A flavour of what to expect at the Lee Valley Velopark on April 19th, where you can test ride #ebikes all day.
Do you know somebody starting their cycling journey this year, or any parents wanting to try cargo bikes? Send them our way in the comments for discounted tickets.
I’m glad the Wisconsin Bike Fed is getting in front of the ebike issue.
Our first electric bike test ride event is just around the corner & it's probably our favourite track - the Lee Valley Velopark outdoor circuit. This is followed by #Bath, #Leeds and then London again.
If you're free on the 19th of April & want to test ride over 150 e-bikes and #mobility trikes in one place, here are the tickets:
#electricbikes #cycling #london #transport #ukcycling #ebikes #mobility
La Mountain Bike ancora non lo sa, ma è il nuovo cuore del cicloturismo
The oil that runs cars is not the US-produced oil, and 2/3 of our foreign oil dependency is #transportation, but it's going to be ten years before that can change, it's not like half of all trips are less than 3 miles and people could just get on #eBikes tomorrow and book it down the #stroads to the coffee drive-thru, I mean that would wake you up. #resist #fossilFuels #FuckCars
RE: https://mastodon.social/@tom_andraszek/116287653247478607
Banning #eBikes for people under 16 is ridiculous, only a backwards state like Oregon (until Jan 2026) would do that. Also protect trans kids, all kids' access to a livable planet, etc.
He said the legislation reflected “motonormativity”, or “car brain”, a worldview based on the assumption of near-universal car use and that alternatives less important.
#AusPol #ebikes
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/25/queensland-qld-ebike-laws-age-speed-licensing-limits
A rant about electric bicycles:
* For e-bikes to be viable car replacements they need cargo-carrying and hill-climb capacity. The practicality test for an e-bike is to carry four bags of grocieries, or a child.
* The 250W and 20km/h limit for unlicensed bicycles is *far* too low. Human cyclists comfortably exceed this in both power and speed leading to e-bikes holding up traffic. When. I ride the bikeways, human-powered traffic cruises at around 35 km/h.
* The "you must pedal or the motor stops" requirement is some Calvinist bullshit.
* The perl-clutching "but the children" scare in the news about "unlicensed motorbikes" HAS to be some kind of car-industry astroturfing. From what I can see on the bikeways, commuter e-bikes and scooters are HOT items and anyone with a head can see a dent in vehicle sales coming. Users LOVE this emerging mobility sector.
* I work in an industrial area with zero public transport service. I observe large numbers of workers riding scooters in the direction of the nearest train station.
* If governments *really* want to stick to the 250w 25km/h bullshit for "bicycles" then we need URGENT legislation to create a vehicle class for say 1000W 45km/h vehicles. The Australia post electric delivery tricycles are a worked example of the practicality of this class; I don't hear *anyone* having a meltdown about "dangerous monster tricycles on our footpaths".
#MicroMobility #ebikes #solarpunk
ETA: absurd panic-fueled legislation from the fossil-fuel captured Literal Nazi Party: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/queensland-ebike-escooter-ban-children-licence-reforms/106487910
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