Presenting “Cargo Bike World” – cargo bikes hand made in Christchurch by Pete Thornton! Launching at the Electric Bike Team at 29 East Street Auckland at 5pm, Saturday February 10th. A culmination of decades of bicycle industry experience, Pete is bringing his creations to the world. Beautiful cargo bikes built to last – repairable, practical…
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After completing this trip, my mum reminded me of something I’d forgotten. When we moved to Auckland from Sydney in 2015, I’d told her that I aimed to do two things that were relevant to our new home: learn te reo Māori and learn to sail. Well, one of those two things had been working…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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!
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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!
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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…
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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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