RED ROSE DELIVERY TO TRAILFINDERS
With a World Cup on the horizon and another PWR season approaching, Meg Jones’ days are tightly structured. Training blocks, recovery windows, travel, repeat. Everything has a purpose, and anything that doesn’t tends to fall away.
So when we dropped by Ealing Trailfinders to hand-deliver her custom E-Champ City Build, it wasn’t a big reveal moment. It was a practical one. Meg first came across E-Champ after seeing a few teammates riding them, including Courtney Lawes. Her reaction wasn’t immediate excitement, more recognition. She could see it fitting into her lifestyle.
Cycling has always been there in the background. BMXs when she was younger. Riding constantly. Her dad cycling too, something that stayed with her after he passed. Not nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake, just familiarity. The feel of being on a bike making sense.
The brief was simple. A fully road-legal City Build that works around training and everyday movement, without demanding attention.
We landed on an ivory frame. Clean, unfussy. A black speed-racer seat with a single blue stripe running down the centre. Personalisation kept deliberately restrained: MJ13 stitched into the side of the seat, her outside centre number, alongside MJ. Initials only. Nothing performative.
Underneath it all, the City Build spec does the work. A 250W Bafang motor limited to 15.5mph, five levels of pedal assist, and a detachable 36V battery offering up to 50 miles of range depending on terrain. Single-speed drivetrain, Shimano chain. Low maintenance by design.
Meg’s first impressions were immediate and practical. The ride felt smooth. Balanced. Secure. Enough kick when she wanted it, without feeling unstable. Which matters when you spend your life thinking about how bodies and machines move together.
This wasn’t about giving an athlete something flashy. It was about building something that sits comfortably alongside everything else she already does.
