English Summer Rain

What a month we’ve had since our last shop blog post! First off we have now officially moved to 373 Cricklade Road, Swindon after a couple of months running between Swindon and Blunsdon. The shop is coming along now, the floors have been tiled, walls plastered and painted and we’re moving on to giving the outside of a building a new coat of paint. We’ve been using a cherry picker to work on the outside of the building (as and when the rain gives us a chance to do so) and hope to have some branding on the building very soon.

As well as working hard on the new shop we’ve been out and about at some events such as the Bicycle Carnival in Lydiard Park and Green Transport Event in Bristol. Our bikes went down a storm at the events and we couldn’t be happier with the reception we got!

This month you’ll be able to visit us at the following events and try out a selection of bikes from Wisper, GoCycle, iZip, Juicy Bikes and more;

Summer Fete at St Phillips Church, Upper Stratton
on Saturday 16th July 2011 1pm -4pm
Penhill Summer Fete
on Saturday 30th July 2011 11am-1pm

On a side note if your interested in us paying your company a visit or attending an event your putting on, please drop us a mail.

Mark and the team are pushing things forward at the shop and we’re hoping to open the shop later this month. Be sure to check your inboxes and our blog for a launch date and more details on the days events.

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Swindon Bicycle Carnival

On Saturday 2nd July 2011, we attended Swindon’s Bicycle Carnival at Lydiard Park. The Bicycle Carnival is an event arranged by CTC and Swindon Borough Council aimed at getting people out on their bikes, dressing up and having fun! The Swindon Advertiser has labelled the event as ‘a huge success’!

Our selection of demo bikes on the day included the GoCycle, Wisper 905se Sport, Raleigh Leeds and more from iZip, Powabyke and Juicy Bikes. We got a great response from everyone on the day especially all our first time riders and one gentleman even said he found the ride ‘as addictive as alcohol’, we just hope he doesn’t mix the two! It was fantastic to see both younger and older people enjoying our electric bikes, especially when we had entire families taking the bikes for a spin!

Thanks to everyone that came out on Saturday (including those who helped out through out the day)!

Check out the entire days photos on our Facebook page!

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Keep up with us on Twitter & Facebook!

Another Step Forward

As always its been a busy few weeks at the E-Motion store. The new store is really starting to come along now, we’ve finally removed the boards from the front of the building and we’ll soon be giving the whole building a lick of paint. We’re going to announce a launch date in the coming few weeks!


For the first time in years, 373′s windows have been exposed! Now for Chris to start painting!


Andy and Keith having a laugh!


Our temporary office.


The postman will never miss us!


Chris busy painting the window frames.

Check out the rest of our photos on Facebook!

Raleigh Dover Experience – Customer Review

We got this awesome email from a customer and just had to share it!

“I have just completed my second return journey to work on my wonderful Raleigh Dover purchased from E-Motion and delivered by Mark last Saturday.

The first day’s 8 mile ride in cool sunny conditions was a truly exhilarating experience, the ride was comfortable and easy. I used all the electric modes and all the gears to continue my familiarisation with my briliant bike and arrived at work feeling fresh and ready for work and after a 4 day weekend, that was no mean feat! Once again thanks for delivering my bike and for the
great experience.” – Graham S.

We love hearing about our customers experiences and getting feedback on how we did so we can continually improve our service!

If you’ve purchased a bike from us recently (or even a while ago for that matter) please drop us a mail or get in touch and let us know how your getting on!

Domino’s Use E-Bikes In Swindon

In our home town of Swindon, Domino’s Pizza has been using Wisper electric bikes to get their pizza’s out to customers within a two mile radius and if you live a little further than two miles away you may just find your pizza being delivered using an electric scooter!

Check out this video to find out more:

http://www.swindonweb.com/tv/

If you like the look of Wisper bikes, why not check them out in our store!

Wisper 2011 Bikes – Launching Next Month

We’re very excited to announce that from next month Wisper’s latest 2011 models will be hitting our show room (and online store of course)!

These lastest revisions make Wisper’s entire range better than ever before! Just some of the improvements include:
* Two completely new bikes. The 705eco and the 905sel.
* Battery’s are now 11amp and 16 as opposed to 8 and 14, that’s a whopping 37.5% increase in power and 14% respectively.
* New neat manifold connection box.
* Metal chain guard.
* 7 levels of assist
* All bikes conform to the new certification by SGS to comply with EN15194
* Plus a number of other changes.

Check out the links below to find out more about each model and its latest changes!
* 705se £1299 – Find Out More
* 905se £1599 – Find Out More
* 806 Alpino £1499 – Find Out More
* 906 Alpino £1999 - Find Out More
* 705eco & 905eco – Find Out More
* 904 SEL £1799

Why not pre-order your new Wisper now and be one of the first to get your hands on one! Pre-ordering is simple and easy and we can guarantee your bike will be shipped the same day it arrives in our shop!

We strongly suggest this because Wisper have seen record demand this year and are more or less sold out of current stock!

Simply give us a call now on 01793 251200 or mail us at [email protected]

Juicy Bikes Have Arrived

We’re very happy to announce that E-Motion is now stocking Juicy Bikes! Juicy Bike brings a versatile range of electric bikes to the market to cater for all types of riders and wallets too! If looking for a cost effective way to get from A to B, perhaps on your daily commute or just for a leisurely ride there is a Juicy Bike fit for your needs.

Juicy Bike’s boost stylish design, light aluminium frames and use the latest Lithium battery technology to ensure you have powerful and comfortable journey!

Find out more information and the right Juicy Bike for you in our online store or give us a call to book your test ride!

Pushing Forward

Another week has past and we’ve been extremely busy trying to push everything forward inside our new shop. We’ve finally finished the wiring so now we’re able to start on the cosmetics such as the new ceilings, plastering, tiling the floor and decorating!

We just hope this beautiful sunny weather (we’ve been missing out on) the UK has been having will show up for us on our launch day in a few weeks time!

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Keith just back from his jungle trek!

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Above shows the RSJ and steel posts which enabled us to take out a load bearing wall and open up the shop.

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A new consumer unit! Yes, we have light! A work of art no?

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Dangerous job breathing the dusty, dirty air in here at the moment!

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I wonder what this is going to be, any guesses?

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Alarm cables. Fancy untangling them?

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Loops for 24v lighting. It’s like the ‘hanging garden of wires’ in the shop!

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E-Motion On The Move

As you may know from looking at our website, we’re currently moving! We’ve bought a turn of the 20th century end terraced shop in Cricklade Road, Swindon. Why? Because the building we were sharing at Blunsdon lease had come up for renewal and we couldn’t afford to have it on our own. Plus we found this fab shop in the middle of a built up area close to Gorsehill and Pinehurst.


So now we will have some neighbours to talk to and are keen to serve and become part of the local community. Plus we can walk down the road to a local newsagent for essential supplies when the batteries are getting low! It’s a great location and Keith and I along with handy Andy are getting stuck into the renovation! As you can see below we have quite a lot of work on our hands at the moment!

Outside the new shop.

Look at the electrics! Could do with bring them into the 21st Century!

Pink is the new black in 2011. We do have an outside Karzi if you need to go!
Piers and Keith working out where the bikes will go.

We’ll keep you posted on our progress and bring you some more photos along the way! We’re aiming to be open soon after Easter. In the mean time we are still trading and you can call us on 07935 957737 (We’re currently having issues with our landline, BT are not able to transfer from Blunsdon to Swindon?).

You can also keep up to date on our progress via our new Twitter account! Thats right we’re tweeting too!