e-bikes
Go By Bike adds test rides as part of OHSU e-bike push
Electric bike sales are skyrocketing nationwide and Portland is doing its part to stoke the boom. Now a new partnership between local bike shops, Oregon’s electric vehicle advocacy group, and Portland’s largest employer will make it even easier for people to purchase one. According to market research firm NPD Group, e-bike sales were up 84% … Read more
Portland State researcher seeks subjects for first of its kind electric bike study
“E-bikes are the future!” That’s what Portland mayoral candidate Sarah Iannarone proclaimed at a forum earlier this week. Iannarone is bullish on e-bikes not just because she’s an expert on innovative transportation solutions (thanks in part to her work at First Stop Portland), but because she rides an e-bike herself. Many that ride e-bikes quickly … Read more
City says e-bike use on park paths is a violation, but it’s not enforced
You’re breaking the law, but you probably won’t get caught.
State Parks Commission approves new rule allowing e-bikes on paths and trails
A sensible step to keep up with the times.
Portland wants Biketown to have e-bikes, starting next year
Willamette Week’s Rachel Monahan seems to have broken some news in the 25th paragraph of her story today about how scooters could fit into Portland’s multimodal future: “The city plans to introduce e-bikes as part of the next bike share contract in August 2019.” During last winter’s snow, when I was combining MAX and Biketown … Read more
Local retailers respond to Trump’s 25% tariff on electric bikes
A bright spot in the market is likely to dim.
Portland firm releases free legal guidebook for electric bicycles
What you don’t know can hurt you.
E-bikes and Oregon State Parks & Recreation Rules
ON Monday April 23rd, Oregon Parks and Recreation (OPRD) held their first open hearing regarding allowance of e-bikes on state park paths and several beaches. What I found fascinating was that all the personal testimony of individuals and also 3 businesses which rent and sell e-bikes were completely positive. In March I was at the … Read more
Oregon begins process to legalize electric-assist bikes in state parks
It would bring e-bikes out of the legal shadows.
Let’s help Samantha Taylor buy an e-bike
It would help get her biking again.
