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Attention fitness enthusiasts, health warriors, and adventure seekers! Optibike is about to turn your weight loss journey into the most exciting transformation of your life!

The Challenge That Pays You to Get Healthy

Imagine a fitness program where every pound lost puts money back in your pocket. This is the Optibike 2025 Weight Loss Transformation Challenge.

What Makes This Program Extraordinary?

• Cash Rewards: $25 for EVERY pound you lose
• Potential Earnings: Up to $2,250 in your pocket
• Duration: January 1 – October 31, 2025

Why Optibike is Different

We’re pioneers who have been changing lives since 2010. Our electric bikes aren’t just transportation – they’re your personal weight loss companions!

Real Stories, Real Transformations

• Previous participants have lost up to 80 pounds
• Riders report feeling more energized, confident, and motivated
• Our e-bikes make fitness feel like an adventure, not a chore

How to Join the Transformation

1. Select Your Optibike: Choose from our incredible e-bike lineup
2. Start Riding: Turn every ride into a fitness opportunity
3. Track Your Progress: Document your incredible journey
4. Get Rewarded: Receive a rebate on your Optibike purchase for your hard-earned pounds lost

Click Here to Get Started!

Lets do the Math!

• 1lb of fat is about 5000 calories.
• Easy exercise burns about 500 calories per hour, so in 10 hours you would burn off 1lb of fat.

Where do you find 10 extra hours?
It’s easy with an Electric Bike!

Here’s an Example:
Eric’s 16 mile commute through city traffic takes about 1 hour in his car.
It also takes about 1 hour on his Optibike.

Eric burns about 1000 calories per day by commuting 1 hour each way on his Optibike, with no extra time commitment!

That’s 25lbs of fat burned each year!

Limited Time Opportunity

This isn’t just a program – it’s a life-changing movement. But spots are limited, and time is ticking!

Are You Ready to Ride into Your Best Self? Act Now: Limited Bikes Available

Your Transformation Starts with One Ride.

It all started back in 2010, when we received several calls a week from our happy Optibike customers sharing their enthusiasm and passion that they lost 5 pounds, 10 pounds, 20 pounds and even 35 pounds on their Optibike without trying to lose weight. They just wanted to be outdoors, have fun and get some exercise. The weight loss was a surprise benefit to them. So, the light bulb went off in 2011 to start the only worldwide weight loss coaching program with an electric bike. It was a powerful realization for us that people now have a new viable solution for losing weight and keeping it off for good with an e bike. The Optibike is the perfect weight loss solution and you will not find another weight loss coaching program in the world using an electric bike and being coached by a former cycling champion Traci Brown.

The purpose of the Optibike Weight Loss Challenge is to provide a foundation and support system for people who want to lose weight and improve their health. The Optibike Weight loss Coaching program is different from other weight loss programs because you have a fun, it’s an easy and low impact way to lose up to 90 pounds using an electric bike. You get to be outside, explore new areas and go on an adventure to achieve your weight loss goals. The weight loss coaching program works so well because  you have the fantastic coach Traci Brown coaching and mentoring you. Coach Traci combined with the Optibike is an unbeatable combination. Past participants have lost up to 90 pounds, lowered their risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer and decreased their stress levels. Many have been able to eliminate  prescription drugs, and now enjoy an  increase in aliveness and energy. You can achieve the same results!

The 2014 Weight Loss Challenge
March 3rd – December 31st, 2014

What you need to do to participate in the 2014 Optibike Weight Loss

1. Make a decision with 100% commitment that it is time to achieve your weight loss goals

2. Either you currently own an Optibike or you purchase a refurbished or new Optibike

3. Sign up for the Bronze, Silver or Gold level coaching program

4. See your doctor and get written approval to participate in the program

5. Have your initial weigh in as your starting point and set your goal for how much weight you want to lose in the 10 month program

6. See your doctor for quarterly checkups and weigh in to establish an accurate official weight at each stage of the Optibike Weight Loss Challenge

7. Write at least 1 blog post a month about your experience on the electricbikefitness.com blog

8. Participants are selected based on their individual weight loss goals, motivation, 100% commitment and a ‘whatever it takes’ to succeed attitude

Three Levels of Coaching
There are three levels of coaching, Bronze, Silver or Gold. All the programs begin with a personal understanding of your goals and current condition. Each program is individually tailored to you. All programs include two Optibike riding jerseys, one for you at your current size and one for you to use at your new leaner size.

