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E-bike hire on Mallorca is on the rise

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Cycling is one of the most widely used ways of getting around for young and old alike, popular thanks to its simple, intuitive handling — something you learn as a child and never forget. Anyone who uses a bike regularly to get to work or school, or as sports equipment, knows how to appreciate the merits of two wheels. A bike and a helmet and you are ready to go; no fuel price stands in the way of a quick spin across meadows and fields. Only the headwind and the strength in your thighs keep the fun in check. But there is a remedy — with an e-bike you can travel comfortably and conveniently. Once dismissed as a “wheelchair for the elderly”, the assistance of an electric motor is now more sought-after than ever. E-bikes help on gentle climbs, when the wind blows in your face, or simply when you do not want to arrive at the office in a sweat but still do not want to skip your morning workout.

Hiring a children’s e-bike on Mallorca

A family outing with the children on bikes often falters after a while as tiredness sets in among the little ones, but with children’s e-bikes the ride to the next picnic spot can be tackled with confidence, as the supporting electric motors provide continuous relief when pedalling. Hire an e-bike on Mallorca and explore the Playa de Palma all the way to the far side of the Bay of Palma with the family — a pleasure that leads more and more cycling holidaymakers to hire a bike on Mallorca and enjoy the island’s varied vegetation and landscape with the help of an electric motor.

The trend towards e-bike hire on Mallorca is unmistakable

Anyone wishing to hire a bike or e-bike on Mallorca can turn to a wide range of local hire companies to choose between, say, a modern carbon road bike, a solid aluminium bike or an innovative e-bike. The help of the electric motor and the optimised pedalling that comes with it delights not only tourists on their cycling holiday on Mallorca, but is also winning more and more supporters in the fiercely competitive German bike market. Of course, e-bikes cannot keep up with the ultra-modern carbon racing machines of the road-cycling community — neither in speed nor in design can an e-bike hold a candle to a professional road bike — but that is not the target audience of the up-and-coming e-bike manufacturers. Battery life and optimised design are the challenges for e-bike makers worldwide. The electric motors are meant to provide pedalling assistance while not taking away the feeling of physical effort and of moving under your own steam on two wheels.

The choice of e-bikes has grown enormously in recent years. Bikes are produced in China or India, production costs are relatively low, and rising demand for e-bikes in the industrialised nations is making the e-bike business boom. Whether all everyday bikes will one day be fitted with electric motors is something only time will tell.

The questions asked by e-bike buyers today are, however, different — does an e-bike require insurance, and must it be registered with the road traffic authority? What kind of licence do I need to ride an e-bike, and how far can it take me before I have to find a power socket again? The question of the e-bike price and the battery performance are more important, as is the question of theft insurance or cover under home contents insurance. Pedelec makers such as Raleigh, Flyer, Riese & Müller, Haibike and Kalkhoff are among the best known of the e-bike manufacturers.

The BMW Cruise e-bike pushes into the pedelec market

It is not only the forward-looking i-series and imposing SUVs that come out of the Bavarian premium carmaker’s workshop; modern e-bikes, too, find their way from the Bavarian Motor Works to sporty cyclists and lifestyle-conscious customers. BMW’s own design features an ultra-modern Bosch electric drive with intuitive controls, a precise Deore 9-speed transmission and Shimano disc brakes, and is available for a purchase price of just over €2,500. The e-bike, BMW’s first pedelec, combines elegance with functionality and makes a statement in design and build quality. The Bosch 300 Wh battery, a Bosch motor with 250 watts, allows ranges of up to around 80 kilometres. The “Intuvia” control unit has four riding modes and four different assistance levels.

The development of e-bikes

The development of e-bikes at BMW only hints at how interesting this line of business could become in the future. On the Balearic island, cycle tourism has grown steadily for years, with road-cycling trips and cycling holidays on modern machines dominating the picture on the island’s roads, especially now in spring. But the sector around the hire of e-bikes on Mallorca is following suit — ever more bike stations with e-bikes are appearing in the tourist hotspots, such as around the Playa de Palma in Arenal, in Alcúdia or Pollença, as well as in the south-west, for example in Santa Ponsa, Magaluf or Peguera. E-bikes support older and less powerful people in staying active, and they also get people onto a bike who would never have climbed into the saddle without an electric motor. Around the Playa de Palma in particular, e-bike stations are as plentiful as sand on the beach — the choice of e-bike models is ample, and an on-site service in emergencies is often included. E-Bike-Point Mallorca and Mallorca E-Bikes are e-bike hire companies in Arenal that hire out modern e-bikes on Mallorca by the hour as well as by the day.