Riding an electric bike is about freedom (the real kind), exhilaration, fitness, fun, and a host of other emotions/sensations. Where does range and distance fit into this experience? Having adequate range on an electric bike is about having NO LIMITS. Whether you...
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Jamestown Flood Fundraiser Ride
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...
US Electric Bike Sales Double
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...
Taming the BEAST: Boulder B-cycle’s first season with Optibike’s Electric Bikes
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...
Save another $1000 on Cyber Monday
Call in the morning on Cyber Monday and receive an additional $1000 off a new Optibike R8 or R11 electric bicycle. (I know it is Cyber Monday and it is strange that you have to call in to get the deal, but that is the way it is) This is in addition to the 30% off...
Electric Bikes are the worlds largest selling electric vehicle
Electric Bikes are the worlds largest selling electric vehicle with sales of over 30 million units in 2012! This number dwarfs the 100,000 electric cars that were sold in the same year. Electric bike sales are still small when compared to bicycle sales as 130 million...
The Optibike E-Bike Weight Loss Challenge
It’s that time of year again, Holidays are just around the corner and you know you will want to make a commitment to yourself again, as you do every year, to finally lose the weight and keep it off. With all the gimmicks and lose weight quick schemes, it’s hard to...
Sustainable Transportation Conference and The Future of E-Bikes
This past Friday I presented at the First Innovations in Sustainable Transportation Conference in Broomfield Colorado, presented by the Aster Foundation. My topic was Electric Bikes 2020. This was a very interesting conference, as it dealt with innovative ways of...
Jim Turner presenting at The ASTER Foundation Sustainable Transportation Conference
Optibike founder Jim Turner will be presenting at The ASTER Foundation Sustainable Transportation Conference in Broomfield Colorado on Friday October 11th. He will be discussing “The Future of Electric Bikes”. Jim is well suited to giving a presentation on E Bikes as...
Electric bikes give beginning riders a boost
From the Columbia Daily Tribune America is an aging nation, and about two-thirds of our population is overweight or obese. This makes it tough to sell the idea of using human power for transportation. For someone who hasn’t biked in 20 years, even a one-mile ride...
Share the Road: Jeb Bateman and his family ditched the minivan in favor of eco-friendly options
From the Reno News & Review "They often prefer their Optibike electric bicycles. The bikes have enough power to tow small trailers, and can be outfitted with studs to be winter-friendly. Bateman notes that, as avid cyclists, he and his wife enjoy the ride even...