• Bronze

• Silver

• Gold

Click here to learn more about the different levels of coaching.

Grand Prize
$5000 paid to the participant who achieves the highest % of their weight loss goal.

How To Participate
Sign up is easy, log onto electricbikefitness.com and decide your level of coaching.

So what are you waiting for, signup today and be on your way to getting the body and healthy lifestyle you deserve. There’s no time like now to get moving and start seeing results. To learn more about the program, Optibike, and the e-bikes we offer, check out our website at: https://optibike.com.

The site is all about electric bike fitness using Optibike electric bikes. What? Electric bikes? Aren’t those for losers? Yes they are! People losing weight! Electric bikes are perfect for those who are out of shape but want to get fit. They’re way more fun than using a stationary bike and let you increase your effort level and your fitness level while you still get the sensation of speed. Nobody will work out on a long term basis if it’s not fun. And Optibikes are the most fun you can have on 2 wheels. With an Optibike, your commute time can become fitness time, thereby giving you more time in your day for other activities you love. Optibike is proud to sponsor it’s annual weight loss challenge. All the participants are exercising using Optibikes, improving their nutrition, having lots of fun getting lean.

Sign up to meet other e-bike riders, get fitness and weightloss tips, and to stay motivated! electricbikefitness.com

10. Good for the Environment. Since the electric bike uses no gasoline, it does not produce poisonous fumes like an automobile would. The battery is environmentally friendly and takes mere pennies to charge.

9. Less expensive than cars. When you consider all the costs to own a car, the electric bike is much more reasonable. It is estimated that the total cost of operating an automobile is 10 cents a mile and includes its maintenance, gasoline, oil and upkeep. An Optibike electric bike gets the energy equivalent of 2500 mpg.

8. Useful for hill climbing. Whether it is the summer heat or long distances, climbing hills can be a challenge. With a simple flick of a switch, the hill can soon be a pleasant memory.

7. Arrive for work without needing a shower and cool down. For the commuter, an electric bike can mean arriving to work without the exhaustion and perspiration normally found when depending on pedaling alone.

6. Great Exercise. Riding a bicycle can provide good movement for exercising without the trauma to knees and legs other forms of exercise give. An electric bike can ease the pain of exercise and make it enjoyable again.  For more on this, visit: www.electricbikefitness.com

5. No need for driver’s license, insurance and license plate. Electric bicycles are lawful for use on most roads and the cyclist must obey the traffic laws just as motorists. E-bikes can be insured, but it is not required. There is no requirement for a driver’s license or state license plates. Check with your local, state and federal laws.

4. Faster and less effort involved than a standard bicycle. Even the most seasoned of cyclists can sometimes get tired. When the cyclist has reached the end of the energy level provided by the last meal, turn the motor on for the bicycle and enjoy the rest of the ride.

3. Battery recharges for pennies. The normal charge time for the battery is ~5 hours and uses very little power.

2. Easier to maintain than automobiles. Since the Optibike MBB is sealed, there is no need to lubricate it and fill it up with gas.

1. Many models to choose from. No matter what requirements you are looking for in the perfect electric bike, there is one built just for you.  At Optibike, each bike is hand made to fit you perfectly. 

These are a few of the reasons for owning an Optiibike electric bike. All or some should appeal to everyone interested in saving money and time.

https://optibike.com

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, you’re invisible to turning motorists.

2. Get a headlight. If you’re riding at night, you should absolutely use a front headlight. It’s required by law in most countries, anyway.

3. Wear something bright, even during the day. It may seem silly, but bikes are small and easy to see through even during the day. Yellow or orange reflective vests really make a big difference. Reflective leg bands are also easy and inexpensive.

4. Don’t pass on the right. Don’t overtake slow-moving vehicles on the right. Doing so makes you invisible to left-turning motorists at intersections. Passing on the right means that the vehicle you’re passing could also make a right turn right into you, too.

5. Slow down. If you can’t make eye contact with the driver (especially at night), slow down so much that you’re able to completely stop if you have to. Sure, it’s inconvenient, but it beats getting hit.

Collision Type #7: The Rear End

You innocently move a little to the left to go around a parked car or some other obstruction in the road, and you get nailed by a car coming up from behind.

