Electric bike Archives

Electric bike

Bizarre new bike day headache as excited cyclist takes Canyon Aeroad out the box… only to spot a rather strange mistake; Vuelta protest fallout: “The police did a very good job, we saw people trying to take the road” + more on the live blog

Welcome back to another day of live blog action, Dan Alexander entrusted with the hotseat to take you through all the goings-on in the world of cycling this Thursday

Thu, Sep 04, 2025 07:28

“Stop calling them e-bikes”: BBC corrects inaccurate coverage claiming powerful electric motorbike was an e-bike

Fed-up cyclist holds BBC to account after latest incorrect news article claims e-bike rider was involved in collision

Mon, Sep 01, 2025 09:25

Ex-UFC announcer assaulted schoolboy over Lime Bike blocking pavement outside £1.6m west London house… before turning up to court on one of the hire bikes

Andrew Friedlander claimed he "felt a civic responsibility" due to the large number of dockless e-bikes parked on his street, the court hearing he grabbed a 14-year-old boy by the neck during dispute over a bike knocked over outside his home

Tue, Aug 26, 2025 09:51

Bike industry on hold as uncertainty around Trump’s controversial tariffs continues

Cycling groups predicted US bike industry may not recover from "devastating consequences" of Trump tariffs until end of the decade

Tue, Aug 19, 2025 11:34

Operation Gears illegal e-bike crackdown footage, Merseyside Police

“Pedestrians could be killed”: 62mph illegal e-bike seized as police say crackdown targeting “reckless” criminals, not “law-abiding” cyclists

“These vehicles are not just a nuisance – they’re being used to commit serious crime and put our communities at risk,” Merseyside Police said, after seizing over 500 illegally modified electric bikes and scooters in 2025

Thu, Jul 10, 2025 17:18

Deliveroo rider’s illegally modified e-bike

Dangerous “fake” e-bikes undermining UK’s cycling efforts and putting industry at risk, say MPs calling for clampdown

The cross-party group says “reputational damage to a critical mode of transport” must be addressed, while urging the government to protect “exploited” food couriers

Mon, Jun 16, 2025 12:11

“E-bikes aren’t a problem when 99.5% of road deaths involve cars”: Chris Boardman calls for “anger to be pointed in right direction” amid Reform’s anti-cycling rhetoric and “embarrassing” BBC Panorama e-bike episode

“The way to counter Reform is to stop talking about cycling and walking, and talk about the outcomes of cycling and walking,” the Active Travel England chief says

Wed, Jun 11, 2025 07:13

Whatever happened to Yerka, the “unstealable” bike?

A decade after hitting the headlines with its innovative locking system, Yerka’s bold anti-theft design is still evolving

Sun, May 04, 2025 20:45

The modular cycling trailer that can convert almost any bike into an electric cargo bike — plus ‘the future of saddle bags’, new Adidas shades, Chris King’s colourful disc brake lockrings + more

All the hottest new tech from Park Tool, Chris King, Adidas, the weird and wonderful world of crowdfunding and loads more

Sat, Apr 05, 2025 11:00

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Mon, Feb 24, 2025 12:00