by Nicholas | | How do we do it?, RxC Full Carbon Series, Videos
I’m Jim Turner, president and founder of Optibike. Today I want to talk about the Elite Series and why we build them one at a time. A lot of people don’t understand the importance of this or the benefit of building a hand-built electric bicycle. This stems...
by Nicholas | | Ask Optibike!, How do we do it?
This question was most recently asked by Gary Ares, who writes for a blog about E-bikes at www.velochef.com: The answer: Maintaining an Optibike is much like maintaining a traditional bike, with a few exceptions. Because the bike is heavier and you will go faster-...
by Nicholas | | How do we do it?, Jim's Blog
We are all familiar with miles per gallon for gasoline vehicles, but there is a new vocabulary used with electric vehicles. This vocabulary is often confusing, because we are not familiar with it. It is necessary to understand this new vocabulary to be able to...
by Nicholas | | Ask Optibike!, How do we do it?
The question is: “I’ve noticed the best way to climb moderate hills in Eco mode is to make rapid upgear changes probably every couple of seconds so as not to let the bike settle into the low-power state before you get to the top of your descent. When does...
by Nicholas | | Blogs by Optibike Team, How do we do it?, Optibike News
While assembling an Optibike sometimes I reflect on how truly awesome it is to be building up one of the finest electric bikes on the market. To see why Optibike makes the world’s best performing electric bikes on the market you first have to look at its parts. We...
