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Great story about how the best electric bike came to be..

Optibike was started in Jim Turner’s Boulder, Colorado garage with a simple vision: Make the World’s best electric bicycle, with no compromises in quality, performance or style. Born from the Experience 1977 Jim Turner races moto-cross for the Suzuki Factory…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeMarch 9, 2010

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Ultra Low Maintenance Electric Bike Hits the Streets

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…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeNovember 18, 2009

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Ask Optibike: "Why are light wheels important on an electric bike?"

Another great question. Many electric bikes put the weight of the motor in the wheel, which accounts for several pounds of unsprung mass. The following writeup on unsprung mass was taken from Wikipedia: In a ground vehicle with a suspension,…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeAugust 12, 2009

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Ask Optibike: "Why do you use the monocoque frame design?"

Great Question. A great electric bicycle is perfectly balanced, the Optibike has the lowest center of gravity of any electric bike. Balance and Performance based design Award winning electric bike designer and former National Motocross champion Jim Turner designed the…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeAugust 11, 2009

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One riders experience with a quiver of Electric bikes.

This wirteup was posted to a forum populated with perhaps the most dedicated group of electric bike enthusiasts on the internet. These guys and gals have collectively tried about every combination of E-bike, kit, and everything inbetween on the market…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeJune 26, 2009

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Worlds fastest electric bicycle drives 44% sales increase.

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.…

Jim Turner - Inventor and Founder of OptibikeMay 18, 2009

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Great story about how the best electric bike came to be..

Ultra Low Maintenance Electric Bike Hits the Streets

Ask Optibike: "Why are light wheels important on an electric bike?"

Ask Optibike: "Why do you use the monocoque frame design?"

One riders experience with a quiver of Electric bikes.

Worlds fastest electric bicycle drives 44% sales increase.

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Great story about how the best electric bike came to be..

Ultra Low Maintenance Electric Bike Hits the Streets

Ask Optibike: "Why are light wheels important on an electric bike?"

Ask Optibike: "Why do you use the monocoque frame design?"

One riders experience with a quiver of Electric bikes.

Worlds fastest electric bicycle drives 44% sales increase.

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