Tag Archives: e-bikes

Pirelli has unveiled the Cycl-e WT, a specific winter tyre for urban and electric bicycles. It features a “one-of-a-kind” specific compound developed by Pirelli engineers to face up to the low temperatures and difficult roadbeds that city bikes can encounter during the winter. The tyre is designed to be used …

Delfast has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fundable with the goal to raise $3 million. The Fundable campaign plan is to construct an e-bike R&D centre to accommodate the rising demand and fulfil the requests Delfast has already received. The company experienced a 405% increase in sales in Q2, when …

Royal Dutch Gazelle is accelerating its e-bike sales development in the UK with three new account managers. The account managers are Mike Isaac, South, Andrew Nicolson, Midlands, and David Sharp, North. They will all be working together on building a ‘high-quality’ distribution network for the Gazelle e-bike brand in the …

The Big Issue has teamed up with ShareBike to launch an e-bike scheme. Big Issue-branded e-bikes were modelled this week by Big Issue founder Lord John Bird in Cambridge as he launched the scheme to support previously unemployed people back into work. With plans to launch a fleet across the …

Leicester City Council has announced specialist e-bike hire provider Ride On as its partner in the city’s forthcoming e-bike share scheme. The scheme, known as Santander Cycles Leicester, will see 500 electric bikes available to hire from 50 locations across Leicester city centre. This will make Santander Cycles Leicester the …

HumanForest has launched a £1 million crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube, following a trial in Islington and Camden and a seed investment round of £1.8 million. Capital raised through the campaign will be used to buy more e-bikes, allowing the company to open in ten London boroughs next spring with 1,000 …

Bafang has relaunched its website, offering a refreshed look, enhanced functionality and detailed information on the complete product range, from the wide variety of e-drive systems through to batteries and displays. A 3D bike model on the home page aids with decision-making for selecting an e-drive system, battery or display, …

Pure Electric is to open Cardiff’s ‘first’ electric bike and electric scooter retail outlet on Monday 9th November, bringing the company’s high street chain of stores up to 14. The Cardiff store will sell leading brands of e-bikes and e-scooters and has a Shimano Service Centre workshop where customers can …

Brick Lane Bikes has launched the Aventon Pace e-bikes into the UK and Europe. Built around a Cruiser geometry, using an Alu frameset and 650B wheels, the Pace is “light, super comfortable with the smaller wheel/bigger tyre combination and perfect for potholed city roads and gravel paths alike”. The 250 …

Serial 1 Cycle Company, a dedicated e-bike brand formed with American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, has announced its entrance into the e-bike market. The new company’s first line of products will arrive in spring 2021. Taking its name from ‘Serial Number One’, the nickname for Harley-Davidson’s first motorcycle, Serial 1 Cycle …