E-Bike Safety Blog
e-Bike Hacks That Make Them Illegal to Ride and Dangerous
Kids modifying ebikes has become a growing problem—and a dangerous one. Ebikes give teens freedom, fun, and a practical way to get to school. But when young riders start altering their bikes, they create risks for themselves and others. As both a parent and a bike...
e-Bike “Near Miss” Concerns on Metro Bike Paths
e-Bikes are everywhere in Colorado these days, in part thanks to the success of voucher and rebate programs offered in Front Range cities. Denver added 10,000 new e-Bikes with their Fall 2024 program. That’s just a small part of the 2+ million new e-Bikes projected to...
e-Bike Related Head Injuries Increased 49X in 5 years
Most bike and multi-use paths in Colorado are 8 feet wide and were not designed for motorized traffic that goes 20+ MPH. Over 2 million new e-Bikes are projected to be sold in the US in 2024: 4 million new e-bikes in 2025. Denver just added almost 10,000 new e-Bikes...
Time Magazine Names Aventon Best Ebike Brand of 2024
Aventon has been named "World’s Best E-Bike Brand" by Time Magazine, a prestigious honor based on a comprehensive survey conducted by TIME and Statista. In this first-ever global brand ranking, over 22,000 U.S. consumers were polled across 66 different categories, and...
15-Year-Old’s Request for e-Bike Safety Tips to Please His Parents
It's nice to see that our e-Bike Safety message is resonating with a younger audience. Check out this recent inquiry from a 15-year-old on the East Coast and our response: Message: I hope you’re doing well. My name is Rohan, and I’m 15 years old. I’ve been interested...
Input on e-Bike Safety Rules – Technical Hazards
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) related to mechanical hazards of e-bikes related to these core issues: Whether the CPSC will adopt a version of the 3-class system used by many states and how...
“Car-free” Bikeway from Boulder to Longmont under construction
Boulder County is embarking on a grand plan to build a dedicated Bikeway between Boulder and Longmont through the center greenway of the Diagonal. This will be an "uninterrupted" multi-use path with overpasses and tunnels. For updates and the project, Read more:...
Boulder’s e-Bike Voucher Program Starts 9/16 – $1,600 – $2,700 vouchers
City of Boulder is doing their part to help locals get their own e-Bike by offering a voucher program that starts on September 16th and ends September 30th. Essentially, e-bike and bicycle shops that sell e-Bikes will honor that voucher when you buy during the...
A growing toll from bike and e-bike accidents
Pitkin County and Aspen have been seeing an overall increase in bike and e-bike accidents over the past five years, according to data from Pitkin County Open Space and Trails and the Aspen Police Department. As a result, Aspen Valley Hospital’s trauma department is...
e-Bike Safety online course offered in Goleta, California
The use of e-bikes is skyrocketing and so is the need for riders to understand how to operate them safely. The City of Goleta, CA has expanded its first E-bike Safety Awareness Day in January 2023 to a week-long event this past January 2024. The goal is to bring an...