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Illegal electric bike-scooter seized by Ashfield Police

“Looks legit”: Police seize bizarre illegal electric mountain bike/scooter hybrid with “more wiring than the average car” – but “genius motorised penny-farthing” praised; “Do they pay road tax?” Anti-cycling bingo; Crunch Vuelta TT + more on the live blog

It’s Thursday and Ryan Mallon’s here to reconvene the Matthew Brennan Appreciation Society… and operate your favourite cycling live blog too, of course

Thu, Sep 10, 2026 09:59
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BBC e-bike Panorama – wheelie

‘E-bike’ riders 41% more likely to suffer head injuries than other cyclists due to “lethal combination” of lack of helmets and alcohol – but cycling campaigners say hospital stats include fast illegal bikes

“E-bikes have been a total game changer… But this comes at a cost. London infrastructure is not set up to deal with the volume of bikes we are currently seeing,” said one of the new study’s authors

Wed, Sep 09, 2026 16:59
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Lime e-bike

Lime disabled in London district after blind resident claimed pavement-blocking e-bikes ‘forced him onto busy road’

Lime apologises and disables e-bikes in Penge after partially sighted residents highlight issues with poor e-bike parking

Tue, Aug 25, 2026 12:01
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PSNI crackdown on illegal bikes and scooters in Lurgan and Craigavon

Police sergeant claims “under current legislation e-bikes are deemed to be motor vehicles” after targeted crackdown on illegal “nuisance” vehicles

When approached by road.cc for comment, the sergeant clarified that “some e-bikes should be regarded as motor vehicles and hence require insurance and tax”

Wed, Aug 19, 2026 18:24
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Deliveroo rider’s illegally modified e-bike

“No place on our roads and pavements,” says government as number of illegal bikes seized by police soars by 83%

7,049 illegal bikes were confiscated by police in the UK between May 2025 and May 2026, with Labour MP Julie Minns warning that they are the “perfect accessory to phone theft, mugging, and drug dealing” while endangering pedestrians and drivers

Mon, Aug 17, 2026 17:13
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Velo de Ville HUB-e

Velo De Ville has raised the game for urban e-bikers to celebrate 60 years of cycling innovation: Meet the all new HUB-e Sponsored

Velo De Ville’s breakthrough HUB-e – the brand’s first personalised e-bike to use Bosch’s new HUB-Drive motor – is now open for registrations of interest. Here's everything you need to know...

Fri, Aug 14, 2026 15:03
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road.cc Podcast episode 142

“There are bigger issues to tackle than people on e-bikes”: How a bike shop turned detectives to track down a cargo bike wrongly seized and destroyed by the police

“It was just a ridiculously long-winded way to get in touch with them,” the co-director of the Birmingham Bike Foundry said, after spotting the city’s most infamous e-bike in a random BBC article

Fri, Aug 07, 2026 07:42
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Queensboro Bridge bike lane, New York

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani issues cease-and-desist order to online retailers selling high-speed illegal e-bikes

45 people have been killed riding illegal e-motorbikes in New York since 2017, deaths Mamdani described as “preventable losses”

Thu, Aug 06, 2026 15:31
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Forest e-bikes

London e-bike hire operator Forest to provide third-party insurance for riders following compensation controversies

Forest refused to comment further when asked about the finer details of its insurance rollout first reported by the Times, but the move follows a widely publicised story about a pedestrian who was unable to claim compensation after she was injured by a Forest bike rider

Wed, Aug 05, 2026 17:42
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