This Tandem Electric Bicycle can provide you with a unique riding experience. The tandem bicycle allows two to ride together (great for couples) while having all the advantages of an electric bicycle, hills and headwinds are no longer an issue with the motor ready to provide assistance when needed.

The Tandem Electric Bicycle provides you with the ability to travel further distances and faster than otherwise possible,  without losing your composure, nor producing any terrible noises or fumes. The 500-watt electric motor which drives the rear wheel allows you to be able to ride up hills or across broad flats smoothly and easily.  The motor’s variable speed is controlled by twisting the right handlebar, the bike has 6 gears which can be operated by your thumb, allowing you to change them easily when needed. The motor is able to increase your speed by up to 20 mph, by pedaling you can increase your speed by a further 20 mph.

The Tandem Electric Bicycle uses a detachable rechargeable 48 volt lithium battery to provide the power for the motor. This can provide you with a boost to your riding for up to 25 miles, though this is dependent on the weight of the two riders and on the terrain. The bicycle has an aluminum frame that has a step-through design to allow the riders to mount or dismount easily, the bicycle is able to take a combined weight of 500lbs. The bicycle has two well padded seats with adjustable suspension to help provide a comfortable journey, the 26 in. Kevlar lined balloon tires also help with this, helping to provide a soft, smooth and stable riding experience.

The Tandem Electric Bicycle is a great way to get out and about with a friend or loved one. The bicycle allows you to travel further and more quickly than you could otherwise manage with pedaling alone, while still providing you with great exercise. The bicycle allows you enjoy your journeys, helping to smooth out any rough patches, like steep hills, helping you to get back into cycling, or allowing you to enjoy a day out. By using an electric motor the bicycles produces no fumes, the battery requires very little electricity to full charge making it a cost effective boost to your riding experience.

The Tandem Electric Bicycle is not too expensive at a nice round $3,400.00.

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Spencer Ivy create high quality electric bicycles that appeal to all, from hectic commuters to busy mums. The electric motor assists you as you peddle to provide a more constant speed no matter what the terrain. With the electric bike you can travel further distances and faster than otherwise possible without losing your composure, nor producing any terrible noises or fumes. With a full change of the battery costing around 5p and providing you with assistance for up to 50 miles, this electric bike could radically change the way you travel.

Spencer Ivy are based in London Docklands and produce two models of electric bike currently. They aim to provide eco-friendly transport that is suitable for all (over the age of 14 due to EU laws) which helps to save you money, provide you with added safety for your journey and reduces the amount of noise and fumes on the roads. The silently operating electric motor assists you as much or as little as you wish, to allow you to travel with ease over any terrain. To fully experience the difference these bikes could make to your life book a test ride today!

The company aim to produce electric bicycles that are as eco-friendly as possible causing them to look into every fine detail to ensure that the bicycles are a truly green mode of transport. Each bicycle goes through a three layer powder coating paint process which allows the bikes to have amazingly durable paintwork which causes minimal amounts of residue. Both bikes use a Shimano dynamo hub to power the Busch & Muller front and rear LED lights, this helps to ensure that you can always have your lights on when cycling without any concerns over replacing batteries.

The tires used for the bikes are high-end Continental TopContact puncture resistant tyres which feature a reflective strip. The durability of these tyres ensures that you will rarely need to replace them helping to save on the quantity of rubber that may have gone to landfill during the life of the bike. Due to the use of internal gears, the bikes require far less maintenance than a ‘traditional’ bike, maybe once a year rather than once a month. This leads to less need for cleaning agents and grease helping to save costs and help reduce the amount of chemicals released into the environment.

This fine eye for greener details is also shown in the choice of battery, the Panasonic batteries for the bikes use Lithium Manganese cells. These batteries allow a high-performance power output while being a better for the environment, as when it comes to disposal these batteries are easier to recycle than batteries that use NiCad, NiMH or even worse, lead-acid. Each bike also includes a Pletscher EasyFix rear carrier with spring hinges, this provides you with the ability to even attach a baby seat to the bike, helpful to those who for instance want to encourage their children to cycle to school, or for trips out to the park or in the countryside.

The Spencer Electric Bike is an electric bike designed to appeal to commuters due to its sleek style. The Spencer has a Selle Royal gel comfort saddle to help ensure you ride in comfort. One of the major factors for this models appeal is its aesthetics which cause it to have more in common with a traditional cycle than the often ugly conventional electrical bikes. Due to the assistance the motor provides, the bike offers extra safety to your ride when dealing with busy roads, providing confidence whenever you need to pull away at junctions or roundabouts. The bike is exempt from the congestion change, helpful to those traveling around London. The Spencer can be purchased for just £1,895.

The Ivy has been designed to be a classic step through bike with a modern twist. The Ivy Electric Bike features Brooks aged leather sprung saddle and matching Brooks leather grips for added comfort with style. These traditional cycle touches help to give the Ivy a stylish look while providing quality modern technology to assist you in your journey. The Ivy can be purchased for just £1,895.

