the way then, john. so this is making me look and feel like a better cyclist than i am, really. am i being lazy? well, i don t think so. we re not racing anybody. we re just having a nice day out in the country. i and i think anything that gets more people more active and gets more. | people cycling can only be a goodj thing for them and for the planet. it certainly makes the hills feel easier. and they re on city streets as well, especially as more deliveries are being made on two wheels. so, we at cycling uk think that e bikes are a real game changer in the cycling world. we think they can encourage people who wouldn t usually think of themselves as cyclists to get out on bikes and try that. they re particularly good for perhaps older people, people who are less fit. and people who live in really hilly areas of the uk, because it really flattens those hills. so what about the cost? dutch style city bike, at around about £2000. the folding high performance electric bike here at aroun
in the cycling world. we think they can encourage people who wouldn t usually think of themselves as cyclists to get out on bikes and try that. they re particularly good for perhaps older people, people who are less fit. and people who live in really hilly areas of the uk, because it really flattens those hills. so what about the cost? dutch style city bike, at around about £2000. the folding high performance electric bike here at around £3000. and the bentley, rolls royce of the electric bike here, at around £8,000. certainly over the last 12 to 18 months, we ve seen an explosion in popularity and demand for electric bikes. driven primarily by technological advances in the products, batteries getting lighter and better, the products are getting more durable. that s both consumers but also businesses who are moving from more traditional fossil fuel vehicles to electric cargo bikes to deliver their goods. i am of course a picture of parisian elegance,
suddenly you ll get more assistance and you can get up pretty much any hill. i ll let you lead the way then, john. so this is making me look and feel like a better cyclist than i am, really. am i being lazy? well, i don t think so. we re not racing anybody. we re just having a nice day out in the country. and i think anything that gets more people more active and gets more people cycling can only be a good thing for them and for the planet. it certainly makes the hills feel easier. and they re on city streets as well, especially as more deliveries are being made on two wheels. so, we at cycling uk think that e bikes are a real game changer in the cycling world. we think they can encourage people who wouldn t usually think of themselves as cyclists to get out on bikes and try that. they re particularly good for perhaps older people, people who are less fit. and people who live in really hilly areas of the uk, because it really flattens those hills. so what about the cost?
but they re not new. and this one is 140 years old. because it is rechargeable and because it was 140 years ago this week that trouve ran it, it s a story. electric bikes are getting more popular. so i took a more modern model for a ride. all you do is use a couple of buttons to just change the level of assistance you re going to get. but then if you suddenly come to a steep hill, you can press the button, suddenly you ll get more assistance and you can get up pretty much any hill. i ll let you lead the way then, john. so this is making me look and feel like a better cyclist than i am, really. am i being lazy? well, i don t think so. we re not racing anybody. we re just having a nice day out in the country. and i think anything that gets more people more active and gets more people cycling can only be a good thing for them and for the planet. it certainly makes the hills feel easier. and they re on city streets as well, especially as more deliveries are being made on two wheels. so, we
this week that trouve ran it, it s a story. electric bikes are getting more popular. so i took a more modern model for a ride. all you do is use a couple of buttons to just change the level of assistance you re going to get. but then if you suddenly come to a steep hill, you can press the button, suddenly you ll get more assistance and you can get up pretty much any hill. i ll let you lead the way then, john. so this is making me look and feel like a better cyclist than i am, really. am i being lazy? well, i don t think so. we re not racing anybody. we re just having a nice day out in the country. and i think anything that gets more people more active and gets more people cycling can only be a good thing for them and for the planet. it certainly makes the hills feel easier. and they re on city streets as well, especially as more deliveries are being made on two wheels. so, we at cycling uk think that e bikes are a real game changer in the cycling world. we think they can encourage peop