by Mark Wood | Nov 19, 2024 | eBike Safety & Etiquette, eBike
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...
by Mark Wood | Nov 11, 2024 | eBike
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...
by Mark Wood | Oct 25, 2024 | eBike Safety & Etiquette, eBike
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...
by Mark Wood | Oct 10, 2024 | eBike
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,...
by Mark Wood | Sep 5, 2024 | eBike, eBike Safety & Etiquette
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...
by Mark Wood | Aug 12, 2024 | eBike Safety & Etiquette, eBike
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...