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 playing field,” making it perfect for couples who want to ride together but are at different fitness levels.

The Perfect Blend of Fun and Exercise:

The Optibike is the ONLY electric bike made with the Motorized Bottom Bracket that puts the rider in parallel with the motor for the ultimate fitness/fun experience! The Optibike is such good exercise that we have our own fitness/weight loss coach on staff to help you and your significant other ride the Optibike together to get and stay fit!

Couples who work out together work things out together better!

According to Psychology Today, exercise creates new neural pathways in your brain, giving couples who work out together new opportunities to create healthy new relationship patterns together!

Don and Kathy Adis of Golden, Colorado have this to say:

“We live in Golden at the top of a hill southwest of town, and it's impossible for us to ride a conventional bike home from downtown Golden because it's up hill all the way.The Optibike is just what we needed to enable us to make the ride.It's really a hoot when we're coming up the trail back to our house and we blow by people on regular bikes who are working really hard on the hill.It's great exercise, even with the electric assist.No matter where we go on our Optibikes, people yell out, "Nice bike!"They can tell by the smiles on our faces that it's fun.”

Special Offer for Couples:

In celebration of 4th of July, we have 2 100% American Made custom Optibikes in stock and ready for immediate delivery to the next couple who wants to ride together. Nothing makes us happier than to see people who love riding their Optibikes, except 2 people who love riding together!

In addition to getting 2 bikes shipped to your door immediately, both new owners will receive 6 months of Bronze Level Coaching ($1200 value) from Optibike Coach Traci Brown at no cost.

Oh, and both of you will get $500 worth of performance upgrades and riding accessories from Optibike for your new bikes with our compliments.

About the two bikes available:

Womens Specific Optibike Helia with rare red and white custom paint and 23ct gold foil Optibike logo.

This Helia is upgraded with the Rohloff Speedhub for reduced maintenance and stellar performance on road or off and the 26ah 3^rd generation lithium battery exclusive from Optibike for long range without added weight.

MSRP: $11394.00

The second bike is an Optibike 850R with the 26ah 3^rd generation lithium battery.

MSRP: $12394

Call to order, or with questions.

Craig Taber

303.443.0932

Earth Day, Electric Bikes and Your Health

I read that the North Face was closing all its 113 stores for Earth Day on April 22nd. They said they're closing the store so their employees could break away from technology and get back in nature.

It got me thinking about how important nature is to us in this high tech connected world and how an electric bike is a vital part of getting away and regenerating ourselves. And an E Bike is something that can easily be incorporated into our lives everyday.

Break Away and Recharge

Nature reinvigorates us and recharges our batteries. Today we are so connected to technology. We are both distracted by it and engaged in it. Our lives are governed by technology. It is now almost dictating our every move.

We need to take breaks and get away. We need to get into nature, as it makes us feel free; that's why I designed the Optibike over 20 years ago. I realized to get out and explore, to feel that freedom was an invaluable asset of life and we all need it.

More Than Cardiovascular Exercise

Not only do we get cardiovascular exercise, riding an E Bike, which is essential but we also get the vestibular system activated. The balance requirements of riding a bicycle act on our vestibular system and I believe this does something in our primal body that tells us we are alive. It activates a whole range of hormones as our body is required to be more.

We all live such sedentary lives, partly because of technology. Robots and technology do so much of the physical work now. Most of us are bound to chairs during the day. We become lifeless and listless.

We need time to get away.

Our brains need time to wander and wonder.

A Short Ride Changes Lives

When I ride home, that short 20-minute ride on my Optibike reinvigorates me. Blood begins to flow to my tired legs from sitting and standing and my eyes move. They see the birds, they see nature. I feel in touch with the very essence of life and somehow that heals me and recharges me.  We all need this.

Being in nature has shown to reduce blood pressure and reduce anxiety. Veterans are being out in nature to combat PTSD.

