by admin | Jan 15, 2014 | Jim's Blog
Note (This is a Life Lesson I learned while as a graduate Student at the Stanford University Mechanical Engineering Department. While at Stanford, I never dreamed of designing an electric bicycle, but all of these lessons have shaped the way I design the Optibike...
by admin | Dec 12, 2013 | Jim's Blog, Optibike News
It has finally happened! There is now a full paper magazine dedicated to electric bikes; Electric Bike Action. The magazine is being published by Hi Torque Publications who publish Motocross Action and Mountain Bike Action. This is another sign that e-bikes are now...
by admin | Dec 9, 2013 | Jim's Blog
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...
by admin | Oct 16, 2013 | Jim's Blog, Optibike News
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...
by admin | Oct 8, 2013 | Jim's Blog, Optibike News
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...
by admin | Feb 2, 2013 | Jim's Blog, Optibike News
In The Electric Bike Book author Jim Turner gives us an informative and entertaining look at the rapidly expanding world of electric bicycles. Forget the do-it-yourself garage projects with clunky motors mounted on heavy cruiser bikes. The reality is that hi-tech,...