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My guest today is Nico Nagel of Pave Motors. He and his brother co-founded the company, and they’re a few months away from having this bike ready to ship. It looks a bit like a mini-bike, sans the lawnmower motor in the mid frame. It’s sleek and modern, and has some amazing safety and anti-theft features, as well as truly long range. You can see the bike at pavemotors.com. Please support us by hitting the subscribe button and write us a review. We want to keep bringing you these interviews.

Welcome to our first show in just a little while, sorry for the delay, we've had so many bikes coming to us that we kind of don't know what to do with them, which is a big advantage for us. Compared to our sister magazines, mountain bike action and road bike action, they have almost no bikes to test. This is a lot to do with the current situation that we have, which is supply chain issues. So there are a lot of bikes that are like 90% built but can't even ship because they're missing one or two parts. So we get into that a little bit in today's intro, today's interview rather. my interview today is with Somnath Ray, he is the CEO and co founder of clip. They have a website, which is clip.bike. It's a pretty interesting like easily attachable external motor for your bicycle. It'll fit a lot of different size bikes. They sent us information about it, we have yet to have a test unit. But it looks really, really interesting. And so without further ado, let's get right into it with Som.

My guest today is Anthony Cross, the founder and CEO of Zaiser motors. They’re working on their first electric motorcycle, the Electrocycle, and I think it is stunning. The online community is torn about the design, but everyone is excited about the claimed 300 mile range. The bike is very different from electric motorcycles like any of the Zeros or the Livewire, in that it uses hub motors instead of an on-chassis motor. Notice that I said motors, plural. There will be a hub motor in both the front and rear wheel, which they promise will deliver better traction control and stability. Color me intrigued. I’ve ridden dual-motor electric fat bikes, and they can be really good, but the motors have to be precisely controlled. If you want to see what the bike looks like, check out our article on electricbikeaction.com. Zaiser is currently running a crowdfunding campaign with Wefunder, and I’ll put a link below in the show notes.  In this interview, Anthony and I discuss how he started, and where he plans to go with this. Without further adieu, here’s Anthony. https://wefunder.com/zaiser.motors

My guest today is Michael Johnson, co-founder and COO of Zoomo, a company with a revolutionary business model that may help you, the consumer, get into an e-bike easier. Instead of trying to sell you a bike, you can lease it by the week, for as long as you want. They have plans for commuters, part-time couriers and even full-time couriers that start at $20 per week. They take care of all of the maintenance, security in case of theft, etc. Because of their technology, they have what must be an industry-leading theft recovery rate of over 80%, compared to most bikes that have a recovery rate of about 5%. Customers can buy the bikes if they like, with some of their lease payments going toward the purchase price. The company also makes fleet bikes, for companies that want to buy or lease a large number of bikes. They recently raised $12 million to expand their operation, and are already in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Toronto so far. It’s an interesting concept, and we go for a bit of a deep dive on what Zoomo has been up to for the past 4 years and where they and the industry might go. Www.ridezoomo.com www.electricbikeaction.com

I recently had a chance to test ride the new electric bicycles from Serial 1 Cycle Company, the e-bike company spun off from Harley-Davidson. The bikes are great, you can check out my first impression on our YouTube channel. I also had the chance to have a conversation, which you will hear here, with the President of Serial 1, Jason Huntsman. Jason has a strong background in the EV space, and we talk about why spinning off Serial 1 from Harley-Davidson was a brilliant idea, giving them the agility of a startup, but access to all the engineering knowledge and facilities of Harley. We talk about Serial 1’s new line of bikes, where people can try them, and where the brand is going. Without further adieu, here’s Jason.

My guest today is Forbes Black. He’s a very interesting guy with an eye toward the future. He has a background in a lot of interesting things that he ultimately eschewed to get into bicycle racing and ultimately e-bikes. That took him to engineering school for electric bikes and electric vehicle projects. He’s built his own unique e-bike, which I’m currently writing up for the June issue of the magazine in our feature “Readers and their rides”.  We talk about some of e-bike and EV history he’s been through, and even a little about where it’s going!

My guest in this episode is Robert Leftwich. He’s a great rider that I’ve worked with over the years, he’s an incredible BMX freestyle rider, and was a test rider for me for BMX Plus! Magazine. He’s also been an avid mountain bike rider for a long time. He now lives in Arizona and has gotten really into electric mountain bikes. He started a Facebook group called Therapy Ride Club to help find people near him to ride with, and that took off unexpectedly. It has several subgroups around the Southwest so far, people have reached out to Robert from Texas and Nevada to help them start subgroups to meet people. We talk about how all that works and how it welcomes beginners and veteran riders on different types of rides, teaches skills and etiquette, and more. I’m working on getting him out here to do some test riding for EBA as well as Mountain Bike Action. https://www.facebook.com/therapyrideclub

My guest today is Ryan McFarland. His may not be a household name, but it should be. I can honestly say he may be the greatest thing to happen to the bicycle world since, well, the bicycle. He’s the founder of Strider Sports International, actually, his official title is Founder and Chief Enthusiast at Strider Sports International, Inc. The enthusiast part is important, because he is passionate about getting more people on bikes. In this interview, we talk about how he started Strider to help his son learn to balance on a bike, and with the massive success of the company and because of his passion for getting people on two wheels, he started a non-profit organization to teach kids how to ride bikes and core bike skills as part of their curriculum in Kindergarten, which instills a life-long love of cycling. The ambassadors for that program include cycling legends like Brian Lopes, Dave Clinton, Chad Kagy, Toby Henderson, Troy Lee and so many more. We talk about how to get more kids on bikes and how you can get involved to grow this program. Without further adieu, here’s Ryan. Check out www.allkidsbike.org

My guest in this episode is a true badass on two wheels. She’s in the BMX Hall of Fame, the Mountain Biking Hall Of Fame, and the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. She’s a 9-time U.S. NORBA National Champion. She has a lot more amazing awards, attesting to her drive, determination and hard work. To try to outline all that she’s accomplished would take a truly long time. I’m talking about the one and only Leigh Donovan. She’s now retired from competition, and is now an ambassador for mountain biking. She teaches mountain bike skills and trail etiquette through clinics and private instruction. She balances that all out with home and family life. We get into much of that in this episode, and how she’s now using e-bikes in her training and her own rides. Without further adieu, Here’s Leigh! Youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbEETmEC6PmelBr1YvULsA •    Mastering your Shimano Steps system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiVUFjkyS5Y&t=66s •    Pre-ride bike check: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcKXgvMlsMc&t=22s Website about Leigh: https://ichoosebikes.com/leadership/

My guest today is Steve Christini. As an avid mountain biker, he sometimes wasn’t able to climb hills he wanted to climb because his rear wheel would slip. As an engineer and evil genius, he came up with a solution no one else could have, an all-wheel drive system for mountain bikes, eventually motorcycles and then e-bikes. I just got one of his e-fat bikes, and the ride is remarkable on any surface. Listen to him tell the story of where the idea came from and how this launched a career making these bikes. Www.christinibicycles.com