Being in nature is harder and harder to do, as we mostly live urbanized lives. Riding an electric bike gives you that chance to disengage, whether it be 20 minutes or 2 hours. You have the chance to feel free again, that  freedom of a child.

The Doctor said: "Lose weight or die"

If you lose your health it is devastating. No amount of money is a replacement for our health. I had a customer years ago who called me and he was interested in Optibike. He was in his fifties and he had been to see the doctor and the doctor told him he needed to lose weight desperately. If he didn't, he wouldn't be here in five years. He looked at going to a fat farm to learn to exercise but he decided to buy a Optibike instead.  The price of Optibike was about ten days of the fat farm and he felt the Optibike would have much more lasting effects. He borrowed from his 401k to buy the Optibike because he said if I didn't lose weight and improve his health, he would not be around to need his 401k. He began to ride his Optibike. In four months he lost 40 lbs, lowered his blood pressure and was riding a hundred miles on the weekend.

He was ecstatic, he regained his life.

He was in control of his life again.

Take Control of Your Life

Change your life, take control of your life, be free again, adventure, get back out into nature. Those little moments add up. There's something about riding down the road on a bike that isn't like a car, you see more, you see the birds you see the little insects on the side of the road, you feel a part of nature and the pounds begin to melt away. Your energy increases and you feel vitalized and you know that you were alive.

Earth Day is about the Earth. The Earth gives us life. From the Earth we get our food and our water and our shelter. Our very existence depends on the Earth. We need to be immersed in nature to be fully alive.

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 are cruising the open road, getting groceries, or exploring a vast wilderness area - we believe that you should stop riding when YOU want to, not when your E-bike runs out of battery power.

How far do you need to go?

We have given this question some serious consideration and designed the Optibike to perform according to what we believe is the right answer.  We have talked to E-bike owners(both of Optibikes and other brands) and we have logged thousands of miles ourselves in the quest to determine the answer.  The magic number that we came up with is 100 miles on a single charge.

Riding 100 miles (called a century) on a bike is a tremendous feat that most cyclists seek to attain at least once in their lives.  For us at Optibike, the first time we rode one was at the 2005 Tour De Sol in New York, when we rode 104 miles in 4 hours through the rolling hills of upstate New York.

That is an average of 26 mph for over 4 hours on a single charge- and since then, our batteries have vastly improved in both size, energy density (energy capacity per gram of battery), output capability, and lifespan (we warranty them for 3 years/30,000 miles.)

No other electric bicycle made can even come close to delivering this kind of performance.

How does the Optibike go so far, while every other bike leaves you wanting more?

The Optibike has a 20ah lithium battery and is ready to accommodate an additional Optibike Touring Package to double the capacity.  That is a total of 40ah at 36v.  No other electric bike offers this magnitude of capacity.

The Optibike 850XLi uses 23 amps of power continuously at 36v to get 850w, so with this battery capacity - you can ride for just under 2 hours at full speed, or about 5 hours in economy mode (a half power feature that comes standard on all Optibikes.)  Or, in the essence of full disclosure and truth in advertising- the 850XLi runs for just under an hour with the standard 20ah battery at full speed.

** Important note: The Optibikes Motorized Bottom Bracket (MBB), unlike our hub-motor driven ancestors, has the same efficiency on flat ground as it does climbing hills.  So the Optibike will run for an hour straight uphill, while a hub motor will die really quickly.

There are E-bikes out there with 1000w motors and only 9ah batteries.  How long will they run?

1000w = 27 amps of discharge current.  (1000/36volts)  So a 9ah battery will run for only 20 min!!!

That's like riding in a car with a 1 gallon gas tank.

You get what you pay for and while good, big batteries are more of an investment upfront - you won't feel limited when you want to go out and ride until YOU feel like stopping.

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 just a painting. It is a high test piece of technical badassery that will make you rethink getting back into your car....MORE

Wally shows how good an Optibike R8HD is for long distance touring on an electric bike. In  8 months he rode 6,000 KM and lost 30 pounds. He first bought his R8HD in June 2016 and has been having the best time of his life since then. Watch his interview below.

