Mandating low e-scooter travel speeds may mean more people riding on pavements, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US has suggested.Researchers compared rider behaviour in Austin, Texas, and Washington, DC for the study. Austin caps shared e-scooter speeds at 20mph and in DC the maximum is 10mph, which … Read more
France’s The Beam has launched its Virgo full-face helmet for use on e-bikes and other electric two-wheelers, and it almost immediately smashed its crowdfunding target on Kickstarter. The company says that the Virgo is designed for speeds up to 28mph (45km/h) and offers “complete protection of the face in case of a frontal crash”. It’s … Read more
London has been a hotbed for e-bike rental schemes over the past couple of years so, as I happened to have a warm spring day to spend in London recently, I took the opportunity to try a few of them out. With London being awash with transport options, would the latest generation of public hire e-bikes prove a viable … Read more
Two BBC journalists have unveiled the Bike Bureau, an electric cargo bike that is being used as a mobile broadcast studio and office.Kate Vandy and Anna Holligan have spent the last few years working on building the mobile studio, which is kitted out to offer solo-operated and solar-powered TV and radio lives. It’s also used … Read more
Earlier this year the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found against two e-bike companies, Swytch and Cyrusher. Responding to complainants, the ASA’s rulings related to seemingly time and stock limited offers in the case of Swytch, and how the provision of a throttle and speed ‘unlocking’ were presented in Cyrusher’s advertising. The ASA describes itself as, “The UK’s independent advertising … Read more
Ever had the conundrum of needing to take two bikes somewhere without a car? Now you can tow one with the other thanks to Tern’s Bike Tow Kit. Already one of the finest and most popular electric cargo bikes you can buy, the new Bike Tow Kit turns the Tern GSD Gen 2 into a … Read more
Belt-driven, apparently made from guttering downpipes, and with both a Raleigh Burner and a suspension bridge somewhere in its ancestry, the Honbike Uni4 is nothing if not distinctive. And while that may be enough for fashion-forward commuters, it is, for the rest of us, also an excellent ride.Ours is white, with black also available, but … Read more
A year ago, when VanMoof followed its S3 e-bike up with the S5 (reviewed here), we jokily wondered what had happened to the S4. Well here it is! And it’s brought an X4 with it too.So how do these new bikes fit in with the VanMoof S5 and the smaller, step-through A5?“One of the hardest … Read more
Designated e-bike parking bays are to be installed in the West End in a bid to tackle dockless cycles left on pavements.The plans would see roughly 250 parking bays created, including 80 existing e-scooter bays which would be extended to create space for bikes. Bays would also be created by replacing kerb-side space currently used … Read more
This article includes paid promotion on behalf of Freeflow Technologies Read more about sponsored content Not long after Mavic unveiled their new lightweight X-Tend motor it’s time to look at another one. Freeflow Technologies are based in East Kilbride up in Scotland, and they’ve recently launched a SEEDRS funding round to raise capital to continue to develop … Read more
