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CONTENTS 50


18 FEATURES


10 Richard Shrubb explores the five-year limbo surrounding private e-scooter regulation.


23 EMEC-Prototyping reveals its portable, suitcase-sized test bench, designed for police to test for illegally tuned e-bikes and e-scooters.


INTERVIEWS


18 ICE Trikes discusses employee ownership, adaptive designs, and making recumbent cycling mainstream.


34 Carbotronics introduces its integrated Power Frame, aiming to redefine e-bike servicing.


41 Green Commute Initiative discusses ten years of salary sacrifice, high-value e-bikes, and ESG targets.


48 Outspoken Cycles shares how cargo bike specialisation, try-before- you-buy fleets, and mechanics-first servicing have driven growth.


OPINION


15 Dominic Langan reflects on Basil’s 50th anniversary, and the importance of understanding customer needs when considering the next stage of industry growth.


26 Ferry Vermeulen breaks down how the EU’s new Right to Repair directive could shift statutory compliance and liabilities onto importers and distributors.


31 Phillip Darnton updates on the E-Bike Positive trust mark, securing MP backing to guarantee e-bike safety and legality.


44 Duncan Dollimore details Cycling UK’s fight to reverse Merseyrail’s blanket ban on non-folding e-bikes across its rail network.


50 Lime’s Stef Lehmann argues that clear, citywide regulation and parking investment are essential to growing urban shared e-bike networks.


REGULARS


7 The latest news from the cycle industry.


PRODUCTS


Sector guides, including e-bikes and cargo bikes (53), new products (57) and brakes (63).


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