Optibike’s new “RIOT” is the best E-MTB choice for riders over 50 and heavier riders. The bike features industry leading 190 newton meters of torque and 750 watts continuous power. This allows riders to climb much steeper hills. It is powered by a 1630 watt-hour battery, which give it almost 3X the range of other E-MTB. Losing Strength and Power As We Age As we age, three main metabolic changes occur. We lose muscle mass, gain weight, and our maximum oxygen uptake decreases (VO2 Max). This all translates into less ability to climb hills and travel longer distances. A rider of 60 years old may ..read more

We took an Optibike R22 Everest, Optibike Type 1, and Bosch CX equipped E-Bike to a steep dirt hill climb. The hill is a 46% grade and has a soft loose dirt surface, certainly not an easy climb to do! The same rider took all 3 E-Bikes, as well as a standard pedal mountain bike up the hill. We did multiple runs of each bike to find the best gearing, and each E-Bike was in its highest power assist mode. Check out the video to see how each bike did ..read more

New electric bike with massive battery claims to be able to climb Mount Everest on a single charge ..read more

“That was without a doubt the most fun I’ve ever had on a mountain bike! It was unbelievable I mean I was going up stuff that I don’t think I could have pushed up.” “It was pulling wheelies going up and I couldn’t believe it!” “Such perfect control, I expected it to be a little tougher on the downhill, piece of cake!” “Beautiful suspension, beautiful ride, everything about it was just unbelievable, the best experience I’ve ever had ..read more

https://www.makeuseof.com/top-ebikes-made-in-the-usa/ “The Optibike R22 Everest is as impressive as its name implies. This bike is the Lucid Air of e-bikes. If it were a car, it would definitely be on the list of EVs with the longest range. The R22 Everest is built in Colorado, so it meets the criteria of this list. This e-bike can travel approximately 300 miles on a single charge (estimated while using a 160 lb driver traveling at 15 mph with pedal assist), thanks to its humongous 3,260Wh battery ..read more

This US-made 2,500W electric bicycle motor claims the highest power-to-weight ratio in the world ..read more

I’m Jim Turner, president and founder of Optibike. Today I want to talk about the Elite Series and why we build them one at a time. A lot of people don’t understand the importance of this or the benefit of building a hand-built electric bicycle. This stems from my history and experience in my younger days, I raced motocross and won two national championships. The bikes i rode were hand built by Suzuki in Japan one at a time, everything on the bikes was custom made, they cost a fortune to build but those bikes were perfect, and they just gave that extra amount of performance that you only ..read more

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Our 3 day trip from Montrose CO to Moab UT, covering 145 miles total. We did 14,000 feet of total climbing over the trip ..read more

In this video, we go over the contents of a backpack that we bring on eMTB rides. With an electric bike it’s possible to travel long distances in a short time and end up far away from help, so bringing the supplies you need is important ..read more