…but will it be available in the UK before the 18th July? On e-bay perhaps? I found the article in the London Evening Standard.

The Sydney Morning Herald adds the following which verges on stating the bleeding obvious in the last line;

The bicycle charger models — some with a standby battery time of up to six weeks, FM radio and flashlights — are aimed at users with limited access to electricity, who presumably cycle regularly.

They do make up for it by publishing a picture however 🙂 .