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Innovator: Optibike Owner in Superbowl ad!

Philippe Kahn invented the camera phone, and the first picture taken with it was of his newborn daughter. That was in 1997. He got his first Optibike 10 years later, and now rides an Optibike 850R HD. Our customers continue…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeFebruary 8, 2012

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Ask Optibike! Q: Does the Optibike have regenerative braking like some hybrid cars?

A: In short, no. There are a few reasons why we decided not to offer "regen" on the Optibike. An Optibike R-Series with the ultra efficient, and sleek motorized bottom bracket. 1. Compromised riding experience. Bikes we have ridden with…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeFebruary 8, 2012

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Optibike Video News: October 2011, Introducing the 48v Optibike 1100 and Touring Battery

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeDecember 23, 2011

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World’s Top Hill Climbing Electric Bike now Available.

11/3/11 Boulder, CO USA: Optibike, the US based manufacturer of the world’s top hill climbing electric bike, introduced their latest electric bike by dominating the field at the 2011 Pikes Peak Hill Climb Event. The new 48v Optibike 1100R, propelled…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeDecember 23, 2011

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30% of Optibike customers are couples!

30% of new Optibike Owners are couples! Yes, its true. 30% of Optibike customers are couples who bought a pair of Optibikes to ride together. Optibiking is amazing, fun exercise for people of all fitness levels. The Optibike “levels the…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeJune 29, 2011

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Q&A with Optibike electric bike owner Jim Kirk.

Our customer and friend Jim Kirk answered some questions from a person who was interested in his bike, I thought his answers would be worth sharing: Jim's email (not edited): I've owned my 850 since 4/2009 and have about 9.5K…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeApril 8, 2011

Fitness

3rd Generation Optibike battery system boasts 20% capacity increase, same weight (and size)!!

Op Pre-order now for June 1 delivery. In the fast paced, ever changing world of lithium-ion batteries and electric bikes, one thing is certain: Optibike will continue to bring you the latest and greatest in battery technology. The 3rd Generation…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeMarch 30, 2011

Fitness

The electric bike built for snow? We shall see…

YAY! Huge thanks to our friends at Ktrak (https://www.ktrakcycle.com/) who styled us out with their latest generation snow track/ski combo that we are going to affix to an Optibike over the next 24 hours. The quality of this unit is…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeOctober 28, 2010

Fitness

How do you define if an electric bike is "Manufactured in America?"

There seems to be a resurgence among product marketers to proclaim their product is "Made in the USA" yet there also seems to be some variance in the definition of what exactly that means. As far as the Optibike is…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeOctober 27, 2010

Fitness

MNN Review: The Optibike 850R is the best electric bike on the market

The Optibike 850R is the best electric bike on the market. It is the Bugatti of e-bikes, the gold standard by which all other electric bikes are measured. Calling the Optibike 850R just a bike is like calling the Mona Lisa…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeOctober 21, 2010

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Innovator: Optibike Owner in Superbowl ad!

World’s Top Hill Climbing Electric Bike now Available.

30% of Optibike customers are couples!

Q&A with Optibike electric bike owner Jim Kirk.

3rd Generation Optibike battery system boasts 20% capacity increase, same weight (and size)!!

The electric bike built for snow? We shall see…

How do you define if an electric bike is "Manufactured in America?"

MNN Review: The Optibike 850R is the best electric bike on the market

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