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9 Jul 2025

A recent BBC Breakfast segment has sparked backlash from the cycling community over its portrayal of e-bikes, with critics accusing the broadcaster of conflating legal e-bikes with illegal,...

8 Jul 2025

More than 30 locations across Scotland have seen a major rise in the number of people cycling, according to newly released data.

7 Jul 2025

Sixteen illegally upgraded e-bikes capable of speeds up to 40mph have been seized and disposed of in a joint enforcement operation in Birmingham city centre.

7 Jul 2025

Bristol-based Cytech training provider and ACT member Life Cycle has launched its award-winning Bikes Beyond Bars programme at HMP Bullingdon, expanding a project that has already impacted lives...

4 Jul 2025

New data from Strava reveals a major surge in cycling across the UK, with Gen Z and Millennials leading the charge.

3 Jul 2025

Shimano has launched an urgent investigation into what it describes as a “critical” shortage of skilled bike mechanics across Europe, warning that the situation threatens to...

2 Jul 2025

MPs have called on Amazon and eBay to tighten controls after e-bikes and chargers flagged as serious fire risks were found for sale on their platforms.

25 Jun 2025

The E-Bike Positive campaign has seen major success in the first half of 2025, with its message reaching nearly 8 million people across the UK through high-profile media coverage and growing...

20 Jun 2025

The House of Commons Business and Trade Committee has asked the ACT, and its parent company Bira, to help them reach out to small business retailers across the country, for their quick input on...

20 Jun 2025

Activate Cycle Academy has reopened its Cytech training facility in Darlington, offering a full range of courses from Home Mechanic up to Cytech Technical Three.
 

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Bike shop creates innovative scheme to help e-cyclists charge their batteries on route

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

Beics BetwsA bike shop has come up with an innovative scheme to help E cyclists charge their batteries on route. After installing a 24 hour free E bike charging system at their shop in Betws y Coed, Beics Betws decided to encourage other businesses to offer a similar service. With the help of Starfish Designs and their web designer they came up with a window sticker and website promoting participating venues and are now contacting cafes, pubs, hotels, visitors centers and campsites to encourage them to get involved in creating an e bike charging network across the UK.

Businesses are able to offer outside or inside battery charging and to make a charge for the service if they wish, the average cost of a full recharge is around 10p. The details and location of participating premises can be found by cyclists on www.bikewales.co.uk.

Owners Louise Jowett and Graham Tayler realized that despite the huge growth in popularity of E bikes no scheme like this exists and councils are slow to install public e bike charging facilities. Louise commented that ‘so far participation in the scheme has been positive with several cafes, hostels and pubs already signed up. Many businesses we contact would be willing to install outside charging facilities if help with installations costs were available. With this in mind we are also campaigning to try and get governments and councils to give grants to organizations willing to into install outside E bike charging facilities'

First to sign up to the network include Provideros café, Llandudno; Lakeside café, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Llangollen Hostel and Yr Hub in Bala. Cafes as far away as the Isle of Wight have agreed to participate. Louise and Graham are keen to hear of other businesses willing to get involved and want to encourage E bike riders to start using these facilities as soon as they reopen. For more details contact info@bikewales.co.uk.

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