Having a bike can solve a lot of problems. If you are young and live in the city, a bike can save you a lot of hassle. For example, you can easily navigate the much frustrating city traffic and reach your intended destination on time. Nowadays, you can also buy an...
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Bike To Work Day And Optibike Electric Bikes
Bike To Work Day in Boulder is always an exciting time for us at Optibike. It's a little extra special of a commute to and from work compared to most other days I commute on my Optibike electric bike. It's like a 2nd summer holiday with so many people on bikes having...
What To Look For In An Electric Bike: The True Cost Of Driving an eBike
Look around you. Technology today is reinventing itself at an ever-increasing pace, but a lot of this change has come at a cost to the environment. As a result, we are now experiencing what has been coined as a much needed “green revolution”. Alternative fuels and...
Extending Your Ride – The Range of Electric Bikes
The use of electric bicycles as an alternative means of transportation dates back as far the 1890’s believe it or not, beginning with rudimentary DC motors mounted on rear hubs. Today, it is estimated that between 10 and 20% of all bicycles used in many major cities...
UNDERSTANDING ELECTRIC BICYCLE BATTERIES Part 3: Electric Bicycles Need High Energy Batteries
This is Part 3 in our Understanding Electric Bike Batteries Series. In this lesson we learn the difference between high energy and high power batteries and why electric bikes need high energy batteries. In Lesson 1 we learned how energy is measured in watt-hrs and...
A Brief History of Electric Bikes
Many people think electric bicycles are a new invention, but they are not. Read "A Brief History of Electric Bikes" exerted from my book "The Electric Bike Book" below and see that the idea is actually very old, with the first electric bike dating to the 1890s. The...
Optibike Video News: October 2011, Introducing the 48v Optibike 1100 and Touring Battery
Optibike at the Steve Winwood Concert
By Jim Turner Last night my family and I were invited to the Steve Winwood concert in Denver. Steve’s manger, James has been an Optibike rider for many years and they provided us some great tickets in the center, just 8 rows back. The views and sound were great....
What To Look For In An Electric Bike: Advances in Battery Technology
Today, our focus is on the one piece of equipment that now allows modern electric bikes to ride circles around those of the past; the battery. Whether for weight loss, keeping fit, commuting or fun and adventure, electric bicycles (e-bikes) have seen a recent surge in...
Red Bull High Performance Lab Chooses Optibike R11 Velodrome Bike
The Red Bull High Performance Lab has requested the use of the custom Optibike R11 Velodrome electric bike for use in its Project Endurance test in California during the week of May 16th. Optibike Velodrome rider, Tim Kyer, will travel to California to pilot the...
Its a Monster Electric bike-it eats these hills
Note: John M. received his new Optibike and outfitted it with Ham Radio equipment (this is his hobby). The uses for an electric bike seem to be endless. He rides in an area with many hills. Read what he has to say below about the best electric bike. I am of course...
