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Scotland’s ‘Discover Cycling’ weekend: The Helix Park 31st May-1st June

West Lothian’s Easygo Electric Bikes will be participating in a ‘Discover Cycling’ event at The Helix Park, this weekend. The event is free to attend and described as an ‘event that will bring every cyclist of every ability together.’ The Linlithgow electric bike company, who specialise in the Batribike range, will be offering demo rides …

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Overseas news: Dutch company launches electric wooden bike

Dutch manufacturer, Bough Bikes, presented their electric wooden bike in New York, earlier this week. New Yorkers were invited to test ride the bicycle in Grand Street as part of eco-conscious Dutch design event, GOED. Described as ‘providing a direct connection with nature,’ oak for the bike’s frame is sourced from ‘environmentally-friendly’ managed forests in …

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Overseas news: Sales of S-pedelecs increases in Switzerland

Sales of speed pedelecs in Switzerland are increasing. These more powerful electric bikes are subject to registration with the Swiss authorities and require a licence plate. According to Bike Europe, whose report focuses on sales figures for Riese & Müller & Specialized, 82 Riese & Müller speed pedelecs have been registered in the first four months …

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Bosch joins BEBA

Growing numbers of electric bike retailers are joining the BEBA ranks in 2014 to support the growth of the industry. Alongside Bosch, Spencer Ivy, The Electric Transport Shop, Juicy, PowaCycle, Oxygen, Batribike and Byocycles also pledge to recognize that after-sales care is key to ensuring both customer confidence and growth of the sector. Central to …

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JIVE chainless folder to launch June 2014

The latest crowd-funded electric bike, the snappily named ‘JIVE Bike’, hails from a company based in London. Its creators, JAM Vehicles Ltd, fronted by young entrepreneur, Marcin Piatowski, are taking pre-orders for the bike, which they say is the ‘world’s first folding, chainless e-bike compatible with any smartphone’ through an app currently in development for …

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