On Sunday 27th May the E-Bikeshop Owners Club visited Bedgebury Forest for an action-packed ride on electric mountain bikes. This trail centre located in Kent & has some great trails on offer! We all met at the main carpark at 10:30am, after a quick coffee and catch up we set out to ride the trails, which are all marked Red, Blue and Black. We learned a new member of the club - Dale, was a regular around Bedgebury Forest, so he led us up to the first trails off-piste to avoid the rather dull fire roads. It was a really hot day with the temperature scaling 26 degrees, but the forest had suffered a thunderstorm the night before which left the trails nice and sticky, which was great with zero dust! After a couple of the main trails, Dale led us off the site to cover a little more ground including some fun singletrack, bridleways and a little road too. It was nice to extend the route and mix it up a little. We headed back onto the main trails, completing a circuit led us back to the main cafe where we all had a cuppa, snacks and a natter. The group then went for another lap of the circuit in the afternoon. https://www.relive.cc/view/rt10000250742 All in all a great day, with no major mechanicals (apart from James snapping a chain link!). It was really nice weather and a great addition to the bank holiday weekend. Special thanks to Dale for leading this ride and taking us on the excursions. Looking forward to the next ride! The next ride is up and live now on the Owners Club page. So take a look and click âJoinâ to confirm attendance. We will, of course, publish all the photos of this ride on the ebikeshop club page in the next few days, donât forget to tag yourself in them. The E-Bikeshop Owners Club is a closed group of riders, if you have purchased an eBike from us and want to get involved, please find all the details here: E-Bikeshop owners Club.
We re-visited the famous Peaslkae (Surrey Hills) with the E-Bikeshop Owners Club for our Spring April ride out. Riding both the trails and off-piste on electric mountain bikes. The plan was to meet at Holmbury village hall, but the car park here was full. Club member Ken kindly put a post up to say to re-locate in the morning to another carpark down the road. This added a little confusion, in all the times we've visited this area we'd never had the car park full. The plan was to split the pack into 'Beginner' and 'Advanced' riders. But half the group had met and gone elsewhere, so the remainder of us who'd grouped up decided to stick with the 'Advanced' trails, kindly led by club members Chris and Ken. We headed out to a couple of famous trails (Yoghurt Pots and Barry Knows Best) first to then follow some ambitious off-piste riding. The beauty of these trails is they offer such varied terrain and different skill sets throughout. It's so nice that Chris and Ken led us out onto these as 90% of the ride you'd never have found if it wasn't for these guys. Ken has been riding the Surrey Hills for 50 years! A couple of hours in following a few adventures (where Ken decided it best everyone take a look first before committing!) we headed over to the Peaslake Village Cafe where we served up one of their famous sausage rolls and a cuppa. From here we headed back out over the hills to check out some more off-piste terrain and a few good step in trails. Luckily the weather held off all day and in total, we covered around 16 miles of off-road riding set over around 5 hours of riding. Special thanks to Chris and Ken for leading such a great ride and being legends all day! Shout out to Rob who joined us from eMTB Forums on a brand new Haibike xDuro AllMtn 6.0 we'd lent him to test for the day. Despite the confusion at the start, it was a great day with great company too. The next ride is up and live now on the Owners Club page. So take a look and click âJoinâ to confirm attendance. We will, of course, publish all the photos of this ride on the ebikeshop club page in the next few days, donât forget to tag yourself in them. The E-Bikeshop Owners Club is a closed group of riders, if you have purchased an eBike from us and want to get involved, please find all the details here: E-Bikeshop owners Club.
On Sunday 25th March, the E-Bikeshop Owners Club met at WindHill. Located near Longleat to check out the new trail park on electric mountain bikes. We all met in the main car park which was surprisingly almost already full early on a Sunday morning. A short stint across to the trail centre led us straight to the top of the hill. WindHill is a dedicated B1kePark so every run starts at the top of the hill on a roll in. It's a really neat setup with a seating area and small cafe style bar underneath the wooden roll in structure. We started on the Blue runs which then led onto the Red's, loads of flowy berms take you down the hill, with lots of tabletop jumps in between. We did a few runs and then climbed straight back to the top on the eBikes. It was great riding past those pushing and then coming back up again before they'd even made it back to the top! Following a coffee and natter, we headed for some new Red runs we'd not yet done. Then session'ed some of the mid-sized jumps halfway down the run. One of our guys - Dan decided he'd tackle some of the bigger doubles, we all watched in anticipation as he made it over them! The great thing about this bike park is that most runs on the Blue and Red are completely rollable where the jumps are, so it's good for a mix of abilities. All in all a great day out with some new and past faces, the weather was again on our side with not a drop of rain all day! The trails were fast enough to ride whilst not being dusty, perfect! Just a note of reference for anyone deciding to travel to WindHill Bike park near Longleat: Don't follow the sat nav postcode provided as it takes you into the Longleat Safari trail a few miles down the road at Longleat Zoo! Best to come off the roundabout where the main entrance is situated, then drive past the Longleat Zoo main entrance and the WindHill Bike Park car park is a little further up on the right. The next ride is up and live now on the Owners Club page. So take a look and click âJoinâ to confirm attendance. We will, of course, publish all the photos of this ride on the ebikeshop club page in the next few days, donât forget to tag yourself in them. The E-Bikeshop Owners Club is a closed group of riders, if you have purchased an eBike from us and want to get involved, please find all the details here: E-Bikeshop owners Club.
