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Honbike adds minimalist urban e-bike to its range – and again spurns a chain

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Alex Bowden

Alex has been editor of ebiketips since 2021, switching to a world with motors after seven years working on sister site road.cc, where he contributed news, reviews and the occasional feature. These days he combines his road riding with electric bike testing and a dash of ongoing cricket writing (his first book's due out in 2025).

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2 years 5 months ago

"At £1,599 the pricing certainly does look competitive", Yeah, but it looks as if the designer has learnt nothing about modern bicycle design.  Incremental improvements are possible, but compression spokes and a slim longitudinal frame tube just say "amateur".