Before the pandemic hit, we asked our staff: “What excites you most about the future of bikes for transportation?” Here are the top 10 reasons they cited, and we’re astounded by how true these ring now, buttressed by a global cycling boom.

We love bikes and are crazy about them when they do double duty! Think pedicabs with a sound system, a blender bike making smoothies or a roving conference table! That’s why we jumped when Stanford Research Park asked us to create a mobile, eye-catching, and flexible solution to take bike-related info to 30,000 employees at 150 companies spread out over roughly three square miles.

E-bikes are one of the fastest growing categories of bicycle sales in the U.S., with 80% more e-bikes sold in 2017 over 2016 (approx. 260,000 units). What’s the reality behind this explosive growth and how is it driving change for people and our industry?

This presentation with PeopleForBikes covers the basics of e-bikes, technical specs, safety, demographics, trends, e-bike definitions in state vehicle codes, and e-bike shares around the U.S.