Maurice Wells | EBike Team

Drone shot of EBT team on spectacular swing bridge on timber trail

Continuing our Matariki tradition of a team trip away into a second year, the team went for a weekend away to ride the Timber Trail in the Pureora forest. There were many contenders for where to see in the new year – would it be in Northland, on the Pou Herenga Tai – Twin Coasts…

table of effective percentage savings on an ebike thanks to new FBT exemption rules in NZ

Quietly gaining the odd small headline in early 2023 is a gamechanger for anyone interested in an electric bicycle for getting to work. Deloitte has written an excellent summary on the technical accounting considerations. Electric bicycles (and scooters and public transport) are no longer considered a fringe benefit in NZ law and as such, are…

The new Consumer reviews are out and Moustache has once again topped the class not only with the reviewers but in the customer surveys of satisfaction with their e-bikes. Paid up members of Consumer (or purchasers of a one-off digital pass) can access all the review details and their handy, interactive comparison tools on their…

front page of Listener magazine featuring ebike article

We were delighted to be included in Russell Brown’s e-bike article in The Listener in June. It covered recent trends in the e-bike market in New Zealand with a focus on who is using them for transport and what sort of e-bikes that were riding. One thing has already changed in the two months since…

graph of australian bike industry imports showing an increase

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…

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…

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…

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!