By: Terry @ Pedego

Terry @ Pedego — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:34:49 +0000

What is driving electric bike sales right now is the baby boomer market. They remember how much fun it was riding a bike as a kid but they just do not want to fight the hills or headwinds anymore. They are not buying them for transportation, for fitness or to be eco friendly. They are buying them because they are having fun! Do they start using them for transportation? Yes because it is more fun running to the store, post office, bank, etc on a bike. Do they get exercise? Absolutely since nearly everyone still pedals the bike even when using the motor. Are they being eco friendly? Better than driving their cars to the market. There are 75 million baby boomers out there who will be driving this trend because they all want to have fun and be a kid again. The great thing is most baby boomers don’t care what others think. They are old enough to have learned that.

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By: Terry @ Pedego