GLASTONBURY Festival staff were zooming around the thousand-acre site at record speed to support festival-goers this year thanks to Altrincham’s 50cycles.com.

50cycles supplied 16 electric bikes to the organisers of the famous festival which featured Chic, Ed Sheeran and Barry Gibb.

Scott Snaith, managing director of 50cycles.com, based on Church Street in Altrincham, said:

“We've been supplying electric bikes to the Glastonbury Festival since 2007 because the organisers have found there a great way to reduce the environmental impact of travelling around the site's varied and quite testing terrain. We’re proud that our bikes were used at the world’s most famous music festival.

“This year the 16 e-bikes helped the Glastonbury team to get around the vast site quickly and easily to assist festival goers.”

One of the all-electric fleet is the Ubco 2x2 all terrain utility bike from New Zealand, the only one of its kind in the UK.

So far, the company has sold more than 25,000 electric bikes and already has four other stores: London, Bristol, Loughborough and Manchester.

Turnover last year was £3.5m and is expected to top £5m by the end of next year. The company is targeting four other major UK cities for new stores and has earmarked a £10m turnover within the next 18 months.

The electric bike market is expected to grow at least 20 per cent during 2017.

Electric bikes are popular with people who want to ride further and faster. Sales are booming because of demand from commuters, couriers, recreational cyclists and people who want an alternative to traditional push bikes.