by Nicholas | Nov 18, 2009 | Optibike News, Press Releases
November 18, 2009; Boulder, CO: A new electric bike is available for people want to ride their bike more, and fiddle with maintenance less. The Optibike 850R features an exclusive 14 speed internally geared hub system, leaving messy shifting adjustments a thing of...
by Nicholas | Sep 2, 2009 | Ask Optibike!, Fitness, Health, Optibike News, Weight loss
Collision type #6: The Left Cross A car coming towards you makes a left turn right in front of you, or right into you. This is similar to #1. How to avoid this collision: 1. Don’t ride on the sidewalk. When you come off the sidewalk to cross the street,...
by Nicholas | Jun 17, 2009 | Optibike News
Remember only a few years ago when gas prices spiked, and the world rushed out to buy a Prius? Wait times were long, and those patient enough were rewarded with 40 mpg. This quote from automotive.com about the 2006 Prius: “Two years out in the market,...
by Nicholas | May 18, 2009 | Optibike News
May 18, 2009 Boulder, CO: The American made Optibike 850Xli may look like a regular mountain bike, but stealthily mounted inside the bottom bracket is an electric motor capable of producing nearly twice the power of cycling champion Lance Armstrong. The Optibike...
by Nicholas | Apr 3, 2009 | Fitness, Health, Optibike News
According to the Earth Day Network’s web site, it took us (collectively as a human race) about 125 years to use our first trillion barrels of oil. We’re going to use up the next trillion barrels in only 30 years. It stands to reason our increased oil usage has an...
by Nicholas | | Optibike News, Press Releases
I was reminded of the tortoise and hare while pitting a Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet against a Vespa GTS scooter in a “race” across Manhattan. It was a low-speed sprint, with Bloomberg TV anchor Matt Miller wending his Vespa around the crosstown traffic I was stuck...
