http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Edinburgh mulls electric bike hire scheme" en Mon, 18 May 2026 23:01:44 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10289#post-112205 Wed, 29 May 2013 09:37:32 +0000 cb 112205@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This is the bike featured in the article.</p> <p><a href="http://www.saltirebikes.com/saltire-features/">http://www.saltirebikes.com/saltire-features/</a></p> <p>The website seems a bit light on info. One of the features is "robust suspension", but there isn't any that I can see.<br /> Mudguards would be good of course.</p> <p>There's more info here:<br /> <a href="http://blog.freeflowbikes.com/tag/saltire-bikes/">http://blog.freeflowbikes.com/tag/saltire-bikes/</a></p> <p>"The MacMartin family business started back in 1975 when Neil’s father started Craig MacMartin Cycles in Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow"</p> <p>...</p> <p>"MacMartin explains how he looked at the equation Force = Mass x Acceleration. “Electric bikes were using a heavy mass with slow acceleration. I looked at how we could get the same result with a lower mass and faster acceleration.”</p> <p>The problem he faced was how to stall a motor going incredibly fast – and avoid the instability created if a rider has to brake suddenly. MacMartin believes he has found a system that does just that, offering lots more control. He has patented it [...]" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10289#post-112118 Tue, 28 May 2013 12:10:44 +0000 chdot 112118@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/transport/edinburgh-mulls-electric-bike-hire-scheme-1-2946013" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/transport/edinburgh-mulls-electric-bike-hire-scheme-1-2946013</a> </p>