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This page links to a wide variety of articles, first published in A to B magazine, and now available free on our web pages. There are many other links to free articles. See also the A to B Blog,...
View ArticleMomentum Model T and Upstart
If we were going to specify a Chinese bike ourselves, we’d go for a light responsive frame with a reason- able size battery mounted low down in the middle of it, a light, efficient motor in the front...
View ArticleUK Bikes on Trains Restrictions
This page lists UK bike restrictions on rail and preserved rail. Folding bikes travel free and without restriction on all train services unless stated. See Bikes on Trains Travel Guide. If you have any...
View ArticleThe Great Railway Conspiracy – 2013 edition!
In The Great Railway Conspiracy, David Henshaw tells the story of Britain’s railways from the late 1940s to the present day.Was there really a conspiracy by road interests to humble the rail industry...
View ArticleEco-City
REVIEW January 2014 Welcome to the Eco-City – the lowest-powered vehicle you can buy in Britain, this side of an electric bicycle. The Eco-City musters just 800 watts, which is less than one of those...
View ArticleElectric Motorcycle Price Guide (UK)
On this page we aim to list all electric scooters, electric motorcycle, electric mopeds & electric trikes available in the UK. Please remember, the use of any of these electric machines is covered...
View ArticleElectric Bike Price Guide (UK)
Electric Bike Price Guide For bikes under £1,300 stay on this page! For bikes over £1,300 For a pocket guide to the Top Five electric Bikes Our Electric Bike Recommendations We prefer to road-test...
View ArticleElectric Bike Buyer’s Guide (UK)
The complete buyer’s guide to electric bikes. Independent reviews and the technical bits the manufacturers don’t want you to read! Electric Bike Top 10 ***** Kalkhoff ***** Nano Brompton 2.1 *****...
View ArticleA to B 91 Blog, August 2012 – Electric Bike Special
FIRST PUBLISHED August 2012 Electric Bike Special The British do love to back the underdog, something we have much experience of here at A to B. In the early days of electric bicycles, we...
View ArticlePrivacy & Cookie Policy
If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at atob@atob.org.uk. At A to B, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme...
View ArticleElectric Tricycle Price Guide (UK)
We prefer to road-test electric trikes for the magazine before recommending them, but with so many now available, our recommendations are sometimes based on spec and price, rather than actual...
View ArticleLohner LEA
November 2015: Austrian company Lohner intends to introduce an electric retro-styled scooter, the LEA, from October 2015. Battery is 3.6kWh Lithium-ion, and the 6kW motor is claimed to give a top speed...
View ArticleElectric Bikes over £1,300
We’ve finally given up on listing all the electric bikes on a single page, so the ‘Over £1,000’ table has been moved here. As with the cheapie bikes, please contact us if you see any errors or...
View ArticleEurope by Bike – Austria
Europe with Bike – Austria The Austrian standard gauge network is about 5,700 km in length. Map The OeBB – Österreichische Bundesbahn, Austrian Federal Railways, runs several hundred mainline passenger...
View ArticleEurope by Bike – Belgium
Europe with Bike – Belgium The railways in Belgium offer the full range of rail services, from high speed international trains to slow moving local trains. Prices are low. The nationalised company is...
View ArticleEurope by Bike – Denmark
Europe by Bike – Denmark Two-thousand six-hundred kilometres of railways link the major towns and cities in Denmark. The major operator is De Danske Statsbaner (DSB) and there are a number of smaller...
View ArticleEurope by Bike – Finland
We will not write much about Finnish railways, although the organisation is very cyclist-friendly. Finland lies well to the north and east in Europe. It is at least a three day journey from Britain by...
View ArticleEurope by Bike – France
The basic message is that long distance travel with a bicycle by train in France is possible, despite what you might have heard about high speed trains like the TGV, but choice is limited and you need...
View ArticleEurope by Bike – Sweden
The railways in Sweden have a network of 13,000 km of track. The major operator is the state-owned SJ, but there are other operators such as Veolia, Tågkompaniet, Norrtåg and Inlandsbanan. Left to...
View ArticleEurope by Bike – Switzerland
Europe with Bike – Switzerland The Swiss are amazing. Their country is not a natural place to build railways, so they build them up and through mountains. The Swiss rail network is spread evenly on the...
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