A2B Bicycles, now owned by Hero Eco Inc,[1] is a world wide bicycle manufacturing company.[2] They have offices in the United Kingdom and the United States . A2B was a pioneer in the field of electric bicycles.[3]
The A2B (formerly Ultramotor) company launched the metro in 2009, the first specially designed bike frame for electric motors.[4] A2B replaced the metro with the upgraded version now called the Octave. The Alva Plus is a lighter, sportier version. The Shima has speeds up to 28 mph. The lightest ebikes are the Ferber, Galvani, and the folding Kuo Plus.