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Bicycle Product Suppliers Association
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Bicycle Product Suppliers Association".
Oct 20, 2026
Retailer-Focused E-Bike Safety & Standards Panel 9/1/26 Recap
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39:08Clint SanduskyGUEST
And I've had conversations with Mike Fritz and Jay on this, where it talks about powered solely by the motor, hence the kind of gray area.
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39:18Clint SanduskyGUEST
So we move from this public law in 02. to where People for Bikes, but back then it was the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association, created the modern definition of an e-bike with the classes and also general rules.
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39:33Clint SanduskyGUEST
And the three classes are quite clear.
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39:36Clint SanduskyGUEST
I mean, it's easy to understand.
Spokes & Strategy Ep 18: How Retailers and Suppliers Can Rebuild Trust in the Bike Industry
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14:30Michael ForteGUEST
And I still remember, God, I can't remember what year it was, but it has to be over 10 years ago now.
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14:37Michael ForteGUEST
I was on the BPSA board, which was before BPSA merged with People for Bikes.
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14:43Michael ForteGUEST
And we had our yearly board meeting at Interbike.
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14:46Michael ForteGUEST
So we're down in the I'll call it the basement of the Monterey Bay Convention Center.
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14:52Michael ForteGUEST
If everybody knows, you go down those stairs and there's all those rooms down there where people meet.
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14:57Michael ForteGUEST
But we had our board meeting and we were talking about efforts we can do as the BPSA to get people on bikes.
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15:04Michael ForteGUEST
And then, and I still remember this, people for bikes came in, had this proposal they wanted to run by us looking for money.
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15:11Michael ForteGUEST
Of course, we all need money to execute on these things to get more people on bikes.