Both bikes use a high performance Panasonic 250 Watt brushless mid-mounted motor, this coupled with the Panasonic Lithium-ion 26 Volt 10Ah battery allow up to 50 miles of travel per battery charge. The removable battery is thought to cost only around 5p (£0.05) to fully charge, a great saving compared to fuel costs or even public transport. The silently operating motor allows you to pick from 3 different assistance settings, allowing you to control the amount of assistance you would like from the motor during your ride, letting the bike work for you as much or as little as you require.

Spencer Ivy work along side Re-Cycle, helping to collect up unwanted bikes from customers and sending them to Re-Cycle to help change lives in Africa, helping children and workers make journeys that would have previously have taken hours of walking.

The electric bikes from Spencer Ivy (who can be followed at @spencer_ivy) provide the freedom of cycling to anyone (over the age of 14). The motor assistance helps you to travel further and faster than a traditional bike, and helps to make mole hills out of any mountains in your path. Spencer Ivy care about their products and the environment, causing them to create the bikes to be as environmentally friendly as possible with each component examined to ensure both a green and quality result.

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G-Bike have two main models of bike. The chopper electric bike is designed to look more like an average bicycle, specifically a chopper. The 500 watt brushless hub motor provides the bike with a top speed of around 20 mph. The lead-acid 12 Ah 48v battery can be fully charged in around 4 to 6 hours and can provide you with up to 31 miles of use. It can handle a gradient of up to 12%.

The standard electric bike has a design that is similar to that of a scooter. The bike uses the same 500w brushless hub motor but uses a 20Ah 48v sealed lead acid battery. This allows it to be able to provide a top speed of 20 mph, and can provide a range of use between 35 and 42 miles depending on conditions. The battery requires 4 – 8 hours to fully charge. Due to the bike having a scooter like design this model has additions like shock absorbers, mirrors and a comfortable seat.

Both models can either be peddled or powered from the electric motor. This allows you to use the motor to help assist you in cycling, to help with hills, or for longer journeys. The motor also allows you to have a burst of increased speed when required, for example to allow you to move out of another vehicles way quickly when needed.

The makers believe it takes only around 20 cents worth of electricity to fully power the bikes batteries helping to make the bikes an affordable way to take trips that are perhaps a bit too far for leg power alone. Ideally it would be best to charge the bikes from a eco-friendly electricity source but for those that lack that ability the electric bikes would still usually be a better alternative for the environment than taking a form of diesel or petrol powered transportation.

Source: G-Bike

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At the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change the researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) unveiled the Copenhagen Wheel. The wheel basically stores up energy as you ride it, to then release the energy back as a boost when you need it most. The wheel can also communicate with your iPhone offering a myriad of features.

The mechanics of the Copenhagen Wheel are all housed under the bright red plastic centre. Inside, the main feature to the wheel is a device that stores the kinetic energy given off by the rider applying the breaks. This energy is taken in by an electric motor which then stores it into batteries. The batteries then release this energy to power the motor when the wheel senses you are struggling. This means that when you put more effort into riding, like riding uphill for instance, the bike gives you an extra boost from the power you have stored from breaking. It is thought this will help people be able to travel further by bike and make the whole ride smoother.

Also within the red housing at the centre of the wheel are sensors and a bluetooth connection. You can use an iPhone app to access data being taken by these sensors, such as speed, distance traveled, what the air pollution is in the area, or the traffic conditions ahead. The iPhone can be mounted on a holder on a bikes handlebars to allow you to view this information easily.

Other than a holder for your iPhone, all you need to upgrade your bike is the Copenhagen Wheel itself which the designers hope to have on sale next year.

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The Eco 7 Folding Bike is the concept design of Victor Aleman in Mexico. The Eco 7 is designed to be taken on planes and other transportation where space is a significant problem. Once you reach you destination, you unfold your bike and enjoy the great outdoors!

Pretty much every part of the bike is collapsible, including the main frame, the handle bars, crank, brakes, wheels and chain! Once the different elements have been removed from the frame, they all just fold together. The wheels are particularly clever, made from a total of 6 modules where the spokes fold into the rim of the wheel.

No mention of a prototype is mentioned, so I have no idea how long it would take to assemble and disassemble the bike in practice. I have a feeling that it would take around 15 minutes to take the bike apart. My only concern is that the bike might fall apart if one element of the bike was a little loose. That could be painful if a wheel gave way!

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Dahon has announced the BioLogic FreeCharge, which is a bicycle charging kit that connects to any dynamo hub on the market, allowing you to charge your iPod, iPhone, mobile phone and other portable gadgets. The BioLogic FreeCharge uses the energy generated by the bike’s dynamo to charge an internal high-capacity battery. That in tern can be used to charge any USB-charged or powered gadgets.

Since the BioLogic FreeCharge has an internal battery, it avoids the variable voltage from the dynamo from damaging your gadgets. The charger will charge an iPhone in about 3 hours, so the charger is most suited if you do long commutes and long bike rides. It’s not going to be much use to you for the odd 30 minute ride. If you use your iPhone for GPS navigation, an on-board iPhone charger would be particularly useful to cyclists.

The BioLogic FreeCharge is now available for $53.99 with free shipping.

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