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Luke Friend

British 'click-on, click-off' e-bike drive system championed by Sir Chris Hoy receives additional £4m of funding

Sir Chris Hoy sits on road bike fitted with the Skarper DiskDrive e-bike system

Skarper, creators of DiskDrive, a click-on, click off e-bike conversion kit system, has secured an additional £4 million in funding, which it says will support “the acceleration and scaling of Skarper’s route to market.” 

The London-based tech start-up, which lists Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy as a shareholder, has now received £8 million in funding for its first-of-its kind, patent-protected technology that turns any disc-brake equipped bicycle into an e-bike without the need for any modifications to the frame or wheels.

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