Electric bike news – Page 7 – Pedelecs – Electric Bike Community

Spring 2015 saw Gary and Rachel Corbett set off from London in pursuit of beating the unofficial e-bike long distance world record. Set by Maximilian Semsch who circumnavigated Australia in 2012, their distance to beat was 16,047kms (9971 miles). Known as the E-Bike Cycle Tourists, their aim was achieved on Wednesday in the Algarve region …

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Today’s trading update from cycling retail giant, Accell Group, shows Q3 continuing to plot an upward trend for company turnover in 2015, with the company “expecting a growth in turnover and profit for the full year 2015.” The group are Europe’s market leader in electric bikes, employing 2,800 and selling brands which include Batavus, Sparta, …

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Early data from Germany, the largest EU market for electric bikes, is starting to build a picture on the use of electric bikes and riders’ safety. While German police began differentiating accident statistics involving ordinary cycles compared to electric bikes (pedelecs) and speed pedelecs last year, the German Insurers Association also conducted a field study …

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Early figures for 2015 showed speed pedelec sales to be surging ahead in Europe. While legislation aligning UK electric bike law with Europe’s has only this year come into force, elsewhere in the European Union legislation is turning to support the use of speed pedelecs – electric bikes capable of assisting to 28mph (45km/hr) – …

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This year’s Cycle Show launched numerous new models from the ranks of well-established brands, as well as introducing fresh faces to the UK’s market and an ‘intelligent power’ product breaking rank with the traditional ideas and positions for powering electric bikes. Headlines touted the biggest electric bike line up since the show’s launch (back in …

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UK folding bike-maker, Brompton, have teamed up with Williams Advanced Engineering “to help to develop a new, exciting bicycle”. The company have said: “Brompton Bicycle is always looking at ways of enhancing city travel. Brompton sees huge potential in the electric pedal assist bicycle as a means to do this.” Williams Advanced Engineering, part of …

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Swiss e-bike brand, Stromer, is expanding into the UK market by appointing Bikes GB as sole importer. Describing the UK market as ‘in its infancy,’ Stromer are tapping into the continuing upsurge in cycling, saying: ‘With a massive rise in the number of commuters taking the bike to work each day, London is currently investing …

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A new cycle safety helmet with integrated lights showing turning signals and brake lights, as well as a white ‘headlight’ at the front, has more than quadrupled its original Kickstarter goal. A team of developers in Boston devised the helmet to “solve the worldwide problem of safety when cycling on the road and at night”, …

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E-Bikes Direct, retailer of electric bikes since 2005, has been chosen as one of Halfords’ first approved partners for its new online Marketplace. The Marketplace will eventually include around 30 third-party sellers, with E-Bikes Direct currently being the only supplier of electric bikes via the online platform. E-Bikes Direct will be offering popular brands of …

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A London-based team behind Sir Clive Sinclair have this month launched what they say is the “lightest and most compact” electric bike on the market. The A-Bike concept came from British inventor, Sir Clive Sinclair, who wanted to change the way people thought about daily commutes and travel, particularly in giving riders “more freedom and …

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