Wally rides all year, in the Winter he puts on studded snow tires and rides the frozen lakes.  He is able to ride trials and roads on his R8HD. He says the electric bike is very stable as he can ride right next to edge of the pavement or even on the gravel shoulder.

One of his favorite rides for long distance touring is to loop the lake, riding both single track and roads. Total distance is 106KM and he does it on one battery charge. Wally has found that he can ride everyday and the stress on his hips, ankles and knees is greatly reduced. Lear more about the hill climbing ability of the Optibike HERE.

Prior to buying the Optibike, Wally tested many bike brands. He found the R8HD was the only bike capable of climbing the steep hills in the Rocky Mountains of Canada where he lives. The patented Optibike MBB is part of the secret sauce that makes hill climbing so easy.

The Optibike R8HD is a great long distance touring electric bike.

The R8HD has proven very reliable, with no repairs needed in 1.5 years with almost continuous riding. Wally says he cant live without the Optibike and that it has given him a new lease on life.

Key Points:

• 6,000 KM in 8 months
• Rides 12 months of the year, in snow and ice (uses studded snow tires for winter)
• Lost 30 pounds
• Goes up hills he never could before
• Researched bikes and R8HD the only bike to climb the hills he wanted to ride
• Rides 104KM on one battery charge
• Reliable bike, No repairs in 18 months
• Reduced stress on his hips, ankles and knees
• Enjoys every minute
• Has more fun and rides longer than on conventional bike

Optibike celebrated its ten year anniversary in 2017, becoming the oldest electric bike make in the USA. You can watch the exciting video here.

Curious of how the Optibike was created? Watch the Optibike History Video here.

The surprising health outcome

The aging process is a combination of two factors. One is the normal aging process as we all get older.  The second factor is our life style contributions. This is where the Optibike can reduce the aging process and make your life a more full and vital life, even into your eighties.

Some good news about aging are these following results from a recent Swedish Study:  they found that exercise is the #1 contribution to youth, longevity, and reversing the aging process.  And that these health benefits can happen even if we don’t start exercising until later in life!

We know that people who are physically active are much less likely than sedentary people to develop heart disease, diabetes, cancer, stroke, depression, disabilities in old age, or to die prematurely.

And yet most people do not get enough exercise to keep them young.

Statistics show that despite its multiple benefits, a majority of us never exercise. When researchers ask why, most people state the same two reasons — they don’t have time to squeeze exercise into their lives, or they aren’t fit enough to undertake exercise.

How can we get the exercise we need in a fun and exhilarating way?

Optibike Electric bicycles are a positive and powerful option that allows people to get exercise in a fun and exhilarating way. These are fast electric bikes and long range electric bikes. Their motors shore up your pedaling making hill climbing or riding long distances exhilarating, rather than daunting like a ride on a standard bike. Optibikes allow people with jammed daily schedules to get the strong benefits of a work-out as they cycle to and from work, using an E-bike for transportation.

With a Long Range Electric bike you control your experience and can start from where your fitness level is at.

With a long range Electric bike the rider is able to get the exact amount of exertion that is comfortable for them. They are able to ride longer distances over more varied terrain and have fun in the process. No longer are they intimidated by hills, head winds or long distances.

They can arrive at work without breaking a sweat.  And if a person doesn’t feel fit enough to exercise, fast and long range Electric bikes allow the rider to build up their fitness step-by-step, starting from where they are and quickly gain a momentum for health.

My Optibike is awesome. It is a 20 mile ride into Portland for me. I climb a massive hill and breeze up there quite swiftly. I have so much fun and the Optibike is a blast. I have an attached trailer that I pick up a 50 pound bag of dog food and ride 20 miles each way to get it back home.

Hal B. Oregon

The three ways an E-bike helps reduce the aging process

There are three areas where riding an E bike will increase your health and reduce the aging process.

