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E-bike motor longevity not matching consumer expectations, warn researchers in ground-breaking research.
As many as 360,000 e-bikes may go to landfill in just eight of the leading EU countries annually and most of the time the cause is no worse than a failed bearing in a motor. Yet the repairability of systems needs work, so says the researchers.
Cargo balance bikes!
This might be one of the most epic products we've seen in many years. Sold at only €349 and good for kids aged 2+
Credit to Super Bicycles for coming up with a fresh innovation to get kids interested in bikes as tools:
It's been a pleasure to expand our 3-wheeler mobility content with vanRaam.
With a support-oriented construction, a tight turning circle & cargo capacity, this #emobility trike scores highly.
Do you know somebody who could benefit from a pedal-assist trike?
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/reviews/vanraam-easy-rider-compact-trike-review
#Manchester trials £1,000 e-bike discount voucher scheme targeted primarily at low-income or disadvantaged areas:
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/news/manchester-trials-1000-e-bike-discount-voucher-scheme
#greatermanchester #cycling #ebikes #electricbikes #transport #costofliving
It's a beautiful day to not fill up the car and buy an #ebike instead, don't ya think?
On fuel cost alone, it is over 140 times more expensive to drive a petrol or diesel car per mile than it is to power your average electric bike.
Maths based on today's £1.61 petrol and £1.95 diesel cost & UK drivers' 36/43mpg average, respectively - each working out to 20p / mile. Your average e-bike costs about 0.14 of a penny / mile to ride.
Around 70% of journeys under 5 miles are driven. Will you hop in the car today?
Time to break free from the chains of motoring?
A modern electric bike will cost you far less, do much the same thing while taking up a fraction of the space and you'll get healthy in the process.
Did you know that around 70% of journeys in the UK under five miles are driven? This is where we can save fuel for when it's really required.
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/buying-new-car-buy-an-electric-bike-instead
#transport #war #iran #costofliving #oilcrisis #oil #evs #electriccar #cycling #ebikes
A basic level of quality at the price point between £1,000 and £1,500 has become one of the most sought-after consumer wants when it comes to #electricbikes.
For Evans Cycles and its house brand Pinnacle Bikes, this is where many customers are shopping. With the £1,250 Momentum they can tap into a bike that has leisure and commuter versatility, but better still, deploys a very good mid motor from Ananda too.
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/reviews/pinnacle-momentum-review
Long-awaited Convoy cargo bike & e-bike conversion hybrid set to launch this summer.
That's a cargo trailer with a pedal-assist hub drive in the trailing wheel:
#ebikes #cycling #cargobikes #transport #electricbikes #technology
#War is back on the agenda and with it an oil shock that is rattling everything from the #markets to #inflation, interest rates and #fuel costs.
Is it time that the world strongly considered the power of the electric bike in untethering ourselves from over-reliance on driving, and thus the associated direct and indirect costs?
Here's our case to drive less and ride more today:
In the approximately £2,999 price bracket that the Moustache Xroad occupies, Mark doesn't don't think he has tried a better value #ebike.
If you want one bike to do it all, this covers ground like a whippet, can carry goods and has great attention to detail:
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/reviews/moustache-xroad-es-review
Our first electric bike test ride event is just around the corner & it's probably our favourite track - the Lee Valley Velopark outdoor circuit. This is followed by #Bath, #Leeds and then London again.
If you're free on the 19th of April & want to test ride over 150 e-bikes and #mobility trikes in one place, here are the tickets:
#electricbikes #cycling #london #transport #ukcycling #ebikes #mobility
Velo de Ville Revo C: The first commuter ride with an Avinox drive - that means up to 120Nm of torque. A great bike for San Francisco or Bogata:
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/news/velo-de-ville-revo-c
Stanton Bikes, what are you thinking?
We feel the need to call out the behaviour of a brand here. Equipping seriously overpowered motors to bikes without disclaimers, then proceeding to tear about on public roads and countryside routes on the throttle?
This plays into the hands of those press that conflate electric bikes with motorcycles and is a large part of the reason why the masses are avoiding trying an electric bike.
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/news/stanton-bikes-conversion-kit
New today: a Megamo Lande electric gravel bike review, courtesy of Chris Keller-Jackson, whose mid-winter mile-crunching has given this great value machine a thorough testing:
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/reviews/megamo-lande-electric-gravel-bike-review
We've had a handful of carbon fibre electric folding bikes on test, but this is the first that has a rear shock included.
Meet the Tezeus Swift, a smartly organised & lightweight #ebike now sold in the UK.
Richard found a bike with lots of potential, but a few snags that could have been solved with more localised support.
Cycling Electric is now into its third year putting on live electric bike test events and tickets have just gone live for the next four instalments.
Our dates & venues, plus some brand highlights on the link below:
London Lee Valley Velopark – April 19th
Leeds, Brownlee Centre - June 7th
Bath, Odd Down showground – June 14th
London, Herne Hill Velodrome – July 5th
#ukebike #ebikes #electricbikes #ukcycling #cycling #transport #london #bath #leeds
Has a marker just been put down on gig-economy e-bike delivery?
Amazon's recruitment mandates a road-legal vehicle and there's an argument that taking responsibility may rub off on other businesses.
A deep dive into the subject here:
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/amazon-e-bike-delivery-jobs-a-turning-point-for-road-legality-of-gig-economy-vehicles
#amazon #ebikes #electricbikes #policy #gigeconomy #transport #cycling
A photographer is the obvious candidate for a compact cargo bike. Tasked with carting camera equipment 28 miles, Chris took the scenic route, loaded up for a thorough test of this Ado e-bike.
You may be surprised to find this bike is sold at only £1,699.
