MTF Enterprises announces acquisition of EMU Electric Bikes
MTF Enterprises Limited, the long-established...
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 …
Eurobike, 31st Aug–4th September
Driving growth as well as engineering innovation in the European cycle industry, the major players in the e-bike industry are once again lining up their new models at Eurobike, Friedrichshafen, between August 31 and September 4, 2016. Germany recorded electric bike sales of 535,000 in 2015, setting a new record to topple previous years’ figures …
Tern launch folding e-bike, the Elektron
Taiwanese firm, Tern, whose inception in 2011 was tasked with the sole purpose of producing folding bicycles for urban use, are to launch their Elektron folder this autumn. Tern are calling the Elektron “the world’s most compact Bosch-driven electric bike”. Folding in under 10 seconds, the company also say it is the smallest bicycle in …
USA road trip with a difference: Pedelecs Adventures Sand to Snow tour
Susanne Bruesch’s latest epic journey in the saddle of a Haibike SDURO electric bike has seen her cycling over 3,100 miles in 10 weeks across Western USA as team leader for the latest Pedelecs Adventures tour. The Sand to Snow tour crossed 5 states, kicking off from the Californian coast and travelling inland via Las …
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 …
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 …
Raleigh Chopper: nostalgia, electrified
For people who already own a beloved normal pedal cycle, but perhaps want to extend its use or need to travel longer distances, one option is to purchase a conversion kit which will turn an ordinary push bike into an electric one. Adding a motor, battery and controller to a bicycle can provide a new …
Norfolk Cycle Show: Norwich, 12th June
Leading the electric bike fun at this year’s Norfolk Cycle Show will be Electrifying Cycles and Amps. With free entry and both kids’ and adults’ bike entertainment, the event opens at 10am at the The Forum in Norwich this Sunday. Now in its fourth year, the show attracts over 3,000 visitors. More details can be …
DfT: Pedal cycles converted to ‘twist and go’ exempt from type approval
The Department for Transport has today confirmed to Pedelecs that an ordinary cycle, already ridden on public roads as such and subsequently converted to a ‘twist and go’ electric bike, will not require type approval. The DfT further clarified that type approval ‘only applies to new vehicles, not converted ones’. The latest guidance on conversions …
‘Twist and go’ type approval guidance emerges
The Bicycle Association (‘BAGB’, which merged with BEBA 3 years ago) and the DfT have recently released guidance on type approval for twist and go electric bikes, in line with the new requirements from January 2016. Twist and go history Twist and gos are electric bikes fitted with a throttle that can propel the bike …
