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NEW ON THE WEBSITE

  • Accommodation page: The Strickland Arms, Cumbria
  • Electric Bikes - Bike Test: The Cube Nuroad Hybrid

ELECTRIC NEWS

  • 19th May 2025: Torque it up: What is the maximum peak power from a 250W e-bike motor?
  • 26th April 2025: Could e-bike battery repair become more widespread? Specialists Nowos attract €6m in funding | electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips
  • 24th March 2025: How Pedibal’s throttle-controlled e-bikes can legally be ridden without a licence and insurance | electric bike reviews, buying advice and news – ebiketips

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The Ultimate UK Cycle Route Planner was selected as Stanford's Books of the Month: here is Richard's video on Youtube explaining all about the Planner.

Richard Peace - short biog

Main areas of interest:

All aspects of cycling from cycle safety to mountain biking but concentrating on cycle leisure routes in the UK, France, Benelux, Switzerland and Germany. E-bikes, folding bikes and sustainable energy a speciality.

  • Proprietor: Excellent Books, specialist publishers of cycling guides. Written and published over 35 cycling titles, including the best-selling Ultimate C2C Guide (Sea to Sea by Bike) plus many of the country’s most popular Sustrans routes.
  • Expert in the area of e-bikes and sustainable energy
  • Extensive experience of writing and providing images for a wide range of print and web media.
  • Photo-library specialises in cycling images in the UK and Europe. High degree of skill in producing print ready full colour material.
  • Regular contributor to the Cyclists Touring Club magazine Cycle, A to B magazine and leading French cycle travel website Freewheeling France.
  • Past portfolio of work includes commissions for Bikeradar and Conde Nast Traveller.

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