Electric bike news – Page 8 – Pedelecs – Electric Bike Community

Norfolk County Showground was home to the first Norfolk Motorhome Show over the weekend, offering a diverse mix of both used as well as high-end motorhomes, fresh from the showroom and complete with a price tag topping an impressive £90k Pedelecs attended on a very busy, and thankfully dry, Saturday. Downpours on the two other …

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The latest electric bike retailer to open its doors to the public is Batribike dealer, e-Cycles Centre, in Bournemouth. The store’s owner, Colm Boyle, welcomed the Mayor of Bournemouth, John Adams, to the opening day last Saturday. Mr Boyle said that he was “delighted that the e-bike loving Mayor could take time from his busy …

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Hesling, a Dutch company with a history of producing chain covers, have launched the ‘Cudo’, a Bosch motor cover available in a variety of colours. In 2015, electric bike styling is often centred around the sporty sense of fun riding one brings. Bright blues, oranges, red, metallic hues and fluorescent splashes have, over the years, …

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A busy Norwich city centre welcomed large crowds to this year’s cycling show. Sponsored by Electrifying Cycles of Cromer, the selection of latest models drew a constant stream of interest from people demoing the bikes – couples, keen cyclists and ‘Red Devil’ bikers included. A noticeable increase in footfall this year, coupled with increased confidence …

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Bosch have announced “all new features” for their 2016 model, introducing new and improved technology for their electric bikes next year. Performance Line CX A new Performance Line CX motor delivers a clearly noticeable increase in performance, now with 75Nm of maximum torque. The size of the drive unit has been reduced, with a smaller …

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Staff at Heathrow, who live a short distance from the airport, are being loaned BMW Cruise e-bikes over the summer months to encourage sustainable transport to and from work. The ‘Try a bike on us’ campaign coincides with National Bike Week and is an initiative by the airport and BMW to get more of the …

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Deliveroo, a UK business start-up, is embracing electric bike technology to deliver take away food, faster. The company uses mobile internet technology to connect restaurants to an “army of electric bikes”. Deliveroo’s Rebecca Stelea told Pedelecs: “We’re quite a cool community here at Deliveroo… we work with top quality, local restaurants that don’t have a …

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The Institute of Transport Economics in Norway this month unveiled the results of its electric bike study, concluding that electric bikes dramatically increase cycle journeys, with women in particular making more cycling trips. “People travel twice as much on the electric bike, both in terms of kilometres, amount of trips, and as part of the …

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Shanghai-based Holger and Cheri Hüttlin are the brains behind the latest electric bike showcasing on Indiegogo. The HÜTTLIN E-Roadster is described as ‘super lightweight’ at 16.9kg with a carbon frame, forks, handlebars and seatpost. The company say: “Carbon fiber has both phenomenal strength and superior fatigue resistance when compared to other commonly used materials such …

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