The Electric Bike

But why electric bicycles?  This is because we are convinced that now is the right time for the electric bike. In China there are electric bikes everywhere in the cities.
So what’s so good about electric bikes? Electric bikes are fun to use -  exercise without pain. You can do as much or as little exercise as you want so you don’t have to have a shower when you arrive.

The need for a sustainable future demands that we all reduce our carbon footprint;
With petrol prices likely in the long term to continue to rise, it makes sense to go alternative.

What makes us so convinced about the electric bike however is not just its green credentials, but our own experience of using them. They are so much fun to ride. Whereas we’ve always had our pushbikes in the garage like most people we use them at most once a week. But now we have electric bikes we look forward to using them for all those local journeys that were just a bit too far for cycling.

Electric bicycles work with a mixture of pedal power and electric motor. As soon as you start to pedal you feel a push forward as the motor engages. This flattens hills and makes cycling such fun! You can vary the exercise you get by putting as much or as little effort into the pedalling as you like. Of course you can also just switch off the motor and use it as an ordinary bike.

The bikes we’ve chosen have lithium ion or lithium iron phosphate batteries. These are light weight and long lasting. They can be charged by plugging into the mains electricity supply. Because they use brushless electric motors these bikes are virtually maintenance free apart from the brakes and gears common to all bikes. 

We’ve chosen two different makes of electric bike: the Urban Mover and the Sunrunner. Both are made in Taiwan: Urban Mover is a British company while Sunrunner is Australian. Each has a range of bikes which you can view by clicking on products on this website. You need to try one out and see for yourself how it feels. This is why we’ve chosen to operate by demonstration. We show at fairs or come to you so you can try the bike on your local hill!  Look at our website and contact us. Absolutely no obligation! It’s time you tried an electric bike!