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Wonder if this €1700 bike will tempt anyone?
Woman, 65, charged over e-bike crash that left two-year-old in hospital
Dylan Latham ‘scarred for life’ after collision on footpath through Prestatyn park
"A statement issued by North Wales Police said: “Lynda Thomas, 65, of Chichester Drive, Prestatyn, has been charged with failing to report a road accident, driving a vehicle on a footpath, using a motor vehicle without insurance and riding a motorcycle without protective headgear. "
www.telegraph.co.uk
Dylan Latham ‘scarred for life’ after collision on footpath through Prestatyn park
"A statement issued by North Wales Police said: “Lynda Thomas, 65, of Chichester Drive, Prestatyn, has been charged with failing to report a road accident, driving a vehicle on a footpath, using a motor vehicle without insurance and riding a motorcycle without protective headgear. "
Woman, 65, charged over e-bike crash that left two-year-old in hospital
Dylan Latham ‘scarred for life’ after collision on footpath through Prestatyn park
Same news but not behind a paywall: "Dylan's mother had spotted her son stray on to a nearby pedestrian footpath, which serves as a cut-through to the town centre, moments before the collision." Police had initially decided not to press charges. It's clearly inappropriate to speculate, but last time I checked there is no legal requirement to have bike insurance or a helmet for an EAPC. I've been there myself, two-year olds can move very quickly and you have to be constantly on your guard, but rather than count her blessings she's pressed the police to prosecute? https://www.aol.co.uk/news/woman-65-charged-over-e-163728060.html
"riding a motorcycle without protective headgear."
Woman, 65, charged over e-bike crash that left two-year-old in hospital
A 65-year-old woman has been charged in connection with an e-bike crash in a park that left a two-year-old boy “scarred for life”.www.aol.co.uk
Easy solution, Ban All Road Traffic!? Simples 
Watch yourselves, be careful people, "ebikes" are in the spotlight, judging by the search engine results..
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Watch yourselves, be careful people, "ebikes" are in the spotlight, judging by the search engine results..
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Aldi unleashes latest batch of cycling bargains... but are they any good? Plus a "game changer" green initiative for tyre and tube recycling
All the best new tech we've spotted this week from Cannondale, Bianchi, Q36.5, NGB Clean, Ere, EF Pro Cycling and, of course, the middle aisles at Aldi
Slow news day for bikes , zzz.
Cycle routes “painted on our pavements” blamed as campaigner calls for crackdown on “30mph” illegal e-bikes “before someone is killed”
Labour MP Gill Furniss says she will work with the police to “press for safety for pedestrians” after one activist claimed she experiences near misses involving the illegally modified machines “several times” a week
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Labour MP Gill Furniss says she will work with the police to “press for safety for pedestrians” after one activist claimed she experiences near misses involving the illegally modified machines “several times” a week
Cycle routes “painted on our pavements” blamed as campaigner calls for crackdown on “30mph” illegal e-bikes “before someone is killed”
Labour MP Gill Furniss says she will work with the police to “press for safety for pedestrians” after one activist claimed she experiences near misses involving the illegally modified machines “several times” a week
I see a controller bag. That gets my juices going!Ooh, a saddle bag, can we stand the excitement?Aldi unleashes latest batch of cycling bargains... but are they any good? Plus a "game changer" green initiative for tyre and tube recycling
All the best new tech we've spotted this week from Cannondale, Bianchi, Q36.5, NGB Clean, Ere, EF Pro Cycling and, of course, the middle aisles at Aldi
Slow news day for bikes , zzz.
They have these shared cycle paths in German cities. If you, as a pedestrian, mistakenly put one foot on the wrong side of the line, some German will grab your arm and drag you back onto the right side of the line. Like the illegal ebikes, the rules are adequate and clear. The only thing missing is the enforcement by all parties.Cycle routes “painted on our pavements” blamed as campaigner calls for crackdown on “30mph” illegal e-bikes “before someone is killed”
Labour MP Gill Furniss says she will work with the police to “press for safety for pedestrians” after one activist claimed she experiences near misses involving the illegally modified machines “several times” a week
Cycle routes “painted on our pavements” blamed as campaigner calls for crackdown on “30mph” illegal e-bikes “before someone is killed”
Labour MP Gill Furniss says she will work with the police to “press for safety for pedestrians” after one activist claimed she experiences near misses involving the illegally modified machines “several times” a week
The charges the police have preferred clearly indicate that in their view it wasn't a legal EAPC and was therefore automatically a motorcycle.
Not unusual these days, a high proportion of e-bikes in use breach the EAPC rules, their riders at risk of a number of potential charges just for using them on the roads, however safely.
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I'm jealous of it's tyres, there's no way 2.6" Schwalbe Pick-ups will fit my 250W rated 36V Bafang BBS01B mid-drive 20" wheeled Dahon Helios P8 (mfd April 2006)...
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...but I may someday be able to afford a Mac laptop, go bald become short sport a dumb looking beard, and fashion a rack to make my bike stand on end? Pretty sure this is the evil gimpy backwards speaking dwarf from Twin Peaks, the Tern GSD target demographic?
Without the sinister dwarf gimp. Mysteriously vanishes into thin air, just as in Twin Peaks.
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Mine will have wheels underneath to roll the bike on-end around in shops - it'd be like dancing with a dead Dalek, but at least you don't have to leave it outside to be stolen.
Still, my bike hauls 180kg uphill, even with the controller limited to 15A. Now @20A For £909 15.4% of the price All without snapping the handlebar
https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/tern-vektron-s10-gen3.44294/
For the asking price of a £5,900 Tern GSD, I'd rather convert some sort of dead ICE microcar carcass to EV or die trying.
...or perhaps install a mid-drive, 20" wheels, shorter cranks, central frame hinge, and rear derailleur to a Kona Ute, if that'd work? Would the mid-drive motor sit too low?
Tern GSD S10 (Gen 3)
The Tern GSD can be considered the OG of longtail e-cargo bikes, starting a trend almost a decade ago that many have followed. There’s been an explosion of choice in the sector, with bikes in many builds and at different price points. The GSD is still very much at the top of the pile price-wise...
...but I may someday be able to afford a Mac laptop, go bald become short sport a dumb looking beard, and fashion a rack to make my bike stand on end? Pretty sure this is the evil gimpy backwards speaking dwarf from Twin Peaks, the Tern GSD target demographic?
Without the sinister dwarf gimp. Mysteriously vanishes into thin air, just as in Twin Peaks.
Tern launches an all new GSD electric cargo bike, redefining high end compact cargo e-bikes
Tern has unveiled its third-generation GSD cargo electric bike, introducing significant upgrades designed to enhance utility, safety, and convenience. Originally...
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Mine will have wheels underneath to roll the bike on-end around in shops - it'd be like dancing with a dead Dalek, but at least you don't have to leave it outside to be stolen.
Still, my bike hauls 180kg uphill, even with the controller limited to 15A.
Now @20A For £909 15.4% of the price All without snapping the handlebar https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/tern-vektron-s10-gen3.44294/
For the asking price of a £5,900 Tern GSD, I'd rather convert some sort of dead ICE microcar carcass to EV or die trying.
...or perhaps install a mid-drive, 20" wheels, shorter cranks, central frame hinge, and rear derailleur to a Kona Ute, if that'd work? Would the mid-drive motor sit too low?
Kona Ute 2020 Hybrid Bike - Metallic Deep Red
If you’re gunning for the One-Less-Car movement, the Ute might be the answer. Utilitarian, cargo, everything- the descriptors are endless.
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That's ultimately for a court to decide, not the police, or us, for that matter, but earlier the mother, quoting the police said "the bike had not been modified to exceed the 15.5mph that such a machine can reach without pedal power", whatever that is supposed to mean.
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"without medal power."
E-bike rider who hospitalised boy after crash is let off by police
Dylan Latham was left hospitalised after being hit by a 65-year-old female cyclist on a public footpath at a playing field in Prestatyn, Wales.
It said in that article that all charges have been dropped. It sounds to me thet the woman was riding a legal EAPC, when the kid ran out in front of her. The police haven't charged her with riding on the footpath or anything like that, so there's a fair possibility that it was an approved cycle path. Obviously I wasn't there, but it also said that the mother scooped up the kid and rushed him to hospital, so I'm guessing that there was nobody for the rider to report the accident to. It doesn't make it clear whether she came forward to the police within 24 hrs.That's ultimately for a court to decide, not the police, or us, for that matter, but earlier the mother, quoting the police said "the bike had not been modified to exceed the 15.5mph that such a machine can reach without pedal power", whatever that is supposed to mean.
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Prestatyn woman, 65, charged after e-bike crash involving two-year-old boy
A woman from Prestatyn has been charged in connection with an electric bike crash involving a two-year-old boy.
www.rhyljournal.co.uk
" Lynda Thomas, 65, of Chichester Drive, Prestatyn, has been charged with the following offences:
Failing to report a road accident.
Driving a vehicle on a footpath.
Using a motor vehicle without insurance.
Riding a motorcycle without protective headgear."
"She will appear before Llandudno Magistrates Court on Wednesday, April 9."
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Is that before or after they let her off?Prestatyn woman, 65, charged after e-bike crash involving two-year-old boy
A woman from Prestatyn has been charged in connection with an electric bike crash involving a two-year-old boy.
" Lynda Thomas, 65, of Chichester Drive, Prestatyn, has been charged with the following offences:
Failing to report a road accident.
Driving a vehicle on a footpath.
Using a motor vehicle without insurance.
Riding a motorcycle without protective headgear."
"She will appear before Llandudno Magistrates Court on Wednesday, April 9."
"21st March"
Prestatyn woman, 65, charged after e-bike crash involving two-year-old boy
A woman from Prestatyn has been charged in connection with an electric bike crash involving a two-year-old boy.
www.rhyljournal.co.uk
"22 March 2025"
Woman, 65, charged over e-bike crash that left two-year-old in hospital
A 65-year-old woman has been charged in connection with an e-bike crash in a park that left a two-year-old boy “scarred for life”.
www.aol.co.uk
"12 October 2024"
E-bike rider who hospitalised boy after crash is let off by police
Dylan Latham was left hospitalised after being hit by a 65-year-old female cyclist on a public footpath at a playing field in Prestatyn, Wales.
Thanks. The bike is an Engwe L20, which is 250w and should be legal."21st March"
Prestatyn woman, 65, charged after e-bike crash involving two-year-old boy
A woman from Prestatyn has been charged in connection with an electric bike crash involving a two-year-old boy.
"22 March 2025"
Woman, 65, charged over e-bike crash that left two-year-old in hospital
A 65-year-old woman has been charged in connection with an e-bike crash in a park that left a two-year-old boy “scarred for life”.
"12 October 2024"
E-bike rider who hospitalised boy after crash is let off by police
Dylan Latham was left hospitalised after being hit by a 65-year-old female cyclist on a public footpath at a playing field in Prestatyn, Wales.www.dailymail.co.uk
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