eBike Central and Urban Transformation

90/90 Rule, Urban Planners and eBikes!

JoeeBike Lifestyle, eBike Market

Yes, these are all tied together. Lets go through each one. The 90/90 Rule is a Auto Industry term that means 90 Percent of the Cars SIT 90% of the Time. That means that only 10% of the the time the car is being used for an errand or a trip. Wow! Uber has purchased an eBike company and we …

Bosch eBike Systems

Drive, Walk or eBike, what is the best errand runner!

JoeeBike Lifestyle

We love our partners at Bosch eBike Systems. They just won another Innovation Award at the Largest Cycling Show in North America held just last week in Reno, NV. Congratulations on being recognized for their incredible eBike Battery Technology, and the award winning Powetube. We have Three Brands that all use all variations of their systems. The Bosch eBike Systems …

Tern GSD

GET STUFF DONE – the brand new Tern GSD eBike!

JoeeBike Lifestyle, Tern eBikes

The Tern GSD is a incredible new product from Tern Bicycles! It is a Bosch eBike Systems Powered Utility eBike. It has 20″ wheels to keep the weight low and easy to maneuver. The tires are Schwalbe Super Moto-X with Green Guard puncture protection. Air pressure can be adjusted in these tires to provide a tighter sportier ride, or reduce the …

eBike Central and Hurricane Florence

eBikes, Hurricanes, Storms and Power Outages!

JoeeBike Lifestyle, News

We have three stores located in the Path of Hurricane Florence right now! We do have some concerns about flooding in our stores. We have seen it in our Greensboro and Durham locations during strong storms this last year. The landlord’s buildings have some issues with door sill heights and the outside drains nearby. Most residents of both states are …

TORCFest and eBike Central

eBike Central@TORCFest – Raleigh NC

JoeNews

We attended our first TORCFest or Triangle Off Road Club Festival. It was fantastic! The event was on Saturday, September 9 and took place from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. There was a crowd of several hundred people including Members, TORC Staff, Vendors and the public. It really was a street festival that had a constant stream of cyclists riding …

Soda City Market, Columbia SC

Columbia and the Soda City Market!

JoeEvents, Locations

We were on Main Street in Columbia South Carolina last Saturday from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm for our regular presentation of some of the best eBikes available anywhere at the one-of-a-kind Soda City Market! It feels great to represent such a great line of eBikes from our fantastic partner companies: Bulls eBikes Easy Motion GoCycle Riese and Muller Surface604 …

eBike Central

eBikes are like using a Smartphone!

JoeeBike Lifestyle

My close friend, Andrew, has been using the analogy ‘eBikes are like going from an Analog Phone to a Smartphone.’ Do you remember Analog Phones? Or even the Blackberry? Not really, because Smartphones pushed all these out due to the genuine advantage they provide. eBikes are the same thing to Traditional Bicycles. eBikes are hyper-sophisticated and have reached a sweet …

What is an Electric Bicycle or eBike?

JoeeBike Lifestyle

Electric Bicycles (eBikes) were first designed and patented in the late 1800’s. Yes, today we are seeing a modern interpretation of designs that were submitted to the United States Patent office back as early as 1898. In fact, each of the motor systems of today (i.e. Rear Hub, Mid Drive, Friction) were all submitted as patents by the early 19th …

Attended the eBike Summit at Shimano HQ

JoeeBike Market

The timing has been great with our attendance of Interbike last September, followed by to ebike expos in Miami and Philadelphia. The year ended with a bang, with the attendance of the Fourth Annual eBike Summit, The 2017 e-Bike Summit put on by BPSA and People for Bikes, hosted by Shimano at their U.S. headquarters in Irvine, CA, was an informative blast. The …

Focus on the Fleet – Tern Vektron eBike

JoeTern eBikes

I was at a recent event with all our five brands represented, each with 2-3 ebikes for different use category products like Urban eBikes, Commuter eBikes, Cargo eBikes, e Mountain Bikes (eMTBs) and folding ebikes. After over 75 people went through the booth during the 4-hour period, the most popular ebike of the day was: the Tern Vektron. This folding …