1. Strength and weight loss
2. Cardio Vascular and Aerobic Fitness
3. Vestibular (Balance)

1) E-bike riding reverses the aging process by increasing Strength and contributing to weight loss.

Regular riding of an E-bike will increase your leg strength and stimulate weight loss. Because people generally ride longer on an E-bike with the ability to control their experience, they gain more strength and lose weight, which then gives them more energy in their life.

All kinds of people are buying E-bikes because they are FUN, which means people are out there riding a lot - with the outcome of achieving a higher level of strength.

But FUN doesn’t even really cover the magnitude of E-bike riding.  For instance, you don’t sit on an Optibike and do nothing.  People often miss the point – Optibike Electric bikes aren’t about making what you do easier, it’s about exhilaration bordering on magic and, getting more ground covered for your time and calories.

What’s amazing is that you can actually get the same or stronger workout that you get on a traditional bike, but with more exhilaration and fun. You just go faster and farther.

With an E-bike you control your experience.

At 63 years old, the Optibike has indeed transformed my life and mobility! My full suspension R11 performs gracefully and responsively on the trails and slick rock terrain around my home near Moab Utah, riding like the wind. It has vastly enhanced the range and just plain enjoyment and delight of my rides, and gets me through rough and steep terrain that previously had me walking my non-electric mountain bike.

Bob L. Moab, Utah

2) E-bike Riding strengthens Cardio Health and Aerobic Capacity for reversing the aging process.

With an Electric Bike you will easily improve your aerobic capacity like no other form of exercise can do.  The best way to improve the aerobic capacity is with long slow distance exercise in your aerobic heart range (the range where you can exercise and talk comfortably)

When exercising in your aerobic range you will burn fat, increase mitochondria in the muscles and increase the size of the blood vessels - the basics for improved overall health.

The problem for most people who are not fit is that riding a regular bicycle will quickly put them out of the aerobic range into the anaerobic range, this is not good.  In the anaerobic range they are out or breathe, burning sugars instead of fat for fuel, and are feeling the burn in their muscles from lactic acid buildup.  They have long recovery periods and stop exercising.

All this is eliminated with a long range electric bike. The rider is able to control their heart rate in the aerobic region, by adding electric bike motor power. They ride longer (burning more fat) have more fun and have short recovery times so they ultimately ride much more than with a conventional bike.  Their health rapidly improves.

3) E-bike riding reverses the aging process by strengthening the Vestibular (Balance).

The role of the Vestibular in our health is essential. The vestibular is responsible for balance and spatial orientation and it utilizes our core muscles, especially the core muscles of our back.  It makes us detect and feel our ‘speed’ while we are moving, so that our muscles can respond and make minute adjustments for spatial positioning to stay upright.  It also has a direct effect on essential life systems, such as respiration, the GI system, and heart rate.

The Vestibular functions mostly in our inner ear as a sense organ that is shaped like a spiral, and this is covered with tiny hairs surrounded by fluid. The fluid bends the hairs as we move our head side-to-side, up and down, or with speed. These bent hairs note our ‘position’ spatially, and then our neuro-biology reads this info to employ our core muscle tone and coordination to adjust our balance.

It’s essential to keep the vestibular primed all through life for a keen, strong responsiveness to any movement.

The main way to prime the vestibular is ‘moving fast’ – just like all the spinning and rocking and running we did as a child which fully developed our vestibular early on.

One of the most FUN ways to keep the vestibular strong as an adult is E-bike riding.

E-bike riding is extremely beneficial for the vestibular.  With an Optibike you can ride on varied  terrain easily, or ride fast on straight lines, and feel comfortable with the stable sport handling of the bike with an ability to stop on a dime with the disc brakes.  This will keep your core muscle tone strong, which in turn, functions as support for good coordination and balance.

When choosing an E-bike it’s important to choose one that has stable handling for the speed. An Optibike is one of the most stable handling E-bikes available. Riders say they feel like a kid again.

I commute to work on my Optibike Allroad, which I really enjoy.  The commute is just shy of 32 miles round trip.

