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Anything you would use a push bike for ! With electric bikes you can remove the barriers to traditional cycling such as long journey times, hills, strong head winds, lack of fitness, to name a few. Electric Bikes are especially attractive for commuters wanting to cycle to work in there suits and not break a […]

Oh Yes… An Electric bike with a reasonable amount of pedal assistance will tackle hills anywhere from 1 in 10 to 1 in 7. Effectively the power assistance flattens hills and takes the strain out of pedalling. This same principle applies to tackling headwinds.

Our electric bikes generally use a lithium battery which is the lightest ebike battery available. Yes they are heavier then normal bikes. But combined with alloy frames the overall weight is not significantly more then a normal bike. Most of our range use lithium batteries. There are a few budget models that use lead Acid […]

Generally speaking yes most car rack manufacturers allow 25kg per bike. However its worth checking as there are exceptions. You can also remove the battery from the bike, on most models, to make it lighter and less strain on the arms when mounting it!

Panniers are fine. Providing there is a pannier rack! – If you notice the electric bike you use does not come with a rack. We have them available as extras in our accessories section.Child seats are only suitable for some of our bikes. You May want to check with us first. Basically it depends on […]

Yes they are light enough to ride comfortably without power. And our entire range are well built bikes, before the power system was even thought of.

They need to be treated like you would treat a conventional bike. So a decent lock is recommended and available in our accessories section. If you can keep them inside or in a shed/garage. This will help keeping them out of sight from potential thieves.We also recommend adequate insurance cover. We have picked the best […]

They are treated like conventional bikes on trains. Please contact your local rail operator to find out if they have any service when cycles are not allowed on.

This varies from model to model on electric bikes and will depend on characteristics and type of battery. In our specification sections relating to the individual product you will see the range quoted there. Please bare in mind this quote is based on gentle pedaling, on flat ground and average weight rider. So Hills, power […]

Chargers are included.