Posts by Maurice Wells
It’s a buyer’s market now! The e-bike supply/demand imbalance has flipped
One of our beloved sales reps recently travelled to the UK for a family re-union after a few years of pandemic-enforced separation – a familiar story for many – and he had a great time. But he returned to a whole new world here. Popular e-bike models that were supposedly pre-sold for 2 years were…
Read MoreEbike team on “Fair Go”
It’s no secret – we love getting media coverage! This time we were on TV1’s Fair Go, about an e-bike owner (not our customer) named Kaye who waited an entire year to get a Shimano Drive Unit (ebike motor) for her Scott electric bike. They wanted some perspective from an ‘electric bike guru’ – yours…
Read MoreNow we are 6! Ebike team’s 6th Bday sale from May 10-15, 2022
The biggest range of electric bikes in Aotearoa is going on special for a huge 6 days both in store and online! There will be something for everyone and special offers for buying 2 e-bikes – bring a friend! Browse all sale items online here >> Bring a friend and save more – buy 1…
Read MoreGarage 529 launches in Aotearoa New Zealand
Garage 529 has launched in NZ – a voluntary registration system to make it easier for police or other bike shops to reunite you with your bike. Making life harder for bike thieves!
Read MoreEBT recruitment open day – March 23, 4-7pm
Want to see what it’s like on the other side of the counter at EBT? Come on in for our industry open day and bring a friend!
Read MoreWorking in the e-bike industry
Ever wondered how one ends up working in an e-bike business? It’s not usually from a background of bike industry experience!
Read MoreProper E-bike Covers for cars/caravans
We often get asked about bike covers. We stock a very simple, cheap and lightweight bike cover that is designed for when your bike is sitting on your deck of balcony. However, when used while driving around the country at 100kph for thousands of kilometres, reports are that it will come back home as rags! This leads to the obvious question – what is a fit-for-purpose solution for travelling around Aotearoa with an e-bike on the back of a car or caravan exposed to the elements?
Read MoreEBT on Nine to Noon RNZ talking e-bike theft, security and insurance
We were chuffed to be invited, along with Adam Smith from Velo Consulting, onto RNZ to talk about e-bike theft and insurance. Hosted by Kathryn Ryan, who was as always, more prepared than her guests, we got to cover a range of security and insurance issues facing the e-bike industry and owners of e-bikes. Tune…
Read MoreEBT at Level 3 (step 1)
The Electric Bike Team is partially operational at Alert Level 3 (Step 1). These are the main points here based on the newly minted “step 1” situation. For us, nothing changes until step 2. We are available for contactless pick up of purchases and for contactless drop off of booked-in workshop jobs. Our online store…
Read MoreElectric Bike Team is Hiring
Auckland’s favourite electric bicycle shop is looking for new team members and we think that this could be you! The openings have come about due both to growth of our little business and that our fantastic store manager Yui is heading back home to Christchurch (lucky them). There’s a range of roles to fill and…
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