My regular non-cycling commute consists of driving to the light rail station and hopping on the F Line train.  Door to door the train ride is about 75 minutes each way.

Riding the Optibike Allroad takes about 60 minutes so in addition to burning calories. I save time 15 minutes per trip (and probably CO2).   I keep track of calories burned, pulse rate etc. using a fitness watch. Cycling burns about an extra 1100 calories per day which is a terrific benefit.

Dave. Denver, CO

Conclusion

Riding a long range Electric Bicycle leads to a higher level of endurance, stamina, strength, and allows you to get in shape, reverse the aging process, and do it faster. Fast Electric bikes are a new dimension in cycling and the best part is that it gives you the ability to go out and ride any time you want to.

By using your own strength supported by new technology even long routes and steep mountain climbs are not beyond reach as you enjoy the thrill of adventure and robust riding while getting stronger and fitter, and reversing the aging process.

LIKE RIDING ON AIR!

Optibike BIO SMOOTH^TM  feature saves your Knees

What happens when you ride a Traditional Bicycle:

• With traditional bikes your legs are forced to push harder at the top of the pedal stroke – which makes for an uneven, or irregular stroke.
• This can result in fatigue, knee or hip strain, and misalignment. The outcome is noticed with your legs feeling tired and sore after riding.
• Because of this you may not exercise or go out riding enough to build up your fitness. Instead you will need time to recuperate, or to let the inflammation and soreness go down from your last ride.

What happens when you ride the Optibike with its BIO SMOOTH^TM  :

• The Bio Smooth movement of the patented Optibike Motorized Bottom Bracket (MBB) – virtually eliminates the problem of excess strain or stress on joints, hips, back, and knees.
• The MBB runs parallel with your pedaling - and offers ‘continuous’ force around the entire revolution of the pedal (exclusive to Optibike technology).
• This allows you to maintain a regular, smooth, pushing with your legs, so your knees and hips avoid excess strain and fatigue. It’s like riding on air!

Results of Optibike Bio Smooth Technology:

• The result of the Bio Smooth movement is that Optibike riders are able to ride further, longer, and can get in shape faster because your joints are protected and you are comfortable.
• You are able to control your ride - not the terrain, the wind, or the hills – therefore you go out more often.
• You can ride at high aerobic levels and stay in your target heart zone for a longer time.
• This comfort to ride more often turns into a momentum, which becomes your Key to building fitness, stamina, endurance, tone, and strength.
• You can easily drop 25 lbs because you are getting consistent movement which hikes up your metabolism to burn higher and stronger.

Eliminating Excess Strain:

• The Bio Smooth feature directly impacts our ability to have a lot of good exercise.  Over the years we often lose mobility as we become more and more stationary.
• This results in a gradual weakening of muscles.
• Maybe our knees and joints aren’t so great, and then this contributes to even less exercise or movement.
• It gets harder and harder to get out and ride.

A New Healthy Lifestyle:

• What if it was realistically within your power to improve your fitness and health - while you keep your knees strong?
• What if the terrain or hills were of no importance?
• What if you could meet a friend for coffee after a vigorous bike ride from home?
• Or zoom to the market easily to pick up something for dinner?
• What if you noticed your strength and stamina increasing as you
• Felt excitement surging for the next ride?
• Have  E Bike riding  stress free on  knees

Optibike Bio Smooth Feature Gives You the Power to Change Your Life:

• With the Bio Smooth you can be in command of a fitness ‘lifestyle’ that is unique to your needs, and stay active for years.
• You can integrate 'riding' with errands, commuting,  going into town to meet a friend; riding out in nature to refresh your soul; or ride with a fit partner and keep up and use it for regular physical training.
• You gain complete independence for a fit lifestyle with comfort. You can have E bike riding  stress free on knees
• Anyone can ride this bike.

To learn more about Optibike’s electric bike line, Click Here, or contact us at 303-443-0932. You’ll find the largest selection of e-bikes that will match your needs and budget. Don’t wait, order yours today