"Having the electric bike has opened my life up," he said.

Finding a place to buy an electric bike can be a challenge.

Still, given their higher prices, it likely will be a while before we see more electric bikes on the road.

Then came the electric bike, and the friends imported from the city.

A There are lots of electric bikes to choose from.

I wouldn't normally even think about riding an electric bike.

As a result, electric bikes are slow and difficult to ride when the power runs out.

So why do electric bikes remain something of a novelty?

The electric bike revolution has taken China's streets by storm.

Late last year the government announced it was going to issue guidelines on what could be considered an electric bike.

"If electric bikes become really popular, cities will start dealing with them."

Our sample range of electric bikes should finally arrive in about a week.

From virtually nothing a decade ago, electric bikes have become an $11 billion global industry.

The high prices of electric bikes may be another deterrent.

I'd need huge success in the electric bike field," he said.

The electric bike is light and simple, he said.

But there may yet be one sticking point before electric bikes become mainstream.

Some individuals have even lost considerable amounts of weight by using an electric bike.

Then an electric bike, like this new model from Powabyke, might be just what you need.

We just put on a new electric bike, but obviously you're limited to what you carry with that kind of vehicle.

If it's possible for a bike to make you feel guilty about not working hard enough, electric bikes will do it.

His products sell all over the world and he has also experimented with electric bikes.

If you use an electric bike there is a network of hire and charging points.

Electric bikes are designed to extend human energy, instead of replacing it.

Riding an electric bike is even better, believe me!

Nothing takes the whee! out of the ebike experience, than when something goes wrong.

I took my ebike model for a demonstration ride before purchasing.

Cost of a new one is about half the cost of an ebike.

Having gone on a recent two-week vacation, I came back and turned on my ebike.

This ebike can easily be converted into a regular bicycle if need be.

In our ebike space, we still have a lot of old-fashioned businessmen who have not learned their lesson.

The eBike can be simply recharged by plugging in to a standard electrical plug.

The eBike is emission free and is designed for a clean, grease-free ride.

The Smart Ebike is operated with a "muscle power/electric hybrid drive."

Making your own eBike.

He's on a eBike we got from Canning Bridge Cycles.

Daymak's developed the Shadow Ebike in 2011 the world's first wireless power-assist electric bicycle.

A more detailed specification will become effective when the new European ebike product safety standard EN 15194 is published in 2009.

Royal Parks Police get first ebike Update!

Other notable eBike brands include Grace and Pi-Mobility.

Herby is helping to develop an ebike and ecar hire scheme, with charging points now found in unlikely distant corners of Lungau's valleys.

Specialized, one of the best-known brands among cyclists, launched its first eBike in the US last week after a limited release in Europe.

Each Schwinn electric bike is a so-called eBike hybrid and can be ridden in either motor-assist mode or as a conventional bike.

Liam Dunphy, of Ebike Centres, says: "Cycling makes the commute to lectures more fun, cheaper and healthier."

Student visitors to the Ebike Centres store in Granby Street can get advice about the latest ways to thwart cycle thieves, including electronic tags.

The German manufacturer of the Smart car showed off an electric drive version of a bicycle — the Smart Ebike Concept.

Designed in collaboration with the Berlin-based electric-bicycle manufacturer Grace, Smart's Ebike works in conjunction with a smart phone.

For more information about the Tailwind, please visit http://www.electricschwinnbikes.com/tailwind/ or http://www.schwinnelectricbikes.com for more information about Schwinn's other eBike models.

In addition, Tailwind owners can expect to see an industry leading 2,000 recharge lifecycles with the eBike versus the industry standard of 1,000 charges before needing to replace the battery.

A free test ride on the latest electric bicycles Ebike Centres are stockists of ImmobiTag, an easy-to-fit electronic tag that once embedded into a bike frame is almost impossible to remove.