As the Prince of Wales discovered, battery-powered bikes do require some pedalling — they are better for you than you might think ARTHUR EDWARDSIf you have suffered the indignity of being overtaken by one, you will appreciate the power of the electric bike. It happened to me last week when a neighbour, who has never knowingly been spotted exercising, effortlessly glided past me with a tell-tale whirr. Where once they were the favoured mode of transport only for the elderly or lazy who couldn’t be bothered to pedal, ebikes have been catapulted to the ranks of stylish status symbol. With their gleaming magnesium alloy frames and concealed batteries, the latest models are particularly fashionable. Leonardo DiCaprio, Miley Cyrus, Daryl Hannah and Sean “Diddy”…

Source: The Times September 12, 2016 15:59 UTC