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Amazon fuelling rise of illegal e-bikes by selling Chinese kits that turn regular bicycles into souped-up speed machines
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The online retailer is offering upgrades that allow riders to travel at almost three times the legal speed limit for an e-bike, a Daily Mail investigation has found.
- The online retailer is offering upgrades that allow riders to travel at almost three times the legal speed limit for an e-bike, a Daily Mail investigation has found.
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- Amazon fuelling rise of illegal e-bikes by selling Chinese kits that turn regular bicycles into souped-up speed machines
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