How to avoid this collision:

1. Never, ever move left without looking behind you first. Some motorists like to pass cyclists within mere inches, so moving even a tiny bit to the left unexpectedly could put you in the path of a car. Practice holding a straight line while looking over your shoulder until you can do it perfectly. Most new cyclists tend to move left when they look behind them, which of course can be disastrous.

2. Don’t swerve in and out of the parking lane if it contains any parked cars. You might be tempted to ride in the parking lane where there are no parked cars, dipping back into the traffic lane when you encounter a parked car. This puts you at risk for getting nailed from behind. Instead, ride a steady, straight line in the traffic lane.

3. Use a mirror. If you don’t have one, go to a bike shop and get one now. There are models that fit on your handlebars, helmet, or glasses, as you prefer. You should always physically look back over your shoulder before moving left, but having a mirror still helps you monitor traffic without constantly having to look behind you.

Collision type #8: The Rear End, Part 2

A car runs into you from behind. This is what many cyclists fear the most, but it’s not the most common kind of accident (except maybe at night, or on long-distance rides outside the city). However, it’s one of the hardest collisions to avoid, since you’re not usually looking behind you. The best way to avoid this one is to ride on very wide roads or in bike lanes, or on roads where the traffic moves slowly.

How to avoid this collision:

1. Get a rear light. If you’re riding at night, you absolutely should use a flashing red rear light. Bruce Mackey (formerly of Florida, now head of bike safety in Nevada) says that 60% of bike collisions in Florida are caused by cyclists riding at night without lights. In 1999, 39% of deaths on bicycles nationwide occurred between 6 p.m. and midnight. [USA Today, 102-01, attributed to the Insurance Institute for highway safety]

Bike shops have red rear blinkies for $15 or less. These kind of lights typically take two AA batteries, which last for months (something like 200 hours). I can’t stress this item enough: If you ride at night, get a rear light!

2. Wear a reflective vest or a safety triangle. High quality reflective gear makes you a lot more visible even in the day time, not just at night. I had a friend ride away from me while wearing one during the day, and when she was about a quarter mile away, I couldn’t see her or her bike at all, but the vest was clearly visible. At night the difference is even greater. Bike shops have vests and triangles for $10 to $15. Also, when you hear a motorist approaching, straightening up into a vertical position will make your reflective gear more noticeable.

3. Choose wide streets. Ride on streets whose outside lane is so wide that it can easily fit a car and a bike side by side. That way a car may zoom by you and avoid hitting you, even if they didn’t see you!

4. Choose slow streets. The slower a car is going, the more time the driver has to see you. I navigate the city by going through neighborhoods. Learn how to do this.

5. Use back streets on weekends. The risk of riding on Friday or Saturday night is much greater than riding on other nights because all the drunks are out driving around. If you do ride on a weekend night, make sure to take neighborhood streets rather than arterials.

6. Get a mirror. Get a mirror and use it. If it looks like a car doesn’t see you, hop off your bike and onto the sidewalk. Mirrors cost $5-15. Trust me, once you’ve ridden a mirror for a while, you’ll wonder how you got along without it. My paranoia went down 80% after I got a mirror. If you’re not convinced, after you’ve used your mirror for a month, take it off your bike and ride around and notice how you keep glancing down to where your mirror was, and notice how unsafe you feel without it.

7. Don’t hug the curb. This is counter-intuitive, but give yourself a little space between yourself and the curb. That gives you some room to move into in case you see a large vehicle in your mirror approaching without moving over far enough to avoid you. Also, when you hug the curb tightly you’re more likely to suffer a right cross from motorists who can’t see you.

Collision Type #9: The Crosswalk Slam

You’re riding on the sidewalk and cross the street at a crosswalk, and a car makes a right turn, right into you. Cars aren’t expecting bikes in the crosswalk, so you have to be VERY careful to avoid this one

How to avoid this collision:

1. Get a headlight. If you’re riding at night, you should absolutely use a front headlight. It’s required by law, anyway.

2. Slow down. Slow down enough that you’re able to completely stop if necessary.

3. Don’t ride on the sidewalk in the first place. Crossing between sidewalks can be a fairly dangerous maneuver. If you do it on the left-hand side of the street, you risk getting slammed as per the diagram. If you do it on the right-hand side of the street, you risk getting slammed by a car behind you that’s turning right. You also risk getting hit by cars pulling out of parking lots or driveways. These kinds of accidents are hard to avoid, which is a compelling reason to not ride on the sidewalk in the first place.

