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With over 40 models coming to the US in 2016, all of our 2015 Haibike units are on sale. Save 20-30% off standard retail and know that the 2015 and 2016 models are nearly identical in terms of BOSCH motor systems. Save thousands in the mean time. Haibike 29er RX MTB for just $3300. Haibike AMT Pro for just $6500!

On the heels of the popular BOSCH ebike system, YAMAHA is making their debut in the United States on the HAIBIKE ebike platform and brand and MOTOSTRANO is representing this package to riders in the California region.  We've ridden the system. We like the system. It's main benefit, besides the promise of being extremely reliable and nearly as powerful as the BOSCH set-up is the reduced price. Where the standard price of a BOSCH system started at $4,000, the starting price for a YAMAHA equipped Haibike now pops in at $2500 for a basic hybrid or mountain bike. That's a lot of savings and you're still riding on 2 great brands: Yamaha and Haibike.  About it. The Yamaha employs a mid-drive system like the BOSCH. There are two main advantages in center mount type units. First, the gears originally equipped to the bicycle can be utilized as a part of e-Bike systems, allowing for optimal motor performance. Second is weight distribution. Centralization of mass leads to a n

Hot off the presses! ‪#‎ betterwithanebike‬ ‪#‎ howiraleigh‬ ‪#‎ izipusa‬ ‪#‎ haibikeusa‬ Contact: Judson True, Office of Assemblymember David Chiu judson.true@asm.ca.gov; (415) 606-3524 Bill to Improve Access for Electric Bicycles Signed by Governor Brown AB 1096 Updates Regulations for Healthy and Environmentally-Friendly Transportation Option (Sacramento, CA) – Governor Brown today signed Assembly Bill 1096 by Assemblymember David Chiu (D – San Francisco), which will help foster the use of electric bicycles while ensuring public safety and simplifying enforcement. “Electric bicycles are poised to become another healthy, environmentally-friendly way to get around for Californians,” said Assemblymember Chiu. “Modernizing laws around e-bikes will help us encourage their safe use by new and experienced bicyclists. We appreciate Governor Brown’s signature on this bill.” AB 1096 updates California regulations regarding electric bicycles to reflect advances in techno

For most people, the idea of spending $3,000 or $2,000 or even $1,000 for a bicycle is little more than an impossibility. But, if you've put yourself in the market for an electric bike, you know that anything under $1000 is not worth your time and that all the highest quality bikes start at around $4,000.  But this does not mean you have to settle for POS ebike that you can't ride around with a sound mind on, knowing it won't break down on you and knowing you can you can expect lots of miles on it in the future.  Some shops will flat out tell you that you need to buy the "highest quality" or most "high end" bike you can get or not buy anything at all. We disagree and we're not bike snobs and that's one of the many reasons customers come to our store vs other stores around the Bay Area- we offer a wide selection of bikes in various price points and quality ranges all over the spectrum.  For new riders of an electric bike, a price p

One of the best ways to do this is to get out and ride a bike and  Saturday October 10 , we're having another  EBIKE demo  featuring some of the best e-bikes in the business. This is where you get to explore the bikes up close and get them on the trail and get them dirty. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face while you learn about ebikes, talk to other riders and vendors. WHEN:  Saturday October 10  from  10AM to 5PM WHERE: 926 Broadway St, Redwood City, CA 9406 3 Ample parking around our store ALERT: Haibike, Felt, A2B have kicked in give-away items like t-shirts and hats for all who attend.  24 Hour Fitness is also giving away one 30 day free membership to one lucky attendee. What's it like to ride a real mountain bike with a low center of gravity electric motor mounted to the crank with a long range battery system mounted to the battery? It's causing a revolution in e-biking and it just might cause you to trade in your dirt bike.  Climb any hill with ease,

If you've been holding out for the perfect electric cargo bike to come served up to your door on a platter of wonderful perfection- the Felt Brühaul electric cargo bike has been served. Arriving to our stores in Redwood City and San Francisco THIS WEEK (we found out all by oursleves), the Felt Brühaul is what we'll be dropping the kids off at school with this semester, complete with our rad-dad eco friendly can't-stand traffic jams attitude. Fresh from a morning run with the whole family, we'll blow a kiss to our techno-wife and pick up our happy-go-lucky kids from the front porch and they will climb aboard the big bronze bullet with B52s Love Shack playing out of the iPHONE speaker amp and the kids will hop on all care-free and blow bubbles all through the neighborhood to their totally rad COOP alternative brainiac school on this ever so sleek eco-alternative traffic-cruncher. Once there, we'll sit in with our kids in class for a few minutes, maybe install a

