I have recently begun to get very excited about e-bikes. I don’t have one yet and have not, until now, felt the need to upgrade from my humble but wonderful pedal bike. But now, I REALLY WANT AN E-BIKE! I like the way they look, particularly the step-through, ladies e-bikes. They have an alluring modern style with their chunky, colourful frames and the batteries cleverly tucked away.
But it’s not just the way they look. The function is starting to appeal to me too. I currently do the school run by bike with my four-year-old on a seat on the back, and I cycle to my office and do some local errands. But sometimes I feel I have to revert to the car as I don’t have enough storage for my daughter and the shopping or I feel the bike just isn’t sturdy enough to do all the things I demand of it. But these new e-bikes fashion themselves as car replacements, and brands like Tern and Benno Bikes are really drawing me in. Could I do far more of my local journeys by bike with one of these beauties?
On a recent trip to Paris, you couldn’t move for e-bikes. They seemed to outnumber regular bikes. In Holland, sales of e-bikes have overtaken sales of regular bikes. Change is upon us. Can the UK catch up and spark an e-bike revolution too?
I’m going to…
