Oct 10, 2026 · 12 min · 8 segments
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Yeah, the, the technology from just 10 years ago has just grown leaps and bounds just across the board.
And then you got the e-bike, which has just grown, you know, exponentially grown and really brought a lot of new people into the, the activity.
Um, you know, the, the e-bike, the mountain e-bike just allows people to get out and, you know, cover a lot of distance, climb all the hills, and, you know, you don't necessarily have to be, you know, Mr.
Um, and it's just opened the door for a lot more people to, to ride bikes 'cause frankly, you know, riding a mountain bike is, is a lot of fun, but it does take a lot of fitness.
Oh, for sure.
It's still a great workout, but it really, um, allows people who don't ride all the time to get out and have a really good time.
Yeah.
Uh, it's a-
So that's probably been the biggest move in the industry for, gosh, maybe the biggest, honestly Uh, the e-bikes.
Well, you, you know, you, and you're, uh, like I'm in Ross Bridge, and I think this is this way through neighborhoods throughout this area and in all the areas of listening area.
And, and that is you see teenagers now-
Yeah
... on what I would call basically dirt bikes, but they're electric now.
Is that, are those the things that you're selling there? Because those are...
I mean, I'm sitting there thinking, if only I had one of those.
I, I had an old-
[laughs]
...
Honda XR 200, and of course, it thundered through the neighborhood and everybody hated me.
But my gosh, if I had one that could just zip through and it just makes this electric sound-
Yeah, the, the technology from just 10 years ago has just grown leaps and bounds just across the board.
And then you got the e-bike, which has just grown, you know, exponentially grown and really brought a lot of new people into the, the activity.
Um, you know, the, the e-bike, the mountain e-bike just allows people to get out and, you know, cover a lot of distance, climb all the hills, and, you know, you don't necessarily have to be, you know, Mr.
Um, and it's just opened the door for a lot more people to, to ride bikes 'cause frankly, you know, riding a mountain bike is, is a lot of fun, but it does take a lot of fitness.
Oh, for sure.
It's still a great workout, but it really, um, allows people who don't ride all the time to get out and have a really good time.
Yeah.
Uh, it's a-
So that's probably been the biggest move in the industry for, gosh, maybe the biggest, honestly Uh, the e-bikes.
Well, you, you know, you, and you're, uh, like I'm in Ross Bridge, and I think this is this way through neighborhoods throughout this area and in all the areas of listening area.
And, and that is you see teenagers now-
Yeah
... on what I would call basically dirt bikes, but they're electric now.
Is that, are those the things that you're selling there? Because those are...
I mean, I'm sitting there thinking, if only I had one of those.
I, I had an old-
[laughs]
...
Honda XR 200, and of course, it thundered through the neighborhood and everybody hated me.
But my gosh, if I had one that could just zip through and it just makes this electric sound-
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