bike bay on a pavement in Frideswide Square.Amanda Suliman-Bell, who runs Rainbow & Spoon boutique, said the firm came and started to paint white lines outside Lula’s restaurant, “but we stood … Read more
Bosch has today launched the latest incarnation of the Performance Line CX, its sportiest mid-motor which is primarily intended for electric mountain bikes. As well as reductions in noise and weight, the brand has made a number of tweaks to its sensor technology, and now claims the system “knows” how steep an ascent you’re on … Read more
British brand Whyte is renowned for its mountain bikes – both unassisted and electric – and while it has explored hybrid/urban analogue bikes in the past, the RHeO range launched late last year features its first urban electric offerings. The Whyte RHeO 2 ST tested here sits between the unassisted RHeO 1 (£999) and the … Read more
Bike brand Scott has released a new urban bike, named the Silence eRide. The bike is a flat bar, front rack equipped city bike with a carbon fibre frame. It is powered by a TQ mid-drive motor, and has a price tag of just shy of £7k. There’s no denying it’s a premium product, and in … Read more
The “vast majority” of e-bikes seized by the City of London Police are being used by workers employed to deliver food, according to Sergeant Stuart Ford, who leads the force’s cycle response unit – “especially those that are being adapted.”Recent figures from 27 police forces provided to the Press Association show there has been a … Read more
Dutch authorities seized 16,500 ‘fat bikes’ that were imported from China – with the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) reporting that they were actually illegal mopeds.The NL Times reports the shipment was halted in Rotterdam, while another 1,000 unapproved models were found in a Dutch distribution centre. The seizure is part of an investigation … Read more
