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Crunch Time for Madrid’s BiciMad Electric Bike Hire Scheme

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Courtesy of Flickr users Microsiervos and Cesar

By Richard Peace

The financial state of Madrid’s public hire electric bike scheme appear to be reaching a crisis point and has become a political battleground as plans for the scheme’s expansion appear to be stalled.

In late 2015 the Bonopark, the company running the scheme on behalf of Madrid City Hall, issued a request for 3.6 million Euros in order to avoid bankruptcy.

It certainly appears that Bonopark has been struggling to meet its contractual obligations to City Hall. [Read more…] about Crunch Time for Madrid’s BiciMad Electric Bike Hire Scheme

What is “Motor Doping”?

On January 30, 2016, traditional, unassisted bicycle racing officially lost another facet of it’s innocence. The scene was the World Cyclocross Championship held in Zolder, Belgium.

At the finish of the women’s Under 23 age class race, it was discovered that Belgian rider Femke van den Driessche had a bike in her pit with a concealed electric motor and battery system.

Cyclocross is a discipline that allows bike changes during races. Cyclocross circuits usually combine paved and off road sections as well as areas riders have to dismount and run with their bikes.

The races last for about one hour. She denies knowing that she was [Read more…] about What is “Motor Doping”?

The Houston Electric Bike Expo – Ride the Latest eBikes for Free! [VIDEO]

electric bike expo 9The Houston Electric Bike Expo on March 11-13th at Rice University Stadium is the place to ride the latest electric bikes. And best of all it’s completely free to attend and test ride as many eBikes as you like!

There will be 20 different brands and over 100 different eBikes to choose from to ride on the test track.

The test track has a hill structure to test the different eBike climbing capabilities and terrain features to test the suspension of some of the eBikes. [Read more…] about The Houston Electric Bike Expo – Ride the Latest eBikes for Free! [VIDEO]

Lightweight Velocité”Maglev” Hidden Motor Electric Bike

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Is this an electric bike?

Imagine that instead of adding a motor to a bicycle, parts of the bicycle are designed to function as the motor.

In this case the wheel rim contains the motor magnets and the frame houses the inductive coils. The inductive coils use energy from the battery (hidden in the frame downtube) to repel the magnets on the rim to make the wheel spin.

Lightweight calls this “Maglev Transrapid technology” and they claim that this Velocité eBike can go up to 100 kph (62 mph) with its 500 watts of power! [Read more…] about Lightweight Velocité”Maglev” Hidden Motor Electric Bike

New E-Bikes: Faraday, Pedego, & Juiced Riders [VIDEOS]

Faraday Cortland Electric BikesWe have some new electric bikes rolling into the market for February 2016.

Faraday just announced their new step thru frame Cortland that is similar to their classically styled Porteur.

Pedego has announced their new Latch folding e-bike with a belt instead of a chain.

Juiced Riders just announced that their new 28 mph speed pedelec Cross Current is available for order.

In this post you will get an overview of some of the latest eBikes that have hit the market. [Read more…] about New E-Bikes: Faraday, Pedego, & Juiced Riders [VIDEOS]

San Diego Electric Bike Expo – Test Ride the Latest eBikes for Free! [VIDEO]

Electric Bike ExpoThe San Diego Electric Bike Expo on February 26-28 is the place to ride over 100 of the latest electric bikes all for free!

There will be eBikes from A2B, BESV, BULLS, Easy Motion, Felt Electric, Focus, Gazelle, Haibike, IZIP, Kalkhoff, Polaris, Raleigh, Stromer, Tempo (Expo Charity Sponsor), Trek (Expo Track Sponsor), Xtracycle, Yuba with the latest electric drive systems from Bosch (Expo Presenting Sponsor), Yamaha, Shimano, and more.

Many of the models are brand new to the US and here to be tested by you for the very first time!

Here is a quick video about the San Diego Expo being held at Liberty Station: [Read more…] about San Diego Electric Bike Expo – Test Ride the Latest eBikes for Free! [VIDEO]

Tips on Buying Your Best Electric Bike

The Electric Bike Store in Ft. Lauderdale Florida.Are you having trouble deciding which electric bike is best for you?

There are a lot of electric bikes out there and the choices can be a bit overwhelming.

While some of them may rank very high in the reviews, is it really the best eBike for your particular needs.

It’s important to buy the best electric bike for you, not what somebody else thinks is the best electric bike.

Let’s go over a few points to narrow down what will be the best electric bike for you. [Read more…] about Tips on Buying Your Best Electric Bike

UK E-Cargo Bike Companies Show the Future of Urban Transport [VIDEO]

23/12/2015 - Pic by Lucy Davies Business development manager at Bikespace Brett Nicolle who is delivering vegetables for Plymouth residents on an electric bike. Reporter Sarah Contact Brett on 396737

Picture by Lucy Davies

By Richard Peace

Outside of flatter cities and towns with a strong cycling tradition – such as Cambridge – cargo bikes (let alone electric cargo bikes) are very rarely seen.

But legal changes from April this year lifted the previous 40kg weight limit that had hampered the deployment of e-cargo bikes for commercial use.

With the UK’s electric bike law now harmonised with Europe, Electric Bike Report interviews two firms that have recently introduced electric cargo bikes and are making inroads into the ‘last mile’ delivery market and [Read more…] about UK E-Cargo Bike Companies Show the Future of Urban Transport [VIDEO]

Phoenix Electric Bike Expo – Lots of eBike Smiles! [VIDEOS]

electric bike expo phoenix 13This past weekend was the first Electric Bike Expo event in Phoenix, Arizona with many eBike smiles both on and off the ride track!

The Expo is a series of eBike specific events where everyone can test ride the latest electric bikes for free and talk to manufacturer reps and local dealers about their eBikes.

The focus of the Expo is to raise awareness about electric bikes by providing the ride experience, which is very important to understanding what an eBike is and the benefits it provides.

Here’s a quick video to give you a feel for the Expo: [Read more…] about Phoenix Electric Bike Expo – Lots of eBike Smiles! [VIDEOS]

Electric Bike Frequently Asked Questions

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Photo courtesy of ProdecoTech.

Electric bikes are a relatively new type of bicycle and there are often many questions that come to mind when first learning about them.

Here’s summary of some of the top questions about electric bikes.

What’s the point of an electric bike? Electric bikes add power to your pedal power enabling you to do more with a bicycle and have more fun! For many people eBikes help them: [Read more…] about Electric Bike Frequently Asked Questions

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