As we get closer to 2016, we are receiving lots of inquiries about the 2016 models of Haibike, Felt and other brands featuring the award-winning BOSCH ebike drive systems Here's a catch all reply to whether we will be receiving the new 500Wh batter, the new NYON display and the new CX motor.  On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Matt  < matt@POTENTIALEBIKER. us >  wrote: Will you guys be getting the 2016 models of the haibike xduro trekking pro? Bosch Nyon computer, and 500 wh battery?  I am looking to buy 2 of them, hopefully at the beginning of next year for a long distance bike ride but would like to get the 2016 model.  Do you have any information on them and their availability in the us and what has been updated since the 2015 model? Thanks! Matthew Hi Matt Thanks for your note. We are asked this question daily now as we approach 2016 and consumers are reading about the European spec 2016 BOSCH systems, all of which I have just had the pleasure o

A couple months ago, the "ebike every one is talking about" shipped out to would-be owners following its much ballyhoo'd Indiegogo launch. A few days later we started to get Sonders bikes in our store for assembly and so we got to know the bike first hand and then we made a video about it . The video showed the Sonders bike and a more expensive bike and basically said that the more expensive bike was a better investment and that the Sonders bike should cost more but it relied on the hype of its Indiegogo campaign to keep the cost down to nearly zero and therefore come to market without all the added baggage that a more expensive bike might have (customer service, distribution, quality, professional service assembly, post-sale support). Sonders consumers hated the video and trashed us on forums and in the video's comments, as if we had spat on their deity. It was so bad and so constant, we had to turn off the comments. The Sonders ebike launched with a fancy cla

Modes of Transportation Bikes that go Beep, Whir and Buzz Perhaps you've seen  the funny Tesla video of the mechanic taking the Tesla out  for a little "joy demo ride" after servicing the car. The old-school mechanic's never played with an electric car before and he exclaims that "it's like a freaking computer". It's transportation 2.0 and it's very much like a computer. The same paradigm shifts are happening in the bike world. The bikes we sell in our store and online have buttons the go beep, that make buzzing sounds and that propel you up hills with ease instead of with a grimace. They are bikes that delete the sweat from your arm pits and upgrade you to super-human climber status - able to climb hills as if you were going down them. We turn them on and we download software that is then uploaded to the on-board computer, to the controller, to the motor. One of the great examples of this is the new  Yuba Spicy Curry electric cargo bike .

Haibike e-bikes have taken over the the US, creating an all-new category for electric bikes - electric mountain biking. Given that over 99% of the earth is UNPAVED, we like the idea of great e-bikes to explore and ride that unpaved earth. Haibike e-bikes have been dominant in Europe for years. Based on the BOSCH e-bike system, Haibike electric bikes are equipped with a mid-drive motor system that is ultra efficient and ultra light. But it's not enough to slap a motor on a mediocre mountain bike and to make something that really stands out. Haibike has been doing what few other e-bike companies dared to do- make a purpose built range of high end race-spec e-bikes that a pro mountain biker would look at and say -yes, that's a real mountain bike. Naturally, an electric mountain bike is heavier than a non electric. But the key to building the perfect electric mountain bike is to make the lightest most reliable e-mountain bike you can with the weight that is required for

We're starting off 2015 with a jolt, kicking off the first DEMO day of the year Saturday January 24.  Come to our EBIKE demo event to explore and test a wide variety of electric bicycles in a relaxed and informative environment where you can try and view e-bikes from brands such as Felt, Haibike, A2B, Vanmoof, BH EasyMotion, BESV, OHM Cycles, BIONX, M1 SPORT TECHNIK, BENELLI, KTM Industries and iZIP all day.  UPDATE: Just in time for our e-bike demo, Lapierre electric bicycles will be unveiled at our e-bike demo! Lapierre comes to the US with a great line of off-road BOSCH powered e-bikes.  Talk with manufacturer reps, talk with us and talk with other e-bike riders just like you who want to try and maybe buy an e-bike some day. Enjoy some fresh brewed coffee and treats too.  Whether you are a new rider or returning to the sport and have been looking at getting an e-bike, or you’re looking for a gre at deal, this is the event for you. Take the time you need to try differen