Mako Shark

Shark E-bikes of East Yorkshire have a good range of e-bikes, many hovering around the attractive £1,000 price point. However, I’m taking a look at their top of the range, £2,600 model, the Mako. At that price it’s in mid-range territory, but it’s certainly not outrageously expensive when you consider it has a powerfully specced … Read more

Voi says London e-scooter scheme is “worst in Europe” – blames competition with “largely unregulated rental e-bikes”

Voi has said London’s e-scooter scheme is the “worst out of over 100 cities in Europe” where it operates. CEO and co-founder Fredrik Hjelm said the heavily regulated e-scooter trials “cannot compete” with the capital’s rental e-bikes, which are, “unregulated with e-bike companies able to deploy as many bikes as they like, wherever they like”.London’s … Read more

Ridley launches first electric urban bike, the Urbx

Belgian bike brand Ridley has launched its first urban electric bike, called the Urbx. Urbx stands for urban exploring, and is pitched as the “ideal bike for the modern city dweller.” Prices for the Urbx start at £2,199, and there is a choice of frame style available.The launch comes a year after the ‘Belgian Cycling … Read more

First ride: ADO Air Carbon

ADO’s new Air Carbon is a 20” wheeled folding e-bike that is impressively light, nippy and built to a very high standard. It’s not been released yet – in fact the Indiegogo campaign‘s still live – but we’ve managed to get our hands on one for a ‘first ride’ to see if it’s worth investing … Read more