Electric Bikes
Welcome to our coverage of e-bikes.
Portland is home to many electric-bike makers, tinkerers, riders, and enthusiasts. We do our best to cover it all. Have an e-bike story idea? Drop us an email via our contact page.
Oregon Bicycle Racing Association will allow e-bike events in 2021
It’s been one year and one day since Portland hosted its last sanctioned, competitive cycling event. In many ways, 2020 was a lost season for local racers, but 2021 will look a lot different — not only because we are likely to emerge from the Covid cocoon, but because electric bikes will be welcomed into … Read more
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.