EBIKE NEWS

With Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs on pretty much every country in the world, many people are wondering how this is going to affect prices outside the USA. All of the major bike and e-bike component manufacturers are based in countries hit hard by tariffs, in particular China and Taiwan. Even though UK consumers won't be paying the tariffs directly, in a global marketplace it's safe to assume that we won't be totally unaffected. Here we try to answer some of the most frequent questions that we've been getting about tariffs. We aren't in the USA so why will the...

Ebay today announced that is banning the sale of e-bikes by private sellers at the end of this month. This has come in response in the huge increase in the number of e-bike battery fires and calls for the Government to take action. E-bikes are not inherently dangerous and we welcome this move. Let us explain why. At iCycle we've been selling and servicing electric bikes for approaching 15 years now and have seen our own fair share of horror stories. You wouldn't put a Formula One engine in a Fiat 500 and expect it to be safe, yet this...

An 'upcycling' bike hire scheme operated by iCycle in partnership with the Lancaster University has been shortlisted for a prestiguous Green Gown Award. Now in their twentieth year, the Green Gown Awards recognise sustainability excellence being carried out by colleges and universities. iCycle started life as Cycles Recycled, a community interest company that restored donated bikes. Once fully restored the bikes were donated or sold at low cost to local people who would benefit from having a low cost and healthy means of transport. In 2023 Cycles Recycled merged with sister company iCycle Electric to form iCycle Ltd. The merger...

Grindleton CE Primary geared up for a fun family bike ride Mr Malcom Scott of Grindleton Primary School teamed up with Helen Fairhurst from Love to Ride, local cycling training provider Go Velo and Ian Gibbs from I cycle to create special memories for all the pupils, parents and staff of Grindleton Primary School. Mr Scott, a keen cyclist and member of staff at Grindleton Primary School near Clitheroe, had a gem of an idea, to hold a family fun cycling event. His idea was to become, “The Tour De Dunsop” which took place on Monday 8th July on local traffic...