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/reviews/ado-air-one-pro-review
There's a potential new entrant to the sophisticated cargo bikes for business space in the form of K-Lectrik, backed by Frank Shiel.
Aesthetically and functionally very pleasing, but there's now a £100,000 crowdfunding effort to complete:
This looks promising from UTO - A £1,599 cut-price take on what remains our favourite folding bike.
Dubbed the ESS20, this is a seven-speed, 378Wh battery build with much the same design pedigree as the French brand's best-selling Afternoon Pro.
An update to our guide to e-bikes and trikes better suited to those with lesser mobility or a disability, much thanks to spotting a few interesting new models lately.
Take a gander if you need a little extra help getting mobile:
Don’t tar all e-bike conversion kits with the same brush, urges Boost.
We have added the Cycling Electric perspective to this article, because as a publisher of buyer's advice, we have had to very carefully consider and amend our stance on what we write about and recommend.
What do you think - how should any 'ban' on conversion kits look?
#ebikes #electricbikes #cycling #transport #policy #gigeconomy #government
Are you looking toward an electric bike purchase in 2026?
Why not come along to our test ride series, taking in closed tracks #London, #Bath and #Leeds. We'll even have adult cycle trainers on hand to settle any nerves you may have about getting started.
London’s Lee Valley Velopark – Sunday 19 April
Leeds, Brownlee Centre – Sunday 7 June
Bath, Odd Down Circuit – 14 June
London’s Herne Hill Velodrome – 5 July
Tickets at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/cycling-electric-demo-days-2026-4782423?
By chance, we have both a VELO DE VILLE e-Foldy & the Boost Bikes compact e-bike for test, so it seemed an opportune moment to compare the pros & cons of the compact bike versus the folding bike.
Both are gaining sharply in popularity on account of the increasingly smaller living spaces in cities and seemingly at the expense of larger wheeled bikes.
Which would you choose for apartment living and a multi-modal commute?
Potentially significant news here.
A Bill has been tabled to ban the sale of non-complaint e-mobility goods. Can that fly? That remains to be seen, but rest assured, there is now fast growing momentum in Parliament behind the idea that these kits need a lot closer scrutiny. Cycling Electric has had another such call this week discussing the issue at length.
Is this a turning point in motion, and can legislation like this succeed? Watch this space:
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/news/e-bike-conversion-kit-ban-parliament
The new Specialized Vado 3 and Vado 3 EVO are here and this looks to be the complete package.
The one bike to do it all category is exploding with options lately. Which would you pick?
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/news/specialized-vado-3-and-3-evo-join-do-it-all-e-bike-trend
#ebikes #cycling #transport #mtb #emtb #electricbikes #commuting
It's competition time - who wants to win this lovely Abus smart helmet, Alpkit frame bag, Restrap Bar Bag and Muc-Off cleaning kit, plus two free tickets to our Demo Day in London on April 19th?
For your chance to win enter here:
In the spring Cycling Electric magazine we've dedicated a significant portion to testing do-it-all electric mountain bikes.
We are long past the days of jack-of-all-trades setups being awkward to ride in both an urban & a cross-country setting. Recent refinements in design mean that fully-equipped #ebikes like the Merida eFloat EQ platform excel at just about everything. In this market, where budgets are tight, that feels important.
A flavour of what to expect at the Lee Valley Velopark on April 19th, where you can test ride #ebikes all day.
Do you know somebody starting their cycling journey this year, or any parents wanting to try cargo bikes? Send them our way in the comments for discounted tickets.
A few interesting developments in the Bosch eBike Systems eBike Flow software, including third-party manufacturers now able to host in-app content cards.
Other perks include enhanced service history and usage tracking to help fleet operators, bike shops and leasing businesses, plus an inventory guidance functionality for brands.
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/news/bosch-ebike-flow-app-to-host-manufacturers-content-cards
A perfect score for the Riese & Müller GmbH Charger 5 Mixte Vario from Geoff Waugh, which he found gloriously comfortable mile after mile on multi-terrain.
Looking for an e-bike with robust hardware and smart software that just goes & goes without much odds of mechanical concerns? The Charger platform is worth a look, plus it has a bags of shopping ready MIK HD carrier, adding to the versatility:
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/reviews/riese-muller-charger-5-mixte-vario-review
The 2026 trend is for brands to blend categories in a robust, built to mile crunch, all-terrain urban & off-road spec. We love it, because most of us will buy one e-bike this year & maybe for many years.
Mondraker got the brief with its new Prime & Prime X
Rocky Mountain returns: E-MTB range finally back in the UK https://www.cyclingelectric.com/news/rocky-mountain-bikes-uk
Orbea Rallon RS marks breakthrough in e-MTB technology with close collaborations with TQ and Fox delivering an automatically adjusted suspension gearing, motor and dropper post experience:
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/news/orbea-rallon-rs-marks-breakthrough-in-e-mtb-technology
An eye-opening new report from Shimano reveals the drop off rates when people feel it is too hard, or too expensive to get their bike serviced.
Also, the rate of past to current bike ownership is cause for concern.
That said, the UK comes off well...
The Specialized Turbo Como has been flagged for a further recall, with select models facing a steerer tube issue. Previously, internal gear hub models were flagged for a chain guard replacement.
https://www.cyclingelectric.com/news/specialized-como-recall
TARRAN turned heads with its tech-packed front loader last year, but it's not going to be a one-trick pony. There will soon also be a longtail (L1) and it's no less impressive, with features like radar, a 215kg gross weight capability and on board cameras too:
Reid Bikes is back in the UK, starting with a trio of electric bikes, one of which is the attractively priced (£1,299) E20 compact cargo hauler.
Geoff handled photography duties aboard this low-step short tail for this review: