According to Notebookcheck Bikee has announced that the Lightest e-bike conversion kit is now being produced at scale. The company claim it is, “the lightest electric bicycle mid drive motor on the market.”‘Lightest‘ in the above context is the brand name for this interesting looking retrofit kit that comes courtesy of Italy-based company Bikee. It … Read more
Back in 2019 we reviewed the then recently launched Brompton Electric ML6 which had already been some years in development. It kept the Brompton’s legendary quick and compact fold whilst adding a good dose of pedelec motor power. Last year Brompton launched the P Line (non-electric), its latest lightweight design, which comes in at around … Read more
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Mobility product manufacturer, Zinc, has launched what it claims is “the UK’s first seated e-scooter.” The Venture is not just an e-scooter with a seat though, as it has a number of features you might find on e-bikes, such as 14″ folding bike size wheels, a fold-down handlepost, a kickstand, hardwired lights, ‘built-in shock absorbers’, double … Read more
Electric gravel bikes have grown in popularity at a similar pace to their unassisted counterparts. Whereas there were only a few models to choose from just a few years ago, there’s now a wide selection ranging from beefy and off-road oriented mid-drive options to more all-road, adaptable hub driven models. Electric gravel bikes come in … Read more
Eovolt specialise in very neat, stylish-looking electric folders which they make at their own 2,000 square metre production site in Lyon, France. We’ve already reviewed both their 2022 Afternoon and Evening models (not surprisingly the third e-bike in their range is the Morning – a commendably simple naming approach). For 2023 they keep the same models … Read more
Some of the inconsiderate parking of Lime e-bikes in London has reportedly been down to people hacking the bikes to ride them without power. The micro-mobility firm says it has now developed a hardware solution to prevent this.In Camden, the City of London, Hackney, Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham, Lime users are obliged to leave … Read more
US brand Montague has launched the M-E1 which it describes as “the world’s first full-size, step-through, foldable electric bike”. That might be a bit of a mouthful but it looks like an interesting package, and you can now buy Montague bikes in the UK again after a period of being unavailable.Right, the M-E1, then… Montague … Read more
We’ve already taken a look at the Super Soco CU Mini, an AM licence electric moped that we liked for its lightness, nippiness about town, comfort and competitive price, although it lacked hill climbing prowess. Competitor company NIU have now sent us their beefier-looking and heavier UQi GT SR model. Legally speaking the NIU UQi … Read more
London Fire Brigade has renewed its e-bike battery safety warning after a fire in a high-rise block of flats in south-east London last week. The charity Electrical Safety First has also called for tighter regulation, as it says dangerous e-bike chargers remain freely available from online marketplaces.The Brigade was called to the fire on Arthur … Read more
For the first time in five years, UK sales of e-bikes have dipped. Market research firm Mintel does however predict a return to faster growth in the market from 2024 onwards.E-bike sales have tripled in the past five years from around 55,000 bikes sold in 2017 to 160,000 in 2021. This is however expected to … Read more
