Explaining what happened, a source told MailOnline: ‘He was testing the new bike pretty slowly just in the turning circle in the courtyard of the house.
‘And as he changed gear, the bike flew up in the air in a huge wheelie and he fell off backwards landing on his back.’
Terri also said that she believes Simon was surprised by how fast his new bike could go and that the accident was very painful.
She told ExtraTV: ‘It’s [the bike] very fast and very powerful. I don’t think he realised how powerful it was, and he flew off the bike, landed on his back… obviously was in a lot of pain, in agony.’
Once the paramedics came, Terri said: ‘Lauren followed behind. They gave him an X-ray and knew immediately he needed surgery.’
A review of the high-tech Swind EB-01 bike called it ‘the fastest electric bike on earth’ which they said was perfect for ‘thrill-seekers’, reports The Mirror.
The 2018 review in Wallpaper Magazine added that ‘the EB-01 has an official top speed of 60mph. With a bit of tuning and tinkering, says its designer Raphaël Caillé, it could go as fast as 80.’
While a description on the company’s site said: ‘Delivering a staggering 15kW of electric power, this is the most technically advanced and powerful electric bicycle on the market.
They added that the bike’s ‘scintillating power can be delivered in three modes low, high and boost’ and explained that it had a 1.75 kw.h lithium-ion power pack with intra-cell forced air cooling.
