Electric bike newsNews

BBC’s Inside the Factory looks at bicycles past, present – and their electric future

With over 3.5 million of us buying a bike each year, the BBC’s Inside the Factory this week looks at the design and engineering skills that go in to the making of a Brompton bicycle. Brompton’s bicycle factory, Britain’s largest, produces 46,000 bikes a year to be retailed globally. The programme challenges Greg Wallace to …

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Technological fraud scanners in place for Tour de France

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) says it has now tested ‘several thousand’ bikes at different races using the same system to detect hidden motors that led to Femke Van den Driessche’s six year suspension by the UCI’s Disciplinary Commission earlier this year. ‘Technological fraud’, or ‘mechanical doping’, utilizes electric bike technology by giving the rider …

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Exhibitions & EventsNews

Electrifying Cycles at Norfolk Motorhome Show 22-24 July

The second year of this event will see five electric bike trade stands, including Electrifying Cycles, showcasing their latest models in Norwich. The organisers expect 2800 weekend campers and 4000 day visitors to attend during the 3 day event on 22nd, 23rd and 24th July at the Norfolk Showground. Show times: Friday 9.30am-5.00pm Saturday 9.30am-5.00pm …

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