marksuttonbike
@marksuttonbike
Editor in the electric bike space with CyclingElectric.com. Market insights and trade consultant. I'm addicted to collecting magazines... I have a lot of issues
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http://www.cyclingelectric.com 04-12-2008 10:29:47
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Our e-bike demo day on September 29 at the Odd Down Cycle Track in #Bath in Somerset Live somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-… A 50% discounted entry to readers on offer by using the code - BATHCHR50 – at bathdemoday24.eventbrite.com
Fascinating how we talk about banning hire bikes because some people behave antisocially with them. Just think of the outcry if we talked about banning private cars because some use them drunk, too fast, or while holding a phone, parking on pavements #doublestandards BBC Radio 4 Today
€20 million in electric bike specific subsidy announced in Spain as part of €40 million scheme that will also subsidise bike sharing. When this happened in France the cycling market value took off, as did modal share. Any chance in the UK, Louise Haigh? cyclingelectric.com/news/spain-ele…
.Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency cracks down on throttle-led electric bikes (but some are legal - the difference is explained within) cyclingelectric.com/news/throttle-…
There's been a lot of misinformation about ebike fires; it's been hugely damaging to the industry - as well as to ebike owners in apartment blocks, those cycling to work, or wanting insurance, say. Excellent deep-dive by marksuttonbike on what's happening cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/are-e…
If this piece needed more weight, the world's largest bike/e-bike maker by value - The Giant Group - has NEVER had a single fire incidence with its e-bike batteries, it says. As before, the issue is not and has never been with reputable manufacturer goods: cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/are-e…
"We'll be clearing out bikes because of this nail in the coffin" - one two-wheel retailer on seeing that insurance firms are refusing to cover e-bike shops Misinformation & insurers may cost the indie bike shop sector dearly through no fault of its own cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/are-e…
An indie retail sector facing a mass closure risk if emergency legislation governing retrofit 'e-bike' kits is not sought. Business, transport, health & environment perks at risk of being wiped Louise Haigh, Fabian Hamilton MP, Rachel Reeves, Ed Miliband, Wes Streeting MP, Jonathan Reynolds