And another reason not to ride on the sidewalk is that you’re threatening to pedestrians. Your bike is as threatening to a pedestrian as a car is threatening to you. Finally, riding on the sidewalk is illegal in some places. (In Austin, those places are the Drag, and downtown on 6th St. and on Congress). If you do plan on riding on sidewalks, do it slowly and EXTRA carefully, ESPECIALLY when crossing the street between two sidewalks.

Collision Type #10: The Wrong Way Wallop

You’re riding the wrong way (against traffic, on the left-hand side of the street). A car makes a right turn from a side street, driveway, or parking lot, right into you. They didn’t see you because they were looking for traffic only on their left, not on their right. They had no reason to expect that someone would be coming at them from the wrong direction.

Even worse, you could be hit by a car on the same road coming at you from straight ahead of you. They had less time to see you and take evasive action because they’re approaching you faster than normal (because you’re going towards them rather than away from them). And if they hit you, it’s going to be much more forceful impact, for the same reason. (Both your and their velocities are combined.)

How to avoid this collision:

1)  Don’t ride against traffic. Ride with traffic, in the same direction.

Riding against traffic may seem like a good idea because you can see the cars that are passing you, but it’s not. Here’s why:

Cars which pull out of driveways, parking lots, and cross streets (ahead of you and to the left), which are making a right onto your street, aren’t expecting traffic to be coming at them from the wrong way. They won’t see you, and they’ll plow right into you.

How the heck are you going to make a right turn?

Cars will approach you at a much higher relative speed. If you’re going 15mph, then a car passing you from behind doing 35 approaches you at a speed of only 20 (35-15). But if you’re on the wrong side of the road, then the car approaches you at 50 (35+15), which is 250% faster! Since they’re approaching you faster, both you and the driver have lots less time to react. And if a collision does occur, it’s going to be ten times worse.

Riding the wrong way is illegal and you can get ticketed for it. Bruce Mackey says that 25% of cycling collisions are the result of the cyclist riding the wrong way.

There’s one possible exception to riding the wrong way. When you’re riding in the country on narrow, high-speed roads, it may be helpful to ride against traffic so you can see what you’re up against. Compared to city traffic, country traffic is likely to have less roadspace for bikes and cars to share. That being the case, riding the wrong way allows you to bail into the shoulder if a car doesn’t see you. You don’t have problem #1 above because side traffic is rare, and #2 is avoided because you’re riding primarily along one road and not turning right.

Country traffic is more likely to be sparse, which means that you may have the ability to switch to the “correct” side of the road when a car approaches you from ahead. I did a 100-mile ride with a friend once, continually switching from the left-hand side of the road to the right-hand side depending on whether traffic was approaching us from ahead or behind, since a vehicle passed us only once every several minutes — but when it passed us, it was doing 70mph+, and we wanted to be as far away from it as we could. But remember that vehicles will still approach you faster when you ride the wrong way, and it’s still illegal. It’s your choice.

Electric bikes make cycling fun for a wide range of people.  For example, I know people who are VERY FIT who use the electric assist to make long distance commuting possible at higher speeds.  Because the Optibike is designed to be pedaled, and most riders pedal, you get the same workout you would on a traditional bike: you can just travel faster.

I also know people who are working to get fit, and the Optibike lets them pedal as much as they comfortably can.  What we have seen is that these riders build muscle, burn fat, and enjoy increased balance and coordination because the Optibike lets them work at a level that is comfortable for them making the experience enjoyable overall.

The Optibike simply makes exercise fun for people of all fitness levels.  Not everyone can pedal up hills on a bicycle, but that should not prevent them from riding and doing what they can.  An electric bike makes cycling, and all the wonderful benefits to your body, accessible to nearly everyone.

An important distinction: Only the Optibike uses the Patented Motorized Bottom Bracket (MBB) so the motor is in harmony with the rider.  Because of this revolutionary concept, only the Optibike preserves the fitness benefits of E-biking.

With the MBB, the motor is constantly matched to your pedaling speed so you will never have to “outrun” the motor.  While other E-bikes have pedals, many operate much like a scooter. The Optibike is first and foremost a bike, designed by people who understand the fundamentals of cycling.

