Invitation to test Swytch eBike Conversion Kit, making your existing bicycle electric with a pocket-sized battery

For over 200 years, setting (unrealistic) New Year’s resolutions have been a way for Brits to start fresh – according to a YouGov survey, Britain’s most common New Year’s resolutions are :

47% – More exercise/Improve fitness
44% – Losing weight
41% – Improving my diet
31% – Saving more money
18% – Taking up a new hobby

One British company has heard the thoughts and prayers of Brits and offers the perfect solution. UK startup Swytch Technology seeks to help Brits beat the winter blues and cost-of-living crisis by dramatically reducing the price of quality e-bikes to under £500, enabling anyone to travel electric for as little as £0.004 (0.4 pence) per mile.

In terms of health benefits, e-bike riders burn roughly 70% of the calories they would from normal cycling, according to the AMCA study, people riding a regular bike burnt 505 calories per hour, e-bike riders burnt from 344 to 422 calories per hour – highlighting the benefits of e-bikes for commuters looking to drop weight and increase overall health.

At a time when the country finds itself in a deepening cost-of-living crisis, and the average UK worker spends 21% of their salary on commuting annually, Brits have been forced to seek more affordable sources of transport. As a result of this, close to 16 million Brits now partake in cycling – the highest level recorded in the last five years, according to recent research from Mintel.

The bike conversion specialists have released data that finds one of the main reasons why Brits are currently considering purchasing an e-bike is to save money on travelling or commuting, a burgeoning cost that currently stands at an average of £8,000 per annum across the nation. For this reason, Swytch has engineered a solution that allows you to own a state-of-the-art electric bike for under £500, with a pocket-sized battery that costs less than 4p to charge per 10 miles range.

The new way to cycle: Who are Swytch?

The new Swytch Kit takes you further and faster by converting any regular bicycle into a state-of-the-art e-bike. The conversion kit features a world-first pocket-sized battery (the “Power Pack”) which is similar in size to a large smartphone, weighs just 1.5lbs (700g), recharges in just one hour from your mains power socket, and provides 10 miles range. Increasing the range is as easy as clicking off one battery, and connecting another, or upgrading to the larger battery option available with 20 miles range, and weighing 2.4lbs (1.1kg).

About Swytch

Swytch was founded by engineers Oliver Montague and Dmitro Khroma in 2017 in response to an obvious gap in the market for a sustainable transport solution. The idea first developed when Oliver was cycling to his workplace to meet with his boss. Despite travelling similar distances, Oliver had broken into a sweat whereas his boss arrived impeccably dressed, simply because he was on an e-bike.

Oliver now plays a pivotal role as head of the company as CEO and Dmitro leads a world-class London-based engineering team as CTO. Already saving 17,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from previous models, Swytch believes that transport shouldn’t cost the Earth – so they’ve made it their mission to make electric transport accessible to everybody. Since launching the first version of the Swytch Kit in 2017, Swytch has helped over 40,000 convert their bike into an e-bike.