Recently I started riding the A2B Metro Electric Bicycle from Ultra Motor. This bike is so much fun it should be illegal. It is so much friggin fun. It is so much more like a moped than a bike but is so much cooler as well. Here are a few of it’s advantages:

• Speed – this thing goes fast. I don’t have a computer on this yet but 20mph easy

• Control – The throttle allows for great agility and quickness

• Power  - It ramps up to speed quickly and will through you off if you are not ready and crank the throttle

• Noise – So quiet, very cool for a “moped”

 

 

I have been thinking about scheduling meetings at more distant locations, or asking my wife to meet me for drinks at some establishment 7 miles away (they say the battery lasts 15 miles). I have told Varsity Bike and Transit that they may never see that bike again (except on the blog or if it breaks down and I need their help), sorry guys.

To learn more check out the article on Electric Bicycles in the Pioneer Press web site at TwinCities.com. The writer, Julio Ojeda-Zapata, does a great job test riding many models. He was not real impressed by my Schwinn Continental unfortunately (I still love the crank shaft – no chain – and the style). Still a great article and overview of what you can ride in the Twin Cities right now.

Craig Baillie