We love leading gadget magazine, Stuff, and they usually have their eye on the ball of what’s going to be hot.  Therefore you can imagine our delight (but not surprise) when they named the Solexity in their top 10 bikes of 2012.  Sitting in the list, the Solexity ebike shares some pretty special company with the likes of Cervello and Whyte.

Read the review here:

We are pleased to announce a new team member to EBCO.  Richard Fogg joins us as Technical Advisor, he is currently being trained up by all our manufacturing partners and is a fully qualified bike mechanic having spent several years in the cycle industry.

If you have any questions, from set up to maintenance, get in touch with Richard, he’ll be happy to help.

Richard can be emailed on richard@ebco-ebikes.co.uk or call him direct on 01926 437712

EBCO has announced it has completed the deal to exclusively distribute SOLEX ebikes and e-scooters into the UK and Ireland.  It is now interested in talking to potential retailers who can see the obvious benefits of getting involved with a cycle and scooter company that is world famous for style.

SOLEX was an iconic post war brand selling 8 million motorized scooters based on its 49cc engine built into a regular bicycle frame.  For the post war generations SOLEX will conjure images of young, stylish urban riders.

The company has now re-launched with design and technology still at the heart of the brand.  A focused and well thought out range of three instantly recognizable red and black models: Velosolex (folding ebike, SRP £1,299), Solexity (a low-step ebike SRP £1,799) and e-Solex  (e-scooter SRP £1,999).

All three models have been designed by Pininfarina, the world famous Italian design house that has developed such iconic cars as the Ferraris 599, 458 and California, the Maserati Quattroporte and the Alfa Romeo Spyder, some of the most iconic cars on the planet.  With this design pedigree it comes as no surprise that each model looks absolutely jaw-droppingly beautiful.

Ebikes have their fans but they also have their doubters.  The approach to ebikes from certain dyed-in-the-wool cyclists ranges from skeptical to downright cynical.

We put EBCO’s Eagle up for the ultimate test, sending it to British Cycling, up in Manchester, to see if we could convert the guys on their web team, during the cycling governing body’s recent commuting campaign.

Philip Ingham, British Cycling web editor, took the Eagle and decided to pitch it against a colleague on a pretty fierce 22-mile commute over the Pennines.  Setting out, Philip, the self-confessed ebike doubter admitted he felt pretty ‘smug’ that he’d fair better on his usual commuter tool, a cyclo-cross bike.  However, not far into the ride the Eagle began to show its true colours and Philip realized he’d clearly chosen the wrong option and felt he was riding with a ‘machine of an athlete’!

Anyone who still doubts just how good the Eagle is should watch the video on British Cycling’s website here:

Better still, all EBCO dealers have demo bikes so if the video has begun to rouse your curiosity we would advise you get to a dealer and try one out for yourself!

A full list of EBCO dealers can be found here:

The Electric Bike Magazine, the font of all knowledge when it comes to ebikes is happy to announce the UC30 range is now available via the Government’s ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme.  Read the full article here:

We are expecting the UC30 (both Roadster and Lifestyle frames) to become one of the most popular commuting ebikes in the country, especially as it’s now available through the Government’s ‘tax-break’ scheme.  Bikebiz were quick to report on the new move.

Read the full story here:

Staff at Taunton Deane Borough Council have turned to EBCO to encourage a more eco-friendly way to get around. They’ve bought two EBCO Eagles from ebike specialists Reaction Cycles and are looking at how cycling can reduce both journey times and congestion.

The opted for the Eagles for their impressive range that make them attractive for commuters and the cost of a full charge (around 5p) equates to around 45 miles travel so it dosn’t take a mathematical genius to work out the economic sense.

We are sure they’ll love riding their new EBCO eagles, read the full article here:

EBCO is delighted to be able to announce the reduction of pricing for its stunning ebikes, UCR-30 and UCL-30, to only £999. This is a significant new price as it now enables these brilliant ebikes to be purchased throught the government cycle to work scheme.

More information can be found here, so, if you haven’t already signed up to the scheme, speak to your employer and find out how you could save up to 40% off the retail price of one of our stunning EBCO UC 30 ebikes.  A superb way to get to work!

Readers of the Daily and Sunday Express were so keen to win  stunning EBCO Eagle LSR-50 that the paper has run another competition featuring it over six days in both the daily and weekend editions. Almost unprecedented competition coverage, it just goes to show just how popular our EBCO ebikes are.

Keep an eye on the website for further opportunities to win ebikes and even more press reviews!

Jill Free from Girton, Cambridgeshire is the lucky winner of an EBCO Eagle LSL-50.  Pictured here with the EBCO-Grin as she discovers the joys of riding one of our stunning ebikes!

She collected her bike, thanks to Cambridge Style magazine, from EBCO retailer the Electric Transport Shop, who were more than happy to help her get onto two wheels, she says now she’ll never look back.”

Another happy EBCO ebike rider!