Full-throttle e-bikes are increasingly common in towns and cities across the UK. Delivery riders like them because they’re a cheap alternative to a conventional moped. Most are illegal to ride on the roads. However, they don’t have to be. For those wanting to ride a throttle-only e-bike legally in the UK, there’s a process to follow. The Driver and Vehicle…
In the wake of a tragic death caused by an e-bike battery fire, Bristol coroner Maria Voisin has raised concerns about the lack of understanding over dangers posed by lithium-ion batteries. Voisin’s investigation into the fire in a top-floor flat in Avon highlights the need for enhanced consumer protection. While fires involving e-bike batteries are rare, their intensity can be…
What better e-bike accessory at this time of year than a trailer that doesn’t just carry your stuff, but makes a fresh brew on the go? The towing ability of e-bikes inspired us to equip a trailer with a gas hob, fridge and a small kitchen sink. And on top of that, the steampunk-styled aluminium trailer boasts 100 litres of storage…
There’s a widespread delusion that cars occupy pockets of private land – like an automotive foreign embassy. And it’s one of the reasons UK roads feel so inhospitable. The enduring road tax fallacy doesn’t help. ‘Road tax’ was abolished in 1937 and yet, almost 90 years later, many motorists continue to feel a sense of moral ownership over the roads…
What would American social reformer Susan B. Anthony have said about the gender imbalance in cycling today, over a century after she famously remarked that the bicycle did “more to emancipate women than anything else in the world”? It’s highly likely the famous women’s rights campaigner, who played a pivotal role in the suffrage movement, would be appalled by the…
