EBIKE NEWS

In the UK over 68% of men and 59% of women are likely to be overweight or obese. The causes of obesity are complex, but what can be said with certainty is that the hardest part of trying to improve your health and fitness is getting started and making being more active the norm for your lifestyle. It defies logic that we would look forward to doing something that leaves us gasping for air and with aching muscles afterwards, even if we accept that it will benefit us in the long term. This is where an electric bike (e-bike) can...

Your browser does not support the video tag. With the end of the financial year approaching it's a great time to think about buying a bike or e-bike through one of the cycle to work schemes. The schemes let you save up to 47%* off the cost of your bike and accessories such as a lock and helmet. Even better, cycling to work means you'll save on fuel and car servicing costs. Plus, you'll be fitter and making a significant contribution to reducing CO2 levels. In fact, cycling to work produces less CO2 than walking. Here's how cycle schemes work....

Everything you need to know about e-Bike battery fires In the first 6 months of 2023 London Fire Brigade were called to an e-bike or electric scooter fire every two days. That's an increase of more than 60% over the previous year. Tragically, such fires have resulted in eight deaths and 190 people being injured in the UK alone. So what is behind this worrying trend? e-Bikes use lihtium ion batteries, the same technology as used your mobile phone, electric cars, and even pacemakers. When lithium ion batteries fail it can be attributed to three conditions: Mechanical Electrical Thermal Mechanical...

  Pilot scheme expected before April 2021 The UK government is considering plans to subsidise the purchase of electric bikes, which could see prices to consumers drop by up to a third, according to The Times.  Outlines of the scheme were given in response to a parliamentary question by transport minister Chris Heaton-Harris, who said that the government was “developing a national programme of support to boost ebike uptake to the levels seen in many other countries”. The Times says the plan is to set up trials of the scheme this fiscal year, which means before the end of March 2021....