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The next big thing in bike manufacturing? Flit claims adhesive bonding helped it to make a lighter and tighter folding e-bike

Borrowing tech from aerospace and supercar manufacturing, Cambridge-based Flit is using advanced adhesives to build a lightweight and small folding e-bike. Are bonded frames going to take off in the world of cycling? High-end and specialist brands such as Atherton Bikes and Bastion are already assembling frames held together with glue instead of welds, and … Read more

After Porsche-owned Fazua’s demise, YT Industries confirms it will still provide parts and support for customers with Fazua-equipped e-MTBs

It’s been a rocky old time for the bike industry, and that’s only been cemented further with Porsche’s closure of Fazua. YT Industries itself had a spectacular fall from grace before being revived by its founder, which led to some questions around the brand’s loyalty and support to its customers owing to its tumultuous exit … Read more

Lime U-turns after allowing delivery cyclists to exceed ‘go-slow’ speed limits in busy London parks and high streets

Lime Bikes introduced a Delivery Pass that enabled Deliveroo cyclists to travel through London without the same speed restrictions as other people who hired the electric hire bike.Leaked WhatsApp messages shared with the London Centric newsletter showed the company had created exemptions as part of an effort to attract delivery riders, who would normally use … Read more

The iScooter U4 can be yours for under £450: find out more about the folding e-bike with an unbeatable price tag

Generally speaking, the more complicated something is to design or manufacture, the more expensive it is. The more functionality it provides, the more expensive it is. And the more compact or refined it is, the more expensive it is.So how on earth can iScooter make a UK road legal folding electric bike – with disc … Read more

“Our streets have not kept up with the rise of motorized e-vehicles”: Cyclist and electric scooter rider both die following head-on collision on New York bridge

A tragedy in New York in which a cyclist and the rider of an illegal electric scooter both died following a reported head-on collision on a segregated bike lane has led to a wider discussion about the regulation of electric bikes and scooters in the city. Heartbroken by the tragic loss of life on the … Read more

Forest booms while Ampler goes bang, councillor singlehandedly solves e-bike parking problems, police get 32 crime-fighting e-bikes + more

Join us for another ride on the rickety rollercoaster that is the e-bike industry: from hire bike success in London to the collapse of Ampler, to electrically augmented police, and new arrivals from Engwe. Another e-bike brand goes under as Ampler files for bankruptcy Ampler Curt (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) E-bike pioneer Ampler has filed … Read more

Cikada Urban Adventure

The Cikada Urban Adventure is an eyecatching entry into the mid-price lightweight hybrid market populated by the likes of Estarli and Tenways. You get a reasonably powerfully-specced rear hub motor, full commuter equipment and an in-frame battery. Whilst I had a couple of reservations about the design, overall it proved an impressive package in testing.Cikada … Read more

London Fire Brigade and Uber Eats tackle flaming e-bike risk, Scotland and Bristol e-bike boom, mystery EU company invests in semi-solid batteries + more

We welcome in a scorching UK Bank Holiday weekend with a review of everything e-bike related. This week: Uber Eats tackles hot batteries, survey reveals Dutch fat bike concerns, more e-bike growth, and solid-state batteries become reality… E-bike schemes take off in Scotland and Bristol Dott e-bike and e-scooter (Image Credit: Dott) Scotland is fully … Read more

Amflow PX Carbon Pro e-MTB

As an evolution of the PL model, the Amflow PX Carbon Pro gets a whole host of tweaks and refinements across the board – but it’s still more about promoting its potent Avinox M2S motor than hugely updating the formula. The result is a super adaptable bike that takes most of the effort out of … Read more

DealClincher x ADO 5-year anniversary takeover! Up to £300 off e-bikes with complete bikes starting at £1,299

Celebrating its 5th anniversary, e-bike brand ADO has launched a range of special offers across its line-up, with savings of up to £300 and free gifts worth up to £200 until 31st May. The deals include its recently released Air Carbon Pro, compact folding bikes, more rugged all-round models, and there’s also a huge competition … Read more