I hope this answers your question Bill,

Happy riding,

Craig

Optibike.com

CNNHealth.com recently reported that over 100 million Americans vow to lose weight as part of their new year’s resolutions. And roughly 4 out of every 5 fail to keep that resolution.

Those aren’t the kind of odds most of us would lay bets on at the craps table. Not if we wanted to win anyway.

So why are so many people falling off the weight loss bandwagon?

There are obviously many reasons but one may be the countless myths surrounding weight loss and dieting. If we don’t know fact from fiction how we can make healthy choices? Without healthy decisions how will we lose weight and keep it off?

In an effort to debunk weight loss lore below are 7 common weight loss myths and the real truth behind each of them.

7. Certain foods help you lose weight faster.
This myth became popular with diets like the Grapefruit Diet and the Cabbage Soup Diet. The truth is no particular food helps you get slim faster than others. It comes down to eating right and getting exercise.

And weight loss simply takes time. 1 pounds per week is about average but remember you have a much better chance of keeping those pounds off when you do it slowly!

6. How you lose weight is not important – it’s just important to lose the weight.

This may not be a myth so much as it is a hope for many of us. While we may not be willing to admit it there are lots of us out there who have tried “fad” diets in hopes of losing 30 pounds in a month, or a week or some very short amount of time. Pounds that we shed gradually have a better chance of staying gone than any weight we can lose on “fad” or “crash” diets.  https://www.webmd.com/diet/guide/the-truth-about-fad-diets

5. Video games are bad for you.
While this may be true of some video games there is one that can give us all a good workout, the Wii Fit. It’s definitely a great way to start exercising.

Many people who use the Wii Fit have said it has helped them try exercises they normally would not. Because most of the activities are low-intensity the Wii may not be the long-term answer for a lifelong exercise habit but since more Americans are out of shape than ever before it’s at least a place to start. The Self Growth web site has a great article about Wii workouts: https://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/The_Wii_Workout_Can_it_Help_You_Lose_Weight.html

4. Stop eating carbs.
This is another myth spread by countless diets in the last decade. Think “South Beach Diet”, “Atkins Diet”, “The Zone”, etc.  Limiting some carbohydrates can be healthy (for instance eliminating the simple carbohydrates of refined sugars like those found in sodas and candy bars) but not eating any carbohydrates is not sustainable.

Plus the long-term effects of this type of nutritional restriction aren’t fully understood so it seems wisest to eat a balanced diet and limit the amount of refined sugars we eat. You can find more information at https://girliegirlarmy.com/blog/20090101/weight-loss-myths-and-juice-fast-tips/

3. Cravings aren’t real – use your willpower and don’t give in to them.
Many of us have a sweet tooth and find it pulls us off track during our weight loss endeavors. Yet others of us crave a big fat steak and beat ourselves up when we finally cave and eat one. While it isn’t wise to give into these cravings all the time, there is a way to wean ourselves off of sugar and/or fat while we lessen the frequency and intensity of our cravings.

The key is to gradually eat less of the sugary and fatty goods so our bodies adjust. Then when our cravings do strike it takes less sugar and less fat to satisfy our taste buds. Over time if we replace the fat and sugar in our diet with healthier options our food desires will fade.

2. Cutting back on calories alone is enough to lose weight.

The real key to losing weight is to consume fewer calories then you are using during the day. The easiest way to do this? Get a good workout in several times a week and shed some calories.

1. Riding an electric bike isn’t much of a workout, or is it?
At first glance it may seem like riding an electric bike doesn’t offer the same cardio exercise that a pedestrian bike offers but that first glance would be wrong.

An electric bike like the Optibike provides an excellent workout because you can ride longer, rack up more miles and go further than you can on a non-electric bike.

Many people who ride e-bikes like the Optibike can use them for commuting – something they can’t do normally. An Optibike makes a 40 mile commute possible for anyone – even people who aren’t in great shape and aren’t 25 years old anymore.

Take Pierrino Moscarino for example. At 69 years of age he easily makes 45-50 mile commutes part of his daily activities.

Click here to learn more about Optibike’s widest selection of electric bikes. From entry level e bikes like the Pioneer Allroad to the R11 Offroad Mountain Bike, you’ll find the perfect electric bicycle to meet your needs and your wallet.