Property News · July 1, 2017

Power through your work commute on an electric bike


Are e-bikes the way forward for your daily slog to work? We meet an e-cycling convert and name the best bikes for your budgetWhen it comes to commuting Philip Dalton has seen the light, or more precisely the electric light. The 44-year-old film producer from Lower Godney in Somerset is the latest convert to electric bikes, the two-wheeled commuting revolution storming across the UK.Dalton verges on the evangelical when describing how, by ditching the car in favour of his electric bike (or e-bike as their devotees call them), he’s transformed his daily 56-mile round-trip commute to Bristol. “I’ve got to get across the Mendips where there are some big hills to climb,” he says. “The e-bike is brilliant as it helps me keep a good speed climbing up the hills, meaning that when I get to work I’m not exhausted. It’s almost as fast as taking the car, plus it’s a great way to start the day. I love it.” Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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