We are delighted to be working with Transport for London to promote the use of eBikes in London. Our collective efforts will help make London a more active, healthy & cleaner city. TfL Electric Bike Forum London Back in January 2017, Transport for London invited us (e-bikeshop.co.uk) up to City Hall to take part in a forum to discuss the use of electric bikes in London. The forum explored the role of eBikes in encouraging more people to cycle, how TfL and the e-bike industry can work together to support the use of electric bikes in London. It was a great day with industry leaders sharing thoughts and ideas around the room in a forum style meeting and presentation. What Next? Following the forum, TfL liaised with the Department for Transport and Greater London Authority to develop a commercial proposition for how the public and private sector might work together to promote e-bikes in London. Moving forward they shared these ideas with Will Norman, the new Walking and Cycling Commissioner; and the Mayor. New Dedicated TfL eBike Website Today TfL launched a new dedicated website to promote the understanding of electric bikes, the wider use and where to get test rides locally for people to try an eBike. We're proud to be a part of this with a dedicated profile and exclusive offers to new London electric bike users.This morning TfL launched the new e-bike campaign with a photo call at Finsbury Park. In attendance were Val Shawcross (the Deputy Mayor for Transport) and Will Norman (the Mayorâs Walking & Cycling Commissioner). Both Val and Will rode e-bikes today. Will also did an interview for London Live TV. eBike Stories The new dedicated TfL website will also feature a number of short 'eBike Stories' featuring riders, finding out why they bought an e-bike. Not forgetting what benefits they think an e-bike can offer and why they love riding electric bikes. We think having TfL behind the push to promote eBikes within London is a great thing and an exciting time for more to come. To find out more, visit tfl.gov.uk/electric-bikes.
Surrey-based E-Bikeshop was awarded ex BBC Dragons Den star Theo Paphitisâ prestigious business award. Setup to reward & promote business entrepreneurs. Back in October 2017, E-Bikeshop won the SBS national business awards. Out of 329,000 business' nominated, just over 2,000 were selected by Theo Paphitis himself as successors to the SBS club. That's a ratio of not even one percent, in fact, 0.68% to be precise! Awards Ceremony The awards ceremony took place on 23rd February 2018 at the International Conference Centre in Birmingham, UK. The day kicked off with an introduction from Ryman CEO Kypros Kyprianou followed by a session with Superbrands expert Stephen Cheliotis. Theo Paphitis Then to meet the man himself - Theo Paphitis. Theo is a retail magnate come entrepreneur, with a net worth of over ÂŁ280 million. He is considered to be one of the UKâs most high profile businessmen. Theo gave advice to fellow entrepreneurs, offering an inspirational talk and then answering any questions SBS members had. John Roberts After lunch, we all sat down for a hot fire session with Theo and John Roberts (founder of AO.com). Seventeen years ago John's friend bet him ÂŁ1 in a pub that John couldn't sell appliances online. John set up and subsequently floated his company some years later in 2014, valued at ÂŁ1.6 billion. The talk was inspiring to say the least, with John also answering many new business questions from the audience. Award Winner E-Bikeshop was set up in the UK to promote and grow the use of eBikes. Appealing not just to the experienced cyclists but to get more people out on bikes nationally. E-Bikeshop Director, Martin Brown said:- We are proud to have won this prestigious award. To be recognised by Theo, an experienced and inspirational icon in the business world means a lot to us. I am excited to what opportunities this will open up. Itâs also opened the avenue to be part of an exclusive club who can share ideas and gain inspiration from other entrepreneurial business owners alike. This is a really exciting time for us. Electric bikes have a lot to offer for different people. Learn more about the benefits of eBikes »
Surrey-based company E-Bikeshop has won ex BBC Dragons Den star Theo Paphitis' prestigious #SBS business award. Setup to reward & promote business entrepreneurs. Theo Paphitis Theo Paphitis is best known for appearing on BBC's Dragons Den as a world-class investor. His proven track record as chairman of many successful companies including; Ryman Stationary, Robert Dyas and Red Letter Days to name just a few. Theo is a retail magnate come entrepreneur, with a net worth of over £280 million, he is considered to be one of the UK's most high profile businessmen. SBS Awards The #SBS awards were created by Theo Paphitis to reward and promote small business with entrepreneurship. Theo promotes business winners with dedicated business profiles on his website and retweets the business to his >500,000 followers. Also, access is granted to an exclusive #SBS club where like-minded business individuals can network and share ideas. Theo Paphitis says:- I admire people who have passion and energy. If you cannot bore your friends to death about your own small business then something is seriously wrong. All my businesses are privately owned and entrepreneurial in spirit. I know I have been lucky in business and I am keen now to spread goodwill to others, of course not forgetting that very often, you make your own luck by making use of every opportunity. Award Winner E-Bikeshop was set up in the UK to promote and grow the use of eBikes. Appealing not just to the experienced cyclists but to get more people out on their bikes nationally. Electric bikes really do have a lot to offer for many different people. Learn more about the benefits of eBikes » E-Bikeshop Director, Martin Brown said:- We are proud to have won this prestigious award. To be recognised by Theo, an experienced and inspirational icon in the business world means a lot to us. I am excited to what opportunities this will open up. It's also opened the avenue to be part of an exclusive club who can share ideas and gain inspiration from other entrepreneurial business owners alike. This is a really exciting time for us. More news will follow, as E-Bikeshop are invited to the awards ceremony on 23rd February 2018 at the ICC in Birmingham where they'll be handed their award from Theo Paphitis himself.
