One e-bike seized by police was found to be capable of reaching 70mph as concern grows over how many are being modified using cheap conversion kits.
Acting Sergeant Chris Hook, who is part of the leadership team within the force’s cycle unit established in July 2023, ...
As Reviews editor here at Tom’s Guide, I get to try out all kinds of tech, but I’ll admit I was particularly excited when Swytch offered me their latest e-bike conversion kit for testing ...
A food delivery rider was among hundreds of people caught riding illegal e-bikes described by police as “death traps”. Police ...
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) says Portuguese-born Sofia was the first person to die in the city as a result of an e-bike fire. Her mum Maria Frasquilho Macarro, 59, and family friend Alda Simoes, 47, ...
Fire chiefs have issued an urgent warning to e-bike owners after a lithium battery exploded and caused a fire to rip through a house within seconds. Flames engulfed a property in Leicester ...
One ‘death trap’ e-bike seized by offers had 6,000 miles on the clock and was capable of the motorway speed limit ...
A resident had to be rescued from his burning home in Leicester when the lithium battery in an e-bike is feared to have ...
Police seizures of illegally modified electric bikes (e-bikes) soared in parts of the North East the past year.
But if it still did, there'd be no doubt that a conversion kit like the PikaBoost 2 would be the very definition of cheating in the eyes of a passionate traditional cyclist. Before e-bikes became ...