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In this week’s eBike news roundup:
A fast, smooth riding machine with Bosch’s new Active Line Plus Motor
With a long and venerable history in the UK, Raleigh are a well-known brand in both their home country and the US, so we are excited to be trying out one of their latest e-bikes, the Raleigh Motus Grand Tour (for the UK market only).
It’s a sleek and stylish looking machine and comes in both crossbar and step-thru variants (we tried the former). [Read more…] about Raleigh Motus Grand Tour Electric Bike Ride Report [VIDEO]
In this week’s eBike news roundup:
In this week’s eBike news roundup:
Is this the most capable off-road e-bike out there?
We have already tried four high quality offerings from Riese & Müller; the New Charger, the Nevo, the Homage GT Nuvinci and the Packster 40 Nuvinci.
Whilst these bikes were all taken off-road to a greater or lesser degree they were not full-on mountain bikes.
By contrast Riese & Müller’s Delite Mountain Rohloff is not only a full-suspension e-mtb but it packs many features that other e-mtbs don’t, including a 1,000Wh dual battery system, Rohloff’s incredibly tough 14 hub gear system (with electronic shifting to boot), powerful LED lights and the option of a chunky rear pannier rack.
It’s totally unique and certainly on paper looks like a candidate for the title of Most Capable Off-road Bike in Serial Production Today.
Does it live up to this label? [Read more…] about Riese & Müller Delite Mountain Rohloff Ride Report [VIDEO]
In this week’s eBike news roundup:
By Richard Schrubb
Cities and countries around the world are facing a dual problem: their transport infrastructure is becoming congested and that is causing pollution that in turn poisons the population and is adding to humanity’s contribution to climate change.
One solution has been to encourage businesses and the general public to use electric cars, vans and trucks.
Overall the take-up has been encouraging with growing numbers going electric both in logistics and among private individuals.
Though this is helping clean up cities’ air and may well be reducing global carbon emissions to some extent, electric car, truck and van subsidies are not reducing congestion that is one of the major factors behind cities’ bad air.
Could subsidising e-bikes be the answer to this issue? [Read more…] about Electric Bike Grant Gets Great Response From Swedish Public
In this week’s eBike news roundup:
ABUS offers a wide range of lock options to keep your eBike secure and now their YourPlus system keeps things simple with a one key solution.
The ABUS YourPlus key system allows you to have one key for your eBike battery lock that will also work with an ABUS lock.
The system can also be set up so 1 key can work with multiple locks and that can be useful for families with multiple bikes to lock up.
Let’s take a closer look at how the YourPlus system works.
[Read more…] about ABUS YourPlus System: One Key for eBike Battery & Lock(s) [VIDEO]
Photo courtesy of Yamaha
By Richard Schrubb
New research from Bristol University in England suggests that riding e-bikes might help treat type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes, where the body has difficulties digesting sugar, is a condition associated with affluence and is one of the biggest public health issues in the Western world.
It is estimated that more than 3 million Americans are diagnosed with it every year. The most common factors leading to it are lack of activity and a high calorie food intake.
Ashley Cooper is Professor of Physical Activity and Public Health at the Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences at Bristol University. [Read more…] about Could eBiking Help with Type 2 Diabetes?
