Optibike celebrates Earth Day 2014 in a number of ways. In fact, Optibike celebrates Earth Day every day. We reduce our carbon footprint everyday by commuting to and from work on our Optibikes instead of getting in our cars. A number of alarming facts and statistics...
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The Relationship Between Battery Cycle Life and Mileage
A battery can easily outlast the vehicle it is in. Let’s assume you own an electric car. If your car can travel 300 miles per charge and you can recharge it 1000 times, that battery pack will last 300,000 miles. Also, after the 100 cycles, the battery is not dead, it...
Optibike Fall Adventure With Neal
By Neal Topper I love Fall! I so enjoy the cooling of the temperatures, football season starting, pumpkins all over the place, trees shedding their leaves and changing colors and the beautiful views of Colorado. Last weekend, I went on a awesomely cool and fun bike...
Optibike Appoints Neal Topper to Staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Optibike Appoints Neal Topper to Staff October 10, 2012 (Boulder, CO) –. Optibike is pleased to announce that Neal Topper has joined Optibike as the new Electric Bike Solutions Expert. Originally from Pennsylvania, Neal moved to Boulder in...
Me and My Optibike: The Ride of a Lifetime
Blog by: Tricia Chandler I’m going on a little bike ride in a couple weeks. OK, it’s not a “little” bike ride — it’s a very, very long bike ride. In fact, the longest bike ride of my entire life! I’m talking about a 100-mile ride along the Southern California Coast,...
Jim Turner Selected as Judge at the The DaVinci Inventor Showcase
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jim Turner Selected as Judge at the The DaVinci Inventor Showcase October 10, 2012 (Boulder, CO) –. Optibike founder Jim Turner has been selected as a judge for the 2012 DaVinci Inventor Showcase. Optibike, Turner’s company based in Boulder, won...
An Adventure- The US Pro Challenge Optibike Style
I always love an adventure with my two boys. The arrival of the US Pro Challenge in Boulder on August 25th was to present one of those opportunities. I had never watched a Pro cycling event live, in my life. I had watched the Tour de France on TV, but live was always...
Battery Capacity and How it is Measured
As a consumer, the new world of electric vehicles continues to require us to learn a new vocabulary. Last issue, we learned about how volts and amps are like water flow. In this issue we will learn how to determine the size of an Electric vehicle “gas tank”. The...
Optibike Development History
After first investigating hub motors in 1996, Optibike developed this firstmid drive unit 12 years ago in 1997. This unit featured 24 volts with a 15amp -hr lead acid battery and about 350 watts of power. The motor was offboard on the crank axle and drove...
How To Chose the Right Electric Bike- Power Lunch Informational Conference Call
2012 is turning out to be “the summer of electric bikes!” More people than ever before are riding them, and more companies than ever before are making them. You can purchase electric bikes at big box stores and from custom boutique manufacturers, with a nearly...
Enjoying the Optibike Experience
In looking to buy an electric bike that would allow me to commute to work in a mountainous region, I researched all the available options, and found that no other product provides the quality, power, and off-road endurance of an Optibike. I have had my Optibike for...