Ebike News

[lenny]

Witnesses needed after e-bike robbery by gang of boys in Twyford
"One of the boys got off his bike and asked the victim if he could ride his e-bike, a bright yellow E-Box Dragster, but he declined.

The boy became more aggressive, pulled his top and revealed a silver knife handle.

The offender and two boys he was with surrounded the victim, and he handed over his e-bike key."

Witnesses needed after e-bike robbery by gang of boys in Twyford

Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Twyford.

www.sloughexpress.co.uk

Electric pit bikes | Dragster electric mini bike | Dirt bikes for sale

EBOX Electric pit bikes, 1.6 KW EBOX 1 AND 2.0 KW EBOX 2 for sale online.

eboxelectric.co.uk

"Rated power 2.0KW (2.6hp)"

 

[lenny]

Project to improve access to shared micromobility services for people with disabilities

Project to improve access to shared micromobility services for people with disabilities - AT Today - Assistive Technology

A new project will explore innovative ways in which people with disabilities can be supported to access shared micromobility services.

attoday.co.uk

 

[lenny]

Oh look, another hubless e-bike – and this one's a folder!

Oh look, another hubless e-bike – and this one's a folder!

The Kosmos e-bike’s Kickstarter page says itself that the high costs, complexity, and massive bulk of hubless wheels, “make it hard to offer these bikes at an affordable price.” It then goes on to reveal that, “The KOSMOS Hubless series solves all of these issues and more by being both...

ebiketips.road.cc

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/451828310/the-worlds-first-hubless-foldable-e-bike/rewards?ref=9bl4t1

 

[saneagle]

Oh look, another hubless e-bike – and this one's a folder!

Oh look, another hubless e-bike – and this one's a folder!

The Kosmos e-bike’s Kickstarter page says itself that the high costs, complexity, and massive bulk of hubless wheels, “make it hard to offer these bikes at an affordable price.” It then goes on to reveal that, “The KOSMOS Hubless series solves all of these issues and more by being both...

ebiketips.road.cc

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/451828310/the-worlds-first-hubless-foldable-e-bike/rewards?ref=9bl4t1

Why do they have to do that? It's more expensive, less reliable, heavier, less efficient, harder to maintain and looks plain daft.

 

[lenny]

SRAM Eagle Transmission goes mechanical with Eagle 90 and 70 groupsets, but you can only buy the £655 Eagle 90 off-the-shelf

SRAM Eagle Transmission goes mechanical with Eagle 90 and 70 groupsets, but you can only buy the £655 Eagle 90 off-the-shelf - MBR

SRAM has launched two new Eagle Transmission drivetrains: the Eagle 90 Transmission and the Eagle 70 Transmission. They are slated to be the first mechanical groupsets to use a Full Mount interface rather than a derailleur hanger, and both will have e-bike specific options. A full Eagle 90...

www.mbr.co.uk

Whyte’s Kado RS is the first new e-bike out with SRAM Transmission mechanical drivetrain, and at £6k it looks like decent value - MBR

Well that didn’t take long – less than 24hours since SRAM introduced its Eagle Transmission mechanical shifting, and we have a new Kado e-bike from Whyte using the groupsets. The new bike is called the Kado RS and it uses a blend of Eagle Transmission 90 and 70, two new drivetrains SRAM reckons...

www.mbr.co.uk

 

[lenny]

Waterloo: Horror as e-bike rider is killed after crash with police car
"It is unclear why police were pursuing the man. "

Waterloo: Horror as e-bike rider is killed after crash with police car

It is understood officers were trying to stop the rider on Allen Street in Waterloo at about 3am on Friday when the police car collided with the bike.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[MikelBikel]

 

[portals]

Stop posting paywall links....pls

 

[guerney]

Stop posting paywall links....pls

Apart from the Telegraph and The Sun, a few others, links posted load up fine for me with no paywall, but I'm using a PC. I suppose you could put the website in question into "Desktop" mode via browser settings, for cookie selection? Sometimes that's waaay more onerous than it needs to be. Some websites will insist you view with their app (for far greater slurpage of personal data), when they detect the user is using a phone - for example TikTok insists you use their app, unless you view videos on their website in desktop mode. I hardly ever surf the net on phones and tablets unless unavoidable, too fiddly and annoying on multiple fronts. Internet access by phone or tablet ought to be banned - you used to be able to walk away from raving nutters, but now ranting nutters spewing nonsense are recorded and actively pushed at you on a continual basis to make money for the platforms and the nutter authors, so much so massive numbers of hapless users end up believing total crap, it stops the world working. To create chaos, all those mad social function challenged bastards ranting on street corners had to do, was find a way to shrink and live in your pocket; jump out of the gates ranting any time you were trying to do something productive.

 

[MikelBikel]

Did this come up before?
Anyone seen one in the wild?

https://www.notebookcheck.net/New-Lidl-Crivit-Classic-e-bike-with-boost-feature-launches.988491.0.html

 

[MikelBikel]

Let them walk on water?! Hehe

“14 years of inaction”: Cyclists accused of walking on tracks and “holding up buses” in protest at constant flooding on active travel route, forcing users to create DIY path “dangerously close” to controversial busway

“A solution to the flooding must be designed and delivered before we have another serious injury or fatality”

road.cc

 

[guerney]

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)...

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...

ebiketips.road.cc

...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...

electrek.co

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.

www.cyclesolutions.co.uk

Found the Amazon receipt today for my BBS01B kit, total cost of kit+bike was £809, not £909.

 

[lenny]

Masked thugs steal teen's £4k e-bike in North Staffordshire knife-point robbery

Masked thugs steal teen's £4k e-bike in North Staffordshire knife-point robbery

One of the suspects brandished a knife

www.stokesentinel.co.uk

 

[lenny]

Ampler Unveils Nova And Nova Pro E-Bikes With World’s First USB-C Charging

Ampler Unveils Nova And Nova Pro E-Bikes With World’s First USB-C Charging

The newest e-bikes are the first to be chargeable by USB-C (and the bike even works as large phone charger, too).

www.forbes.com