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The 10 best electric bikes in 2024, tried and tested by an expert

We road-test all this year’s best electric bikes, from folding Bromptons to family-friendly Raleighs and Swytchbike conversion kits. They are:
Best overall: Decathlon LD 920 E
Best value: Halfords Carrera Actuate
Best folding e-bike: Brompton Electric C-Line
Best premium e-bike: Orbea DM 20
Best Dutch-style e-bike: Volt Burlington

China , France , Richmond-park , Richmond-upon-thames , United-kingdom , Netherlands , London , City-of , Brompton , Medway , Shimano , Japan-general-

'Floating' bus stops 'feel dangerous' as unruly cyclists refuse to give way to pedestrians

Leaked documents find 60 per cent of cyclists do not obey road rules by giving way to pedestrians at crossings

London , City-of , United-kingdom , Britain , Will-norman , Anna-lawson , Helen-cansick , Sarah-gayton , Sadiq-khan , National-federation-for-the-blind-united-kingdom , University-of-leeds , London-mayor

London disability advisers slam TfL's 'turd' bus stops next to cycle lanes

Documents reveal damning description of Mayor of London's designs for stops where passengers must board and exit onto cycle lanes

London , City-of , United-kingdom , Sadiq-khan , Joanna-wootten , Tfl-independent-disability-advisory-group , Independent-disability-advisory-group , Labour-hackney , London-travelwatch , Environment , Standard , Transport-and-industry

Daughter of veteran mowed down by e-bike says rider will get a 'slap on the wrist'

Any cyclist who kills while riding recklessly can only be jailed for up to two years under an 1861 law intended for horse-drawn carriages

Northern-ireland , Craigavon , United-kingdom , Germany , British , Jenni-coleman , Christine-white , Jim-blackwood , A-kent-police , A-department-for , Medway-council , British-army

E-bikes are not just for delivery drivers – they got my family out and about

I felt that we weren’t getting enough mileage out of our dreamy local scenery – so we saddled up

London , City-of , United-kingdom , Downs-national-park , Panasonic , South-downs-national-park , Pendleton-somerby-electric-bike , Full-suspension-mountain-bike , Standard-lithium-polymer-battery , Infinity-shimano-steps , Shimano-alfine

The eco-cultists' war against the car is built on fantasy and delusion

No, people don’t drive because public transport is poor, and cycling is a rich man’s faddish luxury

Norway , London , City-of , United-kingdom , Uxbridge , Hillingdon , Austria , Brighton , Brighton-and-hove , Netherlands , Denmark , The-netherlands

We are fighting war of attrition with rip-off rivals, says Brompton Bicycle boss

Comments come as company battles post-pandemic slowdown in cycling demand

China , Taiwan , South-korea , United-kingdom , Brompton , Medway , London , City-of , Belgium , Chinese , South-korean , Jonathan-harrison

Joan Collins tells Sadiq Khan to deal with cyclists who think they're above the law

Actress urges London Mayor to take action after almost being knocked down as she got out of cab in central London

Covent-garden , Westminster , United-kingdom , London , City-of , Grant-shapps , Sadiq-khan , Dame-joan , Dame-joan-collins , Instagram , Highways-act , Uk-news

Countryside riders targeted by bike thieves amid record lows in police detection rates

Cycling UK said increasing evidence of criminals targeting cyclists travelling out of London to Kent and the Surrey Hills

Oxted , Surrey , United-kingdom , Gwent , United-kingdom-general- , Warlingham , London , City-of , Alex-richardson , Duncan-dollimore , Jennifer-george , Home-office

Swedish cyclist pedals to Egypt to raise climate awareness

She has pedaled thousands of miles from Sweden to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to deliver a simple message: Stop climate change

Egypt , Glasgow , Glasgow-city , United-kingdom , Paris , France-general- , France , Alexandria , Al-iskandariyah , Nuweiba , Janub-sina- , Lebanon