On Sunday the 1st October, the E-Bikeshop Owners Club met at Peaslake in the heart of the Surrey Hills for an off-road adventure on electric mountain bikes. It all started in the main carpark of Holmbury Village Hall. We immediately tackled a harsh climb, it certainly got the blood flowing and thank god we were on eBikes! The trails were the almost perfect conditions, not too dry as dust flies up, but not too wet either. Nice grippy and flowy for the perfect balance of trail riding. Fortunately, the weather held off all day and although some later trails offered some bigger puddles, this all added to the fun. Get stuck in and power through with the eBikes! Local club riders Chris and Ken led this one, so thanks from all the members to both the guys for leading, the whole day offered some fantastic 'off piste' trails that are hidden and we'd have never found these fantastic trails if it wasn't for the guys. We covered some of the famous trails including 'Barry Knows Best', 'Telegraph Poles' & 'Yoghurt Pots' before heading to the cafe for a coffee and bite to eat. This then followed with some more vigorous DH tracks in-between fast flowy singletrack. Certainly, put the electric bikes through their paces and kept all riders gripped for more! All in all a great day out, it just started raining as we got back to the car park, so again we judged the weather perfectly on this one. No mechanicals at all through the day at all, great! We did have one off which involved club member Ben coming to a stop (mainly using his face!) on the famous 'Barry Knows Best'. Fortunately, as a team player, Ben wiped the blood off and got straight back to it. Well done Ben! Again thanks to Chirs and Ken for leading the pack, truly great trails with great people, well done. The next ride is up and live now on the Owners Club page. So take a look and click âJoinâ to confirm attendance. We will, of course, publish all the photos of this ride on the ebikeshop club page in the next few days, donât forget to tag yourself in them. The E-Bikeshop Owners Club is a closed group of riders, if you have purchased an eBike from us and want to get involved, please get in touch.
On Sunday 27th August the E-Bikeshop Owners Club visited Hadleigh Park (aka The UK Olympic MTB Park). This turned out to be a fun-filled day on the track with eBikes! We met first thing in the main carpark, a coffee and breakfast snack followed with an introduction to the site and briefing for the ride. We started by demo'ing the excellent practice area at Hadleigh Park on our eBikes. This area includes small berms, table tops, drops in staggered heights and rock gardens. This was ideal to get everyone warmed up and comfortable with the trails ahead. A few club riders were arriving a little late (Forgot to bring the Bosch head unit!) so we sessioned the famous pump track for around 20 mins. At first just trying to get around it without pedalling, quickly mastered, this then turned into fun races, side by side, using both left and right lanes of the track. Now onto the Olympic Mountain Bike track itself. We started on a moderate blue all the way around. Wetting the appetite we then split the group with intermediate eBike riders continuing to lap the blue trail. The more advanced riders then continued on the red trails with slightly more technical terrain. Both groups met at the top of the hill at Hadleigh Park and then decided to do the long Blue trail that goes right around the back of the park, the advanced riders took this opportunity to try out the Black runs that swoop off the side of the novice trails. This certainly proved technical in places and got the heart rate going! Finally, we revisited the pump track for more races around and a chill in the sun! A great day all round with great people and superb weather. To add there were no mechanicals! Perfect. The next ride is up and live now on the Owners Club page. So take a look and click âJoinâ to confirm attendance. We will, of course, publish all the photos of this ride on the ebikeshop club page in the next few days, donât forget to tag yourself in them. The E-Bikeshop Owners Club is a closed group of riders, if you have purchased an eBike from us and want to get involved, please get in touch.