by admin | Dec 12, 2013 | Jim's Blog, Optibike News
It has finally happened! There is now a full paper magazine dedicated to electric bikes; Electric Bike Action. The magazine is being published by Hi Torque Publications who publish Motocross Action and Mountain Bike Action. This is another sign that e-bikes are now...
by admin | Dec 9, 2013 | The Electric Bike Book
How are Electric Bicycle Batteries Rated? In Lesson 1 we learned how energy is measure in watt-hrs and this is the like the size of the gas tank. You will often hear the term amp-hrs used to rate an electric bicycle. This is similar to watt-hrs, but only half the...
by admin | Dec 9, 2013 | Jim's Blog
On Sunday December 22nd, cyclists4Jamestown is having a fat tire fundraiser ride up to Jamestown. Jamestown was hit hard by the September flood and the road is still not open. This is one of my favorite rides and also for hundreds or thousands of other Boulder...
by admin | Dec 4, 2013 | Optibike News
Electric bike sales in the USA doubled from 2011 to 2012 to a total of 159,000 units. This is a huge increase and follows the several years of increase in European E Bike sales which are now at over 800,000 units per year. The trend of rapid growth in electric...
by admin | Dec 3, 2013 | Optibike News, Other fun stuff
Guest blog post from Kevin Bell at Boulder B Cycle To run a successful bike-sharing program, like Boulder B Cycle, a number of key components need to come together—chief among them are system balancing, maintenance, and marketing